Journies of change

Movement is the key

Hangzhou

  • 3…….Water Trilogy…Hangzhou

    The Lovely Chinese Water Town of Old Hangzhou    published in   http://www.tripatini.com continuing with the Water Trilogy series covering Shanghai,Suzhou and Hangzhou 2014 road trip Read more

  • Fei lai Feng, or ‘the Peak that Flew Hither’

    Fei lai Feng, or ‘the Peak that Flew Hither’, on way to Lingyin Temple, northwest of Hangzhou, is a limestone peak with caves, exquisite ancient Buddha statues set amidst verdant greenery and gurgling streams. The skill and graceful detailing of Buddha statues carved in various sizes and poses, especially of Maitreya or Laughing Buddh, are a pleasure to… Read more

  • The Water Trilogy

    Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou….the picture-perfect water towns intrinsically tied to the Aqua around them shaping the interactions of their inhabitants with their geographical and historical landscapes. The three towns retain their personal identity fueled by a modern and industrialized persona. Shanghai, rain spattered and mysterious on that typhoonisque afternoon of September 2014 was out of step from… Read more