Suzhou

Suzhou delights

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January 21st 2009
Decided I needed some fresh air and country living so took myself off to Suzhou for a couple of nights and days. Suzhou is a small city of 5 million total but only 2 million within the city proper, 100 kilometres west of Shanghai. Compared to Shanghai it is like a country town, single level housing in some area, dogs and cats everywhere, old people out walking, kids playing and not a hint of s ... 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