diff --git a/lib/html2markdown/converter.rb b/lib/html2markdown/converter.rb
index 21905a3..a16c824 100644
--- a/lib/html2markdown/converter.rb
+++ b/lib/html2markdown/converter.rb
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ def wrap_node(node,contents=nil)
       when 'li'
         result << "*#{contents}\n"
       when 'blockquote'
-        contents.split('\n').each do |part|
-          result << ">#{contents}\n"
+        contents.split("\n").each do |part|
+          if not part.strip.empty?
+            result << ">#{part}\n\n"
+          end
         end
       when 'strong'
         result << "**#{contents}**\n"
diff --git a/spec/cases/html_page_spec.rb b/spec/cases/html_page_spec.rb
index 235bb3b..5a59390 100644
--- a/spec/cases/html_page_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/cases/html_page_spec.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 <font face="微软雅黑 "><font size="3"><strong>DIY的手绘行程图</strong></font></font><br>
 <span style="position: absolute; display: none" id="attach_1254048" onmouseover="showMenu({'ctrlid':this.id,'pos':'13'})"><img src="images/go2eu/attachimg.gif" border="0"></span>
 <img src="http://att.qyer.com/day_111228/1112282241c0deb3a69dcd9cf5.jpg" file="http://att.qyer.com/day_111228/1112282241c0deb3a69dcd9cf5.jpg" width="700" class="zoom" onclick="zoom(this, this.src)" id="aimg_1254048" onmouseover="showMenu({'ctrlid':this.id,'pos':'12'})" alt="55105222201110032253301023057594630_006.jpg">
-<div class="t_attach" id="aimg_1254048_menu" style="position: absolute; display: none">				
+<div class="t_attach" id="aimg_1254048_menu" style="position: absolute; display: none">
 <a href="attachment.php?aid=MTI1NDA0OHxkYmZjODBmY3wxMzMyOTIzMTI4fGM0OTVjaUtKdjEveHl3OW1XSUFScll0MGtwWXFHRlNJUDV4S2ppbFMwU0p5TGNB&amp;nothumb=yes" title="55105222201110032253301023057594630_006.jpg" target="_blank"><strong>下载</strong></a> (247.14 KB)<br>
 <div class="t_smallfont">2011-12-28 22:41</div>
 </div>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 <br>
 <span style="position: absolute; display: none" id="attach_1254049" onmouseover="showMenu({'ctrlid':this.id,'pos':'13'})"><img src="images/go2eu/attachimg.gif" border="0"></span>
 <img src="http://att.qyer.com/day_111228/1112282241a7c6f2711722bc9b.jpg" file="http://att.qyer.com/day_111228/1112282241a7c6f2711722bc9b.jpg" width="700" class="zoom" onclick="zoom(this, this.src)" id="aimg_1254049" onmouseover="showMenu({'ctrlid':this.id,'pos':'12'})" alt="55105222201110032253301023057594630_007.jpg">
-<div class="t_attach" id="aimg_1254049_menu" style="position: absolute; z-index: 301; opacity: 1; left: 309px; top: 736px; display: none; ">				
+<div class="t_attach" id="aimg_1254049_menu" style="position: absolute; z-index: 301; opacity: 1; left: 309px; top: 736px; display: none; ">
 <a href="attachment.php?aid=MTI1NDA0OXxhYTE5MTBiMHwxMzMyOTIzMTI4fGM0OTVjaUtKdjEveHl3OW1XSUFScll0MGtwWXFHRlNJUDV4S2ppbFMwU0p5TGNB&amp;nothumb=yes" title="55105222201110032253301023057594630_007.jpg" target="_blank"><strong>下载</strong></a> (241.74 KB)<br>
 <div class="t_smallfont">2011-12-28 22:41</div>
 </div>
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@
       if node['src'].end_with? 'gif'
         ''
       elsif node['src'].start_with? 'http'
-        "![#{node['alt']}](#{node['src']} =300x)" 
+        "![#{node['alt']}](#{node['src']} =300x)"
       else
-        "![#{node['alt']}](http://bbs.qyer.com/#{node['src']} =300x)" 
+        "![#{node['alt']}](http://bbs.qyer.com/#{node['src']} =300x)"
       end
     end
     markdown = page.to_markdown page.contents
@@ -92,4 +92,14 @@
     p.markdown!.should be_include('strong text')
   end
 
+  it "parses multi-paragraph blockquotes" do
+    p = HTMLPage.new :contents => <<-EOD
+      <blockquote>
+        <p>First paragraph</p>
+        <p>Second paragraph</p>
+      </blockquote>
+    EOD
+    p.markdown.should == ">First paragraph\n\n>Second paragraph"
+  end
+
 end