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New Zealand winter ❄️ Mt Cook hiking guide First of all, you must go to the first stop Mount Cook National Park Tourist Service Center （库克山国家公园参观中心/i-Site） Why can't I take a picture? this address A must-see at Mount Cook! Visitor Center is the real "key to opening the mountain", indigenous skiing history + ecological specimens + tailored routes, Hong Kong girls: not coming is equal to playing in vain ❄️ When going to Mt Cook, many sisters will go straight to the glaciers and trails, but as a Hong Kong girl who "takes pictures and knows how to play", she must tell you a secret: the Visitor Center is the first stop that can't be missed! Not only are there staff to help you plan your route and avoid danger, but they also hide the secret history of indigenous skiing, local animal specimens and souvenirs that you can’t wait to buy. Hong Kong girl test: staff is more reliable than boyfriend, route planning "tailored" As soon as my girlfriend and I arrived at Mount Cook, we rushed to the Info Center as soon as possible - because the winter weather was "ghostly unpredictable", we were afraid of going the wrong way and hit the fog, or we chose a line that the "physical crappy" couldn't hold. When I entered, I saw several uniformed staff, with super nice attitudes and no official accent at all: • Line-by-line analysis of “safe and beautiful scenery”: We bluntly said “walk two more steps to breath”, want to choose a winter good line, the staff immediately took a three-dimensional map, one by one circle Hooker Valley and Kea Point: “These two lines are flat roads, no fog today, beautiful scenery to see full; Sealy Tarns has thin ice, you two girls are not recommended to go, do not risk. • Free guided tours “Listen to stories for free”: Free tours are available daily at 11pm and 2pm! The local uncle who led the team was very eloquent, pointing to the old photo on the wall and said, "Mount Cook is a holy place for Maori people, called 'Aoraki', which means 'cloudpiercer'. They used to rely on this mountain to identify directions and find food, not just a beautiful background board!" Must-see highlight 1: The history of indigenous skiing - the "glacial survival technique" of a hundred years ago is super shocking There is a small exhibition area inside the Info Center, dedicated to "Maori's Ice and Snow Life". There are not many exhibits but everything is informative: • Traditional ski tools are “old enough”: Two “skis” made of wood and animal skin hang on the wall, much shorter than today’s, alongside animal skin shoe covers. "Maori used to ski not for fun, but for survival! In winter, they cross the glacier for food, step on these wooden boards without sinking into the snow, and can slide along the ice slope, saving a lot of energy." It turns out that "skiing" a hundred years ago was for survival. • Old photo “I had to hold on from the cold”: A 19th-century black-and-white photo shows several Maori wearing thick beast-skin clothing and standing on a glacier on traditional skis, against a white background. "They didn't have waterproof jackets before. They relied on grease-coated leather jackets to waterproof them and burned dried grass to keep them warm. It's super awesome to be able to survive here!" After reading this, I thought about myself wearing waterproof shoes and drinking hot chocolate. Must-See Highlight 2: Local Ecological Specimens - Small Exhibition Area Sees Mount Cook's "Residents" Another must-see is the “Ecology Exhibition Area”, which features many local animal specimens, lifelike, like walking into a small nature museum: • The kea bird specimen "most eye-catching": In the front row is a kea bird specimen with green feathers and red legs. The introduction next to it says: kea is the only parrot in the world that lives in high mountains and loves to peck (even hiking shoes!), but now the number is getting smaller, so Mount Cook prohibits feeding and catching them. We then walked Kea Point and really saw live kea birds, identical to the specimens, and immediately felt very friendly! • Snow hare, alpine mouse “small and cute”: There are also specimens of snow hare and alpine mouse, which have greyish-white fur and almost blend in with the snow. Uncle said, "These animals rely on protective colors to avoid natural enemies. Their fur turns white in winter and brown in summer. They are super smart!" I used to only pay attention to the snow-capped mountains and glaciers. It turns out that there are still these small lives. The ecology of Mount Cook is really rich! • Alpine plant specimens “Freeze with flowers blooming”: In addition to animals, there are also specimens of purple snowflakes and yellow alpine chrysanthemums, which remain very bright in color. The introduction says that these plants can withstand minus ten degrees Celsius and will take advantage of the short summer to quickly bloom and bear fruit. Must-buy highlight 3: Special souvenirs - you will regret not buying, each piece has Mount Cook "memory" Finally, there is no shortage of sweeping souvenirs! The small shop in Info Center is not big, but the souvenirs are very characteristic, not the mainstream goods: • Glacier themed jewelry “Best Worth Buy”: There is a silver glacier pendant, snow mountain earrings, simple and beautiful design, priced at about NZ$20-50, I bought a glacier pendant, wearing it for pictures, the whole photo has a “Mount Cook imprint”, and came back with sisters asking where to buy it! • Local handmade books “give or use”: There are Aoraki’s Story (telling Maori legends), Mount Cook Glacier Diary (a glacier change taken by a photographer), beautifully printed and with English and Maori counterparts, it makes sense to buy back as a souvenir. • Eco-friendly gadgets “for charity and practicality”: There are also Mount Cook themed environmental bags, bamboo cutlery with “Leave No Trace” printed on them. Hong Kong girl summary: Info Center is not a "crossing station", it is "the first step to understand Mount Cook" I used to think that the Info Center was just a place to ask for directions, but this time I found out that this is actually a "miniature" of Mount Cook - knowing its "past" through the skiing history of the indigenous residents; knowing its "present" through ecological specimens; and taking away its "memory" through souvenirs. There are also staff reminding you what equipment to bring, avoid danger, and even civilized sightseeing rules (no drones allowed, garbage taken away). Sisters, don’t skip this next time you visit Mount Cook! Come to tutor before hiking, then see snow-capped mountains, kea birds, will be more understanding and cherish, the journey is deep enough ~ #Mount Cook Must-See #VisitorCentre Strategy #Hong Kong Girls Travel New Zealand