In picture below, I stood on the map of Hangzhou with the details on each bridge and exit/entrace to this city.If I was a general in ancient China, this map is very useful in war :)
Then we walked about 30 minutes to Tiger Spring (Hupao spring). This place is famous for its spring water also known as third best spring in China. It produces excellent natural mineral water and is also the burial place of monk Jigong.
Then we walked again. This time we went to Six Harmonies Pagoda. To enter the pagoda, we had to pay 2 times of entrance fee. One to get into the area, another one to enter the pagoda. The pagoda is made of wood and brick, plus the staircase is very narrow. I had hard time climbing the staircase due to my knee problem. The guard spat in the pagoda. Basically everyone in China spits. Yucks.
We quickly grabbed a cab and rushed to Song city before it gets dark. Song City is an imitation city build on a land similar to ancient China days.
There was a girl on the stage performing in the super cold weather. Salute.
The streets with shops and stalls.
Puppet show. Song city is like a theme park. The guys all went into haunted house and came back laughing. I don't know what happened in there.
Road side performance, just like in movies.
The Buddha statue. There is a shallow tunnel below the statue. People can go in there and experience some swirlings wall making one dizzy.
We purchased the ticket to watch the prestigious Song city show. We got the RMB220 seat which is equivalent to RM110.
Then we walked about 30 minutes to Tiger Spring (Hupao spring). This place is famous for its spring water also known as third best spring in China. It produces excellent natural mineral water and is also the burial place of monk Jigong.
Then we walked again. This time we went to Six Harmonies Pagoda. To enter the pagoda, we had to pay 2 times of entrance fee. One to get into the area, another one to enter the pagoda. The pagoda is made of wood and brick, plus the staircase is very narrow. I had hard time climbing the staircase due to my knee problem. The guard spat in the pagoda. Basically everyone in China spits. Yucks.
We quickly grabbed a cab and rushed to Song city before it gets dark. Song City is an imitation city build on a land similar to ancient China days.
There was a girl on the stage performing in the super cold weather. Salute.
The streets with shops and stalls.
Puppet show. Song city is like a theme park. The guys all went into haunted house and came back laughing. I don't know what happened in there.
Road side performance, just like in movies.
The Buddha statue. There is a shallow tunnel below the statue. People can go in there and experience some swirlings wall making one dizzy.
We purchased the ticket to watch the prestigious Song city show. We got the RMB220 seat which is equivalent to RM110.
It has five different performances. First is Song dynasty performances in the castle.
Then we watched Yue Fei's legend. Everything was in 3D. We got real horses in the battle in front of us and arrows archered from top and also cannons.
Hangzhou is famous for its Long Jing tea. The next show was on the tea dance and some Korea. Indian cultural dances too.
West Lake.
Last but not least we watched the green and white snake legend show. I didnt take any photos on this performance because I took a video. They made it rain in the arena on the part where they showed white snake flooded the fountain. Anyway, the show was nice and worth the price. Maybe for only once. :) I learnt some Chinese history from this trip seriously, like who is Yue Fei, the white and green snake, West Lake, who is Su Dongpo and some others.
Then we watched Yue Fei's legend. Everything was in 3D. We got real horses in the battle in front of us and arrows archered from top and also cannons.
Hangzhou is famous for its Long Jing tea. The next show was on the tea dance and some Korea. Indian cultural dances too.
West Lake.
Last but not least we watched the green and white snake legend show. I didnt take any photos on this performance because I took a video. They made it rain in the arena on the part where they showed white snake flooded the fountain. Anyway, the show was nice and worth the price. Maybe for only once. :) I learnt some Chinese history from this trip seriously, like who is Yue Fei, the white and green snake, West Lake, who is Su Dongpo and some others.
3 comments:
nice trip..i think the show worht to watch. :)
U mean Xi Shi... 西施... pretty lady
hh: The show is worth it if in the first performance our view was not blocked by the front row. They kind of auto-slide the rows in front of us to sides and to centre and side but it covered our seats fully. Damn, we paid for the expensive seat to get a good view but was blocked by the cheaper seat's people.
xwei: Haha. Anyway, that's what I heard. Everything came into my ear, will sound the same how I say it from my mouth. If I heard Yeh Fei, it will become Yeh Fei and not Yue Fei anymore :P
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