Friday, 18 April 2008

Mongolian and Chinese countryside

Up until this point I haven't been able to access an Internet cafe with a decent enough connection to upload pictures, but now I'm here I have the chance to post some pictures of the stunning scenery in Mongolia and China.

Mongolia

Mongolia is a country the size of western Europe with just under 3 million residents, around half of which live in the capital Ulaan Bataar. Thus most of Mongolia is virtually completely unspoilt and to really see Mongolia you need to get out into the countryside. It is an amazingly quiet and relaxed place as you watch the clouds gently roll over the bare mountains stretched as far as the eye can see, under which herd animals graze in total freedom around the unimposing gers sparesly littered across the landscape. I have never known total peace as I have in Mongolia.

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China

Unfortunately I've only managed to snap a very small percentage of all I have seen but China has some of the most amazing scenery I have seen in the world. Fujian province is a relatively undeveloped province too, so there is a lot of unspoilt countryside.

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Not countryside, but the local town, Taining. Even regular buildings are distinctly Chinese.

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