In the morning, I got up very early and go out to visit the local village in Xinbanzhang. Fortunately I saw the flag-raising ceremony of a local elementary school the morning. The students in this school are mainly from Xinbanzhang Village, and there are two Burmese, Lahu minority students basically do not understand Chinese. The school was divided into two classes, one with 1 to 3 grades; one is 4 to 6 grades. There are only three teachers. Schools have computers, TV satellite lid, etc., but the teacher said, these things are discarded by government and they pick them back. Now it seems, all the stockade of the primary schools have combined to the center school (larger school), and if so executed, then many children from first grade will begin to live on campus, and the growth of the child or the teacher’s work is a big challenge.
After breakfast, my host is very glad to shows me his old tea tree garden, so we drive the 4×4 vehicle up to the mountain. The road is very suitable for off-road vehicle and motorcycle, the dense vegetation on both sides, due to relatively high above sea level; it’s not wet, feeling very cool and dry. Not too much moisture, bamboo leaves are stepping scratched the ground, is a very good trekking routes, small off-road vehicles and motorcycles’ driving circuit.
As the trekking route is walked by the local tea farmer everyday except in winter, it has a very clear path, lush foliage on both side, old tea trees group among the original great trees which have vines off by each other, the ecological environment is very harmonious. There are a lot flowers and fruit (and even wild blueberries).
Although the road is clear path, we still need a local guide leading the way, because the many places are seems similar on the way.
We drive back to Xinbanzhang village to have the lunch and in the afternoon, I followed the locals to go the tea mountain (This time I go another trekking itinerary not vehicle drive road). This route can be used both walking and mountain trails Motorcycle roads. From Xinbanzhang Village to their tea garden there was about 20 minute walk. Then I have experience two hours of picking tea twig activities. Beneath the cool breeze blowing in the shade, I became love this places and the sounds of wind finger the trees.
Starting from the 14:45 pm, I decide to do the trekking from the tea garden to Laobanzhang, about 2 hours of walking around an average elevation of 1700m.
Xinbanzhang village – Laobanzhang village is 8 km, walking time is about two and a half hours – three hours or so. Basically walking on the ridge, I went uphill downhill intermittent. In the jungle where they have a very significant country lanes and off-road vehicles road, but very few vehicles go there.
Old Ben is still Hani village chapter, the more affluent villages, basically covered the new villa, every household is established cement house, and wooden house was relatively rare.
After arriving at Laobanzhang, our 4×4 vehicle was waiting there, and the I travel from Laobanzhang- Hekai Dai village on vehicle,
Around Heikai is the big barn located in Xishuangbanna, living there are the Dai people. Dai Minority is some kind like the Thailand people, they love a clean and they are very hardworking people. Because their hardworking, some people build their new house with new concrete, and toilets are very clean.
In 2008 WCE volunteer team did the project in the Hekai school, volunteer activities, as was more successful, so the schools by the local government’s attention once again built up a new classroom building for the students there..
Since the time we arrived the evening and sunset is very beautiful, color is pink. With fertile fields, the campus playground formed very beautiful patterns.
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