Jan 18, 2006 - Lushan

After the beautiful scenery and friendly folks in Yangshuo I took my second overnight train to the city of Nanchang on my way to the historical mountain town of Lushan. Lushan has a lot of things: over 2000 years of history, scenic temples by the score, lakes and waterfalls, cool pine forests and mist-filled valleys. In the summer it also has a lot of camera toting Chinese tourists-ok alot is a gross understatement, in the summer, the way I hear it, the serenity of nature is drowned out by the chatter of enthusiastic tourists, the quiet...