Couple's Retreat Garden

Suzhou - first day

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June 3rd 2010
The first thing that struck me was the glory of not being constantly sticky. Long gone was the humidiy of Guilin (although, with so many canals, not the mosquitoes) and 5 minutes after taking a shower I was - get this - fully dry. Sigh, so pleasant. I slept late as I was still knackered from the train ride, and then explored the city a bit. Suzhou used to be on the Silk Road, and so is fam ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more