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Suzhou, Jiangsu, China at 12:05am CST.

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China at 8:37pm CST.

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China at 10:03pm CST.

My home for the night in Suzhou was the Watertown Hostel. It was really nice and quiet.

拙政園 The Humble Administrator's Garden at 1:11pm CST in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

拙政園 The Humble Administrator's Garden at 12:59pm CST in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

拙政園 The Humble Administrator's Garden at 12:53pm CST in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

拙政園 The Humble Administrator's Garden at 12:48pm CST in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

拙政園 The Humble Administrator's Garden at 12:43pm CST in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

The second garden I visited is the Humble Administrator's Garden, which is 5.2 hectares or gorgeousness. Everywhere you look in this garden is beautiful. There are gazebos, bonsai trees, bridges, ponds, koi, ducks, tea houses, pavilions, and zillions of plants.

Pingjiang Lu at 6:21pm CST in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

Pingjiang Lu at 6:10pm CST in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

Suzhou is often referred to as the "Venice of the East" since it has canals. Along one of the canals is this cute little street, Pingjiang Lu. It has hotels, shops, cafes, and restaurants for tourists.

After Leshan, I flew from Chengdu to Shanghai and then caught a bus to Suzhou, which is a little town near Shanghai famous for its gardens. I decided to visit only two gardens while I was there since I only had about 24 hours in Suzhou. The first garden I visited was the Garden of the Master of the Nets. It is the smallest garden in Suzhou but is breathtaking. The second I walked in, I couldn't stop saying "wow." The garden was laid out in the 12th century and was restored in the 18th century.

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China at 2:03pm CST.

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China at 11:57pm CST.

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China at 10:07pm CST.

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China at 11:56pm CST.

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China at 10:52pm CST.

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China at 9:22pm CST.