Take a day trip

China
April 28, 2019 4:06am CST
On the 26th of April,my wife and I took a day trip to city SuZhou by high-speed train for celebrating our fortieth wedding anniversary,which was a 900 km round trip.We left at 7:30 am and were back home at 8:30 pm. The reason why we chose city SuZhou is that we two visited the city 40 years ago when we got married.City SuZou is noted for its landscape gardens (ancient Chinese gardens).Revisiting it made us relive our happy time there ,meanwhile we couldn’t help sighing with deep feeling : “Time flies ! We are both silver-haired old people now !”
Experience the beauty and tranquility of Suzhou China and discover why their Chinese gardens has awarded Suzhou the nickname
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
28 Apr 19
What a wonderful way to remember your first visit there. Those gardens are beautiful.
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• China
29 Apr 19
Those classical gardens were high officials and noble lords' mansions in the past.
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• China
30 Apr 19
@LadyDuck Suzhou is known as Oriental Venice,so it is worth visiting.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
29 Apr 19
@changjiangzhibin89 I have searched more photos and videos online. I would love to visit one day.
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
10 May 19
Happy 40th anniversary to you and your wife! Well what a nice anniversary trip ! You must have wonderful memories of your first trip together there . . . and now there are new memories to add. Wow, the photos on your link are so beautiful !
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• China
10 May 19
@much2say Thank you very much ! It did bring back lots of fond memories .This time,we visited a few of gardens that we visited 40 years ago ,where every rockwork,pavilion jogged our memory.
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
10 May 19
@changjiangzhibin89 Was it as you remembered it to be or have things changed a lot? Such a lovely place - I wish I could walk through the gardens myself!
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• China
11 May 19
@much2say They are kept as they were 40 years ago,if anything,there were more visitors than before and there were lots of foreign visitors. Hope you will visit SuZhou one day !
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@topffer (42156)
• France
28 Apr 19
It was together a vacation and a bath of youth. These gardens are beautiful
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• China
29 Apr 19
Yes,we have fond memories of our time to visit the city.
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• United States
11 Dec 19
I wish you could take another trip Chan.
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• China
12 Dec 19
Sure, I will.Thank you !
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• China
13 Dec 19
@TiarasOceanView Thank you very much !
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• United States
13 Dec 19
@changjiangzhibin89 I also hope your health is good too Chang.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
2 May 19
I wanted to Visit Suzhou when we were in China but we did not have the time. Many congratulations on your 40th anniversary. I am sure you were filled with many happy memories! I understand that it is known as Venice of the East!
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• China
2 May 19
@garymarsh6 It is great ! Hope it will be worth your while !
• China
2 May 19
Thank you very much ! We do have fond memories of our time there.What a pity,you missed the opportunity to visit it !
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
2 May 19
@changjiangzhibin89 I hope to remedy that on my next visit to China!
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@Mulidi (1979)
• Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
28 Apr 19
I hope you enjoy your day with your wife
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• China
29 Apr 19
Thank you ! we had a great time there !
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@Mulidi (1979)
• Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
30 Apr 19
@changjiangzhibin89 that's good
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
22 May 19
Happy 40th Anniversary! It sounds like an awesome trip.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
5 Jun 19
@changjiangzhibin89 How was the high-speed train ride?
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• China
23 May 19
Thank you very much ! We did enjoy the trip.
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• China
6 Jun 19
@Shellyann36 The ride is very smooth at a speed of 200 kmph.
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@RebeccasFarm (86754)
• United States
3 Apr 21
This was about 3 years ago now Chang. I hope one day soon you will be able to take another day trip.
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• China
4 Apr 21
Sure I will ! Thank you !
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• United States
4 Apr 21
@changjiangzhibin89 Welcome Chang
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• United States
14 Jul 19
Happy belated anniversary I love to hear about people who have been together for so many years. And the place you visited? So beautiful, I love the last picture with the water and buildings and plants.
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• China
15 Jul 19
Glad that you are back here ! Thank you very much ! I went to the place several times on business before this trip.
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• United States
15 Jul 19
@changjiangzhibin89 Yep, I'm back for as long as I don't have a job, or if I get a job that isn't so exhausting.
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@jstory07 (134460)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Oct 19
How nice that you got a chance to go back there and revisit the city SuZhou 40 years later.
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• China
6 Oct 19
Yes,we had a whale of a time !
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@jstory07 (134460)
• Roseburg, Oregon
2 Nov 19
@changjiangzhibin89 That's great.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
10 Jul 19
How wonderful! Happy anniversary to you both!
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• China
11 Jul 19
Yes,we have planned the trip for quite some time.
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• Laguna Woods, California
12 Jul 19
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
12 Nov 20
@changjiangzhibin89 How lovely! I looked at the photos and it's all so very beautiful!
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• China
13 Nov 20
Thank you ! Welcome to China !
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• Perth, Australia
15 Nov 20
@changjiangzhibin89 You're very welcome! I think China would be an amazing place to visit one day.
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@AliCanary (3045)
5 Aug 19
I actually know of the city of SuZhou because my company has an office there. They went on a company outing to the flat-topped mountain near there. It seems like a really beautiful area. I am glad that you had a nice visit!
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• China
5 Aug 19
Thank you!I haven't heard that there is a flat-topped mountain over there,maybe what they refered to is the Tian Ping mountain.
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@AliCanary (3045)
8 Aug 19
@changjiangzhibin89 - that sounds familiar, maybe that's the one.
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@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
15 Jun 19
Trust you had a good time. I was lucky enough to work in Hong Kong for a couple of years, back in the 70s. It left a desire to see some more of the country
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• China
16 Jun 19
That is a memorable experience.Great changes have taken place here since then .
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• China
17 Jun 19
@Ronrybs Welcome to China once again !
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@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
16 Jun 19
@changjiangzhibin89 Would love to go back and see
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• Pamplona, Spain
8 May 19
Gardens are really wonderful and so glad you got back to where you had been before.
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• Pamplona, Spain
9 May 19
@changjiangzhibin89 I am sure that it would for both of you what a lovely lot of gardens to go and see awesome.
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• China
8 May 19
Thank you ! It brought back lots of happy memories .
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
15 May 19
Wow, that's a very refreshing and nice place to go back to. Is your trip there, packaged with meals. If you haven't taken the high speed train, how long would a car ride take from your place to there? It was a sweet time for the both of you, because you reminisced the time when you got married.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
20 May 19
@changjiangzhibin89 Oh, that was so nice.
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• China
19 May 19
Yes,visiting the city 40 years ago is an unfogettable experience.SuZhou is about 450 KM away from where I live-a six hour drive.We lunched in a restaurant in SuZhou.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
6 Jun 19
I would love to see the gardens, but i don't get far from Canada and the USA. Congratulation on 40 years. My husband and I are in our 50ish years together
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• China
7 Jun 19
Thank you very much ! That is great !You have celebrated your Golden Anniversary.
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• Canada
11 Jun 19
@changjiangzhibin89 yes we did celebrate two year ago.
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@DianneN (246819)
• United States
10 May 19
Belated happy 40th anniversary greetings! Those gardens are so beautiful, and I'm so glad you were able to revisit them.
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• China
11 May 19
Thank you very much ! I have been to SuZhou several times since,but this is the second time I visit it with my wife.
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@DianneN (246819)
• United States
11 May 19
@changjiangzhibin89 Then it's more special visiting it with your wife.
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@just4him (306216)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 May 19
Happy Anniversary. I'm glad you had a wonderful trip and could relive old memories with new ones.
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• China
2 May 19
Thank you ! We had a great time there and took lots of photos of the classical gardens.
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@just4him (306216)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 May 19
@changjiangzhibin89 That's wonderful you did.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Jun 19
What a great way to spend the day!
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• China
17 Jun 19
Thank you ! We really had a great time .
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
12 Mar 23
@changjiangzhibin89 That is great to hear.
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