At Hu Xue Yan's House


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September 3rd 2011
Published: September 4th 2011
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Another day of exploring Hangzhou, this time with our professor Chen Ying. She told us to get on bus 16 and take it to Ping Hai Road which was the last stop. It’s a good thing she told us it was the last one because I thought she said Xing Hai Road, which is completely different. But she was waiting for us at the last bus stop so we needn’t have worried. First, she took us to an antiques build... Read Full Entry



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5th September 2011

Caves?
What exactly were the caves for in the mansion? Were the secret passages and escape routes? That would be sweet! :)
5th September 2011

They were built just to look nice :) No secret passageways or escapes, he just had them put in because they looked cool. They aren't even natural!

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