A Date With Wuzhen / Hangzhou (我与乌镇、杭州有约)

Well, I'm back folks!
Sorry for keep you all waiting~
My holiday finished and my school life started again~@>@"
But still, will not stop updating on my posts to you all from time to time! =)

We stopped at day 6 last time~
And let's continue on day 7 today!!
Well, in my previous posts, I did state that I'm staying overnight in the town of Wuzhen~
So, had a good night sleep and here we were the next morning, exploring this small yet historical town~

Hmm, here's some pictures taken by my lil bro who went for a jog earlier in the morning:-

*And it was misty again in the morning!*

*But still, it did not spoil the scene here! =)*

*Aww, love the reflections to max!!*

So, he did returned with some marvellous picha's~

Hmm, not long after that, all of us were ready to explore this town!

But before that, here's some info you need to know about this town of Wuzhen~~

1. Ranked 4 in the list of top 10 towns and villages in China
2. Had an eye popping 1200 years of history!
3. With its black tiled, oil-painted timber framework houses that contrast sharply with its white walls and gray flagging brings to mind a Chinese ink and wash painting, is notable as " home to celebraties".
4. An tranquil, old style town that will certainly add sparks to our trip this time, quoted from our tour guide~

So, after hearing his comment, 

we didnt took long time in finishing our breakfast~

And soon it was the "Moment of Truth"! XDD

And here's what we got, 

*Starts with a photo in front of the old water wheel* 

*Followed by a picha's of my lil bro up the bridge =）*

*Up next was a trip to the old walking alley~*

*And with more reflections to come!*

 *Reflection 1*

*Reflection 2*

*Reflection 3*

*Reflection 4*

And right now, I'm seriously believing what the tour guide said?!

Don't you?

And of course not leaving without some photos of the old buildings there~

Here's other picha's to verify your thought! XDD

*At the stairs*

 *A wine shop*

*Some sort of ancient residue in the old times* 

And with that our journey in this tranquil small town officially ends!

Every sight, every view, will long live in my memory!

Wuzhen is a certainly a good place to live in~

And I think I had certainly found some inner peace of myself here~

Will definitely coming back to here again in the future!

Wuzhen, wait for me! =)

*Locals from the town of Wuzhen~Seing how they share the peacefulness amongst themselves, I vow to come back next time!*

And soon we were on our way out of this little town~
A 5 minute boat ride and officially we bid farewell to Wuzhen!
So, as usual, we were taken to have our lunch before further continuing our journey~
Well, again, Hangzhou was upnext~
But, there's actually not much to do there~
Our journey had almost reached to an end, but still we were taken to a show there before leaving the following day ='(

The title of the show: The Night of Western Lake (西湖之夜）

And this was how it looks like:-

 *Dancers with some pretty costumes doing some dance moves~*

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 *Some handsome and brave soldiers and generals!*

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 *Not forgetting some ladies dress like the servants of the emperor or empress perfoming!*

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*Oops, there were concubines too! Gosh, their outfits were just FANTABULOUS!*

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 *Of course we can't left out on the acrobats!*

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 *Here comes the legendary couple of Liang San Po and Zhu Ying Tai*

&

 *Owh, there was some Buddhist monks too!*

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 *And the eye catching "Thousand Hands of Guanyin (千手观音）* (P/S:Sorry folks, I was sitting at the right hand side of the stage instead of in front of the stage which would gave me direct access of snapping a photo of that)

& Lastly,

*All the perfomers in a variety of costumes bidding farewell to all the spectators!*

Well., thanks for the interesting and colourful show! =)
So, after the 1 hour show was finished, we were brought back to our hotel for some rest~
And that basically concluded two things:-

1. Day 7~
2. Our China trip which was a sad thing to said~ ='(

Well, that's all folks~

Do stay tuned for the farewell post from China:-

*Bye China, Hi Again Malaysia!*

Bye folks, and hope you all would not mind to help me to click on those advertisements again before leaving~Thanks! =)

A Date With Shanghai / Wuzhen (我与上海、乌镇有约)

Day 6, woke up and found myself in Shanghai this morning!
Gonna did some exploration on this big city today!
Cant wait for it! =)

However, did endure some bad moments early in the morning in Shanghai~
We plan to visit the 94 storeys high Shanghai World Financial Center (上海环球金融中心）~
But, due to the poor visibility from above, the plan need to be reshuffled a bit~
So, a walk at the famous Shanghai Coast (上海滩）kickstart our day in Shanghai!

*Shanghai Pearl Oriental Tower (上海东方明珠塔）being surrounded by the heavy mist*

*It was just so misty all around!*

*The mist really spoil the picture!* ='(

So, basically just endure some short moment there~

After that, the tour guide tried to call the people from the Shanghai World Financial Centre there~

And they said the visibility there was completely zero!

The plan need to be delayed again and instead of paying a visit there~

We were brought to this place instead:-

*Shanghai "HILLMANN" Cutlery* 

This company focuses mainly on all the kitchen utensils ranging from all sort of knives, chopping board to men's shavers~

And there was one word to describe all those products----->Sharp! (Or i should add on the word "Extremely"!)

All the products being sold there would definitely lessen your work's in the kitchen~

So, dont miss out on this place too if you are in Shanghai! =)

Afterwards, all of us were being taken to our lunch~

And at there, we managed to taste this:-

*The famous Shanghai's dumpling (小笼包）! Slupp, prepare for some crunchy bite! =p*

Hmm, we received a good new after our lunch~

Well, we can now go to the Shanghai World Financial Center!

The visibility there had already improved!! =)

And here's us in the 94th floor~GOSH! =="

*On my left was the ex tallest building in China, while on my right was the tallest building in China now!(P.s:The building that looks like a chopping board or saw is the Shanghai World Financial Center)*

*Spotted a view outside from where I stand!*

 *Arggh, the strong sunlight costs us dearly!Sorry folks*

*Fly me to the top of the world! =p*

Were given 15 minutes up there walking around~

Well, we can went up but the conditions were only slightly better than this morning~

So some of us just capture these pictures from the computers there instead:-

 *The view in the morning*

 *The view at night*

 *The view under special condition, misty!*

Haha, those three pictures looks like the real one huh? =p

So, after enjoying the moment on top of the world,

sadly we were brought down to earth again~ ='(

However, did spotted some magnificent evening scenes outside the center! =)

*All the buildings at a glimpse*

*My photogenic dad & mom posing =)*

*Not forgetting to have a family photo*

*And a last glimpse of the center before leaving!*

For more info about the 492m center, check out this link guys!

http://www.swfc-shanghai.com/en/

So, as the evening approached, sad to say,

our moment in Shanghai were in countdown mode~

And after we were being brought to the restaurant there to have a last dinner in Shanghai,

the kind-hearted tour guide and driver managed to sort out some time for our last activity in Shanghai!

That was-----> A walk in the Shanghai Coast at night! (That walk in the morning was not enough!)

Sincerely, thanks a lot to both of them! =)

Seriously, a trip to Shanghai wouldnt be perfect without a trip to the Shanghai Coast at night!

Dont believe me?

Well, once again, let the piccha's do the talkings then!

*The buildings nearby! Love the combinations of the colour! =)*

 *With lil bro in front of the "Golden Palace" ~*


*Shanghai At Night~*

 *Dad and mom posing with "The Pearl Oriental Tower" behind~*

 *Well, with a phrase of I LOVE SHANGHAI before leaving!XDD*

Well, Shanghai totally rocks!

Really enjoy all the moments here~

Even though it is a short moment that I'm here, but still, can be proud of my attendance here! XDDD

All those footsteps on this city, I will never ever forgot till the end of my life!

And for sure, will be back to do some further exploration in this city in the future! =)

So, after 2 hours of driving, we left the big city and found ourselves in a old village~

The name of the village was Wuzhen~

Well, we arrived there almost 10pm with a tired body, so there's nothing much for us to do~

So, here's some photos on this town before signing off!

*Wuzhen (乌镇), here I am!*

 *Wuzhen at night can be charming too!*

So, that's all for day 6~

Do stay tuned for day 7 and my next post:-

*A Date With Wuzhen / Hangzhou (我与乌镇、杭州有约)*

A Date With Wuxi / Shanghai (我与无锡、上海有约)

Day 5!

Perhaps due to the reason that we were heading to the city of Shanghai later~

The mood was just damn excited!! =)

Finally got the chance to visit one of those big cities in China or even the world!!

But first, back to Wuxi(无锡) first~

Hmm, if Nanjing was famous for the production of jade, then Wuxi was famous for their pearl!

Due to the lake of Taihu which was a fresh water lake，

it was an ideal place for all the growth of oyster~

And from there, the citizens here managed to get the shining pearl!

Seems interesting huh?

Yeapp, definitely so!

If U think that jade was a bit old-fashioned even though it was a precious one,

then try put on a pearl instead~

Pearl may not had that much of history as jade possessed,

but still, a pearl did managed to bring out a gorgeous you! =)

And, here did offer you many types of pearl accessories such as pearl bracelet, necklace, ring, ear ring, and even some handphone decorations too!

Plus, it was more cheaper than the cost of the jade!

*If you managed to see your own image on the surface of the pearl, that the pearl was a real and precious one!* =)

*Some pins with pearls! Nice?*

Due to the lower cost, all the ladies in the trip began the tug of war with the pearl sellers!

They decided to gathered around and bought together the same item~

After that they will started to bargain with the pearl sellers about the prices~

And thankfully, they got it!

The pearl seller did lower the price and all of them were just so happy with what they got in the end!

HAHAHA! {We did spent around 500 RMB （人民币） there with some items in the end}！

So, as usual after that visit we went to take our lunch~

And after bidding farewell to the local guide there, we were officially on our way to Shanghai!! =)

And after two hours of bus ride, we are here!

It was really buidlings and skyscrappers everywhere in this 20 million populated city!!

 *On my left*

*On my right*

*Spotted!A temple in the middle of the city!*

So, our first stop at Shanghai would be a shopping street there~

And it was a place where we can get some cheap buyings especially after spending so much days earlier!

Woohoo, thanks to our considering tour guide! =)

 *En route to the shopping street*

*Bamboo! But no sign of a panda ='(* 

So, after 5 minutes of walking, we reach the shopping street~

And once again, I or we was completely amazed by the surrounding there!

It was just so China style!

And some shops were just completely the same as those thousand years ago?

Here's the proof:-

*Before entering the street*

*Haha, after editing*

So, ladies and gentlemen, fasten on all your seat belts, we are travelling back to time! =p

*The building behind was famous due to the visit of America's ex-president, Bush before!*

*The view there was just simply fantabulous! =)*

Okay, time to back to the real world now! =p

We did some shopping there, before that~

It was really a nice feeling of shuttling between all those old streets~

Highly recommended here! 

Well, after a trip to the past, there was more adventure installed for all of us~

Earlier, we had paid 320 RMB (人民币） to watch two shows~

And one of the shows actually took place here! =)

But, before, of course we were taken to heal our hungry tummy first~

*Our first meal in Shanghai!*

Next, we continued our journey~

Our next stop would be a famous acrobatic group known as "Shanghai ERA acrobatic group“~

And the theme of the show would be:-

*ERA Intersection of Time with the slogan "MISS IT ,U MISS SHANGHAI!*

And the show will take place here:-

*Some said it looks like a durian, some said it looks like it a pineapple?(Malaysian tropical fruits) How about you?*

Well, it turned out that we were not allowed to do some photographing or recording inside the place there~

This was again due to the fact of copyright well reserved there~

What to do, again had to let all of you dissapointed again dear readers~

However, you all can still look out for more about the show here:-

http://www.era-shanghai.com/era/en/ (English version)

http://www.era-shanghai.com/era/cn/ (Chinese version)

But, seriously guys, dont ever miss it if U're in Shanghai next time!

You will for sure regret for not coming!

All those amazing stuffs, I let you all to rate it by yourself next time~

So, after the show, it's time to check into our hotel~

And it is time to call it a day too!

However, there will be more to come from Shanghai tomorrow! 

Do stay tuned for:- 

*A Date With Shanghai / Wuzhen (我与上海、乌镇有约)*