China Landscape Tour 2002
Day 4 - Hangzhou, Tunxi
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4/15/2002 - More of Hangzhou: local market, royal garden
 - Tunxi: Old Street

April 15, 2002 (Monday)
 

[3567] A local market full of fresh vegetables and other goods.;
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[3823] The meat section of the market.
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[3825] This young butcher was touted by others as a master slicer.
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[3833] Curiosity got the better of this man, wondering what I'm holding - he guessed I had a camera and smiled heartily!
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[3835] This woman stands by her meat grinder, not wanting to look straight into the camera. I showed her this picture after I took it and she was pleased!
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[3839] More fresh vegetables at the local Hangzhou market.
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[3844] One of the royal gardens near West Lake in Hangzhou.
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[3847] A self-portrait at the royal garden. Seems that I should've put on my customary chinese gown?
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[3849] A couple of geese play in the pond in the royal garden.
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[3852] Not sure what the name of this flower is, but it is very fragrant.
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[3854] These are the Chinese 'swans'. I was told that a couple mate for life and always stay together.
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[3869] A tea house in the royal garden, beautifully landscaped, complete with pebble walkways.
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[3876] The important thing to notice in this picture are the beautiful flowers and the unusual rock formations!
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[3878] Sowwy, dont know the name of this yellow flower either, but it sure wuz pretty!
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[3880]  At the garden, a young man cut open a cultured oyster to reveal about a dozen pine-nut-sized pearls.
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[3883] This pearl was being sold for 12,900 YMB, or about $US 1,600! I was told some of the largest pearls are from oysters 15 to 20 years old.
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[3893] Still at the royal garden in Hangzhou - circular openings such as this was designed for beauty, practicality, and feng-shui!
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[3927] Wheat/rice patties abound on the road to tea plantations, this is in the vincinity of Hangzhou still.
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[3933] In a region of Hangzhou are thousands of acres of green tea fields, all plowed facing the sun in a predetermined direction. It is said that the combination of altitude, weather, and people make this the idea location for growing green tea bushes.
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[3947] In the 'Old Street' of Tunxi, this and other shops sell an endless variety of calligraphy brushes. The largest are sometimes the size of a small broom!
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[3948] This brush dealer kindly allowed me to take a photograph of him.
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[3955] Ah, the 'Red guard' buttons - show your patriotism!
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[3957] An alley way off the 'Old Street' in Tunxi, lined with bicycles and scooters.
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[3958] 'Old Street' in Tunxi - many of the buildings are more than 300 years old, where the more intricate the carvings, the more affluent/influential the owners must be. Today, it is lined with shops.
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[3967] A cultural museum on 'Old Street'.
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[3971] A huge (about 4 ft by 2 ft) ink-pad carved out of a single rock with the shape of an old man.
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