On the Canals at night

Thanksgiving in Suzhou

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December 1st 2009
This Thanksgiving, instead of eating Chinese interpretation Thanksgiving food at some expensive buffet for American expats, John and I decided to visit the nearby town of Suzhou. Suzhou is supposedly renowned for being the Venice of China, and having visited both Venice and China, I can sort of see it... Both have canals running through the city, are surrounded by marshy swampy land, and host mor ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangsu » Suzhou

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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