Master of the Nets Garden

Arrival in Shanhai and on to Suzhou

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July 30th 2007
(Due to the server crash at Travel Blog, I am trying to recreate some of the entries that are lost in the ether between China and Texas.) We had a smooth flight from Guiyang to Shanghai and then transfered to the bus for Suzhou, the Venice of China. Suzhou is built around a series of canals and is known for silk production and classic Chinese gardens. Rich merchants often retired to the Suzhou ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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