THE LONGEST CANAL IN THE WORLD
by Andrew_Liu
Do you know the longest canal in the world?
tell you about a brilliant section - the grand canal Hangzhou section
The Grand Canal of China also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, is the longest ancient canal or artificial river in the world. It passes through the cities of Beijing and Tianjin and the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, to the end: Hangzhou of Zhejiang. This brilliant river flow through the city center of Hangzhou. You can see the Canal clearly from "Air
view photo".
I live closely beside this canal in Hangzhou. Every morning I can see driving boat on the river through my window. In the evening I often walking along the shore of canal. I like this rever and I would like to introduce it to you, gradually and continuously.
Baopu temple
by maria_hz
The temple atop Geling hill is a Daoist temple well worth a visit. It is colourful and full of symbols many Westerners consider part of the Chinese culture; yin and yang, dragons and then of course also some Daoist deities.
The temple was built in the early hundreds AD to honour a great Daoist, Ge Hong. He devoted his life to the study of medicine and chemistry, and became famous for longevity pills. The temple decayed at some point after the first turn of the millennium and was rebuilt during the Ming period (1368-1644). Today, it is in active use by daoists.
The temple buildings are beautiful, and especially the prominent dragon features are captivating. The wall surrounding the temple ingeniously incorporates a dragon.
As this is an active place of worship, tread lightly and respect the ban on taking pictures inside.
Entrance fee: CNY 5