I knew that visiting HangZhou in a weekend is probably not a good idea. But since I didn't have as flexible as two-months summer vacation anymore like my first visit there, I only wished that it would be "good" weather.
And there it came, both sun and rain in perfect timing. Leifeng Pagoda in the sunset is one of ten scences of West Lake. Legend of the White Snake and Lu Xun's article selected into school textbook added more dramatic sense into this pagoda originally built more than 1000 years ago.
However, I still couldn't have myself face its re-constructed model with modern elevators. Enjoying from a distance is good enough for me.
A cup of tea along the West Lake with view like this, no wonder the new emperor in Southern Song dynasty
lost all motivation to fight back for the land taken by invaders.
lost all motivation to fight back for the land taken by invaders. Overnight drizzle had washed the tiredness out of the city in a late summer day, while light fog around the lake offered a relaxing peaceful cruise away from everything belonging to a tourists' weekend.
What's in reality and what's in the dream sometimes set parts far far away beyond you can possibly imagine.
"Was that real on the lake a blink ago?"
That's the question hovering in my mind every time I was surrounded in the rest of that day.
And every time when I found a small untounched corner right there just nearby, I sensed the very real peace in the center of West Lake.
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