FarEastScapes: Anji County

The bamboo forests of the mountainous Anji County were some of the shooting locations for Ang Lee's 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.' The area certainly has the vibe. Walking one of the mountains, exhausted, we had bowls of green tea and rice cakes with the Buddhist monk in his temple at the summit. On the way down, we swam in a lagoon beneath a waterfall, illuminated by fireflies. It was a good evening.