Beautiful pics as always - these places look stunning. You've inspired me to take more pictures when I go away on the bike.
Loved this thread for ages but didn't want to add a comment as my avatar icon gets added. But what the hell, its memorial enough too look out for. This thread should be marked with a sticky' permanent to check out item on this here forums. Some cracking photos & wonderfully informative info on food & Chinese culture. Keep up the good work TBR
On Any Day #2.... quick weekend run over to Qiandaohu (Thousand Island Lake / Zhejiang) for some motorbiking and cycling Qiandao Lake (Thousand Island Lake), a man-made lake located in Chun'an County, Zhejiang Province, China, was formed after the completion of the Xin'an River hydroelectric station in 1959. 1,078 large islands dot the lake and a few thousand smaller ones are scattered across it. The lake covers an area of 573 km² and has a storage capacity of 17.8 km³. The islands in the lake cover about 86 km². Qiandao Lake is used to produce the Nongfu Spring brand of mineral water. It is also home to forests (over 90%), and islands. Its most popular islands include Bird Island, Snake Island, Monkey Island, Lock Island (featuring supposedly the world's biggest lock), and the Island to Remind You of Your Childhood. The lake has made Zhejiang a popular area for tourists. As a result, housing development has increased in the area since the late 1990s. The dam creating the lake is located at 29°29′01″N 119°12′48″E and is 105m tall with a crest length of 466m. Xin'an Dam was the first dam constructed in China with a height greater than 100m and its power plant has an installed capacity of 845 megawatt.
Visiting the annual BMW Motorrad Days on Saturday (19/09) held around the Qiandaohu area (Thousand island Lake / Chun'An County) but we did not make it over to the China BMW GS-Trophy....
BMW Motorrad Days on Saturday (19/09) held around the Qiandaohu area (Thousand island Lake / Chun'An County)
The "Distinguished" Mooncake Day Ride ~ riding along the coastal Shanghai area over in Pudong / Nanhui with a quick breakfast at the Crowne Plaza Hotel next to Dishui Lake. China’s Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on month 8 day 15 of China’s lunar calendar (Mid-Autumn Festival 2015 is on September 27). The Mid-Autumn Festival is the second most important festival to Chinese people after the Spring Festival. Every year, when the festival comes, Chinese go home from every corner of the country and the world for family reunions. Chinese people believe the full moon is a symbol of peace, prosperity, and family reunion. On Mid-Autumn night the harvest moon is supposed to be the brightest and fullest of the year, so the festival is also known as the "Day of Reunion" and the "Moon Festival". Happy Mid-Autum Festival.....
On Any Day #3 October 2015 Run to the Simingshan area near Ningbo, always great to leave the big city called Shanghai in the rear view mirrors and head over to the Zhejiang province mountains once again.....
Road food besides the usual snacks like Beef / Kangaroo Jerky and muesli bars. Chinese Farmers Style Meal for lunch.... Carried some chilled Australian Wagyu beef and Grain-Fed Angus beef along and perfectly cooked on a Teppanyaki flat-top grill table ~ dinner food porn at its best....
URBAN ENDURO in Qingpu ~ including a Starbucks pit-stop next to the Zhujiajiao town bridge. Qingpu district is the westernmost district of Shanghai municipality; it is adjacent to Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces with the waterside town called Zhujiajiao (Zhūjiājiǎo; literally: "Zhu Family Corner"), an ancient town located in the Qingpu district of Shanghai. The population of Zhujiajiao is around 60,000. Zhujiajiao is a water town on the outskirts of Shanghai in the Qingpu district, and was established about 1,700 years ago. Archaeological findings dating back 5,000 years have also been found. 36 stone bridges and numerous rivers line Zhujiajiao, and many ancient buildings still line the riverbanks today. Zhujiajiao (chinese website): http://zhujj.shqp.gov.cn
URBAN ENDURO in Qingpu Ongoing China ride report updates over at the ADVrider forum as I won't update the thread here much in the future, besides the MTS-PP ~ got another motorbike set up for some exciting long distance remote China riding = TBR China ADV Riding | Adventure Rider
