Taiping Hash, November 19


This month, the Taiping Hash is headed to Dragon Cove Tea Village,
which is also called Long Wu Tea Village. The run site is just off
the Hangzhou Ring Road, west of Hangzhou.

This run features, obviously, lots of tea fields. This time of year
the tea plants are blooming with their white flowers. Rather scenic.
The bash site is overlooking the tea plantations.

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The bus ride is 205 K from The Grassy Knoll, of which 202 K are on
the freeway. We should be able to get to the run site in well under
three hours.

As always on the Taiping Hash, we expect sunshine and warm
temperatures on the day of the run. If, however, it rains, the trail
will be quite muddy. We warned you.

The run site is at most 30 minutes from West Lake in Hangzhou. You
can take the train and a taxi to get to the run site. Also, there are
many small, cheap guesthouses in the village if you want to stay the
night before or after the run. Please email if you need more
information.

There is only one trail and it is A-B. FRBs should be about 1 hour 15
minutes. Everyone else should be able to finish in under two hours.

As always, please RSVP if you plan to come.

And if you plan to go on the Dec. 2-4 trip to Fujian, please sign up.
We will be pleased to take your run fee of RMB800 at the November 19
run.

The Details:

Date: Saturday, November 19

Location: Dragon Cove Tea Village, Hangzhou, Zhejiang

Time: We estimate the run will start at 12:20 p.m. We plan to
start the bash by 5 p.m., leave by 7 p.m., and be back in Shanghai by
10:00 p.m.

Times for the buses:

8:30 a.m. Pudong, Jinqiao Starbucks, 633 Biyun Road, by Carrefour
8:55 a.m. Pudong, Lujiazui, Information Tower, the last bus stop on
Century Blvd. before the Yan'an tunnel.
9:00 a.m. Puxi, Portman Ritz Carlton, 1376 Nanjing Xi Road, meet
outside by the Starbucks
9:15 a.m. Hongqiao, The Grassy Knoll, Yan'an Road by Hongxu Road

Hares: The GM and Sparkplug

Cost: Around RMB120.

Bash: Local grub ordered by Annabella

If you plan to come, please send a message to
jeffrey.wilson@... by Thursday, November 17.


Questions? Including on the day itself

Jeffrey ¡V 1391 853 3716
Jean -1370 196 0899