Mudu Watertown
October 28 was another beautiful Autumn day for us to explore the land of China. This Saturday, we went with 8 friends on a one day tour to Mudu, which is 10 km west of Suzhou. The adjective, 'ANCIENT' is always attached to the name 'MUDU'. That is because it's an old town, and still is. We have a Chinese tour guide who did a marvelous job of pointing out special highlights everywhere we went. When we walked into a room of old furniture, old wood beams... our guide would delightfully point out special architectural significance, calligraphical designs on walls, names of types of buildings, terrace, window designs and so forth... It's so interesting. In addition, she also told us bits of history of the places we visited. For example, Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty (1735-1795) had visited Mudu six times. Hey, we have to visit Mudu at least once, right? After visiting Mudu, I think I know why the Emperor Qianlong kept going back. Find out for yourself. Visit Mudu. (Don't forget to look for the trees that tie their own knots. See the first photo. It's so fun!)

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Photographs taken with: Nikon 8400 and Nikon Coolpix S5