I like your website, it’s very informative. I’d like to see more photos included, and I’d like to know more about the present day attitude towards traditional architecture in Suzhou. Do many of Suzhou’s residents seem actively involved in architectural preservation, or is it mainly the doings of the government? I have noticed that in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province there are some buildings similar in style, is this sort of architecture common to many cities along the canal system?

I visited Suzhou several times while living in Shanghai, and I like the city. I was particularly struck by the housing that lines the canal, for example on such streets as Shiquan Jie and along a few parts of Renmin Lu.

Cool blog!