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Soochow Paradise with Canals Keeps Quiet Charm Alive
Soochow China famed for canals whitewashed houses and willow shade. Silk industry remains a backbone with a 2000-worker factory operating around the clock and exports driving the economy. Gardens once owned by retired officials draw thousands in summer alongside persistent canal trade and emerging industrial chimneys.
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