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Take a dip and try some of the other attractions
By Wing Tan |
June 20, 2009, Saturday
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THE Haiwan Tourism Zone, located by Hangzhou Bay, boasts a beautiful coastline with sandy beaches, idyllic villages, natural scenery and ancient folk culture. Here are just a few of the interesting places in the bay that you shouldn't miss.
The Shanghai Urban Vegetable Garden
Address: 1518 Xinghuo Rd, Haiwan TownThe city's first organic fruit and vegetable-themed park features more than 200 types of fruits and vegetables, local and exotic, common and rare, recognizable and weird.
Haiwan International Kite Flying Square
Address: On the beach
Covering 200,000 square meters, the venue is the biggest kite-flying area in southern China. Established in the 1990s, the square has held more than 10 annual national and international kite flying competitions, attracting a steady flow of professional teams and thousands of amateurs.
Bao Wanrong's Museum of Peking Opera Costumes
Address: On the beach, in the Longteng Pavilion
One of China's famous Peking Opera artists, 80-year-old Bao Wanrong has collected, designed and made more than 2,000 Peking Opera costumes, including robes, skirts, garments, trousers, amices, head ornaments and mantles. His museum is ranked as one of China's top 10 private museums.
The East Sea Guanyin Temple
Address: 999 Jinhuitang Rd
Built in the late Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the temple was to worship Guanyin, a Bodhisattva, who was said to bless and protect locals living in Hangzhou Bay. Though not large, the 700-year-old shrine that faces the East China Sea has become a sanctuary offering local fishermen a peaceful spiritual home.
Century Forest
Address: Beside the beach
As one of the five forests in Shanghai, this 54-hectare woods bristle with camphor, pine and silk trees as well as more than 10 rare types of bamboos. There are also fruit trees, including jujubes, oranges and persimmons.
The Shanghai Urban Vegetable Garden
Address: 1518 Xinghuo Rd, Haiwan TownThe city's first organic fruit and vegetable-themed park features more than 200 types of fruits and vegetables, local and exotic, common and rare, recognizable and weird.
Haiwan International Kite Flying Square
Address: On the beach
Covering 200,000 square meters, the venue is the biggest kite-flying area in southern China. Established in the 1990s, the square has held more than 10 annual national and international kite flying competitions, attracting a steady flow of professional teams and thousands of amateurs.
Bao Wanrong's Museum of Peking Opera Costumes
Address: On the beach, in the Longteng Pavilion
One of China's famous Peking Opera artists, 80-year-old Bao Wanrong has collected, designed and made more than 2,000 Peking Opera costumes, including robes, skirts, garments, trousers, amices, head ornaments and mantles. His museum is ranked as one of China's top 10 private museums.
The East Sea Guanyin Temple
Address: 999 Jinhuitang Rd
Built in the late Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the temple was to worship Guanyin, a Bodhisattva, who was said to bless and protect locals living in Hangzhou Bay. Though not large, the 700-year-old shrine that faces the East China Sea has become a sanctuary offering local fishermen a peaceful spiritual home.
Century Forest
Address: Beside the beach
As one of the five forests in Shanghai, this 54-hectare woods bristle with camphor, pine and silk trees as well as more than 10 rare types of bamboos. There are also fruit trees, including jujubes, oranges and persimmons.
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