Posts Tagged With: hangzhou
The New Face of Communism
A common image, when you think of Chinese communism, is those 60′s retro posters with men and women looking strong under different Communist slogans. You know, things like “Study Mao everyday,” or “Build a harmonious society.” Often they would depict women wearing the same clothes as men, their hair tied back and a serious look on their &hellip Continue reading
Heaven and Hell in Hangzhou
Nearby my small city is the famous city of Hangzhou. Hangzhou is one of the most famous cities in China and there is an ancient saying regarding it’s beauty: Above there is heaven, below there are Hangzhou and Suzhou. But there is one part of the city that will make you feel like hell: hailing a &hellip Continue reading
Follow the Money
When I first came to China, I didn’t have any real travel goals. After all, I thought we would be here only 6-months to a year, so I knew we couldn’t see everything. But as 6 months turned into one year and one year turned into two we found ourselves doing a lot of traveling, &hellip Continue reading
A Greasy Day at the Tea Academy
So I mentioned the other day that I recently went on a trip to the Yun He Tea Academy, (Where I met my BFF.) It was a trip was set up by the International Office. They do a trip for the foreign teachers every fall and spring, and sometimes I can’t go. But this trip &hellip Continue reading
My New Best Friend
You’re probably thinking that Ryan and I are at Madame Tussauds or something, standing next to a wax figure of an ancient kung-fu master. But we’re actually at a tea culture institute and standing in the middle is my new best friend. I don’t know what his name was, but after watching a short &hellip Continue reading
The Magical Tea Cup
A few weeks ago, my mom came to China for a visit. We spent the weekend in Hangzhou, and went to a few tourist places, including the Chinese National Tea Museum. I hate going to museums with my mom and Ryan because they both take soooo long, stopping at every little thing, and reading every &hellip Continue reading
The Hangzhou Light and Water Show
Last summer in Xian, (home of the famous Terra Cotta Warriors) we went to a fountain billed as “The Largest Fountain in Asia!” This fountain was pretty intense. It went down an entire city block, with tiers of leveled fountain areas ending in a giant pool of water at the bottom. Each tier had only &hellip Continue reading
