Day 6: Weekend Trip (Trekking)

Wooo! Its the second day of the weekend trip! Woke up at around 6plus 7 in the morning today, washed up and packed our stuffs. After that, meet up with the rest at the dining area for breakfast. Most of us felt rather tired too!

After breakfast, we set off for today's activity, trekking! We boarded the bus and headed down to the "Lulin Gu Bing Zai" which is an ancient stronghold which holds the army and the warriors. We had some photo-taking sessions outside at the gate before we boarded the bus at the place of interest. We boarded the bus and we were driven up the mountain to one side of the stronghold.

We had to walked up to the gate of the stronghold and we saw alot of interesting things in the stronghold such as the stables, shooting range, training grounds, etc. Alot of photos were taken in the place and it was a meaningful visit. We stayed there for quite some time before we proceed to the next place of interest.

The next visit was to the Camel Peak or the "luo tuo feng". Some of us prayed at the temple there before we proceed on with the tour around the Camel Peak. According to the tour guide, we have to pass 3 different stages in the cliff in order to reach and see the God of Fortune. We climbed and pass through the cliff and finally reached the peak of the Camel Peak. Took quite some photos up there before we proceed down back to our buses.

Next up was lunch time! After lunch was another long journey back to hostel. As usual, all of us fell asleep on the bus as we were too tired. Back in hostel, we went back to the rooms to put down our stuffs and went to the canteen downstairs for our dinner! And after which, here I am blogging about things that happened today. On a side note, lessons will be starting tomorrow!

Alrights! That's all for today! Here are some interesting photos which I took along the way. Click to enlarge! Enjoy! :D

My Reflections:

Based on what i had observed and gathered today, i realised that actions speaks louder than words. From the visit to the "lulin gu bing shan zai" today, it may be a different China today if its not for the warriors then who raised their flags and launch a revolt. Things will never be the same today. For everything which we see and hear now, its not all on words. It was actions done by the forefathers of many. Thus, all of us should cultivate this culture. Actions. Not only should we talk and say. We should do some actions to make these words become reality and make it happen.

"Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world"
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe