Spilgames outing 2010, Moganshan and Nanxun

I’ve spend last night at Mount Mogan 莫干山, the destination of the Spilgames spring outing, is about 250km south-west of Shanghai, close to Hangzhou. Build by missionaries in the early 1900s as a retreat from the Shanghai heat. These days Moganshan is experiencing a true revamp in tourism, particularly contributed by Mark Kitto’s permanent establishment there. Read his story here.

After a early bus ride from Shanghai we arrived around noon. Whilst it was a misty day, the calm river streams and the bamboo forest were a great place to be. Some pictures.

That night, there were presentations from the Chinese and Dutch management team in a huge room. It was so well organized, I felt like I was at a conference.

The next day the weather cleared up and we packed to drive back to Shanghai. The drive back to Shanghai was quite a long run, I was happy we made a stop at Nanxun. The town is quite well preserved and not as crowded with tourist as most water towns around Shanghai.

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  • http://adamdanielmezei.com Adam Daniel Mezei

    Very high quality snaps, Joop. Impressive stuff, especially the thick fog coverage. Any more of those sorts?

  • Steve

    Beautiful pictures, Joop! I found your blog last week and have been hooked ever since… keep it up!

  • http://www.hansvanleersum.nl Hans

    Nice pica's!