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This is me after precisely one thousand kilometers:
Feels good, I can tell you that.
A time to celebrate, a reason to get down:
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Okay, it’s stupid. But the very last bit when I’m trying to pick up my stick always makes me laugh.
…
As nice as it is, I can’t allow myself to get caught up in the moment. Gotta keep walking.
Right next to the highway, covered up in the snow, there’s a tiny place called Yandian. They have a tree growing from an empty building there:
This structure used to be a gateway over a medium-sized road. The locals tell me that the last Emperor’s mother herself once traveled on this ancient road and marveled at that tree.
No one really knows how, but the tree apparently got there completely by itself. And it looks like it’s there to stay.
…”the locals” – really an inappropriate description for a bunch of interesting and very charming folks. I got some pears and sat down for a chat in the back of a friendly old man’s store. His wife was busy fixing some clothes and allowed me to snap a picture:
I loved the design of the old sewing machine. “Made in Shanghai” – cool.
Then I was back out in the cold. Very few people outside.
I had some fun playing with colors:
…red.
…green.
Then I arrived at Dingcun ไธๆ, a remote tiny village featuring an another ancient courtyard:
Much like Chang Family courtyard – sheepolution, Qiao Family courtyard – camel #4 and Wang Family courtyard – more than numbers, this is a wealthy merchant’s private estate as well.
This particular place seems very unspoiled though.
Maybe it’s because of its remote location, but the traditional customs have been preserved remarkably well:
Another attraction of Dingcun is the archeological excavation site:
A bunch of dinosaur bones were discovered here in the 50s.
I don’t know much about bones though.
But I liked this place and it’s been snowing heavily outside anyways.
So I happily accepted a family’s offer to stay with them.
kati
seit wann bist du ein Entertainer? Haaaaaa…sehr lustig und gefällt mir…
Rubi
haha, wieviele tausender fehlen noch? ๐
hast du was über den zielflughafen für mich herausgefunden?
Uncle
Hi Steffen und ich haben gestern was geposted, mit photo. Hat wohl nicht geklappt. Glück auf, wa?
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juergen rehage
Gratuliere und pass weiter auf Dich auf – Juergen
alex NY
CELEBRATIONNNNN!!! that's the difference between you and me, i would've use it as a reason to get drunk XD
glad to see you all back to healthy ้ทๅ again!
stay warm!
froggyfrog
Congraz!!!
David lee
congratulations~~~ ohoo~ peng~~
rindy
VIVA!
The 1st KM~~~~~~
nice dancing!no lighting,no music but so happy!
Liang Lihua
ๅพไฝฉๆไฝ ็ๅๆฐ๏ผ่ฎฉๆไธไธๅญๆณ่ตทไบๅฐค้่ฅฟๆฏUlysses๏ผๆไนๅๆฌก่ๅไบ็ๆดป็ๅฅๆณๅ๏ผๅธๆไธๅ้กบๅฉ๏ผ
ๆข
Christoph
kati: Immer bereit, die Massen zu erfreun! ๐
Rubi: Tausender um Tausender. Einen nach dem andern.
Uncle: Nichts hier angekommen. Aber nette E-Mail vom Steffen. Schreibe morgen zurück, Altaaa
juergen rehage: Immer!
alex NY: ้ทๅ back and ON THE DANCEFLOOR!
froggyfrog: Thx!
David lee: Thanks!
rindy: Always doing my best! ๐
Liang Lihua: ่ฐข่ฐข๏ผๆฌข่ฟไฝ ไปฅๅๅธธๆฅ็ๆ็ๆ ขๆ ข็่ฟ่ก๏ผ
wuhsi
das dun nen ausgezeichneter Tänzer bist, wußte ich ja schon lange, das macht auch richtig Spass Dir zuzusehen…
… aber, an Deiner Knieaktion solltest Du noch ein bischen arbeiten, wenn Du nen ganz großer werden willst.
… aber hast ja auch noch ein paar Tausender zum Üben bis zum Großem Finale!!!
Christoph
Haha, ich hoffe ja noch, dass du einen Tanz mit mir tanzt, wie in den guten alten Zeiten (aus denen es ja noch Beweise gibt!) ๐
ไธๆณฝๅ
ไธๆ seems related to my family. I probably will visit there later. I'm very happy to see photos firt. Anyway, you are great. I also enjoy your nice photos.
guojie mao
hi, My hometown is just few miles away from Dingcun and I visited the musem again at last year when I went back to Xiangfen. it is so great to see your photos on Google Earth. Good luck and enjoy your journey. Guojie from Cambridge.
Christoph
ไธๆณฝๅ: This place is definitely worth a visit, you should go there sometime!
guojie mao: Welcome to the way and cheers to Cambridge!
NONO
nice dance, haha
Wei
The video was linked to your 12007km dance. But wow, wondering what youโd say to yourself if the 2008 Chris saw his 12007km dance in 2019.
Christoph Rehage Post author
fixed it, thanks