TextbyXueshanJinglingPhotographsbyDingKuanliang
DingKuanlianghasvisitedtheQinlingMountainsatotalof49times.Whenheisthere,hebeginsclimbingthemountaineverymorningat3:00a.m.,withheavyphotographicequipmentonhisback.Afteraboutfourhoursofhiking,hearrivesatthehabitatofgolden(orsnub-nosed)monkeysandattemptstocaptureimagesoftheagileprimates.Duringhismostrecenttrip,afteraweekofwaiting,Dingfoundover30monkeysinthetreesfacingthecliffsandpointedhiscameraattheadorableanimals.