Confucius Temple

Address: 65 Laodong Road. 劳动路65号. 
Review:
HangZhou’s tribute to Confucius can be found near WuShan Square.  A modest temple dedicated to the life and times of the great thinker, aptly named HangZhou KongMiao.  This temple is not your ordinary temple in that it was recently erected by the HangZhou government to preserve the culture and heritage of what Confucius had to offer the world and the Chinese nation. 

This modern structure is now the resting place of many stone carvings unearthed from ancient times, and the beautiful gardens and pools offer a relaxing way to brush up on your history.  The temple is free to all visitors Read the story »

Witness 2009 Total Solar Eclipse and tidal bore

A big event of year 2009 for astronomers from allover the world is the unique astronomical phenomenon on 22nd July 2009-the longest total solar eclipse of
21st. The duration of totality is 5-6 minutes in China. The maximum duration is viewable from anywhere on mainland China. And the eclipse path goes across
major cities of Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Suzhou and Shanghai in southern China.
Why would Hangzhou be the best place to witness the eclipse? According to a climate stats China would have less cloud cover than other countries on the day
of eclipse, and Hangzhou has even less cloud than other cities which stand on the eclipse path, unless you can find a better location on an island or a ship
in the Pacific.

Read the story »

From Pudong Airport to Hangzhou

By Train
1. Take airport bus No.7 to Shanghai South Railway Station, every 20min a bus, takes about 60min. Then go to Hangzhou by train from Shanghai South Railway Station. 
2. Take Maglev from the airport to Longyang Road Station (50RMB with your air ticket), take subway line 2 to Shanghai South Railway Station. Then go to Hangzhou by train from Shanghai South Railway Station.
Train Schedule  http://inhangzhou.com/hangzhou/?p=78
 
By bus
Shuttle bus Dragon Stadium<–>Pudong Airport  RMB 100 
Read the story »