Hang zhou Daily Photo

Your Idea?

2009-08-21T23:20:00.010+08:00

@BJ district, this is the place I work in now. Binjiang district locates in the most southern part while I live in the Northern side of HZ. Everyday I gotta spend about 4.5 hours on the road, but never a boring thing because the scenery along the road is quite soothing.

I'm thinking to move this blog to www.hangzhoudailyphoto.com

It's kinda tiring to log in blogger.com everyday via proxy.

But I really love the blogger friends here.

Yongqin Rd

2009-08-18T22:32:00.004+08:00

I have posted many Hangzhou's tourist sites, time for sth more living.

This photo is taken at the residential Yongqin Rd in Tsan-Hua-Yuan area.

River View

2009-08-16T21:14:00.004+08:00

@Qiantang river residential area

Eye of the Night

2009-08-14T21:10:00.005+08:00

Ahh, so I took this pic about an hour ago at Yanggong Causeway

The reflection of this bridge makes it a charming eyelid.

There was a bit rain, but absolutely a soothing view.

Stay Healthy

2009-08-13T21:52:00.001+08:00

Stroll stroll stroll...

Temple View

2009-08-10T21:05:00.002+08:00

@Yuhuang Temple

You love the green? That's so delighted..

Cloudy Night

2009-08-08T20:02:00.004+08:00

Back home and took several pics along the canal, this is one of them.

Before the typhoon

2009-08-07T23:38:00.002+08:00

The sky is getting dark

Taken before the storm comes.

Nanshan Rd

2009-08-03T20:09:00.003+08:00

@ Nanshan Rd. within the westlake district.

Seperated Ways

2009-08-02T20:36:00.002+08:00

@Qiantang River Bridge

Normally narrow bridges like this one do not allow bycicles and pedestrians, but this bridge is also for sight seeing, so bycicles and pedestrians are allowed on the two sides, auto mobiles in the middle. They go by parallel lines in seperated lanes, everybody is safe.

Raining...

2009-08-01T20:22:00.004+08:00

The rain comes, the high temperatures down.

Each year, small and big typhoons really help cool down the hot city.

The photo was taken at Moganshan Rd near the Yuhangtang River.

Yuhu Bay

2009-07-30T22:22:00.003+08:00

Pic taken at Yuhu Bay from another angle.

Yuhu bay is a scenic spot near "曲院风荷"，literally means 'Breeze-ruffled Lotus at Quyuan Garden'. The name is a bit poetic, isn't it?

It's a Roof

2009-07-25T10:29:00.001+08:00

@ river road

Old Door

2009-07-24T00:18:00.002+08:00

So this is a typical old style Chinese door.

I like the lock up there, pretty cool.

Is That the Same You?

2009-07-23T07:04:00.006+08:00

Pic taken at Gongcheng Bridge.

Ring...

2009-07-22T10:03:00.003+08:00

So I am a bit excited about this...

It feels good to witness some great part of history.

The total sun eclipse in 2009, July the 22th.

This pic was taken when the sun was about to show up in the sky again, that's why you see the up side of the circle is getting thick.

So...my feeling is it's good to have our sun everyday.

Gongchen Bridge

2009-07-21T19:22:00.003+08:00

The age old Gongchen bridge..

The midway is for bycicles and the steps on the two sides are for pedestrians.

Reading

2009-07-19T15:45:00.005+08:00

Haven't gone out for a while, this was taken at Yuhangtang River, a branch of the canal.

Have a nice day.

Yuhu Bay

2009-07-17T22:33:00.001+08:00

...

2009-07-14T23:35:00.003+08:00

I caught this fast-moving 'objective' when I was crossing the Nanshan road.

It's not cool at all...Be careful when you drive

Mountains...

2009-07-13T18:36:00.003+08:00

So..this is what I like Hangzhou the most, ranges upon ranges of mountains.

A bit mysterious, but quite peaceful.

There are many retired officers and celebrites choose HZ as their second home, sometimes just to clean their souls.

Sunset

2009-07-12T12:19:00.000+08:00

Another sunset view near the Qu Garden.

Summer is Here

2009-07-10T09:52:00.003+08:00

Another view of the West Lake, and this seems like Hangzhou is a cool place. If you think so, you think wrong... It is 38 celcius degrees, my god, the best season to tour Hangzhou is defintely not summer, unless you are a photographer interested in lotus shots.

Bird View

2009-07-09T21:30:00.006+08:00

This picture was taken from the 22ned floor window of a building in Binjiang district, the river in the distance is Qiantang River.

The BJ district locates in the most southern part of Hangzhou, and basically it is a hi-tech zone, that's why you see more buildings than trees here.

Air Force Sanitarium

2009-07-08T21:07:00.004+08:00

And...this was taken at an air force sanitarium near the QuYuanFengHe scenic spot on my way home.

Hope you enjoy the scene as I did!

Sunset Over Qiantang River

2009-07-07T20:59:00.001+08:00

So I was on the bus 527 , crossing Qiantang river on No.1 bridge of Qiantang Jiang.

Lucky me that I saw the sunset over there.

To know more about Qiantang river, you can check the link below

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qiantang_River

A Moment of Celebration

2009-07-06T02:27:00.002+08:00

@ZUCC

Finally, I uploaded a photo.

I'm Back

2009-07-04T18:04:00.003+08:00

So glad I'm again with my camera.
See you tomorrow with a photo of Hangzhou, my friends!!

Take a Vacation

2009-05-01T08:16:00.008+08:00

This photo was taken at the tea field.

I love the mountain at the distance, looks pretty, isn't it?

Lovely scene

2009-04-20T22:12:00.003+08:00

I haven't gone out for photos for a pretty long time, ha, this one was taken at tea museum, hope I'll be back after this week.

Everybody have a goood week ahead~

Tea

2009-04-18T20:35:00.000+08:00

A panoramic view of the tea field, pic taken last week.

Can't name it

2009-04-15T10:34:00.002+08:00

@ Flower Nursery

Hailu Hui

2009-04-14T09:36:00.002+08:00

An ancient achitecture near the flower nursery.

Tea Woman

2009-04-13T08:37:00.002+08:00

@ a Longjing tea field

Mei

2009-04-12T09:51:00.001+08:00

Bractlet

2009-04-11T10:27:00.003+08:00

I have no idea what kind of tree is this.

Spring is here but we still can find traces of 2008 winter as the tree trunks are still empty of leaves.

Way to...

2009-04-10T19:37:00.000+08:00

A narrow greeny path leading to a pavilion ...you see the red spot over there?

The lights stood on the two sides of this path will be turned on when night comes.

Have a guess

2009-04-09T19:53:00.001+08:00

Guess what these people are doing?
@Lingying Rd

Mr. traffic

2009-04-08T08:45:00.001+08:00

Wanna know how a Hangzhou traffic policeman look like?

Yun Song Book Resort

2009-04-07T07:58:00.002+08:00

This is taken at the door of this book resort.

Maple In Spring

2009-04-06T02:46:00.000+08:00

Maple turns green in this lovely season.

Tea Museum

2009-04-05T08:42:00.000+08:00

Photo taken at somewhere near the tea museum.

Army...in the bus stop

2009-04-04T00:01:00.003+08:00

Three army men in the bus stop of Linying.
I think they are from the people's liberation army.
(There is an army hospital near the Linying Rd.)

Spring

2009-04-03T08:48:00.003+08:00

@ Yunsong book resort

Yunsong book resort is a tea house built in 1994 and funded by Jinyong, one of the most famous novelists in China.
I take this photo in the backyard of the book resort. I love how the leaves scattered around . When layers of yellow leaves gather here, spring is here.

Hometown of Longjin Tea

2009-04-02T15:42:00.002+08:00

@ Longjin Rd

This photo was taken near some tea hills, I was surprised to find this place looks a little like Hokkaidou in Japan.

Wooden Bridge

2009-04-01T15:38:00.001+08:00

@ Longjing Rd

I took this photo when I was heading to the tea museum for some tea this year.

The wooden bridge looks delecate enough for me to take a photo of it (and one of my feet :)

Tea Field

2009-03-31T15:36:00.001+08:00

A tea field in Yuquan

Bus stop

2009-03-30T14:30:00.000+08:00

Bus stop in YuQuan.

A couple sat there waiting for bus

Sun flowers?

2009-03-29T22:36:00.004+08:00

Sorry about the long break.
I took this photo at Soul's retreat temple, hope you enjoy it.

Hmmmm

2009-03-23T08:28:00.004+08:00

will kids ever get tired of KFC and Mc? when they grow up...

Chitchat

2009-03-22T18:33:00.005+08:00

Taking photos of kids is a cheering but also tiring job. They jump up and down, never stop moving.
I was able to take this photo, greatly attributed to this waitress's help.

More...

2009-03-21T20:29:00.004+08:00

I took this photo at a local Macdonald near an Auchan supermarket.

Spring is Here

2009-03-19T21:52:00.000+08:00

You see the willow tree?
It's green again..

Night Market

2009-03-16T19:42:00.005+08:00

@ Xinyi Fang

The blue and green canopies down there are covers for a night market.

The market serve some Indian food at night, as well as other delicacies around the country.

I dont't know why they have the Indian dishes, my aunt told me the dishes are served by several Indian international students who are really good at "飞饼"。

I was watching one of them making the dish last night. The student(chef?) reminded me those Chinese acrobatics, I mean, his performance is really wonderful.

Jiangnan Pavilion

2009-03-13T19:26:00.001+08:00

Night shot of a Jiangnan-styled pavilion

Black Tiles

2009-03-12T20:12:00.005+08:00

A close look at the tiles of a typical Jiangnan pavilion.

Tea House

2009-03-11T22:05:00.002+08:00

Qianyun tea house at Lishui Road.

This is one of the most popular tea houses in Hangzhou.

I really love the inner layout of this building.

Water Ball

2009-03-10T20:07:00.002+08:00

This was taken inside a waterpark.
It is the kind of water ball you can stuff yourself inside and roll in the water without wetting yourself.
Those kids love this, as if they never get dizzy.

Rain Stopped

2009-03-09T21:10:00.004+08:00

I saw this beautiful girl leaning at the stone balustrades when I was making my way pass the canal.
She was busy making phone calls, so she didn't realize me taking photo of her.

Rain Break

2009-03-03T11:30:00.002+08:00

The rain is gonna last for another week, as the forcaster says.
So HZDP will continue after this week.
It's almost 3 weeks...

A Short Break

2009-02-27T17:59:00.003+08:00

Hangzhou has been raining for two weeks. I guess spring is really approaching.

I have to say I'm not romantic enough to bring a heavy camera and take photos in the rain...So HZDP will continue here when the sky stops leaking water.

Bao-zi

2009-02-21T11:51:00.004+08:00

Bao-zi------ Steamed buns with stuffing.
I guess you have tried it before.

Blurred Building

2009-02-20T19:09:00.007+08:00

I took this photo through the windshield on highway Zhonghe, the blurred image of lines are actually two apartments.

It's very noisy to live alongside the highway, but Hangzhou is also a densely populated city, sometimes people have no choice but to live with "Di-Di-Ba-Ba"s.

Mountain View

2009-02-18T21:07:00.003+08:00

This is another photo featuring the misty mountains in the Laohe mountain region.
Although Hangzhou is known for its natural beauty, the lifestyle of Hangzhounese also worth a look into.
So I will try to take more lifestyle photos---sth like shopping malls, pubs, clubs, night markets, bus stops, railways, I guess I'll have more to say about those things.

Lake View

2009-02-17T19:54:00.001+08:00

This is a westlake tourist boat.

I guess it can carry 50 passengers.

Street Scene

2009-02-16T18:36:00.002+08:00

The street lamp along the canal.

Broken Bridge

2009-02-15T22:59:00.004+08:00

I took this photo several days ago, this bridge names "断桥"，literally "broken-bridge", it has a long fairy tale in it. I guess some of you might have heard of this tale before, um..."The white snake"

The hero meet the heroin on this bridge...

Can you have a guess why it's named "broken bridge"? It has sth to do with the snow...

Lake View

2009-02-14T17:08:00.003+08:00

This is another photo I took when I toured west lake.
I can't deny I add some colors to this photo, but it looks not bad.
Have a nice day~~~

北高峰

2009-02-13T19:22:00.004+08:00

This is another photo that I took during my last Sunday's trip to the Beigao peak.
I love those tall trees

Wooden Boat

2009-02-12T16:07:00.006+08:00

Spring

2009-02-11T11:05:00.001+08:00

A rockery corner near a shopping mall

Street Scene

2009-02-10T20:22:00.003+08:00

Taken @ Hefang street, the street achitectures are all in ancient style, although the interior of these shops may be not.

Mountain View

2009-02-09T21:08:00.001+08:00

Taken from the top of the Mt. Laohe.

You even can see the villages down there.

Wanyuan

2009-02-08T21:01:00.004+08:00

This is an old construction near Hefang street.
I guess this was built in the late Qing dynasty when China was in a half-colonial state, so the building is a bit european styled.(this is just my guess)

Beigao Peak

2009-02-07T20:43:00.006+08:00

I was at mountain Beigao this morning. Here is where we start our trip...

Qian Tang Gate

2009-02-06T19:48:00.003+08:00

So, this is the old Qian Tang gate which was built 1000 years ago.

Take a look at the backdrop, these shops and pubs were built in less than a decade.

Hmmm, actually I don't think these two fit into each other well. I think the gov should keep the morden constructions a little bit further from these historical sites.

Cruise

2009-02-05T19:40:00.001+08:00

I guess this is a dragon boat...full of tourists

Sky Watch

2009-02-04T21:42:00.004+08:00

West lake in this angle...looks like another ocean.

I think the sky in this picture is better taken than the lake.

Waterman

2009-02-03T18:48:00.005+08:00

Lake House

2009-02-02T19:14:00.008+08:00

This house has been here for hundreds of years, it was fisrt built in the Northen Song dynasty.

“湖畔居” is its chinese name.

（The house is not that old, it is the Qiantang Gate before this lake house that built in the late Tang and the northen Song dynasty, the house is actually a morden-styled one, there are small Irish pubs and a Casablanca club near the main building.）

Lake View (2)

2009-02-01T13:42:00.001+08:00

lake View

2009-01-31T10:09:00.001+08:00

Cozy...

2009-01-30T18:51:00.005+08:00

I went out this afternoon for my paper's references. The destination is somewhere near the Westlake, so I took the camera with me,and jumped on an empty wooden boat, swaying my way to the store on Qinchun Road. The waterman charged me less money than usual, probably because he didn't get enough tourists in this recession.

I took an hour get to the book store, and a good nap on the boat.

Can You See the Ship

2009-01-29T19:04:00.003+08:00

I almost forget this is a daily photo site..
love the ripples here, although the scene is same to my previous canal shots. Maybe I should change the place next time and be a little more creative.

Lantern and the Festivel

2009-01-28T22:41:00.007+08:00

Spring festivel is still here and people are already preparing for the brightest fest each year---the lantern festivel，which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar.
It's coming soon. Sometimes I wonder why do we have so many festivels, but it's a good thing for the working people, they can take a rest as the holiday comes.

Hangzhou Alley

2009-01-22T19:56:00.005+08:00

I still remember those alley photos I took in late autumn, this is another one.
The building on the left side is an apartment building, those on the right side belong to a middle school (Actually I spent my junior-high years here, haha)
The Chinese parasol trees along the alley look nothing different from 10 years ago.
What about you? Where were you 10 years ago?

Police Booth

2009-01-21T19:53:00.005+08:00

ha, I'm back from my funny tests and works.

This photo was taken a week ago at Fengqi Rd. The white booth you see in this photo is a public security booth, on which the police number "110 ..." is shown. Locals can call the police with this number.

Winter Trees

2009-01-11T14:15:00.002+08:00

@ Mo ganshan Rd. Ok, I'll be back after Jan 16th.
Have a nice week ahead~~~~

^^Happy New Year!

2009-01-01T19:51:00.003+08:00

Another old photo here, I'll be back sooon after January 12th.

Have a nice week ahead, and... 新年快乐！

Nice Dream

2008-12-25T09:21:00.004+08:00

This is the plant I put in my bedroom, usually this is the first thing I see every morning.
It has a very beautiful name "滴水观音", the drop of water you see is natural,selfmade by the plant. Bring people luckiness.
Hope you can see this when you wake up. Lucky new year to you ~

Greeeen

2008-12-16T15:27:00.004+08:00

Haha, another old photo here, I don't know what kind of plant is this, but it looks cool, hope you

have a nice day, no matter where you are~~~

Sunset

2008-12-08T12:22:00.012+08:00

Sunset view at the Li-shui road.

Tile House

2008-11-28T20:19:00.005+08:00

This is the kind of bungalow once ubiquitous in the Jiangnan region, but they are not so commonly seen today in the major cities of southern China as a result of the modernization drive during which skycrapers, apartments and all kinds of multi-stored houses built.
This is actually a new bungalow in the xiaohe street, it's empty and serves as a tourist site.

HZ Kids

2008-11-22T12:32:00.009+08:00

Back to where I come from!

Freeeeeedomom...

Stop following me...

Ok...I'll let you take a photo，you're so troublesome...

Hey, sister, what are you doing?

Loooook, I'm a great dancer!

I took these photo several days ago when we were in the Left Bank, I was thrilled to find so many kids there because usually I 'm 'unable' to take kids' photos, they run away too fast, or they just put on a facial expression like the kid in the third photo...you need to be cheeky enough to follow them to grab a shot.

But I'm doing a good job, right? They look so cute~~~

One More

2008-11-15T22:57:00.007+08:00

I took the photo at the third floor of the Beixing park restaurant , I was pretty lucky to see this artist surnamed Xu painting there.

The first photo shows the second part of his work series.

So what do you think of chinese paintings, do you like them?

Used Battery For New Bags!

2008-11-15T16:04:00.008+08:00

We were at Left Bank(a local community in Gongshu district) this morning, doing some public benefits. I took the photo when my mates were busy gathering people.

Plastic bags have been kicked out by those small and big supermarkets in China, and eco-friendly ones are much more preferred as a result, normally it costs 2 yuan for us to buy one eco friendly bag, but take a look at this, just hand in three used batteries and you can get one for free.

People are pretty excited about this activity, look at our fruitful result, wow~~

What Do You See

2008-11-09T10:10:00.004+08:00

Have you been one of them?

(I'll be back in a week, have a happy happy week ahead~)

One More

2008-11-03T11:34:00.005+08:00

Taken at the canal, right before the house in the preceding post.
Take care!

Lake-side House

2008-11-03T08:50:00.012+08:00

It's getting freezing here, don't forget to do some excersize to keep yourself warm and...be happy, please. Think on the bright side, if it hurts to forget about something, then keep it. Misery can make us grow.

This is an empty riverside house, just for decoration.

Taken @ Xiaohe street in the early autumn this year.

I'll be back in a week.

Happy Monday

2008-10-27T21:08:00.003+08:00

Yeeeee, I know this is disgusting, but looks funny, right?

Pull yourself together, have a great week ahead!