2008.8.8

火树银花不夜天 - Let the game begin! Fire and Ice 29 footsteps - 29th Olympic Game in Beijing Welcome friends from around the world A new chapter for China Yao Ming and the little boy, who still bear the scar from his heroic act during the Sichuan earthquake, are the present and future of China.

One World 同一个世界 One Dream 同一个梦想

风云决 p^_^q

This is the summer all the Storm Rider fans have been waiting for - the long anticipated animated movie is finally out!!! Here is the link to the original Chinese comics http://www.comicsworld.com/b3.htm

And yet, there is no place like Hangzhou

台北印象

My first trip to Taipei is lovely. Despite the typhoon, I had a great time. The people are so friendly, the food is exquisite. Unlike Shanghai and Hong Kong with all the high rises, Taipei reminds me of LA with blue sky, more relaxed. Guess what I really need is a vacation… View of the famous Taipei 101 from the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall

Lung Shan Temple - Built in 1738, is one of the most attended temples in Taipei Hsing Tien Temple - Another popular Daoism temple in Taipei. A curious bichon

苏州拙政园

I went to Suzhou in May for wedding dress hunting with few friends from the States, after the bride-to-be almost broke into tears when she had no luck finding it in Shanghai. It was quite an experience. And the best part is not just my friend were able to find her dream dress for less than $150, but we were able to spend couple hours at the famous Zhuo-Zheng Yuan (Humble Administrator's Garden).

Suzhou is a city on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Lake Taihu in the province of Jiangsu, China. The city is renowned for its beautiful stone bridges, pagodas, and meticulously designed gardens. Since the Song Dynasty (960-1279), Suzhou has been an important center for China's silk industry, as well as a metropolis of commerce on the south-eastern coast of China.

Many of the famous private gardens were constructed by the gentry of the Ming and Qing dynasties。In 1997 and 2000, the classical gardens in Suzhou were added to the list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is possible to make a virtual tour at the UNESCO site in panorama through the wonderful Classical Gardens of Suzhou http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/813.