Shaoxing

For a little trip with the family of Ji's brother we took a high speed train to Shaoxing - 200 km south west of Shanghai, which was a quick trip by by high speed train.
The hotel was very nice and next to a park with a lake and bridges.

Unfortunately it was very hot and when we ventured out to the old town to see the house of a famous writer we really had to stay in the shade.
 

A wooded park with some hills was a bit cooler. On top of one hill was a tower with a bell outside

Form the top of the tower one could see the city and the mountains in the back

The brownish high rise with the arced roof was our hotel

 In the evening we had a nice diner with some rice wine for which the city is famous - it tasted a bit like Sherry