{"id":24316,"date":"2020-02-19T22:40:17","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T14:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=24316"},"modified":"2021-09-16T07:30:58","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T23:30:58","slug":"move-around-wearing-masks-in-hangzhou-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/move-around-wearing-masks-in-hangzhou-china","title":{"rendered":"Move around wearing masks in Hangzhou, China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The COVID-19 or the novel coronavirus silences China in many ways &#8211; from working, studying, trading, entertaining  and more in all aspects of life. I happened to be in my hometown  &#8211; Hangzhou for the Chinese lunar new year 2020 when the virus broke out. In a slight effort to contain the pathogen, I and my wife has been in self-isolation ever since we were required to stay at home and go out only for daily necessities or other necessary matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now things are getting better with the huge commitment jointly made by our Chinese people, especially medical staff who risk their life and by international communities. It seems everything will be back to normal level at the end of March, 2020 &#8211; students back to school; workers to factories and business restarts to operate&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday I drove to the center of Hangzhou city and walk along  West Lake &#8211; the world cultural heritage site for a photo tour to capture the mask world we are now living with, an interesting  reminder for the hard time we are now facing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A6993.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A6993.jpg 612w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A6993-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><figcaption>A girl  wearing a face mask  taking photos of tulip tulips by the lake<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A6882.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A6882.jpg 583w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A6882-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><figcaption>A selfie girl with a face mask siting on a bench in the lakeside garden<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A6986.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A6986.jpg 592w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A6986-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><figcaption>A grandpa wearing a mask reading newspaper in a pavilion by the lake<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"593\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A6887.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A6887.jpg 593w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A6887-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><figcaption>Three men with masks sitting on a bench by the lake<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200217012021.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200217012021.jpg 536w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200217012021-300x260.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><figcaption>An old couple with masks sitting on a bench waiting for a public bus<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A7052.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A7052.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A7052-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><figcaption>Hand in hand wearing masks walking along West Lake Hangzhou<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A6962.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A6962.jpg 612w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A6962-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><figcaption>Wearing mask and taking in the fresh air of early spring, walking on Bai Causeway<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200217011949.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200217011949.jpg 596w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WeChat-Image_20200217011949-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><figcaption>Young people wearing masks on the streets<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A6886.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A6886.jpg 612w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A6886-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><figcaption>Strolling the lake shoreline wearing masks<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A7214.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A7214.jpg 612w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A7214-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><figcaption>A couple wearing masks waking past Broken Bridge<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A7215.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A7215.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A7215-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><figcaption>Biking with a mask<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A7220.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A7220.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GX0A7220-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption>A couple in love wearing masks<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We are confident that we are able to get rid of masks in the near future with the great efforts made nationally and globally. Life is so beautiful and everything will return to normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tip:\u00a0 Hassle-free Hangzhou Guided Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours, here are some options for Hangzhou Guided Tours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/hangzhou_tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hangzhou Tour<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/hangzhou_tour\/4_day_tour_package.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hangzhou 4-Day Tour Package<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/hangzhou_tour\/3_day_tour_package.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hangzhou 3-Day Tour Package<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/hangzhou_tour\/private\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hangzhou Private Tour<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/hangzhou_tour\/theme_tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hangzhou Theme Tour<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/hangzhou_tour\/side_trips\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hangzhou Side Trips<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/hangzhou_airport_transfer_and_hangzhou_car_rental\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hangzhou Car Rental with Driver<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/hangzhou_attractions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top 10 Attractions in Hangzhou<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/top-10-photography-spots-in-hangzhou\" target=\"_blank\">Top 10 Photography Spots in Hangzhou<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/night-view-of-west-lake-in-hangzhou\" target=\"_blank\">Night View of West Lake in Hangzhou<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/the-best-hiking-trail-in-hangzhou\" target=\"_blank\">The Best hiking trail in Hangzhou<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/when-is-the-best-time-to-visit-hangzhou\" target=\"_blank\">The best time to visit Hangzhou<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/hangzhou-east-railway-station-photos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hangzhou East Railway Station<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/hangzhou-airport-arrival-hall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hangzhou Airport Arrival Hall<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/how-to-visit-feilai-peak-grottoes-in-hangzhou\" target=\"_blank\">How to Visit Feilai Peak Grottoes in Hangzhou<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/where-to-stay-in-hangzhou\" target=\"_blank\">Where to stay in Hangzhou<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/hangzhou-bicycle-hire\" target=\"_blank\">Hangzhou Bicycle Hire<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/wushan-night-market-in-hangzhou\" target=\"_blank\">Wushan Night Market in Hangzhou<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/pedestrian-streets-in-hangzhou\" target=\"_blank\">Pedestrian Streets in Hangzhou<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/hangzhous-best-bars-nightclubs\" target=\"_blank\">Hangzhou\u2019s Best Bars &amp; Nightclubs<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/shanghai-travel\/best-way-to-visit-hangzhou-from-shanghai\" target=\"_blank\">Best Way to Visit Hangzhou from Shanghai<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/how-to-visit-grand-canal-hangzhou\" target=\"_blank\">How to Visit Grand Canal Hangzhou<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/how-to-visit-xiling-seal-engravers-society\" target=\"_blank\">How to Visit Xiling Seal Engravers\u2019 Society<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/how-to-visit-liuhe-pagoda\" target=\"_blank\">How to Visit Liuhe Pagoda<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/travel_blog\/hangzhou_tour_080412.php\" target=\"_blank\">Hangzhou Tea Plantation<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/how-to-visit-leifeng-pagoda\" target=\"_blank\">How to Visit Leifeng Pagoda<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/how-to-visit-hupao-spring-tiger-spring-hangzhou\" target=\"_blank\">How to visit Hupao Spring (Tiger Spring) Hangzhou<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/how-to-visit-yellow-dragon-cave-in-hangzhou\" target=\"_blank\">How to Visit Yellow Dragon Cave in Hangzhou<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/zhejiang-travel\/hangzhou-travel\/the-best-place-to-view-sunrise-over-west-lake-hangzhou\" target=\"_blank\">The Best Place to View Sunrise over West Lake Hangzhou<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Any question, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The COVID-19 or the novel coronavirus silences China in many ways &#8211; from working, studying, trading, entertaining and more in all aspects of life. I happened to be in my hometown &#8211; Hangzhou for the Chinese lunar new year 2020 when the virus broke out. In a slight effort to contain the pathogen, I and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[138],"tags":[3686,3685],"class_list":["post-24316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hangzhou-travel","tag-people-wear-masks-in-china","tag-people-wear-masks-in-hangzhou"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24316"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24316"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27509,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24316\/revisions\/27509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}