Hang Zhou- Places To Visit

Hang Zhou- 杭州

Ling yin si 灵隐寺 Ling yin temple: take bus no. 7 to ling yin si 灵隐寺 . ( the most ancient monastery in Hangzhou ). You can also ride a bicycle which is nicer..

-Fei lai feng • Fei Lai Feng (also named Ling Jiu Feng) East of Ling Yin Si Temple.The legendary peak's caves have hundreds of Buddhist stone statues dating from the 10th to the 14th centuries.

龙井 - Long jing tea fields 1. Long jing tea dragon well tea. A town named long jing (take bus 27??) To long jing to see tea plants

Jade emperor hill- Yu huang shan , 云皇山 • Yu huang shan, Jade emperor hill- 云皇山 is on the hills on the southern side of the west lake. you can reach long jing by foot.

Liu he ta 六和塔 – six harmonies pagoda • Liu he - is located on the south of west lake on the way to the university. • The name "six harmonies" comes from the six Buddhist ordinances: heaven, earth, north, south, east, and west. • You can see qian tang river from above.

Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine- 胡庆余堂 • Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Hu Qing Yu Tang) • 78-10, Hanghai Road • It is a must!! • http://www.huqingyutang.co m/english/museum/acientsh op/introduce/index.html

He fang jie • The He Fang Jie street near wu shang hill is an old street. Very touristic, and here is also the herbal museum.

溪塘 -- Xi tang • Xitang is a small famous town located in the south east of Zhe jiang Province. With densely distributed rivers and lakes. It is a typical ancient water-town of Southern China. In my opinion much better than Su zhou- and unknown to western people.

Wu zhen- 五振 water town • Wu zhen is a must!! You can do it after xi tang! Both are small town with canals. Much nicer than Su zhou. Wu zhen is more touristic than Xi tang!

Pu tuo shan- 普陀山 •

Mt. Putuoshan lies to the east of Zhoushan City. Zhoushan City is situated on Zhoushan Island which is a group of four hundred small islands off the east coast of China in Zhejiang Province. Pu tuo shan is a place which is held by Buddhists. It was over the centuries a large Buddhist community. • In my opinion a very nice place- 2 days trip. Sleep there!! Travel from ning bo

Huang shan- 黄山 • Huang shan- is located in the south of Anhui province( 250 km from hang zhou) – 4 hours in a bus. • The film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was shot there with nice bamboo trees. • It is a hiking place. Much strength is needed, sleep in a town near and early morning start hiking. You may sleep for a night also on the mountain it self. We rented a tent there…

Food: • famous dish – fish - xi hu cu yu : 西湖醋 鱼 • sweet lotus & sticky rice: gui hua nuo mi ou 桂花糯米藕 • sweet fried pumpkin : nan gua bing 南瓜 饼 • a famous restaurant named lou wai lou 楼外楼， in 30 gu shan st • famous dish of chicken which is covered by mud called jiao hua tong ji 叫化童鸡

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Tian cong=tu bie chong Wu zei gu = Hai piao xiao Jiao shan zhi = Zhi zi Chuan lian = Huang lian Xian ling pi = yin Yang huo Zao ren = Suan zao ren Hong zao = Da zao Xu duan = Chuan duan Xiao hu ma is the fruit of Yi mu cao Huai xiao mai is a variation of Fu xiao mai but is more spreding Liv qi