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    9 августа 2019 г.
  • Carlo CassanelliChinaПутешественник

    Dinner

    9 августа 2019 г., Китай ⋅ 🌧 25 °C

    We went to a really good restaurant with Minghui's parents and friends. They welcomed us in a really nice way and we had so many good dishes there.

    A rounded table with a lot of delicious food: fish, crab, vegetables, xialongbao (dumplings), soups, mushrooms, meat, tofu, hot pot, shrimps, red wine, yellow wine, corn juice, fruits and salad.

    Xialongbao are delicious dumplings with soup inside. Awesome!
    Hong Shao Rou is speciality. It's a Shanghai-Style Braised Pork Belly.

    We made a lot of toasts (Ganbei!!) and they also gave us chopsticks as a gift, really nice ones.    Читать далее

  • Carlo CassanelliChinaПутешественник

    Nanjing road

    10 августа 2019 г., Китай ⋅ 🌧 27 °C

    We went to Nanjing Road, the famous shopping street and we had lunch there. We ate dumplings, rice and soups.

    We also took a lot of rain. The tifon was near Shanghai.

    We realized how crazy the people were driving. Lot of kinds of electric scooters crossing in the street with almost no rules. Really fun to watch but need to be careful.Читать далее

  • Carlo CassanelliChinaПутешественник

    Suzhou

    12 августа 2019 г., Китай ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    We travelled 30 minutes by train to get to Suzhou. The city's magnificent UNESCO World Heritage Sites include the stunning Grand Canal and dozens of classical gardens.
    We visited:

    - The Humble Administrator's Garden
    - Lion Grove Garden
    - Tiger Hill

    The gardens were really nice but crowded so we didn't enjoy them like we could.
    The Tiger Hill was better and the park was really quite. We had a nice stay there.    Читать далее

  • Carlo CassanelliChinaПутешественник

    Floatasian Float Spa

    13 августа 2019 г., Китай ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    We tried this unique experience: the floating tank. We did one session (1 hour) for 375 RMB. A Swedish guy explained us the benefits of this for the body and the mind.

    At the beginning was strange and a bit hard to completely relax, but after 15 minutes (in the dark and without sounds) i was floating and relaxing in 24cm of water full of salt.

    A bit hard to describe. I think every person has different feelings. But it's like going in the space for an undefined time.

    When the music played for telling me that the session was finishing i was thinking: "Really? Now? I was there only for 20 minutes......" but 1 hour passed.

    After that i felt really good and relaxed. We drank a tisane and we discussed about our feelings and personal experience.

    It was really intense and unique. I recommend everyone to try this.    Читать далее

  • Carlo CassanelliChinaПутешественник

    Hangzhou

    14 августа 2019 г., Китай ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C

    We took almost one hour by train from Shanghai to go to Hangzhou. This city is famous for The city's West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

    We wanted to go by bike around the lake but it wasn't a good idea. We had to make a citizen card (for 250 RMB) to take the public bikes.
    We followed a chinese man to arrive at the West Lake but we discovered that we couldn't pass with the bike in the street just around the lake. What a pity!

    We walked to admire the beauty and tranquility of that place.

    Our first stop was the Baochu Pagoda. We left the bikes there and we walked for 30 minutes to get to the top of the mountain. It was really hot. But it was worth it. From there we saw an incredible view of the West Lake. It was a mix of modernity, culture, spirituality and nature.

    After a few kilometers in the delirious traffic of Hangzhou we decided to abandon the bikes.

    We took a taxi to go to our next stop: the Lingyin Temple.
    It is a Buddhist temple of the Chan sect located north-west of Hangzhou. The temple's name is commonly literally translated as Temple of the Soul's Retreat. It is one of the largest and wealthiest Buddhist temples in China, and contains numerous pagodas and Buddhist grottoes.

    This beautiful temple is immersed in a natural landscape and is rich of amazing statues and spirituality.

    Our last stop was the tea village. We saw tea plantations at the sunset and we went in a tea house to try some Longjing tea, sometimes called by its literal translated name Dragon Well tea. It is a variety of pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou. It is produced mostly by hand and renowned for its high quality, earning it the China Famous Tea title.

    We also bought three small boxes for 400 RMB in total.    Читать далее

  • Carlo CassanelliChinaПутешественник

    Xi'an

    15 августа 2019 г., Китай ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C

    We travelled for 5 hours by fast train to go from Shanghai to Xi'an.

    In the late afternoon we went to the city wall and we rode a bike for 14 km around the Fortifications. It was really cool and we saw a beautiful sunset and also the full moon at night.

    We had some delicious noodles (big ones) with vegetables and meet at "Biang Biang Noodles".

    We also went to the Muslim quarter: lot of foods and smells were coming from the streets full of people and vitality.    Читать далее

  • Carlo CassanelliChinaПутешественник

    Terracotta Warriors

    16 августа 2019 г., Китай ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    We visited The Terracotta Army, a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting the emperor in his afterlife. The figures were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong County, outside Xi'an.

    There are three pits to see. The first one is the biggest and contains the main army of more than 6,000 figures.

    Personally i had more expectations about that place. But it was very crowded and i didn't enjoy it so much.    Читать далее

  • Carlo CassanelliChinaПутешественник

    Bell Tower and Drum Tower

    16 августа 2019 г., Китай ⋅ ⛅ 36 °C

    We went inside the Bell Tower, built in 1384 during the early Ming Dynasty. It's a symbol of the city of Xi'an and one of the grandest of its kind in China.

    After that we visited the Drum Tower, erected in 1380 during the early Ming Dynasty. Drums were beat at sunset to indicate the end of the day. Each was decorated with intrinsic and beautiful Chinese writing, which symbolizes good fortune.Читать далее

  • Carlo CassanelliChinaПутешественник

    Friday Evening: dinner & disco

    16 августа 2019 г., Китай ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C

    We had a great dinner with a grill in the middle of the table. We ate really good fish, meat, vegetables and mushrooms.

    We had Kweichow Moutai. Maotai or Moutai is a brand of baijiu, a distilled Chinese liquor (spirit), made in the town of Maotai in China's Guizhou province. Produced by the state-owned Kweichow Moutai Company, the beverage is distilled from fermented sorghum and now comes in several different varieties.

    Our chinese friends gave this Moutai as a gift. Thanks! I read that in China is a status symbol and they drink it in very important dinners.

    We went do Deep Club, a disco in Xian. It was really fun: we were the only western boys there! The music was EDM/Electronic and we met some nice chinese friends.    Читать далее

  • Carlo CassanelliChinaПутешественник

    Giant Wild Goose Pagoda

    17 августа 2019 г., Китай ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    We went inside the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda to see the view from the top. Around the pagoda there are a number of squares and gardens built to present the grandness of the pagoda and the cultural spirit of the Tang Dynasty. To the north is the famous North Square with a spectacular musical fountain.

    We waited until 9 pm to see the musical fountain show. It was relaxing to hear the chinese and the water sounds.    Читать далее

  • Carlo CassanelliChinaПутешественник

    Chinese Herb Market

    18 августа 2019 г., Китай ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C

    We went by taxi a bit far from the center to see the Chinese medicine herb market. It's a traditional market where peasants and wholesalers sell bags and bags and boxes and boxes of interesting herbs, medicines and medicinal foods.

    There were lot of strange things. The most common things we have recognized were Ginseng, Goji Berries, licorice and some kind of mushrooms.

    The funny guy owner of the shop told us the benefit of each herb and gave us a special wine made with undefined herbs and mushrooms. It was really strong and tasted quite bad but he told us that it hadn't collateral effects.

    We bought some Goji Berries for 50 RMB (250g). Cheap price and good quality.

    It was a really interesting experience for us.    Читать далее