{"id":17076,"date":"2015-07-01T21:19:28","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T01:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basicallybeyondbasic.com\/?p=17076"},"modified":"2023-08-03T16:32:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T20:32:34","slug":"to-wuzhen-hangzhou-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2015\/07\/01\/to-wuzhen-hangzhou-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"To Wuzhen, Hangzhou, and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wuzhen means water town.<\/p>\n<p>In the city of Wuzhen, life revolves around water. There are streams that flow between the city&#8217;s streets. Water lines the edges of buildings and helps the native Chinese people\u00a0travel around their village.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17076 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsc03734-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=680,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsc03734.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsc03724-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=680,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsc03724.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17077\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17077'>\n\t\t\t\tBoatride\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsc03834-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=680,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsc03834.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17082\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17082'>\n\t\t\t\tShopping in a nearby area\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsc03779-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=680,height=1024,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsc03779.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17081\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17081'>\n\t\t\t\tClothes dyed\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsc03754-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=680,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsc03754.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsc03821-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=680,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsc03821.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17084\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17084'>\n\t\t\t\tSmall shop\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsc03828-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=680,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsc03828.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17083\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17083'>\n\t\t\t\tChinese candy\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Wuzhen is a 1,300 year old town located on the lower end of the Yangtze River.\u00a0People still build their houses along the water and have established a market near\u00a0the bridges where many tourists visit. Though the street was tight and we were barely able to push our way through,\u00a0our group\u00a0did manage to make it to the other end and we even did some\u00a0shopping along the way!<\/p>\n<p>From there, we drove to the wonderful city of\u00a0Hangzhou. Hangzhou translates to\u00a0living poetry. The city is recognized\u00a0for its artistic gardens, temples, pagodas, and islands throughout the\u00a0lake. While we were there, two of our major\u00a0stops were the <a href=\"https:\/\/therockysafari.com\/2015\/06\/22\/im-bringing-home-authentic-emporers-dragon-well-green-tea\/\">Tea Village at Mei Jia Wu<\/a> and the Leifeng Pagoda.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-17076 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2015\/07\/01\/to-wuzhen-hangzhou-and-beyond\/dsc03852\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=680,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsc03852.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-17101\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-17101'>\n\t\t\t\tSusan talking about Hangzhou before she fell over\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2015\/07\/01\/to-wuzhen-hangzhou-and-beyond\/dsc03918\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=680,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsc03918.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-17097\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-17097'>\n\t\t\t\tBoat ride time\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2015\/07\/01\/to-wuzhen-hangzhou-and-beyond\/dsc03867-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"468\" src=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=680,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsc03867.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-17099\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-17099'>\n\t\t\t\tSay hi to Susan! 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