The ride back down South from Haikou along the National Road G314. Daguangba Dam Reservoir besides the G314 National Road Daguangba Dam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Daguangba Dam is a multi-purpose dam on the Changhua River in Hainan Province, China. It is located 35km east of Dongfang. As the primary component of the Daguangba Multipurpose Project, the dam was constructed between 1990 and 1995. It serves to provide water for both hydroelectric power generation and agriculture. It supports a 240 MW power station and supplies water for the irrigation of 12,700ha. It is also the largest dam and hydroelectric power station in Hainan.
The famous Wuzhishan Monument just of the S313 Provincial Road, a personal must stopover for years.... Wuzhishan Monument / GPS: 18°55'46.6"N 109°28'13.5"E and Google Maps = Google Maps
As always, the final ride comes around and cruising over to the Yalong Bay / Sunny Bay area with five star hotels all over the area: Ritz-Carlton, Andaz, Holiday Inn, St.Regis, Hilton, MGM Grand, Marriott, Sheraton, Park Hyatt, Pullman just to name a few....
Packed everything up for the drive up North back to the Shanghai home base via ferry boat from Haikou (Hainan / Nangang Harbour) to Hai'An (Guangdong). Haikou has two seaports for passenger and cargo service. Haikou New Port, formerly known as the Inner Harbour, is located on the southern side of the mouth of the Haidian River. Approximately 7km west of Haikou New Port is Haikou Xiuying Port. This port is considerably larger, and is the main distribution centre for cargo entering Hainan, and is also a major port for immigration onto Hainan Island. Haikou Ports / Harbours Haikou New Port - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Haikou Xiuying Port - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia More Hainan Island cruising and various other activities planned for 2015.... stay tuned....
Back up in Capital City Beijing = Beijing Official Website International - eBeijing.gov.cn during the summer, great weather as Beijing applied as candidate city to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Quite sure a few "polluting" factories and construction sites around greater Beijing region and neighbouring provinces have been temporarily shut down for the Winter Olympics selection process. No extended lengthy overnight trips planned but free time always allows for great bike riding outside the Beijing city limits. Twisty mountain roads can be reached easily within approx. 45-60 min. riding leisurely using the expressways [up to today riding a motorbike using expressway / tollways only legally possible within the Beijing municipality]. Various pictures taken during rides around Sihai, Black Dragon Pool Road, Miyun Reservoir, Jiankou Great Wall, Yanqing, Changping, Huairou, Pinggu to give some general directions and ideas....
Part three of Beijing region cruising.... Good rest and meeting spot in the mountains, Sihai Sinopec Service Station (#92 only) = 40°31'44.8"N 116°24'12.9"E Another convenient Sinopec Service Station ((#92 #95) for meeting and refilling, just out of Beijing Municipality in Hebei province beside the G111 National Road = 40°43'53.9"N 116°38'06.0"E Some pictures above show road numbers and should be easy as putting together a few custom routes using the road data provided. Lots more road and touring options around the greater Beijing region but shredding tyres around the mountain ranges during free time and can't be really bothered to put up detailed GPS tracks and riding routes this time around.... Ride On!!!
Touristy afternoon with a visiting mate from North Sydney as he has never been to the Beijing Summer Palace. Summer Palace(Chinese Pinyin: Yí Hé Yuán), northwest of Beijing, is said to be the best preserved imperial garden in the world, and the largest of its kind still in existence in China. It is only a short drive (15 km) from central Beijing but seems like another world... Summer Palace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baihewan area in the mountain range besides the National Road G111 has a Offroad park (Baihewan Raceway, Liulimiao Village, Huairou) located at 40°40’04.6” N 116°40’56.7”E and a Red Bull sponsered competition during June 2015.
Relaxing afternoon out at the 798 Art-District and 751 D.Park.... 751 D.Park (Designer Park) is the rising star of Beijing's creative industries, located on the former site of the 751 factory, next to 798 Art Zone. Two storage tanks for coal gas, each dozens of meters in diameter and nearly 70 meters high, towering over a labyrinth of overhanging steel and iron pipes, radiating rails, vast workshops and other industrial detritus form the gritty backdrop of this worksite for fashion and other commercial designers. The 751 factory was a power supplier of the hexad – 706, 707, 718, 751,797 and 798 – that formed the first electronic component production base of New China in the 1950s. Because they mainly produced for the military, the factories were identified only by numbers. During its early years, 751 produced coal gas to power the whole industrial zone. Later it expanded production and began to send its surplus to nearby residential areas. By the late 1980s it provided one-third of the coal gas consumed in Beijing. During China's industrial reform around the turn of the new millennium, 751 changed its name to Zhengdong Electronic Power Group Company Limited...... 751 D.Park = http://e.751info.com (English) and http://www.751info.com (Chinese). Revving a DUCATI Multistrada with fully open Termi race exhaust sounds bloody brilliant in one of the massive defunct empty steel gas tank used now for events and exhibitions.
STEAMPUNK ~ The Art of Victorian Futurism Steampunk is a resurgent art, cult, and lowbrow movement celebrating the romantic elegance of the Victorian era and blending in modern scientific advances—synthesizing imaginative technologies such as steam-driven robots, analog supercomputers, and ultramodern dirigibles. Celebrating the elegant and the strange, the visually arresting steampunk works collected here include sculpture, installations, graphics, bizarre oils, and mind-warping contraptions—from skull cameras to rocket-fueled diving bells. Featured artists include Tom Banwell, Wayne Martin Belger, Greg Brotherton, Frank Buchwald, Chris Conte, Doktor A., Eric Freitas, Dr. Grordbort, Stéphane Halleux, Mike Libby, Pierre Matter, Kevin Mowrer, Kazuhiko Nakamura, James Ng, Sam Van Olffen, Nozomu Shibata, Haru Suekichi, Brian Poor, and Daniel Proulx. March 8, 2014 and running through May 18, 2014, the first steampunk exhibition was on display at the Hangaram Design Museum at the Seoul Art Center IDA in Seoul, South Korea. The steampunk-themed exhibition is now on display in Beijing, China (751 D.Park / September 27, 2014 to October 7, 2015). 751 D.Park = http://e.751info.com (English) and 751时尚资讯网-751D·PARK北京时尚设计广场官方网站 (Chinese).
What a lovely Beijing day ~ over at the 798/751 Art-Districts again showing a visiting overseas mate involved in extreme arts (large wall murals / graffitis) some of the graffitis all over the area...
Out cruising the greater Beijing mountain regions.... Jiankou section of the Great Wall of China is located in the Huairou district 73km North of Beijing between the famous Mutianyu (ten kilometers to the east) and the Moshikou sections of the Great Wall of China. The Jiankou section of the wall was constructed in 1368 during the period of the Ming Dynasty. It is made of large light colored rocks which can be seen from a great distance. Because of its connection with Mutianyu Wall, along with its relative sparseness in visitors, the Jiankou-Mutianyu Great Wall trail is one of the most popular Great Wall hikes today... Jiankou - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The small villages nearby have a few hostels so called "Folk Inns" and simple guesthouses for overnight stays to explore and hike the region, the most famous and popular one is called Zhou's Hostel located at Xizhazi village no.5 branch (40°27'54.3"N 116°30'43.6"E / phone: 010-6161-1762). The closest location rideable with a Ducati MTS is located just above a small village and farmhouse settlement and marks the start of the small rocky and very steep climbing trail to the Jiankou Wall section (40°27’54.4"N 116°31’53.8"E). Someone placed two old lounge chairs in a very convenient location for relaxed Jiankou wall viewing. Huanghuacheng Great Wall, about 85km North of downtown Beijing (40°25'1"N 116°20'20"E). Huanghuacheng is a village in Jiuduhe, Huairou District, Beijing, the north of China bordering onto the Great wall of China. The town is famous for having several lakes in close proximity to the wall. The Huangcheng Great Wall is often called "Jintang Great Wall" as the lake (reservoir) by the wall is called Jintang Lake.
