HANGZHOU

We took a short flight to Hangzhou, which is a city built around West Lake and set in the mountains. Sound beautiful? Well, it is famous for its natural beauty and historical and cultural heritages. The gardens surrounding West Lake were spectacular-and very crowded(1.7 million people live there). We took a boat ride around the lake, but it was foggy that day and my pictures didn't turn out very well. Walking around the city was fun and we laughed when we saw this "children's buddha".
That night we went to an unusual show on the Lake. And, it was ON the Lake, meaning that there were stages underwater so that when the performers came out it looked like they were walking on water! There were over 300 performers telling the story of a couple that fell in love....but had a sad -but beautiful, ending.

The next day we visited another thing that this area is renown for-its tea fields. We went into the Dragon Well Tea Factory to learn how they pick, dry and package their green tea and it was so good(and good for you) that I bought a lot!