Earth Forest was not far from the airport, only three or four kilometers away. We got there in under an hour by car.
It was our first time at Earth Forest, and we found that the terrain and landforms here were indeed unlike anything we had ever seen before.
The moment we got out of the car, we could feel the unique landscape of this place.
After buying tickets, our group headed straight into the scenic area.
Since this scenic spot was quite famous, there were plenty of tourists.
Most of them were female tourists dressed in all kinds of outfits, here to take pictures.
As soon as we entered Earth Forest Garden, we saw clusters of earthen pillars shaped by centuries upon centuries of wind erosion.
They came in all sorts of forms—some long and narrow, others jagged and sprawling across the land.
All kinds of shapes, all formed from loess eroded by wind, frost, rain, and snow over hundreds or thousands of years...
The few of us men did not react too strongly upon arriving here.
But Pan Ling immediately pulled out her phone.
"Wow, not bad, not bad. Come on, let's take a group photo first!"
With that, she grabbed her selfie stick and was ready to take pictures.
"We're taking pictures too?"
Zhang Yuchen spoke up.
"Of course we are. Why else would we come all this way? Hurry up!"
As she spoke, Pan Ling had us stand behind her with the earthen pillar formations at our backs, facing the camera.
Then Pan Ling was dissatisfied.
"Could you smile?"
We forced smiles onto our faces.
"Can you smile more naturally? And Senior Brother, your smile is way too fake. Zhang Yuchen, move a little to the left. Xiao Tian, squat down a bit. Brother Jiang, come