In the Summer evening, ask some friends to go to bar together, drinking some beer, listening to jazz, shaking body with music, enjoy the beautiful night! There are many bars in Hangzhou, and today I will recommend some bars that I think be popular in the local.
Maybe the style of decoration, the supply of dishes, the clothing of service personnel or the background music… these nostalgic restaurants are like the popular Tong suit or the old songs that listened in the childhood, giving person a feeling of the past.
To further strengthen the management of the employment of foreigners in Hangzhou and ensure the legitimate interests of foreign employers. From mid- November to mid-December, Hangzhou Immigration Employment Management Services Department carries out the special inspection on the employment of foreigners. The inspection is divided into self-examination, rectification, sampling these three stages and it lasts about a month.
Miao Mingjun, born in Lin’an, graduated from university in 2003 and to be a civil servant in Hangzhou. He felt that he was not suitable for eight-to-five and unchallenged life, so he spent three years transforming into a “first person of Hangzhou Foreign Real Estate Broker “. In April 2006, he set up his own agency, Maos Real Estate service (Maos), which provides foreigners working in Hangzhou with rent and foreign domestic services.
Hangzhou is a beautiful city. As saying goes:”Up above there is Paradise, down here there
are Suzhou and Hangzhou.” There are many beautiful attractions,such as Westlake, Yang Gong causeway, Xixi National Wetland Park, Zhu Bin Ren bronze sculpture museum and so on.
KTV is probably the place that people usually go, sometimes the frquency is even higher than the hotel. Singing is a good leisure way to relax, not only can make friends, but also can enperience a feeling of singer.
Shopping is a women’s nature. When coming Hangzhou, how can you miss the chance to go shopping. Here are several most popular shopping places in Hangzhou.
Chinese massage is an important part of traditional medicine and it has a long history. It has a unique and significant effect for the treatment of disease, health care, mental relaxation. combining the essence of traditional Chinese medicine theroy, with the guidance of meridian theory, Chinese massage has a high medical value. Continue reading
Hangzhou is a beautiful with a long history. During the thousand history, it has formed its unique culture. Today, I wil introduce these culture to you.
As one of the seven ancient capitals in China , Hangzhou is a famous historic and cultural city. Fertile land, rich products, it was away from war and became a literary poet’s centralized location. Many famous poets in history, such as Bai Juyi, Su Shi all had been official in Hangzhou. They have created numerous poems for Hangzhou.
Ranked among China’s four major folklore, The Butterfly Lovers is famous both at home and abroad. It has been adapted into various art forms. Hangzhou is the birthplace of Butterfly Lovers legend. Wansong Academy is the place where they studied. The another famous folk tale is “White Snake”. It began to spread from Southern Song Dynasty, and later spread to Japan, Korea and so on. White Snake has a great contribution on the history, folklore and art. Lady Bai has become China’s important typical image in works of art.
“Up above there is Paradise, down here there are Suzhou and Hangzhou.” Living in Hangzhou is like in paradise. The climate of Hangzhou is appropriate, which is typical of the Jiangnan Water. People living the Hangzhou has gentle character and handsome appearance. “Wu dialect” is also a characteristic. Rich products, beautiful scene, all of these make Hangzhou won the reputation of “Habitat Award”,”International Garden City”. Hangzhou’s cuisine is also a feature.
Hangzhou has a reputation of “silk house”. The history of silk is as long as human beings. Early ancestors had mastered the species of mulberry, sericulture and other techniques during Liangzhu culture. Through the development, it later became a royal tribute, called “the world’s crown”. After the start of Hangzhou silk exports to the world, “Silk Road” was beginning famous in the world. Silk is gorgeous, rich and harmonious, which is coincide with Hangzhou people’s temperament. Hangzhou Silk is suitable for decoration, magnificent but useful, to be known as the “flower of oriental art.”
As the saying goes :”Up above there is Paradise, down here there are Suzhou and Hangzhou.” Hangzhou is a city of water, and it is on the water is where you can really experience the charm of Hangzhou. The most beautiful night cruises are in the Grand Canal, West Lake, and the Qiantang River. Standing on the paddle boat, breezing cold air, enjoying the beautiful night scene, how romantic it is!
West Lake Night Cruise 西湖夜游
West Lake is one of famous scenery spots of Hangzhou and West Lake night cruise is also an important source of entertainment. With differnet style boats, from mid-April each year to mid-October, whenever you go, you will have the chance to have the excellent experience. The route starts from the five parks and ends back at the terminal, one round-trip around the lake takes about 50 minutes. There are three kinds of boats. One is Fang Song boat, which is the largest one. It can seat 70 to 80 people. Boarding generally begins at about 18:30 and from 19:00 onward a ship departs every hour. The smaller is recreational boat, which can seat about 40 to 50 people, leave about every 20 minutes. The last one is rowing boat and this is the smallest, just only seat about six people.
Add: 5 parks wharf Hangzhou
地址：杭州五公园码头
Opening hours：18:30-21:00 Friday、Saturdays and holidays the time is extended by one half hour
Tel：0571 8702 8153
Price: Fang Song (Song dynasty boats) 90 RMB
Recreational Boats: 25 RMB
Row boats: 80 RMB/ Hour
Getting there：take bus routes Y9, K7, Y1
Canal Night Cruise运河夜游
Hangzhou Grand Canal has a history of more than a thousand years. Sitting on the boat, you can 
enjoy the large cluster of ancient buildings on both shores. The canal night cruise has large, medium and small vessels available. It starts from Wulin Gate at 7:30 pm to Gongchen Qiao and the whole trip takes about one hour. Along the way you can see Emperor Qianlong’s Imperial Dock, the imperial granary, Qianlong Fang, the new Xiang Ji Temple, and the famous Jiangnan Bridge “Gong Chenqiao.”
Add: Wulin Men pier, Hangzhou
地址：杭州武林门码头
Tel: 0571 8993 8877
Opening hours: 19:30-21:00
Price: 100 RMB/ person, Xiang Ji Temple 20 RMB
Getting there: take bus K502 K293 K270 K278 K106 K56 K55 58 K58 K32 K900 K189 K836 K76 K156 to Hangzhou Plaza
Qiantang River Cruise钱塘江夜游
The Qiantang River cruise is also a great night cruise to take. Along the way, there are a lot of 
beautiful sights to see and it passes through three locks. The trip starts from the Wulin pier heading south to the Grand Canal and the whole trip takes about 3 hours.
Add: Wulin Men pier, Hangzhou
地址：杭州武林门码头
Opening hours: 19:15-22: 00
Tel: 0571 8993 8877
Getting there: take bus K502 K293 K270 K278 K106 K56 K55 58 K58 K32 K900 K189 K836 K76 K156 to Hangzhou Plaza
