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Album 1: Beijing and the Great Wall | Album 2: Xian and the Terracotta Army | Album 3: Guilin and the Lijiang | Album 4: Kunming and the Stone Forest | Album 5: Chongqing, an overnight stop | Album 6: Yangtze River and the Three Gorges | Album 7: Wuhan: Museums and a quiet lake | Album 8: Hangzhou: Prosperity, tea, and a monastery | Album 9: Wuzhen, an ancient canal town | Album 10: Suzhou: Silk, canals and gardens | Album 11: Shanghai: 16 million people, pet crickets and a museum the shape of a turtle. | Album 12: There and back: Airports

Album 10: Suzhou: Silk, canals and gardens

Suzhou has gardens, canals, silk, then more gardens and more canals. Also several million Chinese, some of whom really wanted to practise their English on us.
Quiet canal under a noisy city street
Quiet canal under a noisy city street		 Afternoon peak hour
Afternoon peak hour		 Motorised Suzhou housewife
Motorised Suzhou housewife		 He wanted to practise his English with us
He wanted to practise his English with us		 Outside the Humble Administrator's Garden
Outside the Humble Administrator's Garden
Entrance to the garden
Entrance to the garden		 Pool in the Humble Administrator's Garden
Pool in the Humble Administrator's Garden		 Blossom in a pool
Blossom in a pool		 Plantings form Chinese characters
Plantings form Chinese characters		 Australian birds in cage in Humble Administrator's Garden
Australian birds in cage in Humble Administrator's Garden
Sign in Humble Administrator's Garden
Sign in Humble Administrator's Garden		 Bridge in Humble Administrator's Garden
Bridge in Humble Administrator's Garden		 Moon gate in Humble Administrator's Garden
Moon gate in Humble Administrator's Garden		 Look! Five fingers! Take my picture!
"Look! Five fingers! Take my picture!"		 Pavilion in Humble Administrator's Garden
Pavilion in Humble Administrator's Garden
Too much garden
Too much garden		 Interior, pavillion in Humble Administrator's Garden
Interior, pavillion in Humble Administrator's Garden		 Silk embroidery worker - 1
Silk embroidery worker - 1		 Silk embroidery worker - 2
Silk embroidery worker - 2		 Silk embroidery worker - 3
Silk embroidery worker - 3
Silk
Silk		 Trees are transplanted into city parks
Trees are transplanted into city parks		 Canal through the city
Canal through the city		 Pedestrian bridge
Pedestrian bridge		 A side street on the canals
A side street on the canals
No, not Venice
No, not Venice		 Passing under a city street
Passing under a city street		 Canal, traffic approaching
Canal, traffic approaching		 Work boat in Suzhou canal
Work boat in Suzhou canal		 Chaos on the waterfront
Chaos on the waterfront
Canal resident
Canal resident		 A small space beside the canal
A small space beside the canal		 Canal-side living
Canal-side living		 Canal scene, Suzhou
Canal scene, Suzhou		 Housework beside the canal
Housework beside the canal
Old boat in canal
Old boat in canal		 Leaning Pagoda of Suzhou in the distance
Leaning Pagoda of Suzhou in the distance		 Theatre, Garden of the Master of the Nets
Theatre, Garden of the Master of the Nets		 Musician, Garden of the Master of the Nets
Musician, Garden of the Master of the Nets		 Singer, Garden of the Master of the Nets
Singer, Garden of the Master of the Nets
Flautist, Garden of the Master of the Nets
Flautist, Garden of the Master of the Nets		 Musician, garden of the Master of the Nets
Musician, garden of the Master of the Nets		 McDonalds advertising
McDonalds advertising		 Crowd outside employment agency
Crowd outside employment agency		 Market
Market
Turtles for sale
Turtles for sale		 Slow trading for this stallholder
Slow trading for this stallholder		 Must have got up very early
Must have got up very early		 Cactus for sale
Cactus for sale		 Love and puppies
Love and puppies
The Chinese one-grandchild policy works like this
The Chinese one-grandchild policy works like this		 Selling crickets in boxes for pets
Selling crickets in boxes for pets		 Contrast
Contrast		 Negotiating a price for delivery
Negotiating a price for delivery		 Someone else's model
Someone else's model
Musician
Musician		 Antiques for sale
Antiques for sale		 In the Lingering Garden
In the Lingering Garden		 Bonsai Garden
Bonsai Garden		 Koi pool and bonsai
Koi pool and bonsai
Bonsai detail 1
Bonsai detail 1		 Bonsai detail 2
Bonsai detail 2		 Bonsai detail 3
Bonsai detail 3		 Bonsai detail 4
Bonsai detail 4		 High-tech low-rise hotel
High-tech low-rise hotel

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