10 Apr, 2010 in
Hangzhou . Tags:
culture; Hangzhou; nature; park; wetland; xixi national wetland park;
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China is warming up to environmental protection and the concept of wetland parks. Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou is the first in a series of planned wetland parks across China. Right now, a few months after it’s been open to the public, it is still more of a half-built cultural attraction rather than a nature park, but there’s already lots to see and explore.
I love these authentic buildings with graffiti from the cultural revolution.
Some lovely panoramas to wrap up:
Following is a map of the entire compound:
Watch this next video to get a sense of the full plan for this place :
More info available here :
