Taizhou Zhejiang City Hometown of Beijing Mei Lanfang

Taizhou (台州) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Zhejiang province, China. Taizhou City is one of Jiangsu thirteen prefecture-level cities which administers two old municipal districts and 4 county-level cities, Jingjiang, Jiangyan, Taixing, and Xinghua.

Dubbed”China’s medical city”, the city has becoming a national hub for hosting dozens of major international and domestic corporations in pharmaceutical, biomedical, biochemical and bio-tech enterprises.

As a city with an enormous number of heritage sites, Taizhou boasts a hometown for many celebrities in Chinese history, including great artistic Masters Shi Nai’an, Zheng Banqiao, Mei Lanfang, and more.

Taizhou is the hometown of Mei Lanfang, a great master of Beijing Opera. During his stage life, he embellished the traditions of the past with his own creations, shaping a style of his own and giving birth to “The Mei Lanfang School”. He was also the first artist to introduce Peking Opera to overseas audience, winning international recognition.

Besides Mei Lanfang Memorial Museum, Taizhou also has many other places worth a visit. Qinhu Lake is a place where you can share the city’s peace and quietness, just like the characters of Mei Lanfang. The lake is not only a wetland eco-tour scenic spot, but also a holiday resort for water landscape. The ancient water town of Qintong and the boating festival make up the highlights of the scenic area.

Taizhou Nightlife and activities :
1. Gushan Mud Dog Handcraft
2. Xianbatan Band
3. Phoenix Song

Taizhou Pubs and Bars :
1. Socrates Café in Taizhou
2. See Me Here Tea House in Taizhou City
3. Mei Lanfang Theater in Taizhou

Mei Lanfang Memorial Museum
Mei Lanfang Museum

Qinhu Lake Scenic Area
Qinhu Lake Scenic
The four star New Century Hotel of Taizhou is situated in Taizhou, along the coastal line of China and is another example of the masterpieces of the New Century Tourist Group.
Taizhou Hotel

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16th

Mount Putuo Shan Guanyin Mountains

PuTouShan ChinaPuTouShan China

Mount Putuo or Putuo Shan (普陀山) is a name of the island located to the south-east of Shanghai, in Zhoushan prefecture of Zhejiang province. The island is around 250km to the south of Shanghai across the Hangzhou Bay.

Putou San is one of China’s four Buddhist Sacred Mountains has a long history in 916 A.D. it began toenshrine Guanyin (Avalokitesvara), and in1214,it was designated to perfom Buddhist rites especially enshrining Guanyin.The main scenic spots are three large temples named PujiFayu and HuijiPurple Bamboo Forost Da Cheng Monastry Guanyins Footstep and mount Luojia. There are Over 50O monks and nuns In the mountain.and pilgrims over one million evey year.

Putuo Shan is a small island about 4 miles long and 3 miles wide, one of more than 100 in the Chusan archipelago, usually reached by a combination of bus and fast ferry from the mainland port of Ningbo. It’s a summertime weekend holiday resort for urbanites from Shanghai trying to escape the heat, who fly into Zhou Shan airport on the neighboring island of Zhujiajian and take boats from there. Summer periods, as well as weekends for most of the year, should be avoided because hotel prices are extortionate then, as are prices in restaurants.

Transportation options:

Putuoshan to Shanghai: From the Luchaogang Harbour there is a fast boat to Shanghai Shiliepu Harbour near the Bund, the main passenger harbour of Shanghai. It costs RMB156 per person for a soft seat on the boat(bus fare included) and the trip takes three and a half hours.

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15th

HangZhou best night bars and KTVs

Hangzhou KTV
Hangzhou KTV

Hangzhou is a sub-provincial city located in the Yangtze River Delta in the People’s Republic of China, and the capital of Zhejiang province. With its famous natural beauty and cultural heritages, Hangzhou is one of China’s most important tourist venues.

Located 180 kilometres (112 mi) southwest of Shanghai, as of 2004 the entire Hangzhou Region (”shì”, 杭州市) or Prefecture-level city had a registered population of 6.5 million people.[1]

The urban agglomeration of the Hangzhou metropolitan area (杭州市区) has a resident population of 3,931,900 as of 2003, of which 2,636,700 are legal residents, of which there are 1,910,000 residents in the urban core six districts. As one of the most renowned and prosperous cities of China for much of the last 1,000 years, Hangzhou is also well-known for its beautiful natural scenery, with the West Lake (Xī Hú, 西湖) as the most noteworthy location.

At night Hangzhou has much to offer and teahouses and various kinds of pubs are both plentiful and popular. Choosing one overlooking the West Lake for a pleasant chat over a cup of tea is sure to make you feel totally relaxed and refreshed.

Some Bars and KTV in HangZou Town :

1. Maya Bar
玛雅酒吧
noon – 2am
When you want a place where the laughter is louder than the music, Maya’s your spot. There you get a range of the young and the old, the rich and the poor….
Address: 94 Baishaquan, Shuguang Rd.
曙光路白沙泉94号
Tel: 0571 8799 7628

2. Shamrock Irish Sports Pub
三叶啤酒屋
10am -2am
Has this place got its stories. The one that’s most fit to print is that the Shamrock used to be in what now is the McDonalds on Hefang Street. It was a…
Address: 89 Jiefang Rd. (Junction of Jiefang Rd. and Jianguo Rd.)
解放路89号(解放路与建国路交叉口)
Tel: 0571 8755 5212

3. SOS
风暴
8pm – 5am
By far the roomiest main halls in the city with chicks popping out of the sconces like they are on fire. Going with a group and getting a half-open room just…
Address: 3/F, Huanglong Hengli Mansion, 5 Huanglong Road
黄龙路5号黄龙恒励大厦3楼
Tel: 0571 5683 6688
Tel: 0571 5683 6699

4. Club G Plus
金碧辉煌
7pm – 4am
This place began it all back in 1997 by opening up the first real club. OK, JJ’s was probably the first place to dance, but LA Disco, the former name of…
Address: 6/F, Wahaha Plaza, 169 Qingchun Road
庆春路169号娃哈哈美食娱乐城6-7楼
Tel: 0571 8721 5152

5.JZ Club
黄楼
6:30pm – 2:30am
Zhang Zheng and his gang have really made this old house comfortable. The sound system is clear, you can talk to your tablemates, the drink variety is wide,…
Address: 6 Liuying Road (Nanshan Road)
柳营路6号(靠南山路)
Tel: 0571 8702 8298

6.7 Club
7号酒吧
5pm – 2am
This nicely located joint just at the foot of Baochu Hill has housed a bar since 1994. Back then it was friendly, fun and flowing with beer. It has changed…
Address: 43 Shuguang Rd.
曙光路43号

Tel: 0571 8511 5795

7.Top Red Prestige Club
新鼎红尊荣会所
11am – 3am
Top Red has got four floors, so if they have a complex about quality, they certainly make up for it with size. The fourth floor is definitely their pride and…
Address: 146-2 Nanshan Road
南山路146-2号
Tel: 0571 8779 1168
Tel: 0571 8649 1273 / 8702 053

8.Traveller
旅行者酒吧
7pm – 2am
Famous Chinese rocker Cuijian doesn’t play often, but he has been known to show up and do a few songs. The band from Beijing does a nice and easy set every…
Address: 176 Shuguang Road
曙光路176号

Tel: 0571 8796 8846

9. Hooters
美国猫头鹰餐厅
9:30am – 2am
What is great about this place is the décor, but people go to Hooters for two things: the food and the servers, and both are impressive. The drinks menu is…
Address: 217 West Lake Avenue
西湖大道217号
Tel: 0571 8780 3740

10. The IN Club
隐楼

After a short hiatus, The IN has reopened to many a sigh of relief. Yes, it’s still in the same place out in the boondocks of Yanggongdi, but the trip out…
Address: No. 3 Building, 23 Yanggongdi
杨公堤23号3号楼
Tel: 0571 8797 6007
Tel: 150 5819 2161

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