Early the next morning, after breakfast, we left the hotel and walked for about ten minutes to reach the Kuaiji Mountain Scenic Area.
After exchanging our tickets at the Visitor Center, we found the entrance to Yu the Great’s Mausoleum right across from it. The scenery along the way was quite pleasant.
Electric shuttle buses run along both sides of this road, while the center is reserved for pedestrians.
The shuttle buses are free and can be boarded at the entrance. I recommend walking at least one way—either going up or coming back—as it’s only about 1 km.
There is an informational plaque next to each stone statue.
There is another gate inside that requires a second ticket check before you officially enter Yu the Great’s Mausoleum…
There isn’t much to see inside; it’s mainly about climbing the mountain…
When you’re not even halfway up the climb… you’ll see a gate…
Unfortunately, it’s just a gate, and there’s still a long way to go after that…
Finally, after climbing fewer than a thousand steps… we reached the summit…
There’s a statue of Yu the Great that looks rather cartoonish… Overlooking the entire city of Shaoxing from the front…
Fortunately, after more than a month of training, I managed to make it up successfully~~~ I felt a sudden sense of accomplishment…
It reminded me of the time back then atthat less-than-100-meter pit in Songjiang,where my legs were sore for days after climbing just halfway.
All that recent exercise has really paid off…
Note that once you start climbing the mountain, there are no vendors selling water, so it’s best to prepare in advance…
nPhotos in this post taken with a SONY NEX-5R + 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 / 35mm f/1.8, post-processed in Lightroom.
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