Walking tour to the red Pagoda- Shibaozh

This morning’s tour to the Red Pagoda has been postponed as there is dense fog. It has lifted slightly since early this morning but not enough for the tour. Tour began at 8:40, only 40 minutes late. To get there we passed women doing laundry in the Yangtze River, walked along a street lined with vendors and had to cross a swinging bridge. The pagoda is 10 stories high. Climbed the whole thing. It contains statues of various gods. Thankfully the way down is outside on stone steps. Much easier going down.

Had time to shop on the way back. The barter system is alive and well here. I paid 40 yuan for something that later a vendor offered to me for half the price even though I had bartered considerably.Read more