http://hahn.zenfolio.com/p781111965 B/w photographs from Yandangshan, north of Wenzhou, in the southern part of Zhejiang province. The Yandang Mountains can be divided into three parts: a Southern range, a middle range, and the Northern range. The core area is about 186 square km. Geologically speaking, the mountains constitute a natural museum for rhyolitic volcanic (magmatic) rocks. Aesthetically speaking, these mountains (with the highest peak at 1056 meters) are one of the most striking environments I ever set foot in. They are easily on a par with the over-exposed Guilin limestone karst mountains and the Nine Turns of Mount Wuyi. <br/><br/>An application to include this region, an A-class scenic (=tourist) site or &quot;World Geopark&quot;, on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, was submitted by the National Commission of the People's Republic of China in 2001. A decision is pending. <br/><br/>I traveled here (on foot and by small watercraft) in May 1987, searching for hidden Daoist caves, shrines and monasteries. As you can see, I found them. <br/><br/>Fuji color slide film, scanned with Epson 4990 as 1200 dpi TIF files. Converted to lossless JPG and to gray-scale (see the other gallery for color images). <br/><br/>Thomas H. Hahn<br/>Ithaca, NY en-us (C) Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:16:00 GMT Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:26:00 GMT Landscapes Scenic http://hahn.zenfolio.com/img/s8/v0/p901378825-10.jpg http://hahn.zenfolio.com/p781111965 120 78 http://hahn.zenfolio.com/p781111965/e35B9F309

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) One of the many Christian churches in the area http://hahn.zenfolio.com/p781111965/e247B46A7 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:26:09 GMT http://hahn.zenfolio.com/p781111965/e2860D701

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]]> th.hahn@gmail.com (Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images) A village in the fertile plains http://hahn.zenfolio.com/p781111965/e2860D701 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:19:47 GMT