Bamboo Sea

Deep in Southwest Sichuan, there is a national park specialising in bamboo. There is a veritable 120 km2 sea of it. Apparently in the spring it grows so quickly (up to a metre in 24 hours) you can hear popping noises.

We stayed inside the park, and spent a day exploring. A 20 minute cable car took us up to a high point, where there was an eight story tower that took us higher. The views were pretty epic, the many shades of green bamboo do look like a sea.

We strolled through the forest to another cable car that took us across a canyon to the far side of the park. There we found an hour long walkway on the side of the cliff with temples, and bas relief carvings of ancient battles and a stunning view if the countryside. In any other country, this would be a top attraction in itself. In China, it doesn't even get a mention as one if the top attractions in the park!