The Art Of Taichi

@ shuangtou bridge, changqiao park, Westlake, (PSed a bit at the background)

Taichi, also known as shadowboxing, know more about it, click its wiki link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_chi_chuan

Taichi chuan is actually much more popular among senior citizens and foreign visitors, its soft martial technique really can calm you down, especially in such a serene environment.

There're regular group Taichi classes put on at the westlake, some of them are free of charge.

Well, my mom is "master" of Taichi, although I know nothing about it. I'm thinking to learn some solo routines (forms), so I can calm myself down as well. haha

Purification

@ Grand Canal
Typically Jiangnan view-- small towns, stone bridge, wooden achitectures.

Hangzhounese are lucky to have such laid back sites to stay away from urban anxiety.

No schorching sun,just a little wind, several passers-by, few colliers slowly moving in the canal.

Wow, that's pretty....

I wish you a happy happy weekend~

Hsin-an River

Photo taken @ Xin'an River by Eric, Nikon D200

Xin'an River is a tributary of the Fuchun River at Xin'an Jiang, close to Jiande county in Hangzhou.

The river usually impress people by a layer of fog floating above the river, creating the effect of mirage.

As for the river reservoir on this river, here's a brief introduction, http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/273883/Xinan-River-Reservoir#tab=active~checked%2Citems~checked&title=Xin%E2%80%99an%20River%20Reservoir%20--%20Britannica%20Online%20Encyclopedia

Blind Date--A Girl's List

@ a blind date fair by akira

They list their own qualifications of their future mates and write their own basic informations on small papers.

Then, "poking around the market", if his or her information matches your standard, ok, write down the phone number. This girl in the photo must have written down at least 5 numbers, haha, interesting, right?

Take a close look and here's a girl's information and standard:

information

Age: 29

Phone number: 131********

Monthly income: 3000yuan

Hobbies: reading, watching TV, strolling...

Personality: open, caring..

Degree: Becherlor degree

Height: 173

Weight: 60kg

(wow, she's making me want to have a date with her!)

Mate standard:

Car, house, basic monthly income: 10000 yuan......

OMG, she's so realistic! Everything she mentioned is material, but sometimes that's needed.

As for this blogger, she was not there but just received a call from a guy who said he has a great potential in curing her insanity.

Ok, let's see if it'll work.

Where Do You Live

For house renters, average cost 2500 yuan/month here.

As for apartment buyers , that's about 6000RMB(outside the main city, in the surrounding areas)-18000RMB/m2, normally 80-150 square meters for each apartment.

Living in Hangzhou is not a tough job. There're about 7.7 million permanent residents in Hangzhou, most of them are house-buyers.

But bubbles are just everywhere, sometimes the price can go up to 30000 RMB/m2 for a small apartment.