Photo-Essay: Suzhou, Garden City, and the Venice of China
Photo-Essay: Suzhou, Garden City, and the Venice of China
Almost a decade ago my wife and I travelled to Shanghai, but on the way we stopped for a night and a day in Suzhou, known both as the Garden City, and as the Venice of China. A number of World Heritage gardens are located there, although we only visited one, called the Humble Administrator's Garden, but the most interesting thing we did was to go on a nighttime canal cruise, which is when I took most of my photos, as you will see below.
1. The Humble Administrator's Garden
2. A koi pond in the courtyard of one of the structures.
3. My wife is sitting inside one of the structures.
4. A smaller canal during the daytime. The rest of my photos will be night shots taken during the nighttime canal cruise.
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To see a more detailed article about the World Heritage Gardens of Suzhou, click this link:
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So much to see, so little time.
I like the swooping curves and curls and the sloping in Chinese architecture. Nice set of photos Buzz.
Thanks John. The roof lines of Chinese traditional buildings all have those "swooping" curves. Here's an extreme example:
This is a very interesting design. What is that thing?
It's a boat moored to the wharf, probably a restaurant.
I like the long curved element. It reminds me of the Chinese Dragon costume
Wow. Really cool. That must have been a site to see.