China World Champs - Base

I went to China for the World Championships. I received a warm welcome at the airport along with many other competitors that arrived on the same flight. After my long flight via Dubai it was a relief to be ferried to the accommodation and training base by the hosts rather than battle the unknown.

The base had a boundary wall and guards on the gates, but we could come and go as we pleased.

We were fed and sometimes watered, but mostly sprited/tea'd. The base at 2200m altitude was also used for the Olympics and is now used by many athletes for training. Some serious training could be had going up the steep hill behind the base.

The hills were all terraced and cultivated. There were some goat-sheep at the top, the ones that could be either. One was doing a good impression of a skull.

It was good to be in the same place as all the other competitors.