Day 5 in China

Today, we woke up at 4am just to watch the sunrise. Although it is very hard to see the sunrise during spring season and it was a 50% chance, we were all very lucky to have witnessed it.

We climbed for about 10mins before we settled at a spot to watch the sunrise. Although we woke up at 4am, when we reached the spot, there was already a lot of people in front waiting to watch the sunrise. The sunrise was beautiful and we were allowed to either take a short walk or go back to sleep. I definitely cannot go back to sleep and therefore decided to take a walk myself.

On my way out, I met some of the guys in our class and decided to join them. In the end, we did not take a walk but stayed somewhere where the view was beautiful and played truth or dare. This allowed me to understand the guys better.

After breakfast, we took another walk at Huang Shan before going back to the hotel for lunch and check out. Although it was just a short walk compared to yesterday, I feel that I witnessed from a different angle --- a better view of Huang Shan. 

After that we had lunch and went to a village. We learnt about the history of the village. I find that they are very creative to have a step at the drain so that they are able to squat there and wash their clothes. The reason for the step is also to allow people to pass as their corridor can be quite small.  I also feel that the people at the village is very smart to build their houses such that when one house catches fire, the other does not.

In conclusion, I feel that today was a relaxing day. I feel that we are really lucky to be able to enjoy the beautiful sunrise. Even though we continued to walk around. Huang Shan after breakfast, I still cannot get over the fact that the scenery here is so beautiful and I cannot bare to leave the place. I feel that we should learn from the villagers there and their creativity.

-Zhi Yan