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The Sky has heaven, and Earth has Suzhou and Hangzhou

March 7th 2010
As quoted by Marco Polo in a passage describing the two places as the most beautiful cities on Earth; "The Sky has heaven, and Earth has Suzhou and Hangzhou”. Suzhou lies approximately 100 km west of Shanghai. It has been inhabited for over 5000 years and due to its many canals, hump-backed bridges, cobbled streets, Chinese traditional gardens and white-washed houses it is known as the Venice o ... read more
Asia » China » Jiangsu » Suzhou

Chinese Flag 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
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