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By Xu Wenwen, Zhang Chen and Yu Ning |
March 15, 2012, Thursday
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AFTER the long winter it's natural that people want to get outdoors and enjoy some sunshine and milder weather.
Last Thursday Shanghai Daily recommended four university campuses in Hangzhou that make for a nice outing. Here are another three, including an art school in downtown, a hilly campus along the Qiantang River and a music college hidden among mountains north of West Lake.
Yuhuang Mountain campus of Hangzhou Normal University
Built in 1908, Hangzhou Normal University is one of the oldest universities in Hangzhou, and now has four campuses around the city. The Yuhuang Mountain campus is exclusively for the university's music college. It is considered one of the most beautiful music colleges in the country.
It is nestled at the foot of the lush Yuhuang Mountain and opposite Changqiao Park, a small leisure place with few visitors but amazingly serene scenery.
Trees, ponds and rockeries dot the campus that covers an area of 68,000 square meters. The school has produced several modern music educators including Li Shutong, one of the pioneers of Chinese drama who has great attainment in music, opera, calligraphy and painting.
Going through the main gate, there is a park on the left. At this time of year the plum blossoms are in full bloom and the air has a sweet smell. Behind the park, there is a one-story music hall that is a combo of Western-and-Chinese styles.
The campus will be renovated into the Chinese Music Museum next year, which will feature a design by architect Wang Shu, dean of the architecture department of the China Academy of Art. Wang recently won a Pritzker Prize, which is considered the "Nobel" in the field of architecture.
77 Yuhuangshan Rd
Zhijiang campus of Zhejiang University
The century-old Zhijiang campus of Zhejiang University features a bunch of distinctive buildings. Fans of old architecture will really find the trip worthwhile.
Settled along the Qiantang River and close to Liuhe Pagoda, the campus is on a hill and covered with lush vegetation. It was originally built in 1897. It was previously known as Hangchow University.
Covering 440,000 square meters, the campus has more than 40 buildings, among which 22 were built before or during the Republic of China (1911-1949). These buildings combine Western and Chinese architectural styles.
The library built in 1931 is back in use again. It was once one of the best libraries in the Far East, but had long been in disrepair. Today, the distinctive magenta, two-story Western-style building has been equipped with wifi and other advanced technology.
Severance Hall, established in 1911, is the main building and currently the administration building for the campus.
The European-style building features a hip roof, and under the roof are arched windows as well as a Doric lobby. In front of the building, two camphor trees each more than 200 years old and a couple of traditional stone lions indicate the hall's age.
The interior of both the library and Severance Hall still have an old-fashioned look - white walls and ceilings, russet floor and stairs, as well as vintage lamps with warm yellow lights that take visitors back to the old age.
Besides these two, there are others worth checking out. These include the 74-year-old bell tower that boasts four working clocks; the Tooker Memorial Chapel, a stone-made Gothic church with strong Tudor revival features; and the North Pacific Residence that once accommodated John Leighton Stuart, the first president of Yenching University (it was a notable university in Beijing and integrated three Christian colleges in Beijing in 1919) and later United States ambassador to China. Stuart also taught here for 10 years.
The campus has no flat boulevards but plenty of hilly paths. Stepping on the winding paths scattered with leaves, visitors can ascend and descend the hill that is sheltered by towering trees much older thanthe school.
51 Zhijiang Rd
Nanshan campus of the China Academy of Art
Located on one side of Nanshan Road, one of the most beautiful roads in Hangzhou, the Nanshan campus of the China Academy of Art is quiet, tastefully laid out and conveniently located.
It is the main campus of the country's leading art institution, which contains most of the academy's departments including oil painting, sculpture, printmaking and new media.
Most buildings are made of brick and glass, which reflects a combination of Chinese tradition and a post-modern style.
The eastern section of the campus features Boston ivy creeping up walls, adding some character to the campus.
In the center of the campus, a man-made lake provides a place for students to relax. The lake has plenty of orange carp swimming about hoping visitors will feed them.
Opposite to the small lake, a cafe welcomes everyone. It is managed by an Italian who used to study in this campus.
Few cafes can compete with this one in terms of artistic decoration. Many paintings and calligraphies by the academy's students can be found. On the left wall is a calligraphy work by Wang Donglin, one of the country's most famous calligraphists in the modern era.
Most things on campus are designed or built by the faculty and students.
There is a group of bars across the street, adding one more reason to visit the campus.
218 Nanshan Rd
Last Thursday Shanghai Daily recommended four university campuses in Hangzhou that make for a nice outing. Here are another three, including an art school in downtown, a hilly campus along the Qiantang River and a music college hidden among mountains north of West Lake.
Yuhuang Mountain campus of Hangzhou Normal University
Built in 1908, Hangzhou Normal University is one of the oldest universities in Hangzhou, and now has four campuses around the city. The Yuhuang Mountain campus is exclusively for the university's music college. It is considered one of the most beautiful music colleges in the country.
It is nestled at the foot of the lush Yuhuang Mountain and opposite Changqiao Park, a small leisure place with few visitors but amazingly serene scenery.
Trees, ponds and rockeries dot the campus that covers an area of 68,000 square meters. The school has produced several modern music educators including Li Shutong, one of the pioneers of Chinese drama who has great attainment in music, opera, calligraphy and painting.
Going through the main gate, there is a park on the left. At this time of year the plum blossoms are in full bloom and the air has a sweet smell. Behind the park, there is a one-story music hall that is a combo of Western-and-Chinese styles.
The campus will be renovated into the Chinese Music Museum next year, which will feature a design by architect Wang Shu, dean of the architecture department of the China Academy of Art. Wang recently won a Pritzker Prize, which is considered the "Nobel" in the field of architecture.
77 Yuhuangshan Rd
Zhijiang campus of Zhejiang University
The century-old Zhijiang campus of Zhejiang University features a bunch of distinctive buildings. Fans of old architecture will really find the trip worthwhile.
Settled along the Qiantang River and close to Liuhe Pagoda, the campus is on a hill and covered with lush vegetation. It was originally built in 1897. It was previously known as Hangchow University.
Covering 440,000 square meters, the campus has more than 40 buildings, among which 22 were built before or during the Republic of China (1911-1949). These buildings combine Western and Chinese architectural styles.
The library built in 1931 is back in use again. It was once one of the best libraries in the Far East, but had long been in disrepair. Today, the distinctive magenta, two-story Western-style building has been equipped with wifi and other advanced technology.
Severance Hall, established in 1911, is the main building and currently the administration building for the campus.
The European-style building features a hip roof, and under the roof are arched windows as well as a Doric lobby. In front of the building, two camphor trees each more than 200 years old and a couple of traditional stone lions indicate the hall's age.
The interior of both the library and Severance Hall still have an old-fashioned look - white walls and ceilings, russet floor and stairs, as well as vintage lamps with warm yellow lights that take visitors back to the old age.
Besides these two, there are others worth checking out. These include the 74-year-old bell tower that boasts four working clocks; the Tooker Memorial Chapel, a stone-made Gothic church with strong Tudor revival features; and the North Pacific Residence that once accommodated John Leighton Stuart, the first president of Yenching University (it was a notable university in Beijing and integrated three Christian colleges in Beijing in 1919) and later United States ambassador to China. Stuart also taught here for 10 years.
The campus has no flat boulevards but plenty of hilly paths. Stepping on the winding paths scattered with leaves, visitors can ascend and descend the hill that is sheltered by towering trees much older thanthe school.
51 Zhijiang Rd
Nanshan campus of the China Academy of Art
Located on one side of Nanshan Road, one of the most beautiful roads in Hangzhou, the Nanshan campus of the China Academy of Art is quiet, tastefully laid out and conveniently located.
It is the main campus of the country's leading art institution, which contains most of the academy's departments including oil painting, sculpture, printmaking and new media.
Most buildings are made of brick and glass, which reflects a combination of Chinese tradition and a post-modern style.
The eastern section of the campus features Boston ivy creeping up walls, adding some character to the campus.
In the center of the campus, a man-made lake provides a place for students to relax. The lake has plenty of orange carp swimming about hoping visitors will feed them.
Opposite to the small lake, a cafe welcomes everyone. It is managed by an Italian who used to study in this campus.
Few cafes can compete with this one in terms of artistic decoration. Many paintings and calligraphies by the academy's students can be found. On the left wall is a calligraphy work by Wang Donglin, one of the country's most famous calligraphists in the modern era.
Most things on campus are designed or built by the faculty and students.
There is a group of bars across the street, adding one more reason to visit the campus.
218 Nanshan Rd
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