last autumn we took a trip to qianshan by bus. it is about thirty miles from the city. we planned to put up in a hotel there in order to watch the sun rise the next morning.
as soon as we got there, we began to climb up the mountains. how great the sight is! we felt as if we had entered amother world full of beauty, peaeefulness and loveliness. there are hundreds of mountains, one after another. there are magnificent cliffs, one above another. we climbed up vigorously and breathed the fresh air greedily. as the sun was going down, we descended to a little hotel at the foot of the hill, where we had a big dinner, and then went to bed early so as to regain the energy ior the expedition next morning.
before daybreak, we reached the peak of the highest mountain after a hard groping and climbing in the dark. unaware of the cold wind, we stood motionlessly, with our eyes fixing at the hr end of the east. suddenly thin ravs of