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TIMELESS SERENITY OF SUZHOU'S GARDENS WORTH A VISIT.(Getaways)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)
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July 30, 1998
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A whitewashed wall shuts out the clatter of modern China. Ponds and lush greenery create a private world in the Humble Administrator's Garden, transporting the visitor to a timeless serenity before car horns and cell phones.
Built in 1509 for an imperial bureaucrat, this lavishly misnamed complex sprawls across 13 acres dotted with pavilions for viewing the moon, composing poetry or drinking tea.
Such gardens are Suzhou's fame, legacy of a 900-year reign as a center for trade and silk weaving. Once the preserve of the rich, they now are open to anyone with ...
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