The West Lake

Hangzhou - Impressions of West Lake

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May 12th 2009
The tourist facilities in Hangzhou are absolutely amazing. Everything is so well facilitated. It is really nice to hire a bike & ride along the West Lake. You could comfortably spend half day riding bike along the lake until sunset when the lights from the downtown Hangzhou emerges in the background. Then get a front row ticket for the show "Impressions of West Lake" directed by Zhang Yimou who di ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more