Suzhou, China - The Venice of the East

Hi Suresh! What a surprise, this beautiful and well executed album. Some plays are unmistakably Chinese, but others could be mistaken for Venice, Italy scenes. Until now I had never heard of this place, so thank you for showing me a bit of it. And it's of course an honour to be the first to comment!

said sante1 2005.08.29 at 09:28:58 PDT

Yes, please, continue sending me those invitations... Coming and admiring your travels is always a pleasure! Exceptional beauties captured here in this album. I easily understand the relation with Venice! Cheers...

said pimbotin 2005.08.29 at 09:34:13 PDT

Hi Suresh,thankyou for the invitation to this wonderful album,the pictures are excellent,it really looks a wonderful place,thankyou for sharing,looking forward to the next trip,take care Ann (Chester UK)

said annedm1 2005.08.29 at 09:55:47 PDT

Hi Suresh!!! Thank you SO MUCH for including me in the invitation to this beautiful album!! I love it! I especially love the sunset bridge and the canal restaurant view with all the green plants. (You KNOW I'm wild about GREEN!!!! LOL!!)I hope this finds you well! I am still updating my new site everyday with a picture of the day and a photo tip of the day. I have added many refinements and the evolution of the site continues. Take care and come for a visit! www.barbarabrands.ws

said pompeii7 2005.08.29 at 10:17:42 PDT

Ciao my dear friend Suresh!That magnificent surprise!! That wonder!! I am happy for two reasons: the before it is that you are returned and the second one is an immense one please be able to admire the yours new masterpieces!! That extraordinary photos! is true Suzhou resembles a little to Venice! You have captured a series of true wonders!You made a SUPERB masterpiece!!This album (like all your albums) deserves absolutely a glorious featured!I am totally charmed from these places of dream that you captured teaching! Like always you are a big artist!! I Adore really all your masterpieces! Thanks of heart for this splendid virtual trip in these magical and picturesque distant places things from me!Thank you for sharing all this extraordinary beauty!U really enjoyed very much all these excellent and stunning shots!Ciao my dearest friend Suresh!Best wishes!Take care!Have a happy day!I send you very affectionate greetings with a big hug! With friendship, affection, considers and admiration:-))Caterina

said ambra2005 2005.08.29 at 10:29:54 PDT

Hello Dear Suresh! Again this album is another spectacular presentation from your wonderful portfolio of the beautiful images of the Far East. Great Compositions! You have with exceptional skills executed your observations. Love the Local Scenes. All are Great! Thank you for invitation to view your latest work. Presently I am very busy with my consulting work…so less time for the photography…Many friendly greetings, Rafal

said komierowski1300 2005.08.29 at 10:58:31 PDT

Hi Suresh, thanks for the invite to this nice album. It sure is different scenery than that I am used to, but everywhere on Webshots is. All the best, George in the Shetland isles, Scotland.

said gpleask 2005.08.29 at 11:05:10 PDT

Suresh, you album reflects what was seen to what can "be" felt. I put the slideshow on, sat back and went traveling with you. I had NEVER imagined that place to look as it doe's. Thank you for letting me share this journey through your eyes, as I always feel your photo's are beautiful. I may never see these places for REAL, but your pictures take me, as close as I can get. Your photo's reflect the view of the photographer. I hope you have a lot more days to discover the world, I'm enjoying taking the ride with you.... Your Friend, Melody (I was afraid to write anything, I feel humbled by some of your works of art). I wonder where I shall travel to, in the next couple of years :),,, you make a lot of people smile, count me as one of them!

said yapsalot2 2005.08.29 at 11:25:23 PDT

Hello Suresh! The albums of your trips to the most exotic places on earth are always breathtaking. This one makes no exception. Suzhou, a place of which I never had heard before has some Venetian charactaristics indeed but on the other hand it still is typical Chinese. Your manificent photography makes it a great joy to travel with you and I am pleased with your invitation. Kind regards, Tjebbe

said oomt 2005.08.29 at 12:18:26 PDT

Great pics Suresh Bhai!! All the pics exude serenity and peace. It's a great country to be in for discovering the inner peace in you. I have been twice to China but never made it to Suzhou although I made it to Hangzhou both times. Maybe I make it on my next visit. Thanks for the trip!! Regards & God Bless. Samad

said kiskhan 2005.08.29 at 12:41:30 PDT

Dear Soresh, An excellent album. I have been in China, in the early digital days, around Beijing. This album invites me to go again somedays. But first at the end of febr.: India Kind regards; Frank from Holland PS. in oct I will visit Libia

said fjstelwagen 2005.08.29 at 13:00:46 PDT

Hi Suresh, Great album ! I've not been to Chine before I hope to go someday. You did a good job on this one. Randy

said randyincv 2005.08.29 at 13:29:42 PDT

Hi Suresh, visiting Eti Swinford's featured album today I found your picture between the Webshooters. A nice picture. I don't know how I thought you would look like - most probably I didn't think at all! :-) But I was pleased about how you look like! :-) The picture matches your comments in my guestbooks. :-) How wonderful: you have a new album!!! A very beautiful album! It IS a remarkable place. I like your explanations in the album properties and your very interesting captions! Wonderful pictures!My favorite is the cover picture! ....and how is Samira! :-) Have a wonderful day! Galit from Israel

said 854847 2005.08.29 at 14:47:49 PDT

Congratulations Suresh on yet another outstanding album. Wow... what a beautiful part of the world so eloquently captured! Suzhou is a romantic place... such a feeling of relaxation, peace and harmony - subtle beauty... mysterious too! I love the Tongli and Shan Tang canals and those bridges, all different with character and charm. The way you captured the sunset on the bridge and the colours of the kites also impressed me. Thank you Suresh for sharing your outstanding photographs... you are a true artist. Ann (Australia)

said annjay62 2005.08.29 at 22:51:57 PDT

THANKS Suresh! Thanks to be my guide in far east (from my perspective :-) ) and to show me life and people from so different countries. This album that show life over the water is really fascinating for my eyes. It is, in effect, a strange mix of inusual and exotic situation with an enviroment that I have see in Venice (as you to you have remembered). Great photos for an excellent reportage! My compliments and my tahnks my guide Ruggero PS: I LOVE the quality of your portraits (I'm thinking at 41)

said tfrarug 2005.08.30 at 05:24:27 PDT

Hello Suresh! How did I miss this when it first came out? In any case, I'm glad you added to it today so that it popped up in my window. It's beautiful! I never knew such a place existed, but then my knowledge of the east is sadly lacking. Thank you for giving me this beautiful lesson. Warmest regards from California, Beth

said bvillanyi 2005.08.30 at 08:14:17 PDT

Dear Suresh! Thanks for the invitation. How nice that you keep travelling! How nice that you keep taking us with you on your trips! It always feels as if you know the place extremely well, through your stories and anecdots, and it creates a feeling of really travelling with you. This album is very interesting. For me it shows an unfamiliar place. It did often reminded me of Venice, but then came beautiful pagodas that I really enjoyed. Also loved the sunset shots. Thank you also for the message in my guestbook. Of course I agree with every word you said. I hope it can help in anything, but, honestly, I'm not very optimistic. Still I think it's worth trying. All the problems and the bad attitude drive good people to leave the community. It's too bad, because we have a lot of beauty and friendship here. Take care, Orly

said orlyyahalom 2005.08.30 at 08:56:49 PDT

Hi Suresh. A very elegant album created with style and skill. The silhouettes with the sunsets are my favorites. The album with commentary make for a more special visit. Your trip must have been magnificent. It is a distinction of the people to maintain these gardens for as long as they have. Here in the States one must fight to keep anything of history. The sake of advancement destroys much of the past. Some cities are worse than others and these cities have no foresight. Thank you for the invite!!! Eti

said etiswinford 2005.08.31 at 15:16:33 PDT

Hi Suresh, thanks for the invitation to the album which is really great. There are wonderful expressive photos in it. I like your photos very much and look forward to see other pictures from your travels.

said cl_holle 2005.09.01 at 11:50:24 PDT

Hi Suresh,you have some really excellent pictures here,it really looks an interesting place to visit too,thankyou for sharing,where is your next visit going to take you? we are going back to Canada in April/May,take care best wishes Ann (Chester UK)

said annedm1 2005.09.02 at 22:51:15 PDT

Hi, i went to suzhou few days back, and for my utter surprise, some of my pics are exactly the same as yours. Nice to see that. Thanks for sharing your pictures.

said arorakrishankant 2005.09.17 at 19:01:11 PDT

Suresh, I had to look at your pictures. You signed my G'book for our dog 'Abby' You have great pictures here, keep up the great work. Ken (USA)

said mrken58 2005.09.22 at 19:15:36 PDT

Hi Suresh, this is one of the most beautiful albums I visited recently. Your pictures are great. Thanks for sharing this album with all of us. Best wishes, Yair.

said ykarelic6 2005.09.24 at 10:02:00 PDT

Bonjour Suresh,as always your album are a feast for the eyes...and the soul of a dreamer!Amazing shots of what is for me far away and exotic places,that i can only dream to visit.Thanks for sharing all this beauty,the canal the sunsets and the theater shots are just superb;your visit is always appreciated my friend,have a wonderful week!Luc

said kligon 2005.09.25 at 05:15:07 PDT

Dear Sir, I was honoured by your visit and appreciation of my featured album. Thank you so much for the kind comments. I was also surprised that, though a several times visitor to Japan, you have missed Hakone which is an area mostly and firstly visited by foreign tourists or visitors. Your album here is a very interesting and attractive photo-journey of a place that I'll never have the opportunity to see with my own eyes. Therefore I am glad that you are giving such detailed explanations. The gardens and the pavilions, the sights along the canals are very special, of mesmerizing beauty. I DO hope that this album will be featured and as such made popular all over the world. It really deserves it. Friendly greetings from Japan, Yoshiyuki Tanaka

said tanaka62 2005.09.26 at 05:03:04 PDT

Dear Suresh, On August 31, I wrote in your guestbook this message that by chance I had saved on Word, so I re place it: Dear Suresh, For sure, that is an unexpected album! You don't speak about Your trips in advance reserving a better surprise to all of us, what is very nice! We have been in Suzhou during our 2002 trip to China but did not see all You saw; This album is a great addition to our visit and is so rich in the captions; I read them carefully and took a real pleasure to see the whole album; I loved the Canal views 2, 3 & 7,Tongli bridge & canal sidewalk 18 & 27, Tuisi garden 29, Ruigang Pagoda 33, Lijing Lou Hall 34 and should choose as master pieces pictures of Shan Tang canal 9, the magnificent Chinese sunset in 16, the Ruigang Pagoda in the distance blurred by the warm air and Wangshiyuan Garden view 40 for its composition and sharpness; Thank You for the kind words in my 2 poor albums killed on birthday and always not visible under their topics; Best regards, Jacques Dear Suresh, I only forgot to say that this album, as the Uzbekistan one, MERITS TO BE FEATURED and that the portrait in 41 with a shy smile reveals all Your sensibility and Your talent! Jacques

said pfjc 2005.09.26 at 10:54:27 PDT

stunning pics. marvelous tones. beautiful album. cong. all nachogarcuba

said agustinguti999 2005.10.08 at 01:18:07 PDT

Hey Suresh, Thank u so much for your nice comments on MsDeks album! I appreciate it so much. She was quite a wonderful woman! I had a very enjoyable visit to Suzhou! What a beautiful place! As your pics show! All my best to u and yours! Pud, East Tn

said pud623 2005.10.10 at 19:16:31 PDT

Greetings Suresh from out west east of you. I've been wanting to thank you for a long time for all the wonderful comments you've entered in my guest books. I also enjoy your albums of a far away land that I can only see in pictures. Keep in touch and I'm happy to hear from you again in my "True Grit Out West" guestbook. I was planning to get up to Mt. Rainer for some Fall colors, but its been raining most of the time this Fall, and now I see snow on the Cascade foothills which means there's probably a lot of snow at Mt. Rainer....well see. God bless Always and regards to you and your family! Colleen and daughter, Kristina

said montana155 2005.10.15 at 17:19:45 PDT

Hi, you have got most beautiful pictures in this album. My favourites are 2, 10, 23 and 31. Regards from Finland, Merike

said lovejoy483 2005.10.16 at 09:16:43 PDT

Such lovely photos. Congratulations! I enjoyed them very much, and I downloaded many of them. Greetings from Ana Marija ( Serbia & Montenegro )

said manama115 2005.11.11 at 12:40:49 PST

I was in Suzhou in 1985 so your pictures took me down memory lane. They are truly beautiful, and I downloaded many. I also love your picture descriptions which help the viewer understand more about the place. Rita Kay Driggers, San Antonio, TX

said rkdriggers 2005.11.14 at 07:51:54 PST

Bravo.!I am from Canada i love your pictures very much.Sorry for my writting i am french canadian and i do my best.

said jozy28 2005.11.14 at 11:10:51 PST

Dear Suresh, I use this album to write You some words of thanks; We arrived to-day in Hanoi Vietnam; What a big change for us, very impressive, more than China with a strong French touch!!!We just have finished our Laos visit , a pure dream in Luang Prabang; Thanks for Your kind comments; Have with Your Wife a nice day, Jacques & Pierre

said pfjc2 2005.12.01 at 02:56:53 PST

Nice pictures, thanks for sharing. Michel

said nttl2k1 2006.02.04 at 10:27:48 PST

These are Priceless Shots Please Keep Posting Your Work so many People can learn so very much looking through your albums. Please come see my photos sometime? And my main webshot page is poppy1812 , Best regards, Brian

said waterl00 2006.02.06 at 04:31:06 PST

Hello Suresh, glad I found this album when looking through the China list. All being well we will be in Shanghai for 2 days in autumn this year. I had this down as a possibility to visit & your photos have made up my mind, I must go there! brilliant photos & a subject close to my heart. you are obviously an inveterent traveller, we do as much as my wife will let me! Looking forward now to our trip more than ever. Eric

said ericy102 2006.02.17 at 13:23:02 PST

You have turned theses photos into life.You have made my mind you for me. I'm going to visit this area. Thank you for sharing. Bernard

said volvob12 2006.03.03 at 14:28:27 PST

A dreaming place, thanks for making me remember all that beauties! Ciao, Clara

said clarita137 2006.03.05 at 03:06:23 PST

Fantastic images! Your prose adds so much to the scene. I have seen too many good shots ruined because of a lack of any description. Please, keep up the good work!

said katman132 2006.03.07 at 21:17:08 PST

Wow Suresh, Suzhou is truly the "Venice of the East"!! Your wonderful Portfolio of elegant imagery shows well the flavor and vibrancy that the waterways play in life there! Beautiful architecture and scenic wonders, you've done well in bringing this Beauty to us..Thanks for Sharing! I'm humbled and appreciative you have me as a favorite member and will try and keep my albums interesting for you!!! Take Care My Friend!! Ted

said torretab 2006.03.17 at 17:51:43 PST

Hi Suresh, congratulations on beinf selected as Featured Member. You're going to be very busy for the next few days, but for a good reason. Take care, Yair.

said ykarelic4 2006.04.04 at 04:46:15 PDT

Hi Suresh...What an awesome album you've created here with these fantastic images from Suzhou,China...the information data you add with them truly enhances each one as they tell the story of the country...Congratulations my friend on your selection as the latest "Featured Member of the Week" as you deserve all the Praise from your Peers for a "job well done"...Thanks for sharing & enjoy your Special Time in the Spotlight as it's a well deserved Honor & Tribute...God's Blessings from Texas...Ken

said bigdaddy8x14 2006.04.04 at 16:26:02 PDT

Hi, congratulations on being selected as featured member of the week. Great albums and I enjoyed them. Thanks for sharing.

said luvvf1 2006.04.05 at 03:00:07 PDT

Hello my dearest friend Suresh!Congratulations again for your glorious and magnificent featured member of this week!!I am really very excited and very happy for this really well deserved premium!As always you are a big artist with a remarkable talent!I admired with immense pleasure this your amazing album that is really a delight for the eyes!! I love really very every your sublime shot! I am very charmed from this place full of magic! A dream!My sincere compliments for your extraordinary skill!!Ciao my dearest friend Suresh!!I wish you a wonderful day!Very affectionate greetings with very admiration and love!A big hug!!Your very attached friend :-))Caterina

said ambra2005 2006.04.06 at 11:44:39 PDT

Hi Suresh, Congratulations on your being featured member of the week. This album is just excellent and I enjoyed it so much. Great work. God Bless, Jane from Washington State USA

said janeloughney 2006.04.10 at 17:52:42 PDT

Hi! great pictures! I've never been to China, but I've had China in my heart ever since I was 14 years old.. I love your album! Best wishes from Hildegunn, Norway

said hilla79 2006.04.11 at 01:05:58 PDT

Complimenti per le belle immagini, auguri di Buona Pasqua. Ciao Giovanni Italy.

said caruso_giovanni102 2006.04.16 at 00:23:26 PDT

G'day Suresh and my grateful thanks to you for all the work you have put into this collection. Such richness! The history, traditions and legends you added to your shots has kept me intrigued for ages as I wandered over bridges and through gardens, along canals, watched cormorants fishing, and had to still my fingers that were itching to try out some of those colourful kites. This has been such a beautiful experience - I truly commend you for your attention to detail. Lorraine - Australia

said aussiegypsy 2006.04.24 at 16:28:40 PDT

Excellent album! Thanks for sharing your photos.Laco

said lacos3 2006.06.03 at 15:24:34 PDT

Suresh, I am not sure if I thanked you yet for your kind comments about my Bella Vista Italia album, I have had over 100 entries in my guestbook to respond to. This great album of yours reminds me of my recent Humanitarian medical mission to Beijing China-check out the new albums! If I ever return to China I will have to seek out Suzhou. Terry, Salt Lake City, Utah

said terrytigger 2006.06.22 at 16:09:39 PDT

CHINA,MY HOMETOWN

said minhbvsc 2006.06.30 at 04:49:55 PDT

Great photos! Nancy (Michigan)

said nancy_496 2006.07.14 at 05:19:11 PDT

Hi Suresh, I had no idea that Suzhou was so beautiful a city. Another outstanding album, you have a real feel for the Orient and I respect and admire your work immensely. Cheers, Leslie. Would love to visit this place myself!

said bisquitzoe 2006.10.09 at 22:39:24 PDT

Hi Suresh very nice a haven for memories.I felt as if I was actually there and probably the kind of photo's I would take, thanks.

said goods155 2006.10.24 at 12:14:12 PDT

Suresh, I decided this would be a perfect day to drift away to China through your album as friends of ours are in China now to bring home to Florida the 4 year old deaf girl they have adopted. My thoughts will be in China until they get home and I was comforted by this beautiful album. I know my son went to Shanghai when he was in China - goodness - 20 years ago - but I don't remember pictures of this area. Thank you for transporting me there through your excellent photography and commentary. Carol

said albertsville 2006.12.31 at 18:58:55 PST

Dear Suresh, J've never seen before this wonderful album of a fantastic place that look like venice...In some of your pictures there is the same fantastic atmosphere that you can breath at Venice. Excellent picture and perfect use of the light. J love the reflections and the shots taken ad the sunset. Very good job Suresh, every time J look at your album J dream... Thanks for sharing. Franco from Italy

said fuij 2007.01.04 at 10:23:04 PST

Hello again Suresh, I did make it to Suzhou in October, but only on a day trip as a ships tour from Shanghai. Too fast a run around for me! You had a lot better weather than we had (ie less Smog!). Gardens & wildlife are my main interests now & my garden albums are on ericy102. "Images of" etc from our 27 night cruise are on this name. Have to tell you though, I have just had the most fantastic trip to Antarctica, allowed to go on my own this time as my wife had no interest in going. Scenery & wildlife in all weathers that is unbelievable, hope you can find time to view. Eric

said ericy202 2007.01.07 at 04:45:15 PST

Hello Suresh, This is a beautiful album! How nice to come back to visit another of your albums filled with excellent shots of the areas you've visited! I'm most interested in China right now, as my older son has been there recently, to Hong Kong and for business in Schenzen (I think that's the spelling). As always, the photos I find here are marvelous ... I've downloaded some to my screen saver collection of Asian photos. Hope things are going well for you at this time in your life; and, that joy & happiness are yours in great abundance! With warm regards, Jodi

said jodi_coyote 2007.02.12 at 12:31:41 PST

Hello Suresh; This was a most wonderful album for me to visit this morning. I have never seen this city before, but I have now added it to places I would love to visit in this lifetime. Your photos are lovely and you have captured the spirit of this town. Thank you for sharing your travels with us again. Best Wishes, Marjie

said windflowers43 2007.02.15 at 07:16:25 PST

Hello Suresh. We are well and truly spoilt here at Webshots, with all the wonderful places we can 'visit', without even leaving our homes. If only there was the time and the possibility to visit everywhere one would like to go. Sadly this is unrealistic. At least we can dream... I very much enjoyed your album. I also stopped by to thank you for revisiting my Valentine's album. Feature's are fun , but it those friends who drop by who make the day even more special. I was very happy to find your kind note. Take care. Best wishes, Jayne xx

said pennylane157 2007.03.01 at 14:18:43 PST

Hi,Suresh. It is really wonderful Suzhou pictures. It's also amazing that you know much more than many of the Chinese local people

said jimmysha 2007.03.20 at 19:59:21 PDT

LOVELY PLACE, SEEMED VENICE, THANK YOU FOR SHOWING YOUR WORK WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY TO PREVIEW THE PLACES TO VISIT SOME DAY, CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR PICKS. PATRICIA FROM MEXICO

said patyst 2007.05.09 at 23:28:05 PDT

Suresh, Thanks for sharing these lovely photos of Suzhou. Your albums are awesome! And your captions are very informative.

said rosalielouey 2007.06.27 at 05:49:58 PDT

Hello Suresh, Thank you for your kind comment! I am so glad that it led me to your beautiful albums! I will probably never get to see these scenes for myself, but I have really enjoyed seeing them through your wonderful pictures. Greetings from Arkansas, Jayne

said jaynenjoe 2007.06.28 at 18:09:49 PDT

Great album. I love the architure, water, boats and the colors. This is a great way to explore the world, through a good photographers eye. Thank you for sharing, Myrna from Washington USA

said LizaLady 11 months 30 days ago

Your work is fantastic!!!! I am so happy I was able to find it. Have a wonderful day!!! Susan

said swtsoftcountry 8 months 27 days ago

very very nice,I like it very much,thankyou

said vivunguyet 5 months 12 days ago

An amazing album Suresh. You have been lucky not only to have traveled so much but to have had the talent to capture your journeys on camera and share with the rest of the world.I wanted to stop by and thank you for taking the time to comment on my POTD last week. Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you. Best wishes from Scotland, Craig

said stormrider_uk 4 months 20 days ago

This is a wonderful album Suresh. Your travels take you to the most incredible places. Your camera gives me a chance to view the places that I know I will not see in my lifetime, and I thank you for this journey. Thank you so much for visiting my "Poster Edges" album and leaving those most kind comments. You have always been a special friend to me, and I thank you for all your continued support friend, take care now, Larry in winnipeg

said umpa1 3 months 11 days ago