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We are in Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China travel blog We are in Hangzhou
May 5, 2007 (7 photos)

"We took the express train from Shanghai to Hangzhou, about 1.5 hours. No time for a story now, just some movies and pictures. Update We missed the train we wanted to take from Shan ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by mikeysoft
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Happy Chinese Lovers /  Valentines Day, Hangzhou, China travel blog Happy Chinese Lovers / Valentines Day
Aug 19, 2007

"Hey Hey and a Big G'Day toya,   There are two legends surrounding the origins of Chinese Valentine's Day. Both involve the position of the stars on the seventh day of the sev ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by eddakath
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A day in Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China travel blog A day in Hangzhou
Mar 20, 2007 (16 photos)

"Hello everyone, today after a long few days (seemingly) of travel, involving pretty much every mode of transport possible, we arrived in Hangzhou. Buffet breakfast was awaitin ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by benabroad
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Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou
Apr 2, 2006 (12 photos)

"The City with a Lake Our first experience in China was not what we expected. We arrived in a nice new airport and drove through a clean modern city along a river. After an hour we ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by scott_and_amy
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Thousands defy death in tidal bore festival, Hangzhou, China travel blog Thousands defy death in tidal bore festival
Jul 5, 2008 (2 photos)

"I not not making this up. Each year there is a special festival for a tidal bore. An international festival, no less. Don't believe me? Qiantang River Tidal Bore Watching Festival ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by happysheep
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I'm too big for Asia, Hangzhou, China travel blog I'm too big for Asia
Apr 18, 2007

"I can't count the number of times I have hit my head on a door way that is just a little too short. It hits that very top part of my head like it wants to take a little slice off t ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by cleff
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Frustrations Setting In, Hangzhou, China travel blog Frustrations Setting In
Apr 4, 2006 (9 photos)

"China is incredibly frustrating for western travellers, and you can clearly see it in the group. I can't believe how difficult it is travelling in this country... and I would never ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by shanewilson
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Beautied out?, Hangzhou, China travel blog Beautied out?
May 19, 2006 (35 photos)

"On the way to Hangzhou, as I sat on a packed train wedged between 2 people that, every now and then, would say "Au-der-lee-ya (ie Australia in Chinese)" and giggle, I mused to myse ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by marktjhung
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SWEAT!, Hangzhou, China travel blog SWEAT!
Jul 8, 2005 (10 photos)

"Stifling heat! Yangshuo was heavenly compared to this place...the news stated, and I really don't understand how this even works, but its 110% humidity here!! I don't know if that' ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by trent
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Beautiful Hangzhou and other annoying things, Hangzhou, China travel blog Beautiful Hangzhou and other annoying things
Sep 30, 2004 (5 photos)

"Written by Nelly Today is our third day in Hangzhou. We have been doing the touristy things, wandering around West Lake and sipping their famous Long-Jin (Dragon Well) tea. We also ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by jessnel
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Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou
Feb 8, 2008 (3 photos)

"Leaving Shanghai from its brand new south train station, we hopped on an express train to Hangzhou with some fantastic memories from the last 5 days. For once finding the hostel wi ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by kimandrob


West Lake, Hangzhou, China travel blog West Lake
May 30, 2006 (9 photos)

"Hangzhou, May 30 Miles travelled: 77784 We had never heard of Hangzhou before noting that it was on our tour itinerary. While not as well known internationally as Beijing or Shangh ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by thechans


Hangzhou and West Lake, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou and West Lake
Oct 16, 2006 (5 photos)

"The next day we flew to Hangzhou the capitol of the Southern part of China. The history goes back to 221BC and by the time Marco Polo passed through the city in the 13th century he ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by nando64


March 19-21 West Lake and Dragon Well Tea Farm, Hangzhou, China travel blog March 19-21 West Lake and Dragon Well Tea Farm
Apr 30, 2007 (16 photos)

"You just might persuade me to return to China if this was the destination. A beautiful, clean city on a gorgeous lake. I love Hangzhou!! And we have a place to stay there for free! ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by rindy


Op på hesten igen, Hangzhou, China travel blog Op på hesten igen
May 28, 2008 (3 photos)

"Det er imod vores principper at tage tilbage til et sted vi allerede har passeret, fordi det betyder at vi er nød til at rejse en distance vi kunne have undgået, men dette tilfælde ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by travelrookies


The Hotel in Hangzhou was great, and the food also, Hangzhou, China travel blog The Hotel in Hangzhou was great, and the food also
Jul 11, 2008 (11 photos)

"First of all - Its already been a month since we left Israel, we enjoy our Shanghai experience, and miss you all a lot!!! Now read the title again and continue ->... but apart ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by shanghainoodle


Hangzhou - Shanghai, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou - Shanghai
Jul 13, 2007

"Day 14: Hangzhou - Shanghai July 13 - Friday  This morning, Take a cruise on the picturesque West Lake, which is said to be created from a pearl dropped by a phoenix and a dra ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by kathymlm


Hangzhou: the most beautiful city in China, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou: the most beautiful city in China
Feb 4, 2007 (3 photos)

"Legend has it when Marco Polo turned up he said Hangzhou was the most beautiful city he had ever seen - obviously the pollution hadn't turned up yet! A small city of only 6 million ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by mattandnicole


Ups and Downs., Hangzhou, China travel blog Ups and Downs.
Jul 18, 2005

"WOW! It has been an overwhelming, mentaly exhausting, frustrating day. We hung out in the train station with our new friend while we waited for our train. She was really excited wh ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by lrubin


April's Holiday Collection Fashion Show China, Hangzhou, China travel blog April's Holiday Collection Fashion Show China
Oct 22, 2005 (15 photos)

"April gets to show her designs in China's silk town! After being invited in August by the director of Silk Town in Hangzhou to present my Holiday collection at their Annual Silk To ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by alexapril604


Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Feb 16, 2008 (11 photos)

"Hangzhou ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by tyleroxley


Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou
Aug 13, 2006

"still to do ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by gerhard


Heaven on Earth, Hangzhou, China travel blog Heaven on Earth
Sep 17, 2006 (5 photos)

"Well we left the bright lights of Shanghai for Hangzhou, where all the domestic tourists go for their holidays. The brochures call it heaven on earth and to be fair they aren't far ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by paulandlin


Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou
Nov 18, 2007 (18 photos)

"Arriving in Hangzhou pretty late I grabbed a bus and a taxi to the hostel.   The taxi driver didn't really know where it was but eventually dropped me at the back entranc ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by emilybs


Hangzhou - 1600 Buddhist Temple, West Lake, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou - 1600 Buddhist Temple, West Lake
Apr 1, 2008 (29 photos)

"Amazing, spectacular, deeply moving, wonder, incredulous...what other words can I use to describe the long rock wall full of carvings of various Buddhas if different poses?  T ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by jdhermann


Peace and Serenity, Hangzhou, China travel blog Peace and Serenity
Oct 7, 2007 (44 photos)

"This is a VERY delayed entry, but I wanted to post my pictures from Hangzhou. I visted Hangzhou during holiday week, after Huangshan. It was a beautiful place and I cannot wait to ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by kait


Typhoon Chanchu comes to town, Hangzhou, China travel blog Typhoon Chanchu comes to town
May 18, 2006

"Really soaked to the skin. Ick ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by izzie


"Above is heaven, below is Suzhou and Hangzhou"
Dec 5, 2005

"Anticipating my return home in three weeks, I spent the last two weekends travelling. First, to Suzhou, a nearby city famous for being composed of networks of canals and gardens, a ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by nelleales


CAO!, Hangzhou, China travel blog CAO!
Aug 7, 2006

"I am back from Hangzhou now. The trip was cool even though I didn't visit any of the main sights. Well, not exactly. I took the golf cart around West Lake because it was too f-ing ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by ninedeuce


Hmm, I could happily live here, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hmm, I could happily live here
Sep 6, 2005 (13 photos)

"Sometimes when you're travelling you come to a place which is not necessarily the most fascinating to visit but which is cheeful and relaxed and is the kind of place you could imag ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by robjstaples


Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou
Jul 14, 2008 (25 photos)

"Last weekend two of our students Arron and Robert took us to the Province of Zhejiang, and the gorgeous city of Hangzhou. China is great because of the train systems, you can trave ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by juliebrown


Night Train, Hangzhou, China travel blog Night Train
Oct 2, 2006 (2 photos)

"Night Train Train tickets come in four different varieties: soft sleeper, hard sleeper, soft seat and hard seat. Last year when I visited China our group took an overnight train fr ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by rikkitikkitaavi


Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou
Nov 6, 2006 (47 photos)

"Wonderful city near to Sanghai like Chinesse´Venezia ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by samuvk


Follow the road of Marco Polo, Hangzhou, China travel blog Follow the road of Marco Polo
Jan 1, 2008

"  Hangzhou is the most beautiful and elegant city in the world.------Marco Polo.Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province, is one of the seven ancient capitals and the key sc ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by itravelinchina


Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou
Aug 13, 2006

"I finished my time off in Shanghai with a trip on the river in a large boat which was supposed to look like a dragon. There were two classes on the boat (very Communist) and I had ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by mert1149


Hello Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hello Hangzhou
Jun 13, 2007

"With Monday and Tuesday off and my first pay packet stuffed down my trousers, last Sunday night I boarded a bus for a hastily concieved and arranged trip to the capital of Zheijian ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by cado


In Heaven there is Paradise..., Hangzhou, China travel blog In Heaven there is Paradise...
Mar 4, 2005 (21 photos)

"on Earth there is Hangzhou." Greetings from the number one tourist destination in mainland China. Hangzhou is a bustling resort town of 6 million people 151 kilometers southwest of ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by ilombardo


Alone on a train aimless in wonder., Hangzhou, China travel blog Alone on a train aimless in wonder.
Oct 15, 2006

"OK, so it has been awhile since my last entry. I know there are probably a few of my consistent readers out there that where starting to wonder what might have happened to "el Noma ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by johnnynomad


Here But Not All There, Hangzhou, China travel blog Here But Not All There
Jul 7, 2006 (19 photos)

"Two and a half days in Hangzhou, China...here's what's up: Sorry there are no pictures yet. I took a lot yesterday, but was not able to upload them to the site. The connection was ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by ilombardo


Sippin' the tea in China, Hangzhou, China travel blog Sippin' the tea in China
Mar 13, 2008 (10 photos)

"The early days of Spring usher in prideful days for residents around the West Lake of Hangzhou.  It is amidst the western hills that Longjing (Dragon's Well) tea is scoured me ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by teklife23


Hanging loose in Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hanging loose in Hangzhou
May 3, 2008 (8 photos)

"Our 7th and probably final internal flight in China brings up to Hangzhuo to see a nice lake.  Seemed a long way to come for a lake when master planner Sarah told me but we're ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by anslwithers


Maybe a BIT of planning might have been good...., Hangzhou, China travel blog Maybe a BIT of planning might have been good....
Jun 28, 2006 (10 photos)

"Ahhhh China - the mad crush of bodies, the rush of sounds and smells, and that first doubt about how the hell you're going to pull this off. And that was just trying to get my lugg ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by shawnsmith


First day - Premier jour, Hangzhou, China travel blog First day - Premier jour
Oct 5, 2007 (3 photos)

"Day 1: Friday 5th of October. 2007 Shanghai-Hangzhou (Zhejiang province) Odometer readout: 700km - 928km (228kn) Left at 1:45pm.Arrived after 8:30 (6.5hours)   First day on th ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by a_way2c


A Chinese paradise, apparently, Hangzhou, China travel blog A Chinese paradise, apparently
Jan 4, 2007 (3 photos)

"'In heaven there is paradise, on earth Suzhou and Hangzhou' according to the Chinese tourist board. I'm not sure I agree with that, or maybe my idea of paradise is different to tha ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by mrconfused


to Hangzhou - oh my god, I'm up to date...., Hangzhou, China travel blog to Hangzhou - oh my god, I'm up to date....
Nov 22, 2006

"early start (6.30) and off to train station. Its raining. First i've seen for three weeks, but i dont care, it just isnt welcome. On train for 5 hour journey to Hangzhou (just sout ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by jamesemorrow


We're so vain, probably think this photos about us, Hangzhou, China travel blog We're so vain, probably think this photos about us
Oct 22, 2006 (5 photos)

"Another three day weekend approached so we packed our bags again and set of with some other teachers for Hangzhou. The city (of 5 million!) is south of Shanghai, a 3-4 hour bus rid ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by teapots


A Day by the lake in Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China travel blog A Day by the lake in Hangzhou
Jul 5, 2008 (27 photos)

"Today we were up early to get another bullet train, this time to Hangzhou. This one took 1 and a quarter hours, but only reached a top speed of 170km/hour - boo! The time in Hangzh ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by vickersontour


Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou
Oct 29, 2006

"Considerata ai tempi da Marco Polo come la piu bella citta al mondo, sicuramente con tutti questi anni sara cambiata ma secondo me rimane la piu bella citta cinese vista finora. No ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by globetrotterch


In heaven there is paradise..., Hangzhou, China travel blog In heaven there is paradise...
Oct 26, 2006

"... on earth there is Hangzhou. We have two nights in Hangzhou and tomorrow we are going to Hong Kong. Well that's the plan at the moment but we are having trouble with the arrange ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by 0234303


Enjoying the Hangzhou show!!, Hangzhou, China travel blog Enjoying the Hangzhou show!!
Oct 19, 2006 (3 photos)

"Hangzhou 19 Oct - 23 Oct Hangzhou was described by Marco Polo as one of the most beautiful and splendid cities in the world so we thought we'd drop in and give it a going over. Han ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by richandhel


In Love with a View, Hangzhou, China travel blog In Love with a View
Oct 1, 2007 (33 photos)

"After the treacherous Huangshan excursion, our legs (and minds) needed a break. We spent 5 days in Hangzhou, a city of 10 million in the Zhejiang Province. A popular Chinese saying ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by jess.joy


Wave's of Shanghai day tripers by the lake, Hangzhou, China travel blog Wave's of Shanghai day tripers by the lake
Apr 21, 2007 (5 photos)

"We arrived in Hangzhou at lunchtime on the 14th. Again it was another huge modern city but it has a picturesque lake which makes it a very popular place for Shanghai people&nb ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by eoinmccarthy


Hangzhou Lakes, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou Lakes
Jun 29, 2008

"Hangzhou is beautiful. Its a pretty large city but everyone comes here for the large lake and park they have on the West side of town. I can't think of anything to compare it to in ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by danorr


Hangzhou and Suzhou, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou and Suzhou
Apr 3, 2008 (3 photos)

"Continuing my previous entry, Shanghai's modern look and face pace quickly lost favor with me, and I got on the first available train to Hangzhou, in the neighboring province of Zh ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by iyavor


Hangzhou 30-31st, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou 30-31st
Oct 30, 2006

"... ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by simpler_child


The mystery of the West Lake, Hangzhou, China travel blog The mystery of the West Lake
Nov 12, 2005

"WOW our first hard seat train from Suzhou to Hangzhou was quite the experience. We literally had to fight to get on as the carriage was packed and after spending about 15 minutes f ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by kristenandjohn


Last night in Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China travel blog Last night in Hangzhou
Mar 3, 2005

"Hello all, welcome to my belated first travelogue entry. As the title suggest's I'm currently in Hangzhou about 200km south of Shanghai at the moment but unfortunately I have to he ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by yeats_t


Days 60-61, Hangzhou, China travel blog Days 60-61
Nov 11, 2007

"Day 60 Going from Shanghai to Hangzhou is extremely easy, even for a lazy Brazilian who doesn't like to wake up early. After getting some cheeseburgers as breakfast at McDonald's ( ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by gbasilio


Hangzhou, China, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou, China
May 24, 2006

"We arrived in Hangzhou, China in the best mood ever. Lance got his visa during the last few minutes the chinese embassy was opened, and we made our flight even though the airport b ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by ltalsky


Killing time, Hangzhou, China travel blog Killing time
Oct 13, 2006 (14 photos)

"Having returned to Beijing, I started a week travelling to a variety of places in an attempt to try to see as much of China (or at least its central and eastern regions) as possibl ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by nickgibson


Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou
Dec 21, 2005 (8 photos)

"Ok, so we've been too busy travelling and just a little bit lazy! We really went here honest, but more on this later... ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by mfinney


Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou
Mar 18, 2008 (6 photos)

"I finally tear myself away from Shanghai and head down to Hangzhou for a couple of days with Illian (a Dutch girl I'd met).  Initially we were also joined by Stephen (a Canadi ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by jacketdave


China, Hangzhou, China travel blog China
Dec 26, 2006

"Well here is the China summary... For a fair amount of time on our China leg we attempted to chill out at Mal's and enjoy having a home base and staying in the one place for a whil ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by emilyesquire


What you  need to know abt China, Hangzhou, China travel blog What you need to know abt China
Apr 25, 2008

"As the China Study Tour continues - so do the observations, critiques and "the series of unfortunate events" :) lol But first, I need to write a bit more about China. I could write ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by zalazala


Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou
Apr 29, 2008

"Hi everyone, As you may have read in my previous post, I wrote a lovely long piece about our stay in Suzhou, and then managed to delete it all. I can't re-write the whole thing, so ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by kateandalison


Pit Stop, Marco Polo's Favorite City, Hangzhou, China travel blog Pit Stop, Marco Polo's Favorite City
Jul 25, 2007 (3 photos)

"(see Haungshan entry) ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by jkirby


Sweating at the Lake, Hangzhou, China travel blog Sweating at the Lake
Jul 30, 2005 (3 photos)

"Hangzhou is a small town of about 7 million people nestled by a lake two hours southwest of Shanghai. Stepping off the train with John and Vicki, we were assaulted by a blast of he ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by marmotexpress


Hangzhou: A Wonderful Town!, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou: A Wonderful Town!
Apr 13, 2006

"ook the train from Shanghai to Hangzhou yesterday. Before we left Shanghai we visited the Yu Yuan Gardens and here are some wonderful pictures of this Ming Dynasty park. Afterwards ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by travelmonkeys


Hangzhou for Longing Tea, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou for Longing Tea
Mar 17, 2007 (21 photos)

"We got off to a really early start today.  We woke up at 5:00AM to catch a 6:30AM train to Hangzhou.  It was sooo tiring to get up that early since I've been getting up a ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by oinkoink1971


The west lake and touristic places in China, Hangzhou, China travel blog The west lake and touristic places in China
Jun 23, 2006 (2 photos)

"The famous 'west lake' is the main attraction of Hangzhou, and I believe for a good reason. It is really nice, and even nicer is the fact that it is surrounded by a huge park aroun ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by zohar_golan


The First Few Days, Hangzhou, China travel blog The First Few Days
Feb 10, 2008 (11 photos)

"We got up at 3am on the 5th to catch the 4am bus leaving Ithaca from North Campus. As my dad was driving us to the bus stop I tried to commit to memory my last impressions of pitch ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by maria_nussbaum


Shanghai and Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China travel blog Shanghai and Hangzhou
Oct 16, 2007 (7 photos)

"What a long night! Well for me (Gemma) anyway - I didn't sleep a wink on the Beijing to Shanghai 'sleeper' train. Everytime I looked down at Karl ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by karlgemtrip


Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China travel blog Hangzhou
Aug 25, 2004 (10 photos)

"Morning train ride to town. Walked 25 minutes from our hotel to West lake. Very pretty. Discovered an Italian place with nice bathrooms and decent food. Found out that a good frien ..."

A travel blog entry from Hangzhou by saginaw94