Shanshui III

From the top of the Wild Animal Park, I was able to capture how Xining is cosseted between stark, low mountains to it’s north and tree-covered low mountains to it’s south.
  I loved the trees turning yellow.  Perfect for Golden Week.  A local told me they were 柳树 (liǔshù).  I had to look it up.  It means “willow tree.”
  
  
And here’s one last golden shot out my hotel window with range after range of mountains receding into the distance.  I feel silly every time I see something in China that reminds me of shanshui paintings.  But I shouldn’t, because this is why that style even exists.