Take a train from Beijing to Datong.
Travel by a hard-seated train. Approximately 6 hours.
China is vast.
First, I had a meal near the hotel.
I ate something like porridge, or perhaps rice congee with various toppings, and a steamed bun.
Both cost 2 yuan (39 yen).
The steamed bun was delicious.
I was a little worried about how comfortable the seats would be, but it was within an acceptable range.
The seats didn't recline, but they weren't that uncomfortable.
It might have been thanks to the neck pillow.
Finally arrived in Datong.
The city walls in the urban area are amazing.
The accommodation is "Datong Youth Hostel".
I will stay there for 3 nights.
The dormitory costs 60 yuan (approximately 1170 yen) per night.
When I checked in to my accommodation, I found out that there was a group organizing a shared taxi for the next day, so I decided to join.
The Hanging Temple (Kenkuu-ji) is a bit far, so I had planned to join a tour, so this was perfect.
Also, there was one person (Su-kun) who could speak Japanese, which was reassuring.
He had been working in Shanghai and seems to be using his time before returning to his hometown to travel.
He said he learned Japanese by watching anime and other things in university. Wow.
There are 4 people participating, and it costs 105 yuan (2050 yen) per person.
We will be stopping at 4 places.
- Yongxian Wooden Pagoda (A wooden five-story pagoda from about 1000 years ago, about 67m tall).
- Hanging Temple (A temple built on a cliff from 1400 years ago).
- Beiyue Hengshan (Various temples located in the mountains behind the Hanging Temple).
- Mulin (A facility run by an individual, so you might forget about it. I ended up not going.)
China is vast.
First, I had a meal near the hotel.
I ate something like porridge, or perhaps rice congee with various toppings, and a steamed bun.
Both cost 2 yuan (39 yen).
The steamed bun was delicious.
I was a little worried about how comfortable the seats would be, but it was within an acceptable range.
The seats didn't recline, but they weren't that uncomfortable.
It might have been thanks to the neck pillow.
Finally arrived in Datong.
The city walls in the urban area are amazing.
The accommodation is "Datong Youth Hostel".
I will stay there for 3 nights.
The dormitory costs 60 yuan (approximately 1170 yen) per night.
When I checked in to my accommodation, I found out that there was a group organizing a shared taxi for the next day, so I decided to join.
The Hanging Temple (Kenkuu-ji) is a bit far, so I had planned to join a tour, so this was perfect.
Also, there was one person (Su-kun) who could speak Japanese, which was reassuring.
He had been working in Shanghai and seems to be using his time before returning to his hometown to travel.
He said he learned Japanese by watching anime and other things in university. Wow.
There are 4 people participating, and it costs 105 yuan (2050 yen) per person.
We will be stopping at 4 places.
- Yongxian Wooden Pagoda (A wooden five-story pagoda from about 1000 years ago, about 67m tall).
- Hanging Temple (A temple built on a cliff from 1400 years ago).
- Beiyue Hengshan (Various temples located in the mountains behind the Hanging Temple).
- Mulin (A facility run by an individual, so you might forget about it. I ended up not going.)
The credit card is being sucked in.
After going outside and having a light meal, I tried to withdraw some money using an ATM, but my credit card was declined at the Datong Bank.
Oh no.
On the second attempt, I tried again at the China Construction Bank, which was right next door, but the card was sucked into the ATM!
It said something like,
"This card will be temporarily held here by the request of the issuing bank."
What is that?
I pressed the call button near the ATM to contact the help center, but a security guard soon came and said something, but I couldn't understand it. I only understood "Tomorrow."
I had the guest house translate the message written on paper, and it said, "Please come to the bank branch tomorrow at 8:00 AM with your identification." So, I decided to go.
Hmm.
I called the Rakuten Premium Card desk from my room, and they said, "Your card status is normal."
What is that?
Then, what does that message mean?
Even though I explained that it was due to the request of the issuing bank, the staff at the desk seemed to not understand the situation, and it was impossible to resolve.
You're supposed to be experts?
Apparently, the card should be usable once it's returned, but I'm a little worried.
I'm glad I brought some backup cards.
From now on, I will try to use ATMs at the beginning of my stay in town.
Also, I will try to use them mostly on weekdays.
It would be troublesome if I couldn't receive the card all weekend.
Tomorrow, the tour's taxi will go to the bank first thing in the morning, so I'm a little relieved.
But I still can't let my guard down.
Oh no.
On the second attempt, I tried again at the China Construction Bank, which was right next door, but the card was sucked into the ATM!
It said something like,
"This card will be temporarily held here by the request of the issuing bank."
What is that?
I pressed the call button near the ATM to contact the help center, but a security guard soon came and said something, but I couldn't understand it. I only understood "Tomorrow."
I had the guest house translate the message written on paper, and it said, "Please come to the bank branch tomorrow at 8:00 AM with your identification." So, I decided to go.
Hmm.
I called the Rakuten Premium Card desk from my room, and they said, "Your card status is normal."
What is that?
Then, what does that message mean?
Even though I explained that it was due to the request of the issuing bank, the staff at the desk seemed to not understand the situation, and it was impossible to resolve.
You're supposed to be experts?
Apparently, the card should be usable once it's returned, but I'm a little worried.
I'm glad I brought some backup cards.
From now on, I will try to use ATMs at the beginning of my stay in town.
Also, I will try to use them mostly on weekdays.
It would be troublesome if I couldn't receive the card all weekend.
Tomorrow, the tour's taxi will go to the bank first thing in the morning, so I'm a little relieved.
But I still can't let my guard down.
The credit card has not yet been returned.
In the morning, I asked the tour bus to take me to an ATM first.
There was a security guard at the ATM, so I checked the situation, but the security guard only spoke Chinese. I asked a Japanese-speaking participant in the tour to negotiate with them, and it seems they said that I should provide my contact information and the hotel staff would collect the money later. Seriously? I wondered if that was even possible, but I decided to leave it to them for now.
Then, even after the tour ended that night, I didn't receive any contact, and of course, my card didn't come back.
That's what happens.
It was more or less as I expected.
It's unthinkable that someone else would collect my credit card. That's different from losing a watch.
I should have gone to a bank branch from the beginning.
Tomorrow, I will go to a bank branch first thing in the morning.
There was a security guard at the ATM, so I checked the situation, but the security guard only spoke Chinese. I asked a Japanese-speaking participant in the tour to negotiate with them, and it seems they said that I should provide my contact information and the hotel staff would collect the money later. Seriously? I wondered if that was even possible, but I decided to leave it to them for now.
Then, even after the tour ended that night, I didn't receive any contact, and of course, my card didn't come back.
That's what happens.
It was more or less as I expected.
It's unthinkable that someone else would collect my credit card. That's different from losing a watch.
I should have gone to a bank branch from the beginning.
Tomorrow, I will go to a bank branch first thing in the morning.
Yongxian Wooden Pagoda.
Today, we rented a taxi for four people and went to several tourist spots that are difficult to reach by bus.
We were supposed to leave at 8:00, but the driver said he would be leaving at 8:30 because he had to take his child to kindergarten from 8:00. Hmm. This is something that could have been predicted from the beginning, so we should have just set the meeting time for 8:30 in the first place. The female staff member and her husband seem to be working as live-in staff, and the driver is her husband. From a Japanese perspective, I think it's important to leave at the agreed-upon time, but perhaps this is normal here.
It's much better than Indian people who randomly don't contact you and are defiant, so I'm not that unhappy about it.
It seems that the people are becoming increasingly careless as we move away from big cities like Shanghai and Beijing.
Even though it's the same country, there's a gap between Shanghai and Beijing, so it takes time to adjust.
It's a good thing that they are friendly.
We didn't leave until 8:40, even though we were supposed to leave at 8:30.
We were waiting from 7:50, so we were kept waiting for almost 50 minutes.
Well, that's how it is...
There's nothing we can do about it.
It's more like a regular car than a taxi.
I sat in the passenger seat, but the seatbelt was not fastened correctly, and there was a "twist" in the belt, so the fit of the belt against my body was not ideal.
What is this?
This would never happen in a Japanese car.
It seems to be a Chinese car, but do Chinese people not care about this?
I feel a lot of discomfort from my chest to my shoulders.
The driving is polite.
It's rare to see people driving recklessly, ignoring lane markings, unlike in India.
In that sense, the level of civility in China is far above that of India.
Indians might think of China as being on the same level, but that's absolutely not the case.
It seems that Indians, as they wrote in "The World Is Flat," are overly confident, and that's both a strength and a weakness.
While Indians wrote confidently about "The World Is Flat," Japanese people, being serious and not very suspicious, may have taken what they wrote too seriously.
The world is not flat.
The main reason is that there is a "nation" framework that prevents people from moving.
Even if information flows, languages are different, and there are borders, so it's difficult for people to move.
Even if Chinese and Indian people have some interaction, they won't completely mix. Similarly, even if there is some interaction between Indian and Japanese people, they won't completely mix.
The book "The World Is Flat" says that the world becomes the same through information technology, but differences remain depending on where people live, and since the people living there are different, it won't become the same.
The information society may promote homogenization, but it progresses on a regional basis.
Bangalore in India might be considered an advanced city by Indians, but it's far behind Shanghai in China. If we talk about the difference in years, it's about 30 years. This gap will remain, so they will never become the same. If one declines and the other prospers, a reversal might occur, but that's not homogenization/uniformity.
Well, let's not talk about Indians anymore. This is China.
When you see China, you can clearly see how bad India was.
Experiencing both India and China makes you think that it's reasonable to associate with Chinese people or people from Southeast Asia rather than Indians. Indian and Japanese people are too different, but Chinese people have many things in common with Japanese people.
In this way,
First, we will see the Yongxian Wooden Pagoda, a wooden five-story pagoda from about 1000 years ago.
It was not the purpose, and since it costs 60 yuan (1,170 yen), which is expensive, I didn't go inside and just looked at it from the outside.
Because it is a five-story pagoda, it is sufficient to just look at it from the outside.
One of the people who went with me had a fake police badge and got in for free. What?!
Furthermore, another person had a fake student ID and entered at the student price. This is something I hear occasionally.
I didn't even think about a student ID because I didn't think it would be that expensive, but now that I know it's this expensive, I should have gotten one. If I enrolled in the Open University, the entrance fees to historical sites around the world might be discounted, which could be cheaper. I've been to Indian historical sites so much, and there were no student discounts, so I had the impression that "student IDs aren't very useful," but it seems they were quite useful in China. I failed.
We were supposed to leave at 8:00, but the driver said he would be leaving at 8:30 because he had to take his child to kindergarten from 8:00. Hmm. This is something that could have been predicted from the beginning, so we should have just set the meeting time for 8:30 in the first place. The female staff member and her husband seem to be working as live-in staff, and the driver is her husband. From a Japanese perspective, I think it's important to leave at the agreed-upon time, but perhaps this is normal here.
It's much better than Indian people who randomly don't contact you and are defiant, so I'm not that unhappy about it.
It seems that the people are becoming increasingly careless as we move away from big cities like Shanghai and Beijing.
Even though it's the same country, there's a gap between Shanghai and Beijing, so it takes time to adjust.
It's a good thing that they are friendly.
We didn't leave until 8:40, even though we were supposed to leave at 8:30.
We were waiting from 7:50, so we were kept waiting for almost 50 minutes.
Well, that's how it is...
There's nothing we can do about it.
It's more like a regular car than a taxi.
I sat in the passenger seat, but the seatbelt was not fastened correctly, and there was a "twist" in the belt, so the fit of the belt against my body was not ideal.
What is this?
This would never happen in a Japanese car.
It seems to be a Chinese car, but do Chinese people not care about this?
I feel a lot of discomfort from my chest to my shoulders.
The driving is polite.
It's rare to see people driving recklessly, ignoring lane markings, unlike in India.
In that sense, the level of civility in China is far above that of India.
Indians might think of China as being on the same level, but that's absolutely not the case.
It seems that Indians, as they wrote in "The World Is Flat," are overly confident, and that's both a strength and a weakness.
While Indians wrote confidently about "The World Is Flat," Japanese people, being serious and not very suspicious, may have taken what they wrote too seriously.
The world is not flat.
The main reason is that there is a "nation" framework that prevents people from moving.
Even if information flows, languages are different, and there are borders, so it's difficult for people to move.
Even if Chinese and Indian people have some interaction, they won't completely mix. Similarly, even if there is some interaction between Indian and Japanese people, they won't completely mix.
The book "The World Is Flat" says that the world becomes the same through information technology, but differences remain depending on where people live, and since the people living there are different, it won't become the same.
The information society may promote homogenization, but it progresses on a regional basis.
Bangalore in India might be considered an advanced city by Indians, but it's far behind Shanghai in China. If we talk about the difference in years, it's about 30 years. This gap will remain, so they will never become the same. If one declines and the other prospers, a reversal might occur, but that's not homogenization/uniformity.
Well, let's not talk about Indians anymore. This is China.
When you see China, you can clearly see how bad India was.
Experiencing both India and China makes you think that it's reasonable to associate with Chinese people or people from Southeast Asia rather than Indians. Indian and Japanese people are too different, but Chinese people have many things in common with Japanese people.
In this way,
First, we will see the Yongxian Wooden Pagoda, a wooden five-story pagoda from about 1000 years ago.
It was not the purpose, and since it costs 60 yuan (1,170 yen), which is expensive, I didn't go inside and just looked at it from the outside.
Because it is a five-story pagoda, it is sufficient to just look at it from the outside.
One of the people who went with me had a fake police badge and got in for free. What?!
Furthermore, another person had a fake student ID and entered at the student price. This is something I hear occasionally.
I didn't even think about a student ID because I didn't think it would be that expensive, but now that I know it's this expensive, I should have gotten one. If I enrolled in the Open University, the entrance fees to historical sites around the world might be discounted, which could be cheaper. I've been to Indian historical sites so much, and there were no student discounts, so I had the impression that "student IDs aren't very useful," but it seems they were quite useful in China. I failed.
Xuankong Temple.
Next, I am heading towards the Xuankong Temple (also known as the Hanging Temple).
Before the parking lot, there was a traffic jam. I left the car to the driver and walked a little to reach the temple.
The appearance of the temple is becoming visible, but...
It seems a somehow a bit strange.
To begin with, the scale is quite small, and looking from left to right, about the left half of the building is on top of rocks. Considering the depth, the back half is supported by rocks, so only the front part is supported by pillars.
Therefore, in terms of area, 3/4 of it is on top of rocks, and 1/4 is supported by pillars. Is this amazing?
Is it worth paying to enter?
In the end, the entrance fee (124 yuan, approximately 2430 yen) was completely not worth it.
Even the Yungang Grottoes, which are more magnificent and 10 times larger, cost 120 yuan (approximately 2350 yen), so what is the entrance fee for this place?
They charge so much money, but the management condition is also poor.
It doesn't seem to be maintained.
The paint is peeling.
The wood is cracked, but it is left as is.
It looks like it is made of wood, but in important places, it is fixed with iron.
I doubt whether they have the intention to preserve the original appearance of the ruins.
It may cost money to manage something of this height, but it doesn't seem to be managed properly.
It seemed like a purely money-grabbing scheme, just putting up signs and taking money from customers.
It is originally only worth about 30 yuan (approximately 590 yen).
Therefore, I do not recommend this place.
Only the photos and the gimmick are shown, and the true nature is not revealed to the public.
They are probably attracting people and making money by skillfully doing marketing and advertising.
There was a dam built that didn't exist before, and the splashing water is amazing.
It seems that it used to be just a river, but will the humidity around it increase when a dam is built, causing problems with the preservation?
It seems to be deteriorating, so they may be making money while they can.
There are various problems, and since there are no restrictions on the number of people, I worry about how long those pillars can hold up with so many people crammed onto them. It might collapse someday.
Instead of this ruin, it would be much better to climb Mount Hokusei, which is on the back mountain, and reach the summit.
I will write about that in the next entry.
Before the parking lot, there was a traffic jam. I left the car to the driver and walked a little to reach the temple.
The appearance of the temple is becoming visible, but...
It seems a somehow a bit strange.
To begin with, the scale is quite small, and looking from left to right, about the left half of the building is on top of rocks. Considering the depth, the back half is supported by rocks, so only the front part is supported by pillars.
Therefore, in terms of area, 3/4 of it is on top of rocks, and 1/4 is supported by pillars. Is this amazing?
Is it worth paying to enter?
In the end, the entrance fee (124 yuan, approximately 2430 yen) was completely not worth it.
Even the Yungang Grottoes, which are more magnificent and 10 times larger, cost 120 yuan (approximately 2350 yen), so what is the entrance fee for this place?
They charge so much money, but the management condition is also poor.
It doesn't seem to be maintained.
The paint is peeling.
The wood is cracked, but it is left as is.
It looks like it is made of wood, but in important places, it is fixed with iron.
I doubt whether they have the intention to preserve the original appearance of the ruins.
It may cost money to manage something of this height, but it doesn't seem to be managed properly.
It seemed like a purely money-grabbing scheme, just putting up signs and taking money from customers.
It is originally only worth about 30 yuan (approximately 590 yen).
Therefore, I do not recommend this place.
Only the photos and the gimmick are shown, and the true nature is not revealed to the public.
They are probably attracting people and making money by skillfully doing marketing and advertising.
There was a dam built that didn't exist before, and the splashing water is amazing.
It seems that it used to be just a river, but will the humidity around it increase when a dam is built, causing problems with the preservation?
It seems to be deteriorating, so they may be making money while they can.
There are various problems, and since there are no restrictions on the number of people, I worry about how long those pillars can hold up with so many people crammed onto them. It might collapse someday.
Instead of this ruin, it would be much better to climb Mount Hokusei, which is on the back mountain, and reach the summit.
I will write about that in the next entry.
Mount Kita, Mount Hōsan.
If you go through a tunnel on the back mountain of the Hanging Temple, you will reach Beijue Hengshan.
Although it is managed separately as a facility, it seems that the entrance to Beijue Hengshan is near the Hanging Temple.
Beijue Hengshan has a ropeway, but since we came by car, we paid the entrance fee of 51 yuan (approximately 1,000 yen) and went to the parking lot located higher up the mountain.
If you go through a tunnel on the back mountain of the Hanging Temple, you will reach Beijue Hengshan.
Although it is managed separately as a facility, it seems that the entrance to Beijue Hengshan is near the Hanging Temple.
Beijue Hengshan has a ropeway, but since we came by car, we paid the entrance fee of 51 yuan (approximately 1,000 yen) and went to the parking lot located higher up the mountain.
If you go through a tunnel on the back mountain of the Hanging Temple, you will reach Beijue Hengshan.
Although it is managed separately as a facility, it seems that the entrance to Beijue Hengshan is near the Hanging Temple.
Beijue Hengshan has a ropeway, but since we came by car, we paid the entrance fee of 51 yuan (approximately 1,000 yen) and went to the parking lot located higher up the mountain.
Although it is managed separately as a facility, it seems that the entrance to Beijue Hengshan is near the Hanging Temple.
Beijue Hengshan has a ropeway, but since we came by car, we paid the entrance fee of 51 yuan (approximately 1,000 yen) and went to the parking lot located higher up the mountain.
If you go through a tunnel on the back mountain of the Hanging Temple, you will reach Beijue Hengshan.
Although it is managed separately as a facility, it seems that the entrance to Beijue Hengshan is near the Hanging Temple.
Beijue Hengshan has a ropeway, but since we came by car, we paid the entrance fee of 51 yuan (approximately 1,000 yen) and went to the parking lot located higher up the mountain.
If you go through a tunnel on the back mountain of the Hanging Temple, you will reach Beijue Hengshan.
Although it is managed separately as a facility, it seems that the entrance to Beijue Hengshan is near the Hanging Temple.
Beijue Hengshan has a ropeway, but since we came by car, we paid the entrance fee of 51 yuan (approximately 1,000 yen) and went to the parking lot located higher up the mountain.
Fenglin Pavilion is a restaurant with a history of 500 years.
After returning to my hometown, the four of us who had participated in the tour decided to go to a restaurant nearby.
After returning to my hometown, the four of us who had participated in the tour decided to go to a restaurant nearby.
After returning to my hometown, the four of us who had participated in the tour decided to go to a restaurant nearby.
After returning to my hometown, the four of us who had participated in the tour decided to go to a restaurant nearby.
After returning to my hometown, the four of us who had participated in the tour decided to go to a restaurant nearby.
After returning to my hometown, the four of us who had participated in the tour decided to go to a restaurant nearby.
After returning to my hometown, the four of us who had participated in the tour decided to go to a restaurant nearby.
The credit card has been returned.
In the morning, I had a light breakfast at KFC and then went to a branch of the China Construction Bank.
It was about 10 minutes away on foot from the place where an ATM is installed.
↓ This is the location where the ATM that swallowed the card is installed.
In the morning, I had a light breakfast at KFC and then went to a branch of the China Construction Bank.
It was about 10 minutes away on foot from the place where an ATM is installed.
↓ This is the location where the ATM that swallowed the card is installed.
In the morning, I had a light breakfast at KFC and then went to a branch of the China Construction Bank.
It was about 10 minutes away on foot from the place where an ATM is installed.
↓ This is the location where the ATM that swallowed the card is installed.
It was about 10 minutes away on foot from the place where an ATM is installed.
↓ This is the location where the ATM that swallowed the card is installed.
In the morning, I had a light breakfast at KFC and then went to a branch of the China Construction Bank.
It was about 10 minutes away on foot from the place where an ATM is installed.
↓ This is the location where the ATM that swallowed the card is installed.
In the morning, I had a light breakfast at KFC and then went to a branch of the China Construction Bank.
It was about 10 minutes away on foot from the place where an ATM is installed.
↓ This is the location where the ATM that swallowed the card is installed.
Yun Gang Grottoes.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
After recovering my credit card, I decided to head to the Yungang Grottoes.
The guidebook says to transfer between bus number 4 and bus number 3,
but I was told the other day that you can go directly by bus number 1,
so I went to bus stop number 1 outside the city wall.
I thought it was a "You 1" route, so I wondered if there was a special "You 1" route separate from bus number 1.
But it turns out that "You" simply means "route," so I should have just taken route number 1.
The Chinese characters for "Yungang" are slightly different, but I asked the people around me, and I found out that this route is the correct one.
Moreover, the final stop is "Yungang," which is apparently near the grottoes. That's easy to understand.
It's a double-decker bus, and the destination is clearly written, so it's easy to understand and get on.
In some countries, there are no signs at all.
China is thorough.
Kaguen-ji.
After returning from the Yungang Grottoes, I decided to go to Huayan Temple, which is located in the town.
I wasn't expecting much from this place, but the golden Buddha statue is amazing.
Since taking pictures inside was not allowed in most places, there aren't many photos.
I wasn't expecting much from this place, but the golden Buddha statue is amazing.
Since taking pictures inside was not allowed in most places, there aren't many photos.
Nine Dragon Wall.
After visiting Engyō-ji Temple, I went to the Kowloon Wall in the town center.
The Kowloon Wall costs 10 yuan (approximately 195 yen).
It seems like it's worth the price.
After visiting Engyō-ji Temple, I went to the Kowloon Wall in the town center.
The Kowloon Wall costs 10 yuan (approximately 195 yen).
It seems like it's worth the price.
The Kowloon Wall costs 10 yuan (approximately 195 yen).
It seems like it's worth the price.
After visiting Engyō-ji Temple, I went to the Kowloon Wall in the town center.
The Kowloon Wall costs 10 yuan (approximately 195 yen).
It seems like it's worth the price.
A scentless stimulus that can only be felt outdoors. Is it PM2.5? Or is it a precursor to an earthquake?
From the time I left Beijing until the few days I was in Datong, I constantly felt an unpleasant sensation, like a sharp, high-frequency stimulus that entered my head, even though there was no smell. I was interpreting this as PM2.5, even though there was no smell. I wondered if the PM2.5 had already been absorbed into my body and was causing a stimulus in my head, even when I wore a mask. However, if it had already been absorbed into my body, it would be strange if I only felt it outside and not inside the room, so it must be something that is only felt outside, and the mask is not very effective.
I wondered if there was PM2.5 in Datong, even though I thought PM2.5 was something that only occurred in Beijing.
Then, there was the earthquake in Nepal.
When the earthquake in Nepal occurred, the sensation in my head completely stopped.
Hmm. Should I interpret this as having escaped PM2.5 by leaving Beijing?
Should I interpret this as having escaped PM2.5 by leaving Datong?
I am currently in Luoyang, but I wonder why I don't feel the same sensation in Luoyang, even though it is a relatively large city. If Datong, a local city, has PM2.5, then Luoyang should also have PM2.5.
Perhaps this sensation, or high-frequency stimulus, was a precursor to an earthquake?
I can also imagine that I feel this and then dolphins are washed ashore...
In fact, I have never felt the same sensation in Bangalore, India, even though the air quality is worse there.
Could it be that a specific substance was flowing only in certain areas of China?
There are still many mysteries, but for now, the sensation has subsided.
Even if it was a precursor to an earthquake, China and Nepal are very far apart, so the range is too wide, and even if I felt it this far away, it would not be very useful as a warning. I wish it were more specific. Like the direction. But that might be asking too much.
I wondered if there was PM2.5 in Datong, even though I thought PM2.5 was something that only occurred in Beijing.
Then, there was the earthquake in Nepal.
When the earthquake in Nepal occurred, the sensation in my head completely stopped.
Hmm. Should I interpret this as having escaped PM2.5 by leaving Beijing?
Should I interpret this as having escaped PM2.5 by leaving Datong?
I am currently in Luoyang, but I wonder why I don't feel the same sensation in Luoyang, even though it is a relatively large city. If Datong, a local city, has PM2.5, then Luoyang should also have PM2.5.
Perhaps this sensation, or high-frequency stimulus, was a precursor to an earthquake?
I can also imagine that I feel this and then dolphins are washed ashore...
In fact, I have never felt the same sensation in Bangalore, India, even though the air quality is worse there.
Could it be that a specific substance was flowing only in certain areas of China?
There are still many mysteries, but for now, the sensation has subsided.
Even if it was a precursor to an earthquake, China and Nepal are very far apart, so the range is too wide, and even if I felt it this far away, it would not be very useful as a warning. I wish it were more specific. Like the direction. But that might be asking too much.