Cravings for western pastries in Shanghai…
Had been having too many Chinese dumplings and man tous and was just craving for good Western cakes and pastries. I found my fix at Super Brand Mall 🙂 A good dessert followed by a nice…
View PostMy video of Tongli
Here’s compiling the visit to Tongli in a video. Watch out for the part where the commemorates go fishing!
View PostCold Mountain Temple
Cold Mountain Temple is also known as Han Shan Shi and it was one of the last attractions I visited before heading back to Shanghai. Traditionally, Hanshan Temple is believed to have been founded during…
View PostThe Ternate Bridges of Tongli
Roaming around the streets of Tongli, you would notice a vast amount of bridges in this little village. 49 bridges to be exact. But only the 3 bridges in the central of town three rivers…
View PostCormorant fishing
One of the most fascinating sights I’ve seen in China is Cormorant fishing. It’s is a traditional method of fishing where huge Cormorant birds are trained by the fisherman to do the fishing for them! Of…
View PostThe Canals and Life of Tongli
Tongli, while not as popular and commercialized as Zhou Zhuang, is already tainted with the beginnings of a very touristy feel with plenty of Chinese touts positioning themselves around the town. Unfortunately, I believe that in no time,…
View PostFood in Tongli
We wanted to try something really local in Tongli so I got my trishaw driver to bring me to a local joint instead of one of those extremely touristy looking ones on the main street. He…
View PostRetreat & Reflection Garden
Tongli boasts 38 residences in Ming&Qing dynasties, 47 temples and ancestral halls and around 100 residences of local rich and powerful people as well as former residences of celebrities. After viewing countless of pavilions and traditional Chinese…
View PostThe many museums of Tongli
There are all sorts of museums in Tongli and they are housed in old, well preserved Qing or Ming era merchant homes. Apparently, Suzhou and Hangzhou had one of the largest trade business going on…
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