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The Lion Grove Garden is a garden located at 23 Yuanlin ... Asia; View on OpenStreetMap; Latitude. 31.3111° or 31° 18' 40" north ... Suzhou, China; English ...
Suzhou's Location in China. Suzhou is in southeast Jiangsu Province, about 100 km (62 mi) west of Shanghai, 160 km (100 mi) northeast of Hangzhou, and 200 km (120 mi) southeast of Nanjing. It is about 1½ hours by bullet train from Shanghai or Hangzhou.
- A Landscape Frozen in Time
- An Epicentre of Silk
- A Familiar Way to See The Sights
- Navigating The Waterways
- The Joys of Yuhang Street
- Away from The Canals
- A More Contemporary Connection
It’s no wonder Suzhou made an impression on Polo. Five-and-a-half thousand miles from Venice, the pioneering globetrotter had stumbled upon a mirror image of his home. The waters of this city bustle at night, with fleets of wooden ships ferry goods and visitors through the city’s labyrinth of canals, just as they have for thousands of years. On the...
In the 13th century, Polo described Suzhou as a city of remarkable architecture and affluence, noting, “it contains merchants of great wealth… accomplished traders and most skilled craftsmen.” This wealth came primarily from the silk industry, and just as during Polo’s time, weathered hands still work the looms here today. Carefully, they grasp orb...
Life jackets aside, the traders and merchants of Suzhou remain largely true to their ancient roots. While a sprawling metropolis does span much of the old city’s land area, visitors can still easily lose themselves in narrow aisles of water and stone in its historic, outlying districts, like Tongli, Mudu and Guangfu, where the sound of car horns is...
Not every boat here is used for fishing. For around 30 yuan, travelers can hire a boatman to see these ancient towns through the same lens that Polo did. The Italian likely exaggerated when he dubbed Suzhou the city of 6000 bridges, but several hundred do in fact exist and they are best seen from the water. You can easily spot their ferries by the ...
The wood-framed Nanyuan Teahouse in the Tongli district of the city lays claims the title of oldest teahouse on the southern portion of the Yangtze; however, while serving as a window to the past, it also serves as an entrance to the modern joys along the cobbled streets of Tongli. Cafes and vendors line Yuhang Street, where the change in your pock...
By the time of Polo’s visit, a temple had already been marking the summit of the largest hill in Suzhou for more than 1000 years. Polo would have climbed the same stairs towards the crest of Tiger Hillto see the seven-storey Cloud Rock Pagoda, hearing the same stories about rumoured funerary treasures lurking beneath it and the legion of workers Ki...
For all the comparisons to Venice noted by Polo during his visit, contemporary visitors may add one more to the list: the crowds. While not a mainstay destination for international tourists, Suzhou is a domestic tourism hotspot, with visitors clogging the ancient alleyways and cramming onto canal boats during weekends and public holidays. Hopefully...
Suzhou, formerly romanized as Suchow, is a prefecture-level city in northern Anhui, China. Suzhou has about 5,320,000 residents. Mapcarta, the open map.
Sep 3, 2024 · The name Suzhou dates from 589 ce, when the Sui dynasty (581–618) conquered southern China. With the building of the Grand Canal, Suzhou became an administrative and commercial centre for an area that rapidly developed into the major rice-surplus region of China. Under the Song (960–1279) and the Yuan (1206–1368) dynasties, Suzhou ...
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This place is situated in Suzhou Shi, Jiangsu, China, its geographical coordinates are 31° 18' 41" North, 120° 37' 5" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Suzhou. See Suzhou photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of Suzhou in China. Suzhou hotels map is available on the target page linked above. small.
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