chapter 7
Suzhou: An Introduction: As the Chinglish writers would write: "A Brief Introduction to Suzhou" - And to the next few chapters of Chuck @ China
chapter 8
Suzhou Thru the Ages: "Paradise on Earth" - "Venice of the East". Perhaps. Learn what others from Marco Polo (yes THAT Marco Polo!) to the current crop of travel writers have to say about the 2,500 year-young city I called in 1999. A mixture of ancient and ultra-modern architecture. Home of the world-famous Chinese gardens. Criss-crossed by canals and ancient
bridges and the center of China's silk trade. And today, a burgeoning high-tech industrial center for hundreds of foreign multi-nationals. Old and new, Suzhou has it.
chapter 9
Suzhou thru My Eyes: In Chapter 8, I told you what others have to say about Suzhou. Here's my take on Suzhou...in my own words.
chapter 10
Suzhou Tour: If you haven't figured it out by now, Suzhou is tourist heavy...excuse me... heaven. The locals are rough on the tourists but, in fact the place is laden with ancient spots, beautiful gardens, and Kodak Moments® .Here, I offer you a very brief illustrated tour of some of the spots the tourists flock to. Believe me, they are much more beautiful in
person (the spots, not the tourists!). Welcome you to Suzhou!
chapter 11
Life in Suzhou - Part 1: I spent the summer of '98 in Suzhou. I liked it so much, I returned for a one year stint from February, 99 to February, 2000. Oh, do I have stories! Here I gather some of the best of them. I could probably write 4 more chapters. No!.... a book! Well here are a couple of stories from 1998.
chapter 12
Life in Suzhou - Part 2: My Suzhou stories continue with.... A Tale of Two Villages (or "Get Thee to a Nunnery").
chapter 13
Hangzhou Tour: The other half of Paradise.
