Xindongpo Hotel

ÔÀ·ÉÁéYuefei¡¯s Muzeum

by blacksnail

Next we went to ÔÀ·ÉÁéYuefei¡¯s Muzeum and tomb. Yuefei is famous for being the first tattoo man in China. His mum tattoo ¾¡ÖÒ±¨¹ú¡±- ¡±serve the country with the utmost loyalty¡± on his back in his teen. then he became a brave general who won a lot of wars. Howerver he died at age 39. Yue Fei was ordered to return twelve times in the form of twelve gold plaques. The Acting king knew that if Yue Fei won another war again could lead to internal strife. So they made him return and he was imprisoned and where Qin Hui ÇØèí eventually arranged for him to be executed on false charges. Not only yuefei was killed, his son YueYun was killed too. People Hate Qin Hui and wife so much that they made statues of them kneeing down in front of YueFei and Yue Yun¡¯s Tombs. Later on they made YaoChaKuey which represent QInHui and wife.

WHAT A GREAT CITY! this time I mean it...

by racayadi

"I could move here?"

Hangzhou is to be enjoyed in bits and pieces...
what a beautiful town.. so much to see, absorb, chill out, eat... and just let the West Lake command your days....
we taxied it, biked it, walked it and boated it.... how could we go wrong... every corner, every tree, leaf, pond, bridge, flower bed - live and dead ones-- all beautiful, perfect... ready to be enjoyed...
buying silk is fun... night market near Hefang Jie is cool -
walking by the lake on a foggy night - midnight - unbelievable..
the weather is mild - end of November -- it rains yet it does not eliminate the beauty and you can still move around...

You can visit this link to see more pics...
http://web.mac.com/racayadi/iWeb/Site/HANGZHOU.html

I plan to go back in March... still tons more to se...

"Lingyin Temple.."

going there and coming back is easy...
plenty of taxis and buses....
it is a must see.... walk all the way to the top level to see the sandalwood Buddha... quiet, not too many people and a great smell...

"Longjing -tea village"

you can make it just fine by taxi...
going back... if you don't know where you are going and don't speak the language - the basics, it can be fun and challenging finding out there is a bus that takes you back to the lake and the city....
get ready to be asked to buy expensive tea more than.. let me see, maybe 50 times in less than 1 hour...

very prosperous town - 150 grams of tea - supposedly the best one - for 180 yuan (about US$22.50)..
I must add the "villagers" have nicer homes than I did in Florida....