Shibaozhai Pagoda is a 12 story wooden pavilion reaching 184 feet built against a mountain. It exceeds the height of the mountain by three levels. The bottom nine levels were built during the Ming Dynasty and the top three added in 1956. The pagoda was part of the country side until the dam project which flooded the surrounding area leaving the pagoda as an island.
his picture is from our boat. You can see the fog & rain conditions.
A crewmember providing instructions for docking the ship….in the rain.
Village women washing clothes as we walk ashore.
Waking through the market and village enroute to the pagoda.
Entrance to the “Commerce Street” and the one dog we saw.
The main street to the pagoda. This kid was selling peanuts and wanted his picture taken.
Restaurant.
Daycare center.
Gateway to the pagoda.
With her birth year animal, the dog.
with my birth year animal, the pig
The bridge is anchored at each end with a suspension bridge in the middle. The bridge swings and makes waking difficult.
Commercial picture of Noreen having a wonderful time on the bridge.
Noreen says she is using the Chinese sign for happiness to me for walking her through the rain and over a shaky bridge to see an old wooden building.
The ships travel in packs. Then they tie up to each other at the single pier. People pass through the ships to get to the pier. We are given different colored badges so they know which ship we should get on coming back. It worked this way at every stop.
The Pagoda
My one selfie. Someone says people with big noses shouldn’t do selfies??
We made it through the Market going but not coming back.
This guy was selling rocks?????? They aren’t fossils, just rocks.
The line of people going back to the five ships. Little old Chinese ladies are expert at wigging though any crowd to the front.
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