From the train, much of China looks “devastated”. The natural environment “ruined” by over population.
Why bother hiking there?
Actually, away from the train tracks there are still some large, beautiful tracts. You can see some of those undeveloped areas on the Walking the Wall blog. (The Great Wall divides the habitable from wilderness, for the most part.)
The mountains that skirt the Tibetan plateau will — some day — be one of the premiere hiking areas of the world.
And there’s much, much more.
Need inspiration? Dark Roasted Blend posted fantastic photos of wild China:
more photos like this: Wonders of the Chinese Landscape
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