Hangzhou Miscellany
Special articles from Hangzhou local English Media, guest columnists and our readers.
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Jun 4, 2011
On the afternoon of 28th May, West Lake in May photography exchange was held by City Express in the Hicenter on Beishang Road. A good photographer can always spot the details of a daily life which might be ignored...
May 28, 2010 | Author: Zhou Tao
In the coming weekends the small town of Tangqi in suburban Hangzhou will be popular for local citizens to enjoy loquats, the most well known local product of the area. 2010 Tangqi Loquat Festival opened yesterday...
Apr 1, 2010 | Author: Arthur J
City Express Culture Club's field trip on Saturday, March 27 was all about Hangzhou's tea culture. Specific focus on this excursion was on appreciating the processing and the qualities of Westlake longjing tea. From...
Apr 1, 2010 | Author: Zoe Sigman
All Hangzhou is abuzz with talk of the new crop of Dragonwell tea. The new tea season started just last week, and this year has brought a crop even more remarkable than usual. Ever since my arrival in Hangzhou, I...
Mar 25, 2010 | Author: Brian Ridge
Bicycles have been a passion of mine for quite a while now. It all began with a Christmas gift from Santa Claus when I was a boy; a small, black and red bike, complete with a coaster brake, training wheels, and a sweet...
Jan 10, 2009 | Author: Wang Yong
IN the dead of winter, even in snow, winter sweet puts forth a profusion of bright yellow blossoms and a heady, heavenly perfume in Hangzhou, writes Wang Yong Tucked away in a maze of crowded lanes in central...
Nov 22, 2008 | Author: Hang Yong
THIS morning (Saturday) my wife and I are traveling to Hangzhou to flee the racket of cars and construction sites in Shanghai. This is our 11th trip to Hangzhou in one year, which amazes many of my colleagues....
Apr 28, 2008 | Author: Wang Yong
HANGZHOU is a picturesque and popular tourist destination within easy reach of Shanghai residents - but there is much more to the place than just beautiful West Lake, writes Wang Yong. Many Shanghai people find Hangzhou...
Jan 4, 2008 | Author: Wang Yong
Misty mountains, burbling brooks, pecking chickens and scampering dogs. That is Longjing Village, where my wife and I came across a lone tea farmer on December 27, the Christmas week, and struck up an unexpected...