Chapter 17-HANGZHOU


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December 9th 2009
Published: December 14th 2009
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Chapter 17-HANGZHOU I have managed to get to this garden city twice, on two of my long weekends, so far. It is about an hour away from me, and one of the ‘must see’ places of China. It appeared impressive to Marco Polo when the famous Italian traveler visited the city centuries ago. According to Marco Polo, “Hangzhou was “Without doubt the finest and most splendid city the world...” Th... Read Full Entry



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Ma Yifa Villa

beautiful courtyard faces onto lake
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Ma Yifa Villa

long branch resting on stone fence
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Ma Yifa Villa

stain glass door
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Ma Yifa Villa

large trees and stone, remind me of south east asia
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Yingzhou Islet

large fruit
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Yingzhou Islet

In China, I have only seen Western manniquins and the occasional black one, but NEVER an Asian one; why?
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Yingzhou Islet

Old trees are not allowed to die, but are propped up and repaired with cement
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Yingzhou Islet

This young girl in traditional costume has been asked to pose for photos all day and was getting a bit grumpy
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lotus flowers

The bridge in the back ground is called "Lingering Snow on the Broken Bridge
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lake

LATE in the morning



14th December 2009

Beautiful
China is so beautiful - Every picture a postcard!
18th July 2010
Around the lake

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Hi Good day The photos are very nice. Can i use these photos in my weblog? Br. majid
28th July 2010

web photos
yeah, sure you can use the photos-glad you like them-John

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