Nade Hotel Hangzhou

Summer in Hangzhou

by maria_hz

Summer in Hangzhou starts around the middle of May and continues up towards the end of September. Many people say that Hangzhou only has two seasons; hot and cold. This is certainly at least partly true. The summer is very hot; in July and August it is around 40 degrees most days, and May, June and September can also see quite a few hot days.

The summer is also typhoon season in China, and while Hangzhou is blessed with a location fairly sheltered from the worst of the winds and rain, we do get torrential downpours at times, and windspeeds that makes it impossible to get anywhere, at least if you are on two legs or two wheels.

But as long as you stay inside and have all your windows and doors closed, you should be fine. Just sit it out inside and admire the forces of Mother Nature from a safe distance.

Afterwards, the air is cleaner and the plants have a brighter shade of green, and once the sun comes out, nature continues to grow with that subtropical power it has here. The best thing to do during summer is to get as cool as possible; wear a hat, stay in the shade of the greenery, or inside cool down with the help of air con, and remember to drink, drink and drink some more. For example iced tea in a cool teahouse! :-)

The Chinese divide foods into hot and cold, and during the summer, it makes sense to eat cold food. Cold food is for example watermelon and cucumber. And by juicing these, you get refreshing drinks in the summer!

Fresh juices are cheap and readily available, and rarely do you need to worry about getting sick. It took some time for me to get used to drinking watermelon, but now it is definitely one of my favourites during the sultry summer. Watermelon juice is actually also more easy for me to pronounce anywhere near correctly than mineral water, so it's easy to order a xiguazi.

Another Chinese invention, tea, is also very refreshing when adding a newer invention -- ice -- to it.

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception

by Willettsworld

The current cathedral in Hangzhou, dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, was originally built in 1661 by the Italian Jesuit Martino Martini, and is still one of the oldest churches in China. Its original Romanesque form was designed with three naves, and two rows of columns separating them. The two side altars venerated statues of St. Peter and St. Paul while the central altar was for the worship of Christ. At the time of its completion it had been lavishly decorated and was said by many to be the most beautiful church in China.

LINGYIN temple

by tenluk

"LINGYIN temple"

Linyin temple is very popular in Hangzhou. Mostly people come to this temple for worship expecially in Chinese Lunar new year. For residence people who has id card is free for entry . But for the foreigner ticket entry
RMB 45 for the Linyin surrounding area and for the temple entry RMB 30.