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Ruohang Feng @Vonng / Read Ten Thousand Books, Walk Ten Thousand Miles

Trips, hikes and the things seen along the way.

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Stealing Two Days in Huangshan Between ReleasesOpen SourceEssayTravel
Flying Back to Shanghai from CanadaTravelEssay
Five Days Wandering Around MontrealTravel
Majestic Southern TaihangTravel
On the Hills of ManchuriaTravel
Urban Wandering: Guangzhou ObservationsTravel
New Year Pilgrimage: Yubeng Mountain CircuitTravel
Paradise Found: Wusun Ancient TrailTravel
City Upon a Hill: California Road TripTravel
Everest East Face: Gamma Gou TrekkingTravel
Shangri-La: Luoke Line Trekking JournalTravel
Switzerland of Northern Xinjiang: Kanas TrekkingTravel

Five Days Wandering Around Montreal

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Five days wandering around Montreal: ease, prices, French, AI, immigration, housing—and a city where ordinary middle-class people can still live with dignity.

Paradise Found: Wusun Ancient Trail

Ruohang Feng 5380 words 26 min

This National Day I trekked the Wusun Ancient Trail, crossing over the Tianshan Mountains to reach that Ili. Though over a week has passed, the memories linger - writing to commemorate this journey.

  • Stealing Two Days in Huangshan Between Releases

    By Ruohang Feng In Trips 873 words 5 min

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    Stealing Two Days in Huangshan Between Releases

    Over the past couple of days, I drove from Shanghai through Hangzhou down to Huangshan. We spent this morning around Hongcun and checked into an inn at the foot of Mount Huangshan for the night—stealing two days away to show the family around and …

    Over the past couple of days, I drove from Shanghai through Hangzhou down to Huangshan. We spent this morning around Hongcun and checked into an inn at the foot of Mount Huangshan for the night—stealing two days away to show the family around and …

  • Flying Back to Shanghai from Canada

    By Ruohang Feng In Trips 729 words 4 min

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    Flying Back to Shanghai from Canada

    I haven’t posted much on my WeChat blog lately because I was in Canada. My wife and I just spent a week in Banff and Jasper National Parks, and in the meantime I slacked off by running backlog pieces from Cyber Dharma. I finally flew home today. …

    I haven’t posted much on my WeChat blog lately because I was in Canada. My wife and I just spent a week in Banff and Jasper National Parks, and in the meantime I slacked off by running backlog pieces from Cyber Dharma. I finally flew home today. …

  • Five Days Wandering Around Montreal

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    Five Days Wandering Around Montreal

    I’ve just spent five days wandering around Montreal. Next up is Vancouver for a few more. I will compare the two cities after I get back from Vancouver. For now, here are some loose impressions of Montreal. 1. A Peculiar Kind of Ease Canada is …

    I’ve just spent five days wandering around Montreal. Next up is Vancouver for a few more. I will compare the two cities after I get back from Vancouver. For now, here are some loose impressions of Montreal. 1. A Peculiar Kind of Ease Canada is …

  • Majestic Southern Taihang

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    Majestic Southern Taihang

  • On the Hills of Manchuria

    By Ruohang Feng In Trips 186 words 1 min

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    On the Hills of Manchuria

    The Dragon Boat Festival holiday coincided with college entrance exams. Not wanting to see crowds everywhere, I discussed with two colleagues and decided to find a weekend for early off-peak travel. We settled on Hulunbuir - Friday night flight from …

    The Dragon Boat Festival holiday coincided with college entrance exams. Not wanting to see crowds everywhere, I discussed with two colleagues and decided to find a weekend for early off-peak travel. We settled on Hulunbuir - Friday night flight from …

  • Urban Wandering: Guangzhou Observations

    By Ruohang Feng In Trips 1633 words 8 min

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    Urban Wandering: Guangzhou Observations

    Taking advantage of attending the 2020 PostgreSQL China Conference, I toured Guangzhou for a day. A quite interesting place. Among the four first-tier cities, only Guangzhou remained unvisited. This time, leveraging the PG conference opportunity, I …

    Taking advantage of attending the 2020 PostgreSQL China Conference, I toured Guangzhou for a day. A quite interesting place. Among the four first-tier cities, only Guangzhou remained unvisited. This time, leveraging the PG conference opportunity, I …

  • New Year Pilgrimage: Yubeng Mountain Circuit

    By Ruohang Feng In Trips 1326 words 7 min

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    New Year Pilgrimage: Yubeng Mountain Circuit

    The disaster-filled year 2020 required proper blessings. Completed the Meili inner circuit in 3 days - Sacred Waterfall, Sacred Lake, Ice Lake. Preface: As the saying goes: “If not going to paradise, go to Yubeng.” Going to Yubeng usually means …

    The disaster-filled year 2020 required proper blessings. Completed the Meili inner circuit in 3 days - Sacred Waterfall, Sacred Lake, Ice Lake. Preface: As the saying goes: “If not going to paradise, go to Yubeng.” Going to Yubeng usually means …

  • Paradise Found: Wusun Ancient Trail

    By Ruohang Feng In Trips 5380 words 26 min

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    Paradise Found: Wusun Ancient Trail

    This National Day I trekked the Wusun Ancient Trail, crossing over the Tianshan Mountains to reach that Ili. Though over a week has passed, the memories linger - writing to commemorate this journey. TL;DR Too Long; Didn’t Read For videos, please …

    This National Day I trekked the Wusun Ancient Trail, crossing over the Tianshan Mountains to reach that Ili. Though over a week has passed, the memories linger - writing to commemorate this journey. TL;DR Too Long; Didn’t Read For videos, please …

  • City Upon a Hill: California Road Trip

    By Ruohang Feng In Trips 437 words 3 min

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    City Upon a Hill: California Road Trip

    Went on a business trip to America, worked one week and played one week. Road trip along Highway 1, Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Yosemite. Thanks to my company, I went on a business trip to America for two weeks - one week working, one week …

    Went on a business trip to America, worked one week and played one week. Road trip along Highway 1, Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Yosemite. Thanks to my company, I went on a business trip to America for two weeks - one week working, one week …

  • Everest East Face: Gamma Gou Trekking

    By Ruohang Feng In Trips 2029 words 10 min

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    Everest East Face: Gamma Gou Trekking

    This year’s National Day holiday was perfect - taking six days off could connect Mid-Autumn Festival with National Day for a 16-day consecutive break. I’ve visited most of China’s provinces, but Tibet remained unexplored. Seeing a Gamma Gou/Everest …

    This year’s National Day holiday was perfect - taking six days off could connect Mid-Autumn Festival with National Day for a 16-day consecutive break. I’ve visited most of China’s provinces, but Tibet remained unexplored. Seeing a Gamma Gou/Everest …

  • Shangri-La: Luoke Line Trekking Journal

    By Ruohang Feng In Trips 1719 words 9 min

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    Shangri-La: Luoke Line Trekking Journal

    Solo heavy trekking on the Luoke Line, completing a 6-day route in three and a half days - nearly died on the mountain. After anticipating this for half a year, the Luoke Line trek is finally complete. Still feeling a bit surreal. On the last day in …

    Solo heavy trekking on the Luoke Line, completing a 6-day route in three and a half days - nearly died on the mountain. After anticipating this for half a year, the Luoke Line trek is finally complete. Still feeling a bit surreal. On the last day in …

  • Switzerland of Northern Xinjiang: Kanas Trekking

    By Ruohang Feng In Trips 764 words 4 min

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    Switzerland of Northern Xinjiang: Kanas Trekking

    I never expected my first outdoor trekking experience would be in Kanas. Kanas Route Jiadengyu - Hemu - Black Lake - Kanas - Baihaba Starting from Jiadengyu, head east along the cement road - that’s the route that doesn’t go through the scenic area. …

    I never expected my first outdoor trekking experience would be in Kanas. Kanas Route Jiadengyu - Hemu - Black Lake - Kanas - Baihaba Starting from Jiadengyu, head east along the cement road - that’s the route that doesn’t go through the scenic area. …