Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, and with the renowned Xi Hu (West Lake), has long been considered one of the most beautiful cities in China. However, in recent years the city seems to be perpetually covered in smog , like most cities in China today, as a result of pollution. The Xi Hu I saw was far from the prestine and beautiful lake I had read in books. I guess much of the old beauties of Xi Hu was ravaged by the Cultural Revolution, the new industrialization and mis-management by the city leaders. http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/china-june-004-n/6807901_T2FZa-Ti.jpg http://yang.smugmug.com/gallery/180328_Mqfbb/ 2004-08-01T13:57:43Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://yang.smugmug.com">Yang Wang</a><br />Budda in Ling-Yin Temple. Unlike the budda you find in many other places in China, which were made somewhere and brought into the temple, this one was carved on a rocky hill.</p><p><a href="http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/180328_Mqfbb#6807901_T2FZa" title="Budda in Ling-Yin Temple. Unlike the budda you find in many other places in China, which were made somewhere and brought into the temple, this one was carved on a rocky hill."><img src="http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/china-june-004-n/6807901_T2FZa-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Budda in Ling-Yin Temple. Unlike the budda you find in many other places in China, which were made somewhere and brought into the temple, this one was carved on a rocky hill." title="Budda in Ling-Yin Temple. Unlike the budda you find in many other places in China, which were made somewhere and brought into the temple, this one was carved on a rocky hill." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T19:26:06Z Yang Wang http://yang.smugmug.com http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/china-june-004-n/6807901_T2FZa-Th.jpg 2004-06-10 21:49:01 <p><a href="http://yang.smugmug.com">Yang Wang</a><br />Ling-Yin Temple</p><p><a href="http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/180328_Mqfbb#6807902_gqNdJ" title="Ling-Yin Temple"><img src="http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/china-june-009-n/6807902_gqNdJ-Th.jpg" width="134" height="150" alt="Ling-Yin Temple" title="Ling-Yin Temple" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T02:51:16Z Yang Wang http://yang.smugmug.com http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/china-june-009-n/6807902_gqNdJ-Th.jpg 2004-06-10 22:02:04 <p><a href="http://yang.smugmug.com">Yang Wang</a><br />Inside the Ling-Yin Temple</p><p><a href="http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/180328_Mqfbb#6807903_GhaQJ" title="Inside the Ling-Yin Temple"><img src="http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/china-june-015-n/6807903_GhaQJ-Th.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="Inside the Ling-Yin Temple" title="Inside the Ling-Yin Temple" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-01T20:45:27Z Yang Wang http://yang.smugmug.com http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/china-june-015-n/6807903_GhaQJ-Th.jpg 2004-06-10 22:25:43 <p><a href="http://yang.smugmug.com">Yang Wang</a><br />Ling-Yin Temple</p><p><a href="http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/180328_Mqfbb#6807904_RMK4b" title="Ling-Yin Temple"><img src="http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/china-june-017-n/6807904_RMK4b-Th.jpg" width="143" height="150" alt="Ling-Yin Temple" title="Ling-Yin Temple" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T03:37:22Z Yang Wang http://yang.smugmug.com http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/china-june-017-n/6807904_RMK4b-Th.jpg 2004-06-10 22:27:53 <p><a href="http://yang.smugmug.com">Yang Wang</a><br />Xi Hu (West Lake)</p><p><a href="http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/180328_Mqfbb#6807905_cGrxP" title="Xi Hu (West Lake)"><img src="http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/china-june-027-n/6807905_cGrxP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Xi Hu (West Lake)" title="Xi Hu (West Lake)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-01T22:21:30Z Yang Wang http://yang.smugmug.com http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/china-june-027-n/6807905_cGrxP-Th.jpg 2004-06-11 00:01:51 <p><a href="http://yang.smugmug.com">Yang Wang</a><br />Xi Hu. It was a foggy day. The visibility was very low on the lake.</p><p><a href="http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/180328_Mqfbb#6807906_MfL5M" title="Xi Hu. It was a foggy day. The visibility was very low on the lake."><img src="http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/china-june-041-n/6807906_MfL5M-Th.jpg" width="150" height="92" alt="Xi Hu. It was a foggy day. The visibility was very low on the lake." title="Xi Hu. It was a foggy day. The visibility was very low on the lake." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-01T23:52:48Z Yang Wang http://yang.smugmug.com http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/china-june-041-n/6807906_MfL5M-Th.jpg 2004-06-13 21:58:35 <p><a href="http://yang.smugmug.com">Yang Wang</a><br />Fog and Xi Hu.</p><p><a href="http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/180328_Mqfbb#6807907_v6Nij" title="Fog and Xi Hu."><img src="http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/china-june-051-n/6807907_v6Nij-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Fog and Xi Hu." title="Fog and Xi Hu." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T00:16:18Z Yang Wang http://yang.smugmug.com http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/china-june-051-n/6807907_v6Nij-Th.jpg 2004-06-13 22:07:13 <p><a href="http://yang.smugmug.com">Yang Wang</a><br />Willow grove on the bank of Xi Hu.</p><p><a href="http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/180328_Mqfbb#6807908_8MqcW" title="Willow grove on the bank of Xi Hu."><img src="http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/china-june-054-n/6807908_8MqcW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Willow grove on the bank of Xi Hu." title="Willow grove on the bank of Xi Hu." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T03:07:00Z Yang Wang http://yang.smugmug.com http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/china-june-054-n/6807908_8MqcW-Th.jpg 2004-06-13 22:33:41 <p><a href="http://yang.smugmug.com">Yang Wang</a><br />Foggy day in Hangzhou.</p><p><a href="http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/180328_Mqfbb#6807909_fqSb7" title="Foggy day in Hangzhou."><img src="http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/china-june-055-n/6807909_fqSb7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="109" alt="Foggy day in Hangzhou." title="Foggy day in Hangzhou." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-01T18:13:28Z Yang Wang http://yang.smugmug.com http://yang.smugmug.com/Travel/China-June-2004/Hangzhou-June-2004/china-june-055-n/6807909_fqSb7-Th.jpg 2004-06-14 00:01:11