China - Juizhai Valley National Park, View from Hotel Lobby

We made two visits to Chengdu in western China:  it was our first destination city (just posted), and at the tail end of the trip we flew from eastern China back to Chengdu before hopping on a plane to Taipei.  In between there was plenty to see and do.

After Chengdu our first excursion was to Juizhai Valley National Park.  This was the most photographically-intensive day of our entire journey...indeed probably of my whole life!  I ended up with 125 "keepers", most - but not all - of which will be posted here.  The itinerary was packed full; we were either busy exploring marvelous new sights and sounds, or traveling from one place to another.  Must say we got our money's worth on this trip, as there was very little idle time.

What you see above is a view from the lobby of our hotel.  We were high enough in elevation to be close to the clouds, which were mesmerizing as they either shrouded or sent their tendrils along the sides of the many mountains flanking the Valley.