Day 5
(I skipped Day 4 because nothing much happened)
Day 5 was one of the most cruel days in my entire holiday, and it was soon evident why.
First, we visited a temple that was called, "The Hall of Heaven". The Hall of heaven is an 15th century masterpiece that was built to honour the gods. When a plural the "gods", I mean it. They really praised a whole lot of (No offence) incredibly ridiculous gods sucha s the god of rain, god of snow, god of fire, etc. nevertheless, it was a delicately preserved and extremely beauitiful structure.
Next, we wnet for our lunch (DELICIOUS PEKING DUCK!), and then we went to the COLDEST PLACE I HAVE EVER BEEN TO: ~CHENGDE~
By the way the temperature in the day was about minus 20 degrees celsius and would plunge to almost minus 30 degrees celsius at night. BLOODY HELL, it was friggin' cold. When you are in 4 layers with a heavy overjacket above, you could still feel the cold passing through your bones. A mere 5 minutes out in the cold is about enough to get you shivering non-stop. At that temperature, even 5 to 6 degrees temperature (the temperature the heater is set to at most restaurants is considered really warm.
The Cold was agony, it attacked me like fire. Soon, I couldn't fell my toes or fingers - it was as though they dropped off...ugh! Well, the worst was to come the next day. Since the bus ride there was about 3 hours, the most of the day was already gone. So the next day, we would explore Chengde...
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