{"id":21911,"date":"2019-09-04T06:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=21911"},"modified":"2020-10-04T12:09:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T19:09:08","slug":"suzhou-the-venice-of-the-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/21911","title":{"rendered":"Suzhou: the Venice of the East"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Suzhou is a major city, northwest of Shanghai, People&#8217;s Republic of China, located in the delta of the Yangtze River. It&#8217;s many canals have earned it the name &#8220;Venice of the East.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Canal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Canal.jpg\" alt=\"Homes Along a Canal in Suzhou - 1\" class=\"wp-image-21912\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Canal.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Canal-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Canal-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Canal-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Homes Along a Canal in Suzhou &#8211; 1<\/strong><br>SOURCE: Homes Along a Canal in Suzhou &#8211; 1 (Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 22 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-House.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-House.jpg\" alt=\"Homes Along a Canal in Suzhou - 2\" class=\"wp-image-21913\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-House.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-House-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-House-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-House-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Homes Along a Canal in Suzhou &#8211; 2<\/strong><br>SOURCE: Homes Along a Canal in Suzhou &#8211; 2 (Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 22 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Lanterns.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Lanterns.jpg\" alt=\"Lanterns Along a Canal in Suzhou\" class=\"wp-image-21914\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Lanterns.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Lanterns-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Lanterns-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Lanterns-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Lanterns Along a Canal in Suzhou<\/strong><br>SOURCE: Lanterns Along a Canal in Suzhou (Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 22 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Temple.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Temple.jpg\" alt=\"Temple in Suzhou\" class=\"wp-image-21915\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Temple.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Temple-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Temple-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Temple-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Temple in Suzhou<\/strong><br>SOURCE: Temple in Suzhou (Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 22 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Washing-Day.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Washing-Day.jpg\" alt=\"Washing Day in Suzhou\" class=\"wp-image-21916\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Washing-Day.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Washing-Day-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Washing-Day-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Washing-Day-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Washing Day in Suzhou<\/strong><br>SOURCE: Washing Day in Suzhou (Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 22 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Windows.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Windows.jpg\" alt=\"Suzhou Windows\" class=\"wp-image-21917\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Windows.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Windows-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Windows-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Suzhou-Windows-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong> Suzhou Windows<\/strong><br>SOURCE: Suzhou Windows (Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People&#8217;s Republic of China); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 22 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Copyright \u00a9 2019 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suzhou is a major city, northwest of Shanghai, People&#8217;s Republic of China, located in the delta of the Yangtze River. It&#8217;s many canals have earned it the name &#8220;Venice of the East.&#8221; Copyright \u00a9 2019 by Stephen J. 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