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January 8th 2009
Published: January 8th 2009
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West Lake in Hangzhou is “the” original lake, there are many others in China but this is the real one. There are excellent English/Chinese maps of the lake and its surroundings to be bought for 5Yuan, although not quite to scale for a few of the sights, it does give you an excellent idea of what to see. Or you could just wander and find things along the way. It is 15kms along the whole peri... Read Full Entry



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Some magnificent tea houses and eating places are dotted all around the lake, this one washing its chair covers ready for the day
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Another eating place
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The public singing is very popular amongst the older people
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traditional instruments are used for accompaniement such as Erhu and flutes and percussion
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more singing with a little amp and a mic
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Jamaica's which is a great Spanish restaurant
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Our breakfast of a spanish omelette and baugette so very yummy compared to chinese sweet bread
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too bad it was too cold to sit outside
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a squirrel up a tree, wild!
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The magnificent musical fountain which is a choreographed performance with music and the fountain shooting up at various hieghts and intensities
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more fountain shots
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fantastic gardening and layout
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Some important guy from the 9th century
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Bamboo is a feature of some areas, but it is highly trained and structured like most of the rest of the garden
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The crowds
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karl took these magnificent dusk shots
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last shot before the sun sinks
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Some Chinglish for you
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another gorgeous shot
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the only kids we saw all day who seemed to be distracted by modern technology
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The city of Hangzhou in the distance, about 6 million



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