On our self-directed-learning Friday some of us also went to the six harmonies pagoda. It was built in the 1100's as a Buddhist holy place. They were seeking the true God but nobody came to China to tell them about Him yet. The pagoda is pretty large and impressive. It was built at the time when Hangzhou was a leading city in China as the capital of the southern Song dynasty. There is a lot of money in Hangzhou now and there must have been then also. Today I saw dealerships for Ferrari, Mercedes, Maserati, Porsche and Rolls Royce in town.
The pagoda
Climbing to the top... Rachel, Rachel, Jeff, Whitney, Elisabeth, Abbey and Marrisa.
Ceiling of one of the inner rooms.
Top-of-pagoda accounting majors Whitney, Jimelle, Rachel, Elisabeth, Marissa and Krista
View of the river in Haungzhou. Part of the Yangtze river delta.
View of the hills from the Pagoda.
Suzzana posing on a window sill at the top of the pagoda. Don't ask.
Group pic at top.
Karen and Prof Si
Behind the pagoda on the small mountain is an area of Buddhist shrines reachable by many stairs and pathways. There are also dozens of small replica pagodas.
Suzanna and Rachel
More small pagodas
