Thursday, January 8, 2009

The city of Hangzhou and Westlake



Thursday, January 8, 2009. We visited a General Electric plant which is a 100% GE owned facility. It makes light bulbs for the domestic market and for export. One of its bulbs is the new Reveal series. We walked along the bulb fabrication line and walked up to the third floor furnace.

Next we traveled to Hongzhou. This is a city with the famous Westlake. We walked along the lake. It has landscaped walks and many small teahouses where you can sit and observe the lake. It was very cold so we had a brisk walk. http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/zhejiang/hangzhou/west_lake.htm

Our hotel is very nice. It has more Chinese style with red lanterns in the lobby. The Sofitel line is French, so the Chinese staff greet guests with “bonjour“. http://www.sofitel.com/gb/hotel-5554-sofitel-hangzhou-westlake/index.shtml

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