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A visual tour of Suzhou: the ‘Venice of China'Jan 21, 2020 • 4 min read
Many places draw comparisons to Venice, but is Suzhou the best doppelganger out there? Here we take a visual tour of Suzhou, the ‘Venice of China’.
Jan 21, 2020 • 4 min read
Many places draw comparisons to Venice, but is Suzhou the best doppelganger out there? Here we take a visual tour of Suzhou, the ‘Venice of China’.
Feb 13, 2019 • 6 min read
The water towns of eastern China near Shanghai are renowned for their pretty whitewashed houses, arched stone bridges and bustling canal-side streets…
Mar 27, 2018 • 6 min read
As well as being known as the ‘Venice of the East’, thanks to its network of picturesque canals, the elegant city of Suzhou on China's eastern seaboard is…
Jun 14, 2017 • 8 min read
China may have one Great Wall, but it also has many great walls. Military defenses were long an important architectural feature of cities throughout the…