World Heritage Recognition

Tongli was given World Heritage Recognition by the UN in 2000 and is acknowledged as part of the Suzhou Classical Gardens group, along with its bigger cousin down the road, Zhouzhuang (1998). "To be preserved for the benefit of all humanity"

#14 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College-Tongli - Ancient Water Town

June 20th 2006
It’s the end of term and I decided to take a few days off and slip away to Suzhou again. However, Suzhou City itself was not the main reason for this visit. Instead, I wanted to visit a small town only 18km away perched on the Eastern shores of Tai Hu (Tai Lake), the town of Tongli. Tongli is a very well preserved water township with a history of over 1000years. I had been told it was well wor ... 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

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