Hangzhou City

Fascinating Hangzhou city, on China’s east coast close to Shanghai, welcomed back at the beginning of the month the internationally acclaimed ‘Impression West Lake’ staged production and nightly spectacular.  The one-hour show of local legends and myths is presented in five seamless acts and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2009 in the USA for original score.  It is open-air theatre at its best with lavish sets, lighting displays and hundreds of costumed performers gliding over the lake in synchronized choreography (the stage is a few centimetres below water level).  The ultimate ode to