Taiping Hash: October 11

Italian hares, Italian fashion, Italian taste. October brings
something completely different.

With at least 5 Italian hares setting this run, most of hashers are
likely to find their way back to the finish in the mountains near
Cixi, Zhejiang province. The run site is close to Ningbo and is in
the same area that the Taiping Hash visited in July.

It is another chance to appreciate the endless mud flats as we cross
the 36-kilometer long Hangzhou Bay Bridge to get to the run.

The hares report that the trail includes views of lakes and verdant
hills with bamboo forests and waterfalls. The long run is about 90
for front runners. There will be a short run.

More importantly, the restaurant review: "It's a nice place in the
forest. The building is wood and the food is great! (We tested the
menu!) ? The place reminds us of Palladio, but food is local
Zhejiang and it is somewhat cheaper. The interior is brighter
though."

The Details:

Date: Saturday, October 11

Location: Cixi, Zhejiang, the birthplace of Chinese porcelain.

Hares: For the long run, Daniele Fox & Fabrizio Ferrari. For the
short run, Matteo Gasparetto, Sabina, and a German who pretends to be
Italian.

Bash: The best the Italians could arrange.

Time: We estimate the run will start by 1:30 p.m. We plan to start
the bash by 5 p.m., leave by 7 p.m., and be back in Shanghai by 10
p.m. Of course, actual results will vary.

Times for the bus:

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 and downstairs from Palladio

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

Cost: RMB 200.

Please respond if you wish to go ...... and please include your name.
And please tell us if you are not going so we don't end up booking an
extra bus, as we have done the past couple of runs.

Upcoming runs:

November 15. The Taiping celebrates 100 runs by invading lands north
of the Yangtze.

December 5. Holiday run win BEC in Puxi.

Hey guys:

Kindly remind...

please respond by Thursday if you wanna go, Thanks!

Taiping Hash: October 11

Italian hares, Italian fashion, Italian taste. October brings
something completely different.

With at least 5 Italian hares setting this run, most of hashers are
likely to find their way back to the finish in the mountains near
Cixi, Zhejiang province. The run site is close to Ningbo and is in
the same area that the Taiping Hash visited in July.

It is another chance to appreciate the endless mud flats as we cross
the 36-kilometer long Hangzhou Bay Bridge to get to the run.

The hares report that the trail includes views of lakes and verdant
hills with bamboo forests and waterfalls. The long run is about 90
for front runners. There will be a short run.

More importantly, the restaurant review: "It's a nice place in the
forest. The building is wood and the food is great! (We tested the
menu!) . The place reminds us of Palladio, but food is local
Zhejiang and it is somewhat cheaper. The interior is brighter
though."

The Details:

Date: Saturday, October 11

Location: Cixi, Zhejiang, the birthplace of Chinese porcelain.

Hares: For the long run, Daniele Fox & Fabrizio Ferrari. For the
short run, Matteo Gasparetto, Sabina, and a German who pretends to be
Italian.

Bash: The best the Italians could arrange.

Time: We estimate the run will start by 1:30 p.m. We plan to start
the bash by 5 p.m., leave by 7 p.m., and be back in Shanghai by 10
p.m. Of course, actual results will vary.

Times for the bus:

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 and downstairs from Palladio

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

Cost: RMB 200.

Please respond if you wish to go ...... and please include your name.
And please tell us if you are not going so we don't end up booking an
extra bus, as we have done the past couple of runs.

Upcoming runs:

November 15. The Taiping celebrates 100 runs by invading lands north
of the Yangtze.

December 5. Holiday run win BEC in Puxi.

Taiping Hash: October 11

Italian hares, Italian fashion, Italian taste. October brings
something completely different.

With at least 5 Italian hares setting this run, most of hashers are
likely to find their way back to the finish in the mountains near
Cixi, Zhejiang province. The run site is close to Ningbo and is in
the same area that the Taiping Hash visited in July.

It is another chance to appreciate the endless mud flats as we cross
the 36-kilometer long Hangzhou Bay Bridge to get to the run.

The hares report that the trail includes views of lakes and verdant
hills with bamboo forests and waterfalls. The long run is about 90
for front runners. There will be a short run.

More importantly, the restaurant review: "It's a nice place in the
forest. The building is wood and the food is great! (We tested the
menu!) …. The place reminds us of Palladio, but food is local
Zhejiang and it is somewhat cheaper. The interior is brighter
though."



The Details:

Date: Saturday, October 11

Location: Cixi, Zhejiang, the birthplace of Chinese porcelain.

Hares: For the long run, Daniele Fox & Fabrizio Ferrari. For the
short run, Matteo Gasparetto, Sabina, and a German who pretends to be
Italian.

Bash: The best the Italians could arrange.

Time: We estimate the run will start by 1:30 p.m. We plan to start
the bash by 5 p.m., leave by 7 p.m., and be back in Shanghai by 10
p.m. Of course, actual results will vary.

Times for the bus:

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 and downstairs from Palladio

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



Cost: RMB 200.

Please respond if you wish to go ...... and please include your name.
And please tell us if you are not going so we don't end up booking an
extra bus, as we have done the past couple of runs.


Upcoming runs:

November 15. The Taiping celebrates 100 runs by invading lands north
of the Yangtze.

December 5. Holiday run win BEC in Puxi.

A kindly reminder to let us know if you want to go on the run.

We plan to take only one bus.


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Taiping Hash: September 13

September in Shanghai brings us the return of expat families, cooler
weather, and naturally, another Taiping Hash in Taihu (near Suzhou).

This month's hares have selected the exotic location of Yangwan, an
area of rolling hills, traditional Chinese fishing villages, bamboo
forests, and the rarely seen lotus cricket. While the scenery is
truly spectacular, hashers are advised to bring cameras at their own
risk.

The run will allegedly be 90 minutes for front runners. There should
be a short split.

Please respond if you wish to go ...... and please include your name.


The Details:

Date: Saturday, September 13

Location: A beautiful hill near Suzhou overlooking Taihu.

Bash: Traditional Taihu Chinese cuisine along with some
unpleasant Finnish surprises.

Time: We estimate the run will start by 2 p.m. We plan to start the
bash by 5 p.m., leave by 7 p.m., and be back in Shanghai by 10 p.m.

Of course, actual results may vary.

Times for the bus:

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

The car regroup will be at 1 p.m. at the Taihu rest stop off the
Suzhou ring road.

Hares: King Piss and Weiss Wurst¡ªtwo of the finest marathon runners
and triathletes to be found north of Italy.

Cost: RMB 200.

And, a very rough guide for the runs for the remainder of 2008.

October 11. A scenic mountain location in the Zhejiang, Jiangsu or
Anhui selected by our Italian friends.

November 15. Somewhere north the Yangtze, presented by Shagga and Ban
Kok.

December 5. Holiday run win BEC in Puxi.

Taiping Hash: September 13

September in Shanghai brings us the return of expat families, cooler
weather, and naturally, another Taiping Hash in Taihu (near Suzhou).

This month's hares have selected the exotic location of Yangwan, an
area of rolling hills, traditional Chinese fishing villages, bamboo
forests, and the rarely seen lotus cricket. While the scenery is
truly spectacular, hashers are advised to bring cameras at their own
risk.

The run will allegedly be 90 minutes for front runners. There should
be a short split.

Please respond if you wish to go ...... and please include your name.


The Details:

Date: Saturday, September 13

Location: A beautiful hill near Suzhou overlooking Taihu.

Bash: Traditional Taihu Chinese cuisine along with some
unpleasant Finnish surprises.

Time: We estimate the run will start by 2 p.m. We plan to start the
bash by 5 p.m., leave by 7 p.m., and be back in Shanghai by 10 p.m.

Of course, actual results may vary.

Times for the bus:

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

The car regroup will be at 1 p.m. at the Taihu rest stop off the
Suzhou ring road.

Hares: King Piss and Weiss Wurst¡ªtwo of the finest marathon runners
and triathletes to be found north of Italy.

Cost: RMB 200.

And, a very rough guide for the runs for the remainder of 2008.

October 11. A scenic mountain location in the Zhejiang, Jiangsu or
Anhui selected by our Italian friends.

November 15. Somewhere north the Yangtze, presented by Shagga and Ban
Kok.

December 5. Holiday run win BEC in Puxi.

Taiping Hash, August 23

The Taiping Hash ventures this month to a scenic mountain somewhere
near Suzhou.

There will be magnificent views of Tai Hu lake, with shrimp farm nets
blowing wistfully in the cool breeze and the masts of myriads of
concrete river boats glistening in the August sunshine, await those
who venture the short trip to Guang Fu. There'll be monastic havens
of idyllic quiet, hill top houses with lakeside vista, large ancient
pots filled with poo and some dense shiggy you could shave you legs
with all along the way.

The hares promise a short and long split; a choice of beautiful
trails with a maximum length of 11-12k on the long run. Circle up
lakeside to enjoy the shore breeze, some Guang Fu fighting (a bit
like Kong Fu fighting but with words) and then soak a camera or two
as we take a dip in the lake. The bash is in a palatial restaurant,
the top dining experience in Guang Fu, that will be serving huge
mounds of succulent local delicacies and copious quantities of ICE
COLD Snow beer.

Please respond if you wish to go.

And please include your name.

The Details:

Date: Saturday, August 23

Location: Guangfu, Suzhou, Jiangsu province.

Time: We estimate the run will start by 2 p.m. We plan to start the
bash by 5 p.m., leave by 7 p.m., and be back in Shanghai by 10 p.m.

Of course, actual results may vary.

Times for the bus:

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: B. Cracker and a mystery hare.

Cost: Somewhere between RMB160 and RMB 200. Still cheap.

The next Taiping Hash is Saturday, August 23 on an enchanted mountain
somewhere in Jiangsu province. More details later.

The September is possibly Saturday, September 13, and may be hared by
the Italians, featuring Stefano Baldini. More details later.

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And, the sporting event in Qingdao this year that overshadows the
Olympic sailing ............

Taiping Hash ¨C Qingdao, China - Beer Fest-a-Palooza
Dates: 19-21 September 2008

Come one, come all to the Taiping Hash away trip for 2008!!!

Break out your lederhosen and grab your bratwurst because Friday
evening, 19 September until Sunday evening, 21 September, Camel and
Small Bone will be haring a weekend away event to that fabled Chinese
haven of cheese, weenies and BEER: Qingdao! We will be joined by
hashers from Hong Kong, Qingdao, Shekou and Beijing.

Here's the basic itinerary:

Friday, travel to Qingdao. Friday night will be a warm-up bash to get
familiar with the nightlife and set the tone for the weekend.

Saturday, we will have a beautiful run in the hills near Lao Shan
Mountain, live-hared by Camel & Small Bone, circle and bash, followed
by transportation to the world-famous beerfest to party the night
away!

Sunday, a gentle hangover run through the spectacular, well-preserved
German quarter. Circle and bash, then taxis to the airport for the
return flight.

What you need to know:

Space is limited, so sign up early to avoid disappointment.

Rooms will be shared-twin. 2 people per room.

Expected Tour Cost is wildly estimated at RMB 1,500 for the Qingdao
package only, which includes  2 nights hotel, 3 bashes, 2 runs,
transport to/from the runs, entry to the beerfest and commemorative t-
shirt.

This cost estimate does not include flights, or the taxis to and from
Qingdao airport to the city.

If you want to reserve a spot, please email meriel at:
meriel.woodward@...

Contact for further information:
martin.lutzen@...

On-On!

Due to popular demand, we added a second bus.

Please confirm if you want to go.

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Taiping Hash, July 12

Excellent trails, stunning views, exotic boat excursions, and a
chance to experience the birthplace of Chinese porcelain in lovely
Shanglin Lake, Zhejiang province.

That is what the July Taiping Hash offers with a run starting near
the town of Cixi, which is near the town of Ningbo, which is across
the across Hangzhou Bay from Shanghai.

After arriving by first class coach, the group will sail by private
junk to the remote run start, located near protective kiln remains
that date back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties.
The run site was just nominated as a Unesco World Heritage Site. Look
here: whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5331/

Naturally an A to B run, the hares will take us along virgin trails
through the Kaolao Mountains, where the hillsides are now ripe with
the infamous Waxberry fruit of Cixi. Bring along wicker baskets and
pick juicy Waxberry's for the pre-circle party.

Easy access to this remote location was not possible until the recent
opening of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge, the 36-kilometer long sea bridge,
which is the world's longest. The run start is now only 2 hours from
busy Shanghai.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the Taiping Hash's first
run in Cixi, Zhejiang province.

The bash place will serve traditional Cixi food and plenty of ICE
COLD BEER.

Please respond if you wish to go. And please include your name.

The Details:

Date: Saturday, July 12

Location: Shanglin Lake, Zhejiang province.

Time: We estimate the run will start by 2 p.m. We plan to start the
bash by 5 p.m., leave by 7 p.m., and be back in Shanghai by 10 p.m.

Of course, actual results may vary.

Times for the bus:

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: Camel and Lucia

Cost: now a cheap RMB160

We will take only one bus, and there are still a few spots left.
Please confirm if you want to go.

For those going, you might want to bring along some mosquito spray.
There are bugs in the shiggy.

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Taiping Hash, July 12

Excellent trails, stunning views, exotic boat excursions, and a
chance to experience the birthplace of Chinese porcelain in lovely
Shanglin Lake, Zhejiang province.

That is what the July Taiping Hash offers with a run starting near
the town of Cixi, which is near the town of Ningbo, which is across
the across Hangzhou Bay from Shanghai.

After arriving by first class coach, the group will sail by private
junk to the remote run start, located near protective kiln remains
that date back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties.
The run site was just nominated as a Unesco World Heritage Site. Look
here: whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5331/

Naturally an A to B run, the hares will take us along virgin trails
through the Kaolao Mountains, where the hillsides are now ripe with
the infamous Waxberry fruit of Cixi. Bring along wicker baskets and
pick juicy Waxberry's for the pre-circle party.

Easy access to this remote location was not possible until the recent
opening of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge, the 36-kilometer long sea bridge,
which is the world's longest. The run start is now only 2 hours from
busy Shanghai.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the Taiping Hash's first
run in Cixi, Zhejiang province.

The bash place will serve traditional Cixi food and plenty of ICE
COLD BEER.

Please respond if you wish to go. And please include your name.

The Details:

Date: Saturday, July 12

Location: Shanglin Lake, Zhejiang province.

Time: We estimate the run will start by 2 p.m. We plan to start the
bash by 5 p.m., leave by 7 p.m., and be back in Shanghai by 10 p.m.

Of course, actual results may vary.

Times for the bus:

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: Camel and Lucia

Cost: now a cheap RMB160

Taiping Hash, July 12

Excellent trails, stunning views, exotic boat excursions, and a
chance to experience the birthplace of Chinese porcelain in lovely
Shanglin Lake, Zhejiang province.

That is what the July Taiping Hash offers with a run starting near
the town of Cixi, which is near the town of Ningbo, which is across
the across Hangzhou Bay from Shanghai.

After arriving by first class coach, the group will sail by private
junk to the remote run start, located near protective kiln remains
that date back to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties.
The run site was just nominated as a Unesco World Heritage Site. Look
here: whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5331/

Naturally an A to B run, the hares will take us along virgin trails
through the Kaolao Mountains, where the hillsides are now ripe with
the infamous Waxberry fruit of Cixi. Bring along wicker baskets and
pick juicy Waxberry's for the pre-circle party.

Easy access to this remote location was not possible until the recent
opening of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge, the 36-kilometer long sea bridge,
which is the world's longest.  The run start is now only 2 hours from
busy Shanghai.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the Taiping Hash's first
run in Cixi, Zhejiang province.

The bash place will serve traditional Cixi food and plenty of ICE
COLD BEER.

Please respond if you wish to go. And please include your name.

The Details:

Date: Saturday, July 12

Location: Shanglin Lake, Zhejiang province.

Time: We estimate the run will start by 2 p.m. We plan to start the
bash by 5 p.m., leave by 7 p.m., and be back in Shanghai by 10 p.m.

Of course, actual results may vary.

Times for the bus:

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: Camel and Lucia

Cost: now a cheap RMB160

The hares have guaranteed that the weather will be excellent. Please
remember that the bus will roll no matter what the conditions.

If you want to go and have not yet responded, please do so.

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Taiping Hash, 28 June: A European Twitcher's Delight!

The Taiping hash is returning to the Hangzhou area, but this time in
an area rumoured to be virgin hashing territory. Plus, there will
feature a unique European-themed twist, to delight and baffle.

The hares, Master Wanker and S Cubed, will lead an A to B hash
through quintessential Chinese countryside. The route passes colorful
Chinese temples, tea plantations, a shaded valley, and even offers an
excellent opportunity for bird-watching.

But there is more! June's Taiping Hash will be Wacko Jacko's last
hash in China, so with this in mind, the hares have prepared a
slightly surreal but marvelous European ending - to help reorientate
our dear friend to western culture.

Cuisine will be Chinese (so no need to fear an excess of so-called
European sophistication).

Please respond if you wish to go.

The Details:

Date: Saturday, 28 June

Location: A beautiful site near Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.

Time: We estimate the run will start by 2 p.m. We plan to start the
bash by 5 p.m., leave by 7 p.m., and be back in Shanghai by 10 p.m.

Of course, actual results may vary.

Times for the bus:

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

Driving Regroup: Details upon request. There is parking at the start.

Hares: Master Wanker and S Cubed

Consultant Hares: Camel and Puss-eye


Cost: Still only RMB150

Two of the Taiping/Full Moon Hashes most revered hashers are leaving
us

SO we are arranging a fond farewell BASH



Where: Xi Duo Wu Restarant

7th Floor 04/06 Super Brand Mall Pu Dong

(Overlooking the Bund)



When: Friday 27th June 2008

Time: 6:30pm til 10pm (Come alomg when you can make it)


It's a super buffet all you can eat and drink

(Beer, Wine, Sake, Softies etc.)

We have booked a room overlooking the Bund so will have spectacular
views.



Cost: RMB 220 per person

What a way to kick off the weekend, then off to the Taiping hash next
day



Please let us know so we book enough seats

mrkfarwell@...

ON ON

Taiping Hash, 28 June: A European Twitcher's Delight!

The Taiping hash is returning to the Hangzhou area, but this time in
an area rumoured to be virgin hashing territory. Plus, there will
feature a unique European-themed twist, to delight and baffle.

The hares, Master Wanker and S Cubed, will lead an A to B hash
through quintessential Chinese countryside. The route passes colorful
Chinese temples, tea plantations, a shaded valley, and even offers an
excellent opportunity for bird-watching.

But there is more! June's Taiping Hash will be Wacko Jacko's last
hash in China, so with this in mind, the hares have prepared a
slightly surreal but marvelous European ending - to help reorientate
our dear friend to western culture.

Cuisine will be Chinese (so no need to fear an excess of so-called
European sophistication).

Please respond if you wish to go.

The Details:

Date: Saturday, 28 June

Location: A beautiful site near Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.

Time: We estimate the run will start by 2 p.m. We plan to start the
bash by 5 p.m., leave by 7 p.m., and be back in Shanghai by 10 p.m.

Of course, actual results may vary.

Times for the bus:

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

Driving Regroup: Details upon request. There is parking at the start.

Hares: Master Wanker and S Cubed

Consultant Hares: Camel and Puss-eye

Drinking Hare: Wacko Jacko

Cost: Still only RMB150

Taiping Hash, May 24

We return to the Miajiawu area for another run through the tea
plantations in Zhejiang province.

The run will be A to B. If the weather is good, there will be an
extra loop for those who enjoy a few more hills and distance.

The run starts at the Longwu exit off the Hangzhou ring road. We may
take the new Hangzhou-Pudong freeway in order to expedite the trip.

The bash location features range chicken and organic vegetables that
are grown by the restaurant owners.

For those who are not so swift of foot (particularly Italians),
please remember to bring your cell phone on the run. If may come in
handy if you get lost.

Here's a good story about the village and the tea that is grown there:
www.chinatoday.com.cn/English/e20026/tea.htm

Please respond to this email if you want to go.

Any questions? Please call 13918533716.

The Details:

Date: Saturday, May 24

Location: Longwu, Zhejiang province.

Time: We estimate the run will start by 1 p.m. We plan to start the
bash by 5 p.m., leave by 7 p.m., and be back in Shanghai by 10 p.m.
Of course, actual results may vary.

Times for the bus:

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

Driving Regroup: The Longwu exit off the Hangzhou Ring Road. There is
parking at the start.

Hares: No Balls and Helios

Drinking Hare: Wacko Jacko

Cost: Still only RMB150

The next Taiping Run is Saturday, May 24 near Hangzhou. We are going
back to the area near the Meijiawu village where we ran last November.
Lots of rolling hills with tea, plus some rather sharp inclines.

More details later.

Also, the All China Nash Hash is in Tianjin in June. Wooly Bush is
organizing a group to go. Here is the link to the webpage:

http://groups.msn.com/greaterchinahashhouseharriershomepage/chinanashhas
h2008.msnw

There are still spots on the bus if you want to go. Please RSVP by
tomorrow (Friday, April 20).

This run is a now a joint run with the Flying Finn chapter of the
Suzhou Hash. Paavo Nurmi has been added as a hare.



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Taiping Hash, April 19

Maybe you think you have seen everything there is to see in the
Suzhou mountains? Just wait until you come to Taiping's April Hash
on April 19.

Wooly Bush and Puss Eye bring you the ultimate hashing experience.
They have hunted down the best in picturesque flora and fauna,
history and culture, to bring you a day to remember.

You will breathe the fresh mountain air in a mix of natural
countryside and the well-tended Sunzi Gardens. You will gallop
through bamboo groves, leap over fallen trees, skip through farmland,
trot through the formal gardens and scamper through the local
villages. You will be honored with the opportunity to pay your
respects to Sunzi & learn about the Art of War.

The run will be A to B, with no walking split; there was no way we
could cut any of the run out and let you miss any of it. FRB's: 60
minutes. Walkers 2 hours.

Weather permitting, the circle will be held on a specially prepared
stage in the restaurant grounds. The food is delectable Chinese
cuisine with the best REEB beer in the house (once we have finished
the free Suntory we got and the quality selection that the person who
volunteers to be our beermaster buys for us).

The bus travel time from The Grassy Knoll in Hongqiao is 90 minutes.

Important: For this run, and all future Taiping Hash runs, we will
take a maximum of two buses. As a result, priority will go to regular
hashers and others who help make these runs possible.

Please respond to this email if you want to go. We will confirm if
there is space.

Any question? Please call 13918533716.

The Details:

Date: Saturday, April 19

Location: Xitang, Suzhou, Jiangsu province

Time: We estimate the run will start by 1 p.m. We plan to start the
bash by 5 p.m., leave by 7 p.m., and be back in Shanghai by 10 p.m.
Of course, actual results may vary.

Times for the bus:

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

Driving Regroup: Exit 4 off the Suzhou Outer City Ring Road (and meet
past the toll gates on the right before the intersection). Exit 4 is
the first exit past the Taihu Lake Rest Stop.

Hares: Wooly Busy & Puss Eye

Cost: RMB150

The Taiping Hash give gave birth to the Beijing Boxer Hash.

Now it is time to help usher it into unruly adolescence with the
Boxer 50th run weekend May 10-11. Details are below.

If there is enough interest, we will organize a group from Shanghai
to attend. Please respond if interested.

The regular Taiping hash run for May is scheduled for Saturday May 24
on a mountain sort of near Shanghai.


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Celebrate with the Hashes of Beijing

Beijing Boxer Hash 50th Run &
Beijing Hash Historical Park Run
May 10-11, 2008
Beijing, China

Come and join the Hashes of Beijing before the Olympic rush.  Hash in
the City, Hash at the Great Wall.  Let's all BASH TOGETHER in
Beijing!

Schedule:

Saturday May 10th:  Beijing Boxer Run # 50 – near the Great Wall
- Morning: self organized sightseeing (Tiananmen, Forbidden
City, etc.)
- 11:00 am Breakfast Buffet (RMB50) available at Tim's Texas
Roadhouse (Hash Bar), 27 Xinba Lu (Nuren Jie), Chaoyang District
(Tel: 010-6461 1141)
- 12:00 pm – Bus departs for Great Wall Run, Circle, Bash
(back to city around 9 PM)

COST: rmb 250 inclusive of Commerative T-shirt

Special Price: Boxer Hashers with more than five Boxer Runs AND who
Pay Laine "WOD" by 4th May – rmb 150 total cost.


Sunday May 11th: Beijing Hash Run - Historical City Run/Walk

- Morning: self organized sightseeing
- 11 am Breakfast Buffet (RMB50) available at Tim's Texas
Roadhouse (Hash Bar), 27 Xinba Lu (Nuren Jie), Chaoyang District
(Tel: 010-6461 1141)
- 12:30 pm - Bus departs for run site

COST: Rmb 60 Beijing Residents.  Rmb100 – out of town visitors
(includes bus with priority seating for visitors)

REGISTRATION:

Resister today by sending the attached Registration to:  Laine
"WOD" at   boxer50hash@...





Beijing Boxer Hash 50th Run &
Beijing Hash Historical Park Run
May 10-11, 2008
Beijing, China


Name_______¬¬¬¬¬¬_______________________________________


Hash name__________________________________________


Home Hash__________________________________________

Mobile phone # ______________________________________

Email ______________________________________________


Shirt size:
Men's (XL)____(L)__ (M)___ (S)___  Women's (L)__ (M)___ (S)___


Run Choice:
Sat only___ ( rmb 250)*
Sun only ____(rmb 60 local)  ____( rmb 100) visitors
Both _____  310 locals   ____350 visitors

# of runs with Boxer___________

Register AND PAY by May 4th   any Beijing hash or April 19th
*if you've run 5 or more times with Beijing Boxer AND reg/pay by May
4th Saturday only RMB 150

Complete and return to Laine "WOD" at   boxer50hash@...

Taiping Hash, April 19

Maybe you think you have seen everything there is to see in the
Suzhou mountains?  Just wait until you come to Taiping's April Hash
on April 19.

Wooly Bush and Puss Eye bring you the ultimate hashing experience.
They have hunted down the best in picturesque flora and fauna,
history and culture, to bring you a day to remember.

You will breathe the fresh mountain air in a mix of natural
countryside and the well-tended Sunzi Gardens. You will gallop
through bamboo groves, leap over fallen trees, skip through farmland,
trot through the formal gardens and scamper through the local
villages. You will be honored with the opportunity to pay your
respects to Sunzi & learn about the Art of War.

The run will be A to B, with no walking split; there was no way we
could cut any of the run out and let you miss any of it. FRB's: 60
minutes. Walkers 2 hours.

Weather permitting, the circle will be held on a specially prepared
stage in the restaurant grounds. The food is delectable Chinese
cuisine with the best REEB beer in the house (once we have finished
the free Suntory we got and the quality selection that the person who
volunteers to be our beermaster buys for us).

The bus travel time from The Grassy Knoll in Hongqiao is 90 minutes.

Important: For this run, and all future Taiping Hash runs, we will
take a maximum of two buses. As a result, priority will go to regular
hashers and others who help make these runs possible.

Please respond to this email if you want to go. We will confirm if
there is space.

Any question? Please call 13918533716.

The Details:

Date: Saturday, April 19

Location: Xitang, Suzhou, Jiangsu province

Time: We estimate the run will start by 1 p.m. We plan to start the
bash by 5 p.m., leave by 7 p.m., and be back in Shanghai by 10 p.m.
Of course, actual results may vary.

Times for the bus:

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

Driving Regroup: Exit 4 off the Suzhou Outer City Ring Road (and meet
past the toll gates on the right before the intersection). Exit 4 is
the first exit past the Taihu Lake Rest Stop.

Hares: Wooly Busy & Puss Eye

Cost: RMB150

Taiping Hash, March 15

This month's hares will be leading you to a beautiful new area
recently opened to the public on Dongshan overlooking Taihu Lake.
(Dongshan is a peninsula in Taihu Lake south of Suzhou, and is the
place we went in August on an extremely hot day and finished at a
bash place on the lake.)

The hares report that this month's A-B run has just the right
distance with options for both runners and walkers. The trail
follows beautiful mountain streams and pine forests, and passes by
bucolic pastures and ancient Tang Dynasty temples with amazing views
of craggy mountains and an endless fresh water sea.

You can take a little break at the golden temple to join the locals
in a celebration of ancient mating rituals. Once you have been
dazzled by the spectacle it will be time to head down to the
recently restored Han Dynasty trading trail to the circle and feast.
The recently re-elected GM Male Pattern Baldness will delight one
and all with his zany high jinks and colorful stories.

We will be dining in style in a recently restored Tang Dynasty Royal
Barge not normally available to the public. The world renowned chefs
will tempt us with the best in Chinese cuisine all washed down with
ice cold nectar.

The hares also report that Dongshan is one of the thousands and
thousands of places in the country that claim it is "home to the
most beautiful women in China."

The bus travel time from The Grassy Knoll from Hongqiao is an
alleged 70 minutes.

There is also a long/short split.  FRB's on the long: 90 minutes.
Walkers on the short: Under 2 hours.

Important: For this run, and all future Taiping Hash runs, we will
take a maximum of two buses. As a result, priority will go to
regular hashers and others who help make these runs possible.

Please respond to this email if you want to go. We will confirm if
there is space.

The April run is scheduled for April 19 in Xitang, which is also in
Jiangsu province somewhere near Suzhou. The hares are Woolly Bush
and The F Wife.

Any question? Please call 13918533716.

The Details:

Date: Saturday, March 15

Location: Dongshan, Jiangsu province

Time: We estimate the run will start by 1 p.m. We plan to start the
bash by 5 p.m., leave by 7 p.m., and be back in Shanghai by 10 p.m.
Of course, actual results may vary.

Times for the bus:

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 (there is a Starbucks in the
Information Tower).

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
(sorry, there is not Starbucks, yet, at The Grassy Knoll)

Hares: Virgin French hare "Didier" and the old dog from
Taiwan "Johnny Wad"

Cost: RMB150

The 13th plenary session of the 44th meeting of the standing
committee of the Taiping Hash recently unanimously re-elected Male
Pattern Baldness as grandmaster.

"Some hashers kept calling for `change, change, change,'" said
M.P.B. "But we've seen the tragic result of having a grandmaster who
had neither the experience nor the wisdom to manage our hash. We
cannot let that happen again ... I'm ready to lead from Day 1, or at
least after a couple more runs."

The standing committee also tentatively approved a September run in
southern Anhui province where the villages on the UNESCO World
Heritage List are located.

In the spirit of building a harmonious hash, the standing committee
unanimously elected each other to the following positions:

GM:  Male Pattern Baldness
Joint GM: 96
Trailmaster: Camel
Deputy trailmaster: B.E.C.
Whip: Johnny Wad
Whip: Buttcracker
Hash Cash: Puss Eye
Spiritual Advisor:  OJ
Beer ayi: Nadia
Deputy beer ayi: Free Entry
Hash rent girl:  Wooly Bush
Logistics coordinator: Jennifer
Minister without portfolio: Domestic Violence
Hash SOB: No Balls

Taiping Hash, February 16

This month, the Taiping Hash heads to the recently-opened Shanghai
Binjiang Forest Park, which is at the tip of Pudong above
Waigaoqiao. The park is at the confluence of the Huangpu and Yangtze
rivers and the ocean. The park is a huge former plant and tree
nursery, so the running and trails are quite good. The run will also
take in some neighboring farmland and villages.

The run is A-A, starting from the bash location, which is a rustic,
charming farmhouse.

The run should be around 70 minutes. There will be a few checks.

The run location is close to the end of the new subway line 6. Thus,
the bus will not stop in Hongqiao, at the Portman, or in Lujiazui.
The bus will make only two stops: in Jinqiao and at Gangcheng Road
Station. This station is at the end of the Line 6.

The trains on line 6 apparently don't run all that frequently, so
give yourself some time to get to the regroup location. If you are
running late, you can still go to Jinqiao to get on the bus.

We will take only one bus. Please respond to this email if you want
to go.

A co-hare with minimal duties is needed. Please advise if you can
help.

Any question? Please call 13918533716.

The Details:

Date: Saturday, February 16

Location: Shanghai Binjiang Forest Park, Pudong

Time: We estimate the run will start at 2 p.m. We plan to start the
bash by 6 p.m., maybe earlier.

Times for the bus and regroup:

12:30 p.m. Pudong, Jinqiao Starbucks, 633 Biyun Road, by Carrefour

1:00 p.m. Gangcheng Road Station, Line 6

Hares: No Balls, Son of No Balls, Helios, and a mystery hare.

Cost: RMB150, maybe cheaper.

Taiping Hash¡ªUpcoming Run

The February run should feature the shortest bus ride in Taiping Hash
history.

The run will be on Saturday, February 16. The route should include the
new Binjiang Park, which is northern Pudong where the Huangpu River
enters into the ocean. If all goes according to plan, the bus will pick
hashers up from the end of Line 6 up in Waigaoqiao to go to the run
site.

The run may also include some ancestor worship at the Taiping memorial
in Gaoqiao, where Taiping martyrs were buried in 1862 after a Frederick
Townsend Ward-led force of running dogs and British and French sailors
crushed the Taipings' third attempted invasion of Shanghai.

More details to follow.

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.

Taiping Hash: Upcoming Run

The first Taiping run of 2008 will be January 19 in the lovely
mountains of Suzhou at the Mudu Mountain Conservation Park. The upscale
bash will be at the recently opened Lakeview Restaurant, featuring
traditional Suzhou cuisine.

We are pleased to introduce three attractive virgin hares known as C's
Angels:  Wooly Bush, Cum's Inside and Barge Pole.

More details later.

Or look here

http://www.chinats.com/suzhou/suzhou1704.htm

or here

http://www.aroundsuzhou.com/scenic/scenic.asp?id=249

Taiping Hash / Full Moon Hash Joint Holiday Run

Friday, December 14, 2006

The Taiping Hash and the Pudong Full Moon Hash unite this month for a
joint run to celebrate Ancestors' Sacrifice Festival, Hanukkah,
Kwanzaa, and Christmas.

This early winter run will short and nice run on Kowloon side. ¡°The
run will be about an hour, so all runners should get back to the
restaurant before 9 a.m., if they don't get lost. (Editors note: that
was a direct quote from one of the hares.)

A short split consists of stopping and running back to the
restaurant, or just showing up late.

The essential details:

When: Friday, December 14.  7:30 p.m. hares set off; 7:45 p.m., the
pack follows.

Where: Puxi: Hunan Xiang Chuan Feng Wei Guan (ºþÄÏÏç·çζ¹Ý), 168
Wulumuqi Zhong Lu, near Au Fu Lu, . Tel : 6437 0952.

Bash: Hunan cuisine. The bash will start around 9 p.m.

Hares: Wooly Bush and Cums Inside

Cost: Quite reasonable.

Taiping Hash / Full Moon Hash Joint Holiday Run

Friday, December 14, 2006

The Taiping Hash and the Pudong Full Moon Hash unite this month for a
joint run to celebrate Ancestors' Sacrifice Festival, Hanukkah,
Kwanzaa, and Christmas.

This early winter run will short and nice run on Kowloon side. ¡°The
run will be about an hour, so all runners should get back to the
restaurant before 9 a.m., if they don't get lost. (Editors note: that
was a direct quote from one of the hares.)

A short split consists of stopping and running back to the
restaurant, or just showing up late.

The essential details:

When: Friday, December 14.  7:30 p.m. hares set off; 7:45 p.m., the
pack follows.

Where: Puxi: Hunan Xiang Chuan Feng Wei Guan (ºþÄÏÏç·çζ¹Ý), 168
Wulumuqi Zhong Lu, near Au Fu Lu, . Tel : 6437 0952.

Bash: Hunan cuisine. The bash will start around 9 p.m.

Hares: Wooly Bush and Cums Inside

Cost: Quite reasonable.

Farewell Drinks for Departing Hashers¡ªNovember 29


Having decided that it is now safe to return to Australia and end
their five-year exile in Shanghai:

Bring Me A Beer aka Beer Ayi aka Beer Bitch aka Beer Amah

and

Siemens Lederhosen aka Beer Ayi's Husband

Celebrate their one-way tickets to Melbourne with a drink or two at:

Blue Frog
Mao Ming Nan Lu
Thursday, 29 November
8:30 p.m. and on

Also, their farewell tour also include the Full Moon Run the night
before in Pudong.

Taiping Hash: November 10

On On to Mysterious Feng Mu Shan

This is one not to miss!  This month the Taiping Hash will go to
beautiful and mysterious Feng Mu Shan located in neighboring Jiangsu
province. Complete with over dozens of major streams, dense bamboo
forests, cloud enshrouded cliff areas and its own cave network, and
home to 13 species of indigenous wildlife (including the world renown
purple "Bao Liang" turtle - you are luck if you see one!), Feng Mu
Shan is know to international zoologists and nature enthusiasts alike
as one of the most scenic areas and top hiking destinations in the
Jiang Liao section of Jiangsu province!

The run is a beautiful A to B course of 7.05 miles.  It's only 150km
from Shanghai and all highway so a quick trip to get there!

Please RSVP to Chris.Wu@... so we can figure out the number of
buses we need.

For the absolute avoidance of doubt, please RSPV to Chris and not to
Sophy or merely reply to this email.

The Details:


Date: Saturday, Nov 10

Location: Feng Mu Shan, Jiangsu

Time: We estimate the run will start at 1:30 p.m. We plan to start
the bash by 5:30 pm, leave by 7 pm and be back in Shanghai by 9:30pm.

Times for the buses:

9:30 am Pudong, Jinqiao Starbucks, 633 Biyun Road, by Carrefour

9:55 am Pudong, Lujiazui, Information Tower, the last bus stop on
Century Blvd. before the Yan'an tunnel.

10:00 am Puxi, Portman Ritz Carlton, 1376 Nanjing Xi Road, meet
outside by the Starbucks

10:15 am Hongqiao, The Grassy Knoll, Yan'an Road by Hongxu Road

Hares: TBD and This Idiot

Cost: RMB150

A reminder to respond to sophy.cheng@... if you plan to go.

We will bash outside on a farm (nongjiale) in the tea area.

There will be a long run and a short run. Those on the short run who
bring a few RMB can have a nice cup of tea in the middle of the run
while waiting for those on the long run to complete a gut-cleansing
loop.

A co-hare is needed. Please volunteer if you have the skills to run
and hold a bag of flour at the same time.

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Taiping Hash, October 13

This month, the Taiping Hash is headed to Meijawu Tea Village. The
run site is just off the Hangzhou Ring Road, west of Hangzhou.

This run features, obviously, lots of tea fields. Take a look here:
http://www.meijiawu.com/. This is the same area we went to in
November 2005.

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 under three
hours.

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.

As always, please RSVP to sophy.cheng@... so we can figure
out the number of buses we need.

The Details:

Date: Saturday, October 13

Location: Meijawu Tea Village, Hangzhou, Zhejiang

Time: We estimate the run will start at 1:20 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. We hope.

Times for the buses:
9:30 a.m. Pudong, Jinqiao Starbucks, 633 Biyun Road, by Carrefour
9:55 a.m. Pudong, Lujiazui, Information Tower, the last bus stop on
Century Blvd. before the Yan'an tunnel.
10:00 a.m. Puxi, Portman Ritz Carlton, 1376 Nanjing Xi Road, meet
outside by the Starbucks
10:15 a.m. Hongqiao, The Grassy Knoll, Yan'an Road by Hongxu Road

Hares: No Balls, Son of No Balls, and Helios

Cost: RMB150.

A reminder to respond to sophy.cheng@... if you plan to go.

We will bash outside on a farm (nongjiale) in the tea area.

There will be a long run and a short run. Those on the short run who
bring a few RMB can have a nice cup of tea in the middle of the run
while waiting for those on the long run to complete a gut-cleansing
loop.

A co-hare is needed. Please volunteer if you have the skills to run
and hold a bag of flour at the same time.

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Taiping Hash, October 13

This month, the Taiping Hash is headed to Meijawu Tea Village. The
run site is just off the Hangzhou Ring Road, west of Hangzhou.

This run features, obviously, lots of tea fields. Take a look here:
http://www.meijiawu.com/. This is the same area we went to in
November 2005.

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 under three
hours.

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.

As always, please RSVP to sophy.cheng@... so we can figure
out the number of buses we need.

The Details:

Date: Saturday, October 13

Location: Meijawu Tea Village, Hangzhou, Zhejiang

Time: We estimate the run will start at 1:20 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. We hope.

Times for the buses:
9:30 a.m. Pudong, Jinqiao Starbucks, 633 Biyun Road, by Carrefour
9:55 a.m. Pudong, Lujiazui, Information Tower, the last bus stop on
Century Blvd. before the Yan'an tunnel.
10:00 a.m. Puxi, Portman Ritz Carlton, 1376 Nanjing Xi Road, meet
outside by the Starbucks
10:15 a.m. Hongqiao, The Grassy Knoll, Yan'an Road by Hongxu Road

Hares: No Balls, Son of No Balls, and Helios

Cost: RMB150.