Following the guide into the mountains, we reached Guala Ban in Yangjiang Town. Deep inside, there is a farm with a peony plant. The cow was mooing loudly from hunger.
After passing the alpine meadow, we entered the forest. Avoid the nettles, first encounter the Nepal alder, then see many rhododendrons in the mountains, still in bloom with large patches of blood-red color. (Figures 10 and 11 show the rhododendron.) The guide used a stem as a straw for us to drink the nectar from the rhododendron flowers.
Then there are large mountain banyan trees, poplars, and a swing made from kudzu roots. We took turns sitting on it. The big trees often have cavities, and people can stand inside them. There are also some ancient trees that have been felled, leaving thick stumps behind.
In moist areas, the tree trunks are always covered with lichens and mosses. There are also some blue and yellow fungi. The guide said that now is the windy season, and by summer, these colorful tree trunks will grow mushrooms of similar colors.
The endpoint is a pasture with a long stone wall, said to have been built by an old man over a long period. Later, the old man no longer lived there, and occasionally other families came to graze. So we encountered yellow cattle and black sheep. Many households also kept beehives here, which was my first time seeing them.
People often feel anxious and tense in the city, but in the mountains, with no signal, they just keep moving forward, drawing energy from nature each time.