Exploring the West Lake 西湖
Much Chinese literature has been written about the beauty of the West Lake since...
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Walking Along the West Lake 西湖
It thought we should have been in this place much earlier but my friends...
Lunch Near the Leifeng Pagoda 雷峰塔
We breezed through the Leifeng Pagoda, to my relief since there was a growing...
View from the Leifeng Pagoda 雷峰塔 Again
My companions were amazed at how modern a centuries old pagoda can be. I...
Exploring Leifeng Pagoda 雷峰塔 Again
This would be my second time at the Leifeng Pagoda in as many years....
Going to the Leifeng Pagoda 雷锋塔
I could see immediately the difference between the travelling style of my friend and...
Exploring the Chenghuang Temple 城隍庙
To build a decent tourist attraction, you need to have a viewing deck. Once...
View from Chenghuang Temple 城隍庙
The Chenghuang Temple sits on top of Wushan which is a small hill near...
Chenghuang Temple 城隍庙
Chenghuang Temple literally means city god temple. This is the temple dedicated to the...
Going to Chenghuang Temple 城隍庙
The climb up the Wushan was a short one, there wasn’t much feeling of...
Going to Wushan 吴山
This was my second time in Hangzhou, but I was only here for a...
Loading Up for a Busy Day in Hangzhou 杭州
Sleeping at the newly renovated Wushanyi International Youth Hostel was nice even though I...
Drum Tower Pagoda
There seemed to be a lot of activity beyond the drum tower, most prominently,...
Drum Tower 鼓楼 at Hefang Street 河坊街
Part of Hangzhou City used to be the imperial capital of the Southern Song...
