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Suzhou

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September 1st 2012
The journey to Suzhou was without a guide. It went smoothly using the guidance I was given our our Tongli guide. It included a return in the electric cart, a coach journey and taxi to the hotel. Suzhou is a big city and it is more difficult to get to the sites. Despite that we fitted in two gardens and shopping. The hotel was again furnished in style and it was right next to the river and one of t ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangsu

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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