View of the Zhujiajiao from top of temple

Zhujiajiao and Hangzhou

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June 13th 2009
This past weekend was relatively low key since I have midterms coming up. On Friday I went to Zhujiajiao, a historic water town dating back to the 14th century, and on Saturday I spent all day in Hangzhou. Hangzhou is the other place mentioned in the Chinese saying "Above is heaven, below is Hangzhou and Suzhou" which I mentioned in an earlier entry. It is most famous for West Lake which covers ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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