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Suzhou

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October 12th 2014
Sunday It was a 'gardens and canals' day today, and once again began with a relatively leisurely start - we think our excellent guide, Michelle, is going soft on us as we near the end of the holiday!! For starters we visited the 'Garden of the Master of Nets' - a small Chinese garden that seemed to have more artists than tourists. Very restful!! As Suzhou is termed the 'Venice of Chin ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangxi

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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