Rocks over the road, another buried Village, and a Tourist Attraction
It’s September 2024 and I am on a fast train from Chengdu (成都) heading into Maoxian (茂县). I’ve visited before, but never by train (it’s a new development). The train is markedly more comfortable, and steady, than the alternative: taking a car or bus through the winding road through the mountains. Of note, the train enters a large tunnel section when the geography becomes mountainous. Thus, the train ride is missing key components of the “experience”: the ominous rocks, the…