Gorgeous Day @ the Beijing Botanic Gardens, 2009/03/28

Dear Students & Family:
I am extremely happy that some of you brought your family to the Beijing Botanic Garden today. The signs of Spring are everywhere -in the buds of flowers, in the new growth of leaves, in the feel of the breeze, in the warmth of the sun... We got to enjoy the many light breezes that kissed and caressed our faces and cheeks every now and then. I loved listening to your laughters and looking at the smiles of your faces as we go a-walking, a-talking and a-wondering...Perhaps we could do it again this late Spring or early summer, have a lovely picnic, with tents and such, and more of us participating....May life be as tranquil as this we experience today...

By clicking on the link below, you can access all the pictures I have taken today...download any one of interests to you...Would love it if you write your comments here, in Chinese or English.

For my foreign friends, BBG is located on the NW of Central Beijing. It is one of the largest public garden ground in the world. It is generally crowded from Spring till the end of Fall, on weekends. There are much to do and see within the botanic ground. There are Rose Gardens, Peonies Garden, a tropical hothouse, a very large open-air circular theatre-like water fountain display surrounded by rose climbers which is extremely popular with parents and children during the hot summer months, several small waterfalls, and streams, one of which "leads "uphill to the top called the "Origin of Water," several lakes, pavilions. There is supposedly a home of the famous Chinese author who wrote the well known literary classic called "Dream of the Red Chamber." In addition, there is the world's largest singularly carved from a trunk of the Sleeping Buddha at the Sleeping BuddhaTemple. That part of the temple is itself surrounded by many centuries old Cypress trees. There is also a quaint courtyard-like hotel where many corporate meetings are held, many footpaths that criss-crosses throughout the entire garden. One can also see many kinds of Spring flowers that are commonly found in Southern California too and rows and rows of tulips near the hothouse....I'm sure you get the picture....So should you come to Beijing, that is a place not to miss. Actually you do not need to join a tour group when sightseeing around Beijing since most places of interest are reachable via subway or express buses....Regards, WON

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