Taiping Hash, January 19

This month, the Taiping Hash is headed to the lovely mountains of
Suzhou at the Mudu Mountain Conservation Park.

The three female virgin hares promise to deliver a day of true
variety, with stunning views of Mudu Valley and Taihu Lake, exotic
pagodas, traditional villages, tea plantations, and a mixture of
shiggy and dirt trails.

The bus ride is allegedly a mere 75 minutes from Hongqiao.
The run is a short 11K, so there will not be a long/short split. FRBs
should finish in approximately 75 minutes and walkers should finish
in about 2 hours.

The upscale bash will be at the recently-opened Lakeview Restaurant,
which features traditional Suzhou cuisine at reasonable prices.

For more information about the run area, take a look here:
http://www.chinats.com/suzhou/suzhou1704.htm or here
http://www.aroundsuzhou.com/scenic/scenic.asp?id=249

By popular demand, Sophy is again handling reservations. Please
respond to her directly at sophy.cheng@... if you want to go
so we can figure out if we take one bus or two.

And, of course, the run is on even if there is sun, rain, fog, sleet,
snow, hail, or a typhoon.

The Details:

Date: Saturday, January 19

Location: Mudu Mountain Conservation Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu province

Time: We estimate the run will start at 1:20 p.m. We plan to start
the bash by 6 p.m. and be back in Shanghai by 10:00 p.m.

Times for the bus(es):

10:00 a.m. Pudong, Jinqiao Starbucks, 633 Biyun Road, by Carrefour

10:25 a.m. Pudong, Lujiazui, Information Tower, the last bus stop on
Century Avenue before the Yan'an tunnel.

10:30 a.m. Puxi, Portman Ritz Carlton, 1376 Nanjing Xi Road, meet
outside by the Starbucks

10:45 a.m. Hongqiao, The Grassy Knoll, Yan'an Road by Hongxu Road

Hares: Wooly Bush, Cum's Inside and Barge Pole.

Cost: RMB150.