Blogs from Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China, Asia

I born in a Buddhist family in China, my mother, grandmother, aunties will pray with incense sticks on 1st and 15th every month (Lunar calendar). We believe the gods are always on our side for helping, and give us direction when we lost. I fellow my heart and decided to go to Putuo, 1 of the four Holy Buddhist Mountains. the Bodhi-manda, and Guanyin has infinite wisdom and theurgist, merciful, the kindly god to save people are suffering. I booked the flight to Hangzhou, and planed to visit Hangzhou West Lake half day, then transfer to Mount Putuo. D1. Hangzhou-Mount Putuo The hotel I booked is inside of West Lake, wake up early for have more time for sightseeing. The grey sky, the dirty water, and half-dying plan… none of them looks nice. Maybe on the ... read more

I had some down time so I went to get a haircut at the local salon. A little different then what I am used to at my barber’s place. Here they invite you in, sit you down, massage your shoulders, arms head and face before they ask you what you want. Then they lovingly wash your hair and massage your scalp. Then back to the massage chair for more shoulder and neck work. By then you feel like a bowl of jello, and they ask if you want a haircut. You can’t resist, Of course, you say, and the girl brings you to a hair stylist. Through hand gestures, I indicated to him to cut off around 1 inch all around, and clean up the sides and back. Somehow, it seems so much easier when I ... read more