Moon Hill

Our guest house owner, June, met us on a scooter, with a van to carry our luggage and ourselves to her village – Moon Hill, which is just south of Yangshou. We settled into two rooms ($9/night each, including meals) and met June’s family – her parents, her sister in law, and her 2 year old daughter who was heart wrenchingly cute. June confessed to me on our last day there, that she was sometimes afraid that an American might kidnap her little girl, as so many Americans like to adopt Chinese girls. Once again, I was challenged by how others see us.

It was hot. It was truly very hot. It was so hot that our plans to go visit the terraced rice fields, and to go rock climbing, evaporated. Instead, we rented a scooter (only electric scooters available to rent – great for air quality!) We zipped around the back country, searching for a swimable river. When we found one, we slipped into bliss.

about moon hill village:

http://asianencounters.org/community/moonhill/

to book the guest house:

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/reavley/moonhill.htm