Sep 11, 2009 - Hangzhou

I've probably spent more nights in Hangzhou than most travellers do, it seems that its fairly standard to spend two nights here - just one full day - but to be honest i was getting sick of some aspects of China. ... So, i've stayed in Hangzhou longer than most but it hasn't felt like long and i think i could easily spend time here again. ... If anyone is ever in Hangzhou, the 'Hangzhou Wushanyi International Youth Hostel' is great. ... If anyone is ever in Hangzhou, the 'Hangzhou Wushanyi International Youth Hostel' is great. ... However, after chilling out in Hangzhou and meeting some great people - although there are mostly Chinese guests here - i think i'll try and get a visa extension when i get to Guilin and continue on to the south-west of China for 20 days or so, before heading to Laos when i had originally intended. ...

Jul 23, 2008 - China By The Numbers

China By the Numbers Country Number: 5 Country Number Dilemma: Do Hong Kong and Macau count as separate countries? The official Chinese policy towards Hong Kong (and presumably Macau) is “One Country, Two Systems”. Rebecca’s Favorite Place: Jiayuguan Paul’s Favorite Place: Yangshuo Three Songs You Will Hear Everywhere in China: Hotel California, Country Roads and Miss You Much (I’m a big big girl in a big big world…) Number of Times in a Row We Heard Hotel California in One Sitting: 6 at the Banana Leaf Curry House in Hangzhou Things you might not know about China: The Chinese people have jokingly begun to associate the 5 Olympic mascots with the 5 calamities that have hit China in the wake of the Games. ... ” Best Value: Free community bikes around Hangzhou’s West Lake. ... Best View: The top of the Peak in Hong Kong Another Thing You Might Not Know About China: The Chinese have somehow adopted the preconception that Canadians love corn.China By the Numbers Country Number: 5 Country Number Dilemma: Do Hong Kong and Macau count as separate countries? The official Chinese policy towards Hong Kong (and presumably Macau) is “One Country, Two Systems”. Rebecca’s Favorite Place: Jiayuguan Paul’s Favorite Place: Yangshuo Three Songs You Will Hear Everywhere in China: Hotel California, Country Roads and Miss You Much (I’m a big big girl in a big big world…) Number of Times in a Row We Heard Hotel California in One Sitting: 6 at the Banana Leaf Curry House in Hangzhou Things you might not know about China: The Chinese people have jokingly begun to associate the 5 Olympic mascots with the 5 calamities that have hit China in the wake of the Games. ... ” Best Value: Free community bikes around Hangzhou’s West Lake. ... Best View: The top of the Peak in Hong Kong Another Thing You Might Not Know About China: The Chinese have somehow adopted the preconception that Canadians love corn....

Jul 23, 2008 - Hangzhou - Round Two

We arrived in Hangzhou and took a taxi to our hostel. ... Our Air Asia plane to Kuala Lumpur left late on July 22nd, so we were able to spend the day of the 22nd wandering around Hangzhou. ... We really appreciated what a beautiful city Hangzhou is, and really enjoyed the scenery around the lake. ... However, simply the one great day in Hangzhou really helped us put our time in China into perspective. ...

Jun 27, 2008 - Hangzhou and the West Lake

We took a new high-speed train from Shanghai to Hangzhou. ... Hangzhou’s history can be traced to the 3rd century. ... Hangzhou is being promoted heavily as a tourist destination and has been named China’s Tourist City for 2008. ... Hangzhou is surrounded by rolling green hills and mountains, which provide a beautiful backdrop for West Lake. ... Situated in beautiful gardens around the lake are Hangzhou’s famous teahouses. ...

May 17, 2008 - Hangzhou

Lured by the idea of green hills, tea villages, leaping fish and mist rising from scenic West Lake as we cycled around it in the early morning light, Anahita, Onur and Onur's visitor Deette and I took the train to Hangzhou this weekend. ... Hangzhou is an historic capitol (which makes four historic capitols this trip) dating from 221BCE. ... Chinese TV commercials on English language stations focus on the natural beauty of Hangzhou and funnily enough, formed the stuff of my expectations. ...

Dec 27, 2007 - 金華-火腿的故鄉 JenHwa

昨天由溫州乘客運大巴來到金華,時間有限匆匆一遊今天回上海,到上海就不易上網了,可能要到台北後再與各位聯終.昨天由溫州乘客運大巴來到金華,時間有限匆匆一遊今天回上海,到上海就不易上網了,可能要到台北後再與各位聯終....

Dec 26, 2007 - 溫州 -不見溫州大餛飩 WenZhou

昨天剛到溫州,今天回來再post . 溫州與鎮江、楊州、寧波等城市相比頗為令人失望,雖然溫州也有新的高樓,寬的馬路,它總讓人覺得好像缺少了一些人文素養的元素。溫州寬廣路上垃圾處處可見,雖然賓士,BMW車滿街飛馳,然而三輪車也到處可見,路邊的乞丐更是多得令人又煩、又惱、又憐,由其竟然可見到二,三歲才剛會說話的孩子也隨著大人沿街撋阻路人乞討。 江邊的公園內也如其他城市一樣有人下旗有人聊天散步,但公園內也竟然有公然在大庭廣眾下修腳,捏腳,更過份的居然還有當眾馬殺雞的。 溫州公車路線很多,四通八達,非常方便,只是如乘的公車是"無人售票車"電腦報站名時均先用溫州話報完了再用普通話,但如乘坐的車是"有人售票車"的話,車掌小姐就只用溫州話了,其他城市不論何種車均用普通話,很不一樣。 晚上到一家旅館柜台介紹的溫州很有名餐館(天一角)吃飯,一進門就把我行嚇了一跳,整個餐館面積絕不下於一個足球埸而且是二層的,餐館一望無際,人聲吵雜,人頭鑽動,生意興隆就不在話下。點菜是由一名點菜員跟著你走過一排非常非常長有擺著各式各樣"實品菜"的展式台來點菜,保守估計其式樣絕不少於五六佰道菜,加上各种活的海鮮,家禽等等,一趟走下來也要十五分鐘右右。餐館雖然壯觀口味卻是平平(bigger is "not" better)。 遊南京時到處都是賣板鴨、鹹水鴨的, 鎮江的餐館不論你點甚麼菜服務員都會附上一碟好醋,寧波旅館的早餐招牌早點就是寧波波圓,這些小事讓人有點親切感,必竟這印証了我對這個城市最初淺的認知(好吃嘛),維獨在溫州不見大餛飩,台北衡陽街與寶慶路那幾家溫州大餛飩大概只因老板是溫州人吧,溫州大餛飩也不像南京鹹水鴨,鎮江醋,寧波波圓一樣是當地名產吧。 　Wenzhou City is located in the southeast of Zhejiang Province and is a coastal city,Wenzhou is a place to see what deplorable damage the modern economy can do to an ancient agrarian culture. ...

Dec 22, 2007 - 寧波-NingBo

寧波市簡稱"甬",初中地理課本中所說的"滬杭甬鐵路"的甬，位於浙江東部，姚江、奉化江、甬江的交匯處，是一個古老而新興的海港城市。 今天由嘉興乘火車來到寧波到了旅館一切就緒後由於天色己晚,只得搭公交車到市區小逛一下,找點吃的並先熟悉一下環境及位置,明日先去"爬爬走",再過兩天就可"趴趴走"了。 朋友問我,我們是怎麼自由行的?每天怎麼安排行程?怎麼找路? 一般來說,我們都會在決定了下一個目的地的前一晚盡量上網找有關那個城市的資訊,如旅館及車站的大約位置,地鐵路線,旅遊景點等。再買好第二天的車票(買火車有三種方法:請旅館代買,每張票收20元手續費,親自到火車站買免手續費,到車票代售處買付5元手續費),訂好旅館,一天就好了,到時如喜歡可再延,我們住過的旅館都是只要你不"退房"就有權續住。 第二天乘車到了目的地,出了車站一般來說如果是大城市就會有一群人圍著你要你參加他們的一日遊,不要理他們,如是來兜售當地旅遊地圖的,可向他們買張地圖(開價5-6元,2-3元就買到了,如在書報攤買則要6元)並順便問他們如何去旅館,計程車(打車,打的)的大約車資。這次到過的江南城市除了義烏外,所乘的計程車都沒有繞路(我都是拿著地圖乘車的)。 到了旅館當然就可以問柜台人員,到那裡坐公車,大巴站在那裡等等,加上自己再研究一下地圖,也就搞定了。 Ningbo, located in the middle of China's coastline and in the south of Yangtze Delta. ... Ningbo is also known as the starting point of "road of silk" and "road of china" through sea. ... Now Ningbo has grown into one of the four international deepwater harbors in China. ...

Dec 10, 2007 - Shanghai - Vancouver

Homeward bound - but not before the long awaited "shopping day" is totally maximized.Homeward bound - but not before the long awaited "shopping day" is totally maximized....

Nov 11, 2007 - Day 6

Wake up call is 6:30 am, luggage to the bus, and off we go to Hangzhou. ... Christmas is coming!! Next a boat ride through the "Grand Canal" and the canals of Hangzhou, also known as the "Venice of China". ... This was probably the most interesting experience in that we walked through a typical, small village shopping area.Wake up call is 6:30 am, luggage to the bus, and off we go to Hangzhou. ... Christmas is coming!! Next a boat ride through the "Grand Canal" and the canals of Hangzhou, also known as the "Venice of China". ... This was probably the most interesting experience in that we walked through a typical, small village shopping area....

Jul 28, 2007 - Trip to Wenzhou, Shenshen's hometown

Wenzhou is a town of about 7. ... When I asked Shenshen how may people lived in Wenzhou, she guessed about 1 million, which does not surprise me, because by Chinese standards, Wenzhou is only a medium-sized city. ... I came to Wenzhou to see an average Chinese city, and to witness how an average Chinese family lives and works. ... Lonely Planet is right: Wenzhou itself is rather unremarkable. ... And yet, that very fact led to perhaps the greatest revelation I had during the weekend I spent there: there are literally hundreds of other cities, just like Wenzhou, scattered across China, each containing over a million people, and each of little interest to the majority of foreigners. ...

Jul 2, 2007 - Hangzhou

The main draw in Huangzhou is the West Lake from which the 36 other West Lakes in China take their name, and has by all accounts inspired artists for generations.The main draw in Huangzhou is the West Lake from which the 36 other West Lakes in China take their name, and has by all accounts inspired artists for generations....