参观胡庆余堂随想

2008年岁末隆冬，我第4次踏上访问杭州的旅程。记得1965年春我首次来杭，这座充满江南风情的城市就给我留下美好而难忘的印象。那时西子湖畔桃红柳绿，各大庙宇和名胜古迹均向游人开放，供人们自由观览。那时居民的住宅大都是粉墙黛瓦，很少看到高楼大厦。

My Visit to Huqingyutang Pharmacy

I paid my fourth visit to Hangzhou in the depth of the winter, 2008. The city now is in sharp contrast to the city I first visited in the spring of 1965. My initial impressions of the city include the poetic lake with willows and flowers and the temples and other places of historical interest which were open to tourists free of charge. At that time, most houses in the city were low structures of white walls and black tiles and there were rarely high-rises around the city.