Heading off into the mountains Yiwu (义务) to Wuyi （武义）

                So , I decided a while back to get a tent and cycle to the mountains to see what this province looks like from a higher vantage point. Normally, I would like to head out to different provinces but it is quite awkward to get out of the province with the virus so this was an interesting alternative.

                I went to the local big market and grabbed a one/two man tent , folded up in my rucksack and headed off in the direction of Wuyi via Fotang (佛堂). 

If I had space, I would have also brought a blanket.

The ground is quite hard.

Inside view of the sweatbox.

There are 2 layers on the opening.

The outside green layer and the inside meashy layer that lets in light and keeps out most of the pesky mozzies// flying insects

     I used Baidu mas to point me in the direction of the first destination (a place called BanQiao She ethnic township (板桥畲族乡))。 I knew that the distance is a bit far to try on a mountain bike so I broke up that journey, too. Every so often , I stopped in a supermarket for some water and usually ice tea to keep my bdy from melting in the heat (usually about 36 degrees.)

           I never realised there were so many tunnels and bridges around here (which in retrospect is a bit dumb!) The tunnels can be quite long so cycling through them becomes quite the experience.

Cycling through an almost 4km tunnel

The trucks horns sound so LOUD in the tunnel!

View from one of the many bridges

Slated house

Ducks enjoying the pond beside the tea fields

The closer I got to the mountains, the more I observed mist at the top of the mountains. I wished some of that mist would descend, though as the heat was something else.

  

The wooden horse of troy.......in China

Either the mountains are on fire or there are 50 cars revving up their engines closeby. (Hmmmmmm......Where is my mask? )

You cannot  have too many trees

Not sure what is in the lake.

I dipped my toes in it and these fish  that looked like see through fish attempted to cleanse my feet of their skin.

I was going to setup camp here for the night but I decided it was a bit early in the day so I moved on to a local town which contained a couple of murals.

Picking tea in the fields

Never noticed these hats as much in other parts of the country

It could be a picture of a bird and a dragon

Nice water fountain feature in the middle of the village

The Ox is an important symbol in this part of the country 

Actually, in other mountain parts of the country, too

         I realized near sunset that I should seek shelter for the evening, so I found a level piece of ground about 30 meters from the road and at an elevated point 20 meters above the road to put up the tent and catch a bit of kip.  The Kindle comes in handy for a bit of reading before sleep time. I also noticed that I would tend to go to sleep not long after sunset and get up not long after sunrise. This is quite different to the normal scheme of things. Interesting.......