Category archive for ‘Outdoors’ 
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The Norway Woods Bar
I dont really see myself rushing off to Norway Woods of an evening, but should try some time. Charlie of G+ / Wahaha fame is running the place now, and so I am sure it is a pretty slick operation. But perhaps Norway Woods is just as suited for a cheeky afternoon, early evening drink.
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The Hex of Hangzhou? 八卦田
The Hangzhou Octagram farm must be a well kept secret as it took quite a while to find the proper name for the place – 八卦田 – let alone its location – Yuhuangshan Road as it turns into Nanfu Road (玉皇山路和南复路). On a clean day there are great views of Hangzhou and West Lake and the Qiantang River, a little history and a pint at the end of it all.
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Guo’s Villa | 郭庄
Guo’s Villa is one of those places you wish were a secret. On a slightly off-colour day, the weather I mean, there are few people there and sitting right on the bank of West Lake drinking green tea with a book or friend is one of those unique-to-Hangzhou ways of whiling away an afternoon.
By SWG
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Hangzhou Weather
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Green Tea Restaurant
No place is perfect, and Green Tea is no exception. Despite the name, this restaurant doesn’t really have anything to do with green tea or even Hangzhou, but it is one of those places that would be a shame to miss. It’s just the character of place really. Aside from the food, which is excellent [...]
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China naturist resort, Lin’An, Hangzhou
HANGZHOU – A NATURIST swimming resort to be open Saturday has ignited heated discussion in China where public nudity is still taboo.
By McE
The resort in Lin’an County of the eastern Zhejiang province was the second attempt by local people to have a naturist tourist site. The first nude pool in Lin’an opened five years ago but [...] -
Xixi | archiCentral
archiCentral
By SWG
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 on the ground. [...] -
Counter-Strike China, BB Gun…
Hahahaha. God it was a lot of fun. And intense. And pretty painful too – obviously not the same as 7.62mm AK-47 round – but enough to try to make sure you dont get hit too many times.
By McE
I like real guns that shoot real things that move – not too many people on the whole, [...] -
Walk to Meijiawu | 梅家坞
It was one of those magic days that you get in the spring in Hangzhou and so it was with a little trepidation we set off looking for a cab – Sunday, nice weather means no cabs. Of course I have no qualms at all shoving some nice old lady out of the way, afterall [...]
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Sunday afternoon, Hangzhou Hyatt Terrace
“Let longe Hyatt”. English isn’t his strongest suit. 45 minutes later, laptop and swimshorts (in hand) I am settling into a teak chair outside the Hangzhou Hyatt restaurant. It’s a bit early for a White Russian, but we had been drinking those the night before, and didnt really want
By SWG
