The Venice Of The East China
Where it s history is expressed in more than just its artistic landscaping and architecture.
The venice of the east china. Situated in southwest china this village is located between the cities of suzhou and kunshan. The multifaceted city is also known as venice of the east city of gardens and silk capital. Venice of the east. In the charming historic old town there are still many historic buildings and constructions.
The city was christened the venice of the east by none other than marco polo a man familiar with the one and true venice at its peak. Suzhou china has been dubbed the venice of the east so we were definitely looking forward to seeing if it lived up to its name. The canals of suzhou. The venice of the east qibao is one of the most ancient town in shanghai.
The parallels polo saw are still appropriate in 2016. 400 bridges some of them dating from the ming dynasty span about 72 canals which are bustling with boats and traditional barques.