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A canal in the southern Chinese city of Soochow or Suzhou.
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The city of Soochow or Suzhou is located in the province of Jiangsu along the lower portion of the Yangtze River. The city has been an important center for the silk trade since for a thousand years. It is one of the most prosperous cities in all of China. Soochow is a popular destination for tourists from Shanghai because of the large number of beautiful gardens and temples. It is also a city of canals, easy to walk along and navigate.
Today the road to Suzhou from Shanghai is dotted with enormous apartment complexes testifying to the rapid pace of economic growth in the area. |
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