The Humble Administrator's Garden

Suzhou - second day

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June 4th 2010
Today I headed for the largest of Suzhou's gardens, the Humble Administrator's Garden. The name, apparently, is ironic, as the gardens themselves are vast and crawling with tourist groups. I found it hard to get a clear sense of the layout of the garden because of it's immense size; however, it seemed to be arranged into two distinct halves, divided by a white wall. The first half, with the en ... 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