Photos | Escape in Hangzhou

Music Fest on the Lake

06/11/09 • (1)

Two full days of music pretty much right on the lake. Good fun. Some bands were pretty crap, but some were great. I will definitely be going to see Lions of Puxi again, and a few biggish Chinese names. The chick in Pet Conspiracy 宠物同谋 is a nutter I would like to meet, and their [...]

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Total Eclipse of the Sun | Hangzhou

22/7/09 • (2)

Skype

C says: it was so emotional
Big K says: it was
Big K says: and I’m glad you were there with me
C says: plus the gravitational pull of the moon AND the sun played havoc with my inner wellness
Big K says: Me Too (hug)

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Xixi | archiCentral

18/7/09 • (0)

archiCentral 13 Jul 09 Posted in News Xixi Wetland Art Museum // Hangzhou // China // Studio Pei-Zhu Chinese studio Pei-Zhu has designed the Xixi Wetland Art Museum located in a rural nature preserved near Hangzhou, China. The concept stems from the interaction between building and nature. As leaves fall from trees they arrive naturally [...]

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Juice of Jew’s Ear

08/7/09 • (4)

I just had to spread the knowledge. I dearly hope it doesnt taste of whatever it is the name suggests. My newly found great Chinese English Dictionary NCIKU suggest: 黑木耳露 – heimuer lu – Juice of black edible fungus So where did they get this name from? I have tried looking up wood-ear fungus on [...]

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