Suzhou website

This item appears on page 69 of the August 2015 issue.

Northwest of Shanghai, China, the city of Suzhou — known as the “Venice of the East” due to its many canals — has created an English website. 

TraveltoSuzhou.com describes the history of the 2,500-year-old city and lists sites of interest, trip-planning tips, things to do, festival dates, shopping attractions and tour packages.