 | Tea Village and Temple of the Soul's Retreat
2007-09-09, Hangzhou, China. By: katalin | | The second day of our Hangzhou Weekend started with a trip to the LongJing Tea Village – I imagined it to be a place like a tea center where you can try the different types of tea and then buy the stu... |
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 | 3 Month Marker
2007-08-17, Hangzhou, China. By: laowai | | Once again, I cannot believe how quickly time is flying. 3 months today. It doesn’t hit me until I think about times in China that feel so far away. It’s hard to believe that I’m the same person th... |
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| Goals for the Next Five Months
2007-07-30, Hangzhou, China. By: laowai | | [b]Food[/b]
Peking Duck – Beijing
Louwailou Caiguan –Hanhzhou Restaurant dating to 1848. Specialty: xihu cuyu
Mongolian Hotpot
Sichuan Cuisine
More North-Western Cuisine
Kuiyuan Restaurant—Hangz... |
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 | Note: bars open at 10pm
2007-07-30, Hangzhou, China. By: shell | | I have now left the busy city life of Shanghai and arrived two days ago in peaceful Hangzhou, home to the famous West Lake. We have spent our time strolling around the lake, stopping for ice cream (it... |
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| 2 Months
2007-07-20, Hangzhou, China. By: laowai | | I've now been in Hangzhou for 2 months and I can't believe it. When I first eyed an internship in China, I really hoped to land one in Shanghai. When I was offered a position in Hangzhou I gladly ac... |
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| Orange Nike Bracelet
2007-07-15, Hangzhou, China. By: laowai | | Tonight seeking solitude and the comfort of coffee I went to Starbucks to make a mark on the long list of reading I have made for myself but never seem to make progress on. Ten pages into One Billion... |
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| China - Zhongguo - The Middle Kingdom.
2007-07-11, Hangzhou, China. By: laowai | | Zhongguo (pronounced Jong-Gwa) is Chinese for China. Literally, it means center country or middle kingdom as some translate more eloquently. The name stems directly from the long-held belief that Ch... |
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 | A bouncing dancefloor in heaven
2006-04-29, Hangzhou, China. By: morts | | The journey continues, and since I wrote last we have experienced some really amazing hospitality. In Jingdezhen, when I was writing the last entry sitting at the internet cafe the local guys running ... |
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 | back in the big smoke
2006-03-25, Hangzhou, China. By: emlyn | | after a few weekend trips to quzhou and a around the local villages, bowen and i thought it was about time we headed a bit further away again. hangzhou was it. in china (and more particularly hangzhou... |
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 | Next Stop: Suzhou #5
2001-07-12, Hangzhou, China. By: thunder | | It is Friday and we leave this morning for Suzhou known for its long history as a center for arts; calligraphy and painting and also has many gardens. Its 1:20am and I just finished a hand written... |
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| Daily Life in Hangzhou #3
2001-07-07, Hangzhou, China. By: thunder | | It is now the third week of my trip to China and there is so much to
write as every moment is an experience. Everyday is filled with activity and study filled with sightseeing and note-taking. Night... |
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 | Hangzhou in Review
2002-03-28, Hangzhou, China. By: hawkinsd | | There are no direct flights to mainland China, so I had to go back to Hong Kong to catch the flight to Hangzhou. Taiwan and China have a strange relationship. Taiwan (who call themselves the Republic ... |
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