Fengguizui bypassing the Ziqiang tunnel
This Sunday was originally meant to take us to Fushan down in Wulai, a longish ride for a half day ride, but we had to change this plan since H had other arrangements for the afternoon. Instead, we decided to go up Wuzhishan to Fengguizui again, but along a slightly different route that bypasses the Ziqiang tunnel and the National Palace Museum, making the whole ride a much more pleasant experience.
For the first time, I managed to reach Fengguizui "in a single breath" as the Chinese say (一口氣 for those who are so inclined), ie, without interruption, not getting off the bike a single time. So did T and X. T needed 34 minutes, I did it in 35, and X in 38. That felt good.
Here's a map of the route, with both the tunnel and the Jiannan Rd options. When you open this map, there is a link to Google Earth, so if you have Google Earth installed on your computer, you can see this map in Google 3D.
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Others said:
Another popular expression for going up the mountain without any stops is
不落地 (your foot not touching the ground). Just curious what was your time from the bridge to FGZ?
Ken | 17:30, 11 May, 2008
Yah, but I think the "yi kou qi" expression is really cool. I did it in 35 minutes, but without timing it myself. Just went again this morning, and deliberately trying to improve that time, I managed it in 32 minutes. Now I'll have to try to improve that time every time I go, so next time I'll have to start taking down seconds as well:-)
tbv | 18:10, 11 May, 2008