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13-Jun-2026 -- Having noticed that the intersection of 30°N 121°E was not far from me, I marked it on my map and decided to pay a visit. On a rainy weekend on June 13th, 2026, I embarked on my journey to find 30°N 121°E. According to the maps, this confluence lies within a bamboo forest in Fenghui Town, Shangyu, Shaoxing. The last recorded visit to this spot had been way back in 2007.

Heading northeast from Fenghui Town for about ten minutes, I entered Xieqiao. The scenery along the way was typical of the countryside in northern Zhejiang—orderly, clean, and peaceful. When previous visitors came here twenty years ago, the area was dominated by dirt tracks; today, they have all been replaced by smooth asphalt roads. Furthermore, in line with China's intensive efforts on ecological protection and environmental governance over the past decade, the brick factory previously mentioned by earlier visitors has been demolished for environmental reasons. What remains now are nothing but lush, green farmland.

After winding through a few narrow lanes, I arrived at Chenxiaxie Village. This was where the path led into the bamboo forest! In these local villages, sprawling bamboo groves are a common sight. However, during this particular season, the bayberries (yangmei) were even more eye-catching. The village is close to Erdu, a region famous for its bayberry production, and bayberry trees could be seen everywhere along the road. There were so many of them that one could easily eat enough to make their teeth ache from the delicious sourness.

Finding that iOS GPS applications seemed somewhat unhandy, I used phyphox as an alternative to extract the raw WGS84 coordinates instead

Eventually, I successfully arrived within the 100-meter margin of error. It was a pity, however, that according to my phone's positioning, the absolute intersection point was located deep inside a dense patch of thorny brambles. It was virtually impossible to push through, leaving me with a slight sense of regret. Additionally, I noticed that my compass readings had an approximately 45-degree offset compared to those of the previous visitors, so the angles of my directional photos differ slightly from theirs. Nevertheless, one can easily tell that the roads and houses remain identical, though the bamboo forest has grown significantly denser and has been heavily overrun by undergrowth and bushes.

By chatting with the local villagers, I managed to track down Mr. Xia, who had served as the guide for the visitor 19 years ago. He is now long retired, and even his children had reached retirement age. Unfortunately, he did not seem to recall the incident of someone coming to hunt for this geographical confluence back in 2007.

For Chinese version, see https://www.zhihu.com/question/1918636795714831547/answer/2048940958138553085