| SuZhou Gardens are majestic artworks, they are the real treasures accumulated by thousands years of chinese culture. Only Japanese gardens are comparable with their unique, delicated designs and very articulated landscapings. Of course, Japanese gardens are somewhat emulated the Chinese versions. Any ideas how many gardens are there in SuZhou? I went to Suzhou a few times, that's more than 10 years ago. But I have no clues exactly how many gardens out there... JianShou, why do you think SuZhou is better than XinZhuang? Because it is easy for ppl to access everything within their reaches? Or the development itself ? Just curious, maybe it is not a bad option for ppl to start commute from SuZhou to Shanghai everyday in the future if there is a fast train connect to each city. In my view, SuZhou and HangZhou will be considered as satellite cities for Shanghai in the future ( many many yrs down the road). As someone mention early on this board, ppl will consider moving out of the city. Definitely these two cities are the top choices for ppl working in Shanghai. Certainly the transpotation infrastructure should improve in order to keep up with the trends. "Hu Kou" should not be a factor in ppl's life and the wealth distribution is more balanced between coastal and inner cities. Just a thought. |