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27 December 2023 ~ New article
The Saffron Walden sign hunt
The Saffron Walden trip, featured in this article, is not our first adventure in the East Anglia Region since we moved here. Still, it is one of the better documented ones that was worth turning into something more than just a memory. So after all, this is our first post since the end of Summer and hopefully the beginning of writing more regularly. >>> Click here <<<
15 September 2023 ~ New article
Pécs Zoological Garden
In summer 2023, I revisited Pécs in Hungary. An invitation from a friend led me to a captivating lemur-feeding event. With my camera in hand, I documented various species, including ring-tailed lemurs, hippopotamus, tufted capuchins, green monkeys, and more. This visual journey offers a glimpse into my unforgettable visit to Pécs Zoo. Follow the link >>> Click here <<<
06 September 2023 ~ Website news
Hello Sawston!
After four years living and working in China, we have now moved back to the UK. Our new home is called Sawston; a relatively small village located a few miles south of Cambridge in South Cambridgeshire, East of England. There will be a more detailed post about it some time in the future posted to our website; now enjoy a few photos of Sawston in the "Small post" section >>> Click here <<<
22 April 2023 ~ New article
Yellow Mountain: Nine Dragon Waterfall
The Yellow Mountain, also known in Chinese as Huangshan (黄山), is a mountain range and major tourist destination in southern Anhui Province (安徽省) in China. This article is about the Nine Dragon Waterfall (九龙瀑 Jiulongpu), which is a unique waterfall in China due to its drop height and its geological structure. Follow the link >>> Click here <<<
25 March 2023 ~ Series updates
“Hangzhou Explorations” and “Hangzhou from the Air” (The Serials)
“Hangzhou Explorations" and “Hangzhou from the Air” are two of our online serial publications. The first is a photo-illustrated article series published on our website, the other one is a drone videography serial available on our YouTube channel. Both of these serials explore different areas of Hangzhou City (杭州市), the most populous and quasi capital of Eastern China's Zhejiang Province (浙江省). The focus mainly set on the central urban districts such as Xihu (西湖区), Shangcheng (上城区), Gongshu (拱墅区), and Binjiang (滨江区), and there are also records from the suburban districts, especially from Xiaoshan (萧山区), Yuhang (余杭区) and Linping (临平区), but also from Qiantang (钱塘区), Fuyang (富阳区), and Lin'an (临安区). Hangzhou sub-provincial city has two more counties (Tonglu 桐庐县 and Chun'an 淳安县) and a county-level city (Jiande 建德市) from where we have also collected resources.
Find out more by following the links below.
Hangzhou Explorations >>> Click here <<<
Hangzhou from the Air >>> Click here <<<
30 November 2022 ~ New article
Hangzhou Explorations, episode 12
Xiangji Temple (香积寺) is one of the eight famous temples of Hangzhou (杭州市). It is located near the Grand Canal in Gongshu District (拱墅区). It is reputed "the no.1 temple of the Canal" and it is only temple where Kinnara Buddha (Jianzha) is enshrined and worshipped.
Find out more and check out our photos >>> Click here <<<
19 November 2022 ~ New article
Hangzhou Explorations, episode 11
Fuxing Temple (复兴寺) has a history of more than 800 years. It was originally named Zhushenghou Temple (助胜侯庙), also known as Fuxing Nunnery (复兴庵). It is located in the Xianghu Scenic Area (湘湖景区), in Xiaoshan District (萧山区), in Hangzhou City (杭州市). Read on and check out our photos. Follow the link >>> Click here <<<
16 November 2022 ~ New article
Hangzhou Explorations, episode 10
In China, there are actual fake or replicas of famous buildings, districts and even whole cities in similar size to the original. In Hangzhou for example there is a fake Champs-Élysées with an Eiffel Tower, and there is also a fake Venice, known also as Venice Watertown (杭州威尼斯水城). We now have a new article with some information and lots of photos on Fake Venice. Follow the link >>> Click here <<<
14 November 2022 ~ New article
Hangzhou Explorations, episode 9
Autumn outing with the grade 6 students to Songcheng (宋城). This new instalment in the Hangzhou Explorations series is exploring Songcheng, also known as Song Dynasty Town, which is the largest theme park in Hangzhou, featuring the cultural characteristics of the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD). It is also the first theme park built in Zhejiang Province. Read on >>> Click here <<<
03 November 2022 ~ New article
Exploring the Daxiangling-Tusita Scenic Area in Shaoxing
Last Saturday, our little team visited the Daxiangling-Tusita Scenic Area (大香林·兜率天景区) in Shaoxing. We focused on the two main attractions: Linghua Temple (龙华寺) and the truly majestic Heavenly Palace (兜率天宫). We now have a new article with some information on these attractions and lots of photos >>> Click here <<<
27 October 2022 ~ New article
Hangzhou Explorations, episode 8
Hangzhou's central urban area is located in the western side of Shangcheng District (上城区) where Qianjiang New City (钱江新城) can be identified as one of Hangzhou's functional city centres and the most central, shiny CBD. The area this post is now focusing on is the quasi "main square", which is a large open space squeezing in between Citizen Centre (市民中心) and the Qiantang River (钱塘江). >>> Click here <<<
07 October 2022 ~ New article
First post on our new website published
We have been busy working on merging our old website and blogsite into a brand new website, which is slowly coming together. Last Saturday we went out for a three-day hike and since we have now got a lot of new photos, we are now very happy to share a new post with you published on our very own, brand new website. This is "Shangri-La of the East: Gongyu (China)" >>> Click here <<<
23 August 2022 ~ Website news
New TSH website launched
We have started merging our old website with our old blogsite and this is what we have got so far. All of our past posts and galleries are now in one place. Scroll down to see the latest post updates and all of the latest news, or you can check out all the Travel files by following the link. Our domain www.thesignhunters.co.uk remains the same and linked together with our new domain name www.pigispig.pink.