Trails everywhere in this area. I'm guessing it to be like this all over China but who knows. China is humongous and somewhat diverse.
This trip took me a few hours north of where I live, Zhenhai, Ningbo, Zhejiang, to Cixi, Zhejiang.
I began this trip by looking at the map app called Baidu, choosing a naturey looking spot on it and then looking at the how to get there by bus. It took around three buses to get there.
Once I left my district of the province Zhejiang, I couldn't use the same bus card, but you can just use your bank card, right on the bus, just swipe it.. awesome.
When I arrived, I really didn't know where I was, and it took a little while to find the nature spot, and I had some help. A local spotted me staring at my phone and looking lost and actually gave me a lift, basically right to it. Thank you that kind lady!
Here is the spot. I walked in and headed up the mountain. The trails are always well marked and made out of stone, bricks, cement or just well-beaten down dirt. You get basically two types of visitors here: the ones who just walk up a bit and eat a lot, and the ones that take a serious hike. I'm in the middle somewhere. No other foreigners there, of course.
After the days hike, I used Baidu maps to get myself into town and found this place with another app, ctrip. Beautiful room, 250 rmb.
That evening I walked around exploring the town. This town also has many schools, so I wanted to check it out and see how it is. It's alright and has some beautiful naturey spots surrounding it. I found a cool, local place to eat and also asked the owner what I can do the next day. He told me about a cultural park not too far from there. And that is where I went:
Basically, on the side of the city, Cixi, there is a small mountain with trails going all around it. That's the cultural park. I spent the whole day there. What a great attraction to have so close to the city.
This is the well laid out trail made of interlocking bricks of some sort, very nice and easy to follow.
