Vania Irene Huang

So in that day, we started exploring Hang zhou. Hang zhou is a beautiful city in the capital of Zhejiang province. The city's West Lake is its best-known attraction.  We started our day by going to the West Lake (in chinese: 西湖，xī hú), which is a freshwater lake in Hangzhou. Numerous temples, pagodas, gardens, and artificial islands are found within the lake. This lake was made as a UNESCO heritage sites in 2011. I took a boat, to stroll around the lake The view from my boat From the lake, we went to the Yue Fei temple which is located near the lake. This temple was built in honour of Yue Fei, a general of the Southern Song Dynasty who fought against the Jurchen Jin Dynasty during the Jin-song wars.  Me in front of the statue of Yue Fei  This is the statues of Lady Wang and Qin hui  And this is the statues of Moqi Xie and Zhang Jun. This is the Kneeling Iron statues. So basically, there was a long history for this incident. A novel about this incident, titled Do...

The temperature was around 6-10 degree celcius that day. We were well prepared with our layers of outfit. So no more freezing!  From Shanghai, we were heading to Wu Zhen. It took 2.5 hours to reach there.  Wu Zhen is a historic scenic town, located in the northern Zhejiang province. Wu Zhen displays its history through its ancient stone bridges, stone pathways, and delicate wood carvings.  Spot that bridge? That bridge is designed to evoke the full moon. These bridges look especially beautiful on a full moon, when the moon is reflected underneath the brige. Imagine how beautiful it is!  We took a boat to see the quiet canal underneath the stone bridge.  The boat looks like that. Ignore my weird face okay? Lol  That is the waterfront houses.  We also strolled around and walked though the quiet alley of the town.  Then, we  went to see the ancient bed museum. The museum was devoted to the collection and display of antique beds. The beds are the...