Have a look at An Ji --- not in weekend
by Bob_Shan
if you have possibility to visit An Ji in working days, when there are no many tourists, you will have a good time with the banboo, fog, waterfalls and mountains.
You will definitely enjoy the time there as a part of the nature.
here are some picutures taken by digital camera -- Nikon 4500
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
by ademar
"City Flower——Sweet Osmanthus"
Hangzhou is the hometown of sweet osmanthus, the West Lake is one of the five biggest sweet osmanthus watch places in China. First class flower; sweet osmanthus is one of the ten biggest precious flowers in China. In the golden autumn, the pavilion bund cassia-bark-tree with its flowers blooming ten thousandes yellow spots. The cassia bud falls from the moon, the fragrance flutters out of clouds. The light yellowish sweet osmanthus, has exaggerated Hangzhou with the deep inside story of two big cultures, Wu and Yue, and has exaggerated the happiness of Hangzhou’s person.
"City Tree ---- Camphor tree"
Hangzhou, elusive rusticity and optimal moisture, is rich of scented camphor trees. The ancient camphor trees are elegant in groups; thousands of leaf layers, falling their shade everywhere. At the cusp of spring and summer,the green small flowers split the full branches. The light breeze delivers the fragrance and gladdens the heart. That tranquilness, that warmth and that smooth have sublimated this gentle cultural old city. That intensity, that fearless and that share thrive have revealed this fast moving cultural old city as well.