The Engleson Files

After our glorious night stay at the Cheng Zi Tan bathhouse, we will rise bright and early ready to attack our biggest day of the journey: 125 kilometers to the small village of Mu Er Shan. On this day we will be continuing our path down the 201 highway and straying off on many country roads as well. The real charm of Day 2 will be our lodgings - on this evening we have negotiated the opportunity to stay in 5 local village hutongs and have them prepare a feast for the ages. They will be offing a 200 kg pig for us and preparing a wide variety of dishes from that. I foresee a lot of bijiu and good old fashioned hearty cheer amongst the Canadians and Chinese; and I now it will be a very memorable night!

Day 2

0 km - Cheng Zi Tan

4 km – gas station

10 km – gas station

14 km – Turn-off to Cheng Shan. Look for large brown road sign over the road that indicates Cheng Shan – Turn left down country road.

19 km - Cheng Shan village – (gas station)

42 km – T-intersection – turn right to Zhuang He

48 km – gas station

54 km – gas station

61 km – Zhuang He (major city) – gas stations – Be sure you look for the road signs that indicate where highway 201 is; and be very careful of traffic!

65 km – gas station

68 km – gas station

72 km – gas station

76 km – gas station

82 km – gas station

86 km – gas station

96 km – Qing Dui village – (gas station)

103 km – gas station

108 km – gas station

113 km – Li Zi Fang village – (gas station)
- Turn right down country road at first intersection in Li Zi Fang
- At intersection look for: Small China Post building left-side kitty corner
- Large red Coca-Cola sign on immediate right side
- Red “West Lake” sign on left hand side

125 km – Mu Er Shan Village - Day 2 concludes.