Summer in the coolest Suzhou city
Taicang, a county-level city under the administration of Suzhou, is a great place to spend the long days of summer.
As of 2019, the city's forest coverage has reached 17.73 percent, while 40.25 percent of the downtown area is decorated with greenbelts.
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An aerial view of a floating pavilion surrounded by lotus leaves in Taicang, East China's Jiangsu province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
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Suzhou-style gardens in Taicang are popular destinations for tourists from home and abroad. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |