I meant to go to Suzhou this weekend, the home of the best silk factories and prettiest parks in China, but somehow ended up in Xuzhou?  But it eventually all got worked out and I got to go touring with my classmates from SU and celebrate Halloween with friends in Shanghai.
Silk Factory
boiling coccoons to loosen the silk strands.
They call Su?zhou the "VENICE OF CHINA" because of all the pretty canals.  I also visited Tiger Hill Garden.  The pagoda to the upper left leans a bit.  Was built about a thousand years ago.
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