A city that captures your heart at first glance—Suzhou

D4:2024.6.16 Record of a delightful journey I, who am already familiar with Suzhou, feel a longing every time I visit, truly fond of this warm city. Perhaps it's because one can fall in love with a city just like with a person... Stroll along the bustling Pingjiang Road, experience the charm of 'When you arrive in Gusu, every household rests by the river'; seek out the tranquility hidden in the bustling 'Cat's Sky City', recite Bai Juyi's 'The south of the Yangtze is good, the scenery I knew of old, at sunrise river flowers red and fiery, in spring the river water's green as blue, can one not recall the south of the Yangtze?' and feel the romance of a thousand-year-old Gusu... The bell tones of Hanshan Temple are deep and lingering, Maple Bridge and Jiangcun Bridge gaze at each other from afar, wandering by the vast Grand Canal, the lines 'The moon sets, crows cry and frost fills the sky, maple trees and fishing lights match the sleepless, outside Gusu city is Hanshan Temple, where midnight bell tones reach the passenger boats' will intoxicate you in this dreamy Jiangnan...