苏州
Suzhou
Venice of the East — ancient canal towns, UNESCO classical gardens, and the silk capital of China for over 500 years.
苏州
Venice of the East — ancient canal towns, UNESCO classical gardens, and the silk capital of China for over 500 years.
Suzhou is a city of water and silk. For five centuries it was China's wealthiest city, and the merchant-scholars who lived here poured their fortunes into garden estates of such refined beauty that nine of them now hold UNESCO World Heritage status. The Humble Administrator's Garden, the Lingering Garden, and the Master of the Nets Garden are miniature landscapes of pavilions, ponds, and scholar's rocks designed to distill nature into art. Beyond the gardens, Suzhou's canal-lined old town, silk museums, and Pingjiang Road's cobblestone alleys offer a gentler pace of life than nearby Shanghai.
