Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Hangzhou City of Heaven







An old Chinese expression says, "In heaven there is paradise, on earth there is Hangzhou." West Lake, epic and famous Chinese tourist site. National Park. Trees. Green everywhere. Hiking. Lakeside trails. Mountains. Tea houses. Bamboo forest in the Botanical Garden. This particular weekend, the blossoms were out. As was cotton candy, gigantic plastic fish, whole chicken face and feet on a plate, and the beginnings of my confidently spoken Mandarin.

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