More Travel Maps!

Only 10 days until the trip begins so I thought I should write about a few of our travel options. After around 5 days on the beaches of Sanya we'll move on towards GuangZhou by train and from there think of somewhere to go. Here are some great places to visit on the journey North.

GuangZhou- Great food (apparently!) and a museum dedicated to perhaps the most famous martial arts legend, Wong Fei Hong.

GuangXi - The terraced rice fields and beautiful scenery of YangShuo - said to be the most beautiful place in China and described by Lonely Planet as for many "their top China experience".

ZheJiang - The biggest forge and weapons production center in China I believe. The Dragon Well Forge (LongQuan) produces loads of wushu weaponry, from cheaply mass produced ones to hand-made works of art. A great chance to pick up some nice weapons at nice prices!

Anhui - Huang Shan and the hot springs, one of China's most beautiful places and a holy taoist mountain. Somewhat touristy but at this time of year it shouldn't be too bad. The idea is to hike up one side of the mountain, sleep on the peak and hike down the other to the hot springs.

Northern HuBei - Wudang Shan, a chain of mountains where Tai Ji is said to have been developed, as well as being one of the holy taoist mountains. This place doesn't see many foreigners but is covered in Tai Ji and Wushu schools!

Now for the maps and 3 options for us to travel along (approximately). The 3rd option is the best as we'll see everything listed above, but perhaps too hard to manage in our small 2 and a bit weeks. As usual click on a map to enlarge it.
Red lines = Flights. Blue lines = transport (buses & trains). Black lines = hiking & biking.

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Option 3: