Chinese House Western Style; Descent Of Mountain; Unchanged Methods Of Building Wall
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Modern Chinese Houses Built In European Style
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Although it was quite sunny when we left Changsha to visit one of its satellite towns, when we arrived it was quite misty. A cable car ride to the top of one of the mountains didn't give us the spectacular views we had hoped for, not like Guilin Mountains but there was the transmitter station to see, and most surprising of all, a new European style house. There was no Chinese feature in sight.
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Absence Of Tigers And Snakes On Changsha Mountain
Even though it was a bit misty, the ride down on the cable car was quite pleasant moving along over the trees and looking down to see whether any tigers or snakes could be spotted; we saw none ! At least we had good views of the town below as we approached the station. Xiao Liu was in the car in front of us and when he turned around to shout something to Zhang, his car had a definite swing to it, but that didn't seem to alarm him.
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Fastest Way Down The Mountain
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There was another way to get back down from the mountain if you were courageous enough, and didn't particularly want to view the scenery. From the cable car we could see people on their mats sliding down at incredible speeds, and understandably, screaming their heads off ! From the yellow earth it can be assumed that the "bobsleigh track" had been recently constructed.
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Methods Of Building Work Unchanged Over Centuries
Walking from the cable car station back into the town, we came across these workers building an embankment wall. The methods used were probably not much different to those used in building the Great Wall itself; an abundant supply of labor and use of materials readily available. There was no means of estimating the weight of the rock being carried by these two men.
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Methods Of Building Work Unchanged Over Centuries
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The first stage of the lift up the sloping walkway was daunting enough, but for the second lift the men had to walk up separate planks of wood, still carrying the rock between them. Their task was certainly harder than roadworks on the Bund The whole scene was enough to give a Health And Safety Inspector a nervous breakdown, but the completed section of the wall was evidence of the craftsmanship employed.
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