Chamber Members and Guests Enjoy the Wonders of China on the Spring 2011 Trip to China

Chamber members prepare to enter the Temple of Heaven, built in the 1400′s, where the emperors prayed to the heaven for a good harvest

Temple of Heaven

The food in China is plentiful and delicious, and always served family style.

The Great Wall proved to be a challenging experience for nearly everyone in our group of 100+ but there was a great sense of accomplishment in reaching the top.

We traveled from Beijing to Suzhou and visited Tiger Hill with it’s magnificent gardens and 1,000 year old Buddhist pagoda.

“Nee How” from the youngest visitor in the Lingering Garden, on of the most beautiful and tranquil spots in all of China. This has been a very enjoyable trip for all our Chamber of Commerce travelers.

China produces some of the finest tea in the world. Today we toured the famous Dragon Well Tea Plantation and sampled their grade A Green Tea. Later we took a boat ride on the Hangzhou West Lake before heading to our final stop – Shanghai.

Some music while we dined.

Suzhou street vendor

This is the view at night from the famous Bund waterfront park in Shanghai. These buildings comprise what is known  as the “Wall Street of the East.”