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Taking a nap (Taken with instagram)

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:04:28 +0800

Taking a nap (Taken with instagram)

An exhibit of various waterways found around the...

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:20:59 +0800

An exhibit of various waterways found around the world…among them…the Venetian hotel?

As an educational tool, this museum had a variation of…...

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:47:26 +0800

As an educational tool, this museum had a variation of… wack-a-mole!

They weren’t really trying to show these animals in their...

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:45:53 +0800

They weren’t really trying to show these animals in their natural habitats either - but was a good display of the different types of wildlife I guess

I think that the taxidermists that were hired to put together...

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:43:10 +0800

I think that the taxidermists that were hired to put together this particular exhibit need more training. I’m pretty sure that these lions didn’t look like that when they were alive.

This is the national wetlands musem - unfortunately the cool...

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:40:39 +0800

This is the national wetlands musem - unfortunately the cool looking pod on top wasn’t opened yet and it was quite a walk from where I went into the park, but had some interesting exhibits.

Outside the museum they are working on what looks like some...

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:37:21 +0800

Outside the museum they are working on what looks like some cleanup or demolition. Actually, when I saw this, all I could think of was an old episode of Dirty Jobs

The wetlands are continually being developed into a preserve and...

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:34:41 +0800

The wetlands are continually being developed into a preserve and park, with several phases completed already. Most of the paths seem to be cobbled together from random stones, but here is one of the nicer paths.

Over the years, the Xixi wetlands were inhabited by people, and...

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:31:27 +0800

Over the years, the Xixi wetlands were inhabited by people, and some were quite well off. Here is one rich guy’s house.

The Hangzhou Xixi wetlands - the giant orange thing is for the...

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:23:00 +0800

The Hangzhou Xixi wetlands - the giant orange thing is for the persimmon festival they were having

Hangzhou is really turning into a more commercial city with...

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:47:36 +0800

Hangzhou is really turning into a more commercial city with money, as evidenced by this Aston Martin dealership.

This was an international area on the side of the lake,...

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:45:02 +0800

This was an international area on the side of the lake, xihutiandi - that also had a bunch of restaurants and some bars.

The other side of the lake at night is adorned with nice...

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:40:54 +0800

The other side of the lake at night is adorned with nice walkways

The leifung pagoda at night, lit up

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:36:49 +0800

The leifung pagoda at night, lit up

View of the lake from the top of the pagoda

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:33:33 +0800

View of the lake from the top of the pagoda

As you can see in this picture, the bottom of the pagoda now has...

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:31:49 +0800

As you can see in this picture, the bottom of the pagoda now has elevators that go up into it, and is quite modern

Inside the bottom of the pagoda are the ruins of the original...

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:29:35 +0800

Inside the bottom of the pagoda are the ruins of the original pagoda

Going up the escalator

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:27:22 +0800

Going up the escalator

The leifung pagoda, the only pagoda with an escalator on the...

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:30:46 +0800

The leifung pagoda, the only pagoda with an escalator on the outside and an elevator inside. It’s actually been rebuilt on top of the ruins of the original pagoda.

This was a cool boat I saw going across the lake

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:28:06 +0800

This was a cool boat I saw going across the lake