Tuesday, 10 July 2018

Zhongwei Sikou Scenic area and Yinchuan


 9 Jul 18

Zhongwei Sikou Scenic area where the Sikou Grand Canyon is located is about 30 km south east of Zhongwei. After buffet breakfast at the hotel, we drove an hour to reach this place. It is not a popular nor large attraction and the number of visitors we saw at the gate can testify to this. There were less than 10 visitors around. Senior citizens were given free entry. That means we have free entry.

It was our last day of tour and this was the last itinerary on our list. And it's about climbing up mountain which by now, we have been so accustom to this kind of activities. But the special attraction of this site is walking across the gorge on a hanging bridge over 100 metres long.  Proudly, we all made it quite easily.








We all made it easily. As there was no other visitors at this time, we have the bridge all to ourselves for great photo shoots.
 

 






 We needed to hang on tightly to the rail on this steep cliff.











 Steep descent
 
 
 
 


 
 
 At the Sikou Buddhist Temple with a big lying Buddha statue, I donated some money on behalf of Lynn for her late father.

 
Memorial of a banished court official Mo Yang
 
 
After lunch, we drove to Yinchuan City. Below is the ancient Drum Tower of Yinchuan

 
 
 
On the walking street, 3 old folks have a treat of ice-cream after 2 weeks of hard work.
 
We stayed at this nice hotel in Yinchuan.
 
 
10 July, breakfast on the day of departure.  
 
 
 
The Journey to the West has ended as we board the Air China back to Singapore. Certainly, it was a very enriching experience as well as a happy holiday.

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