Shan Tang Street (山塘街) & Tiger Hill (虎丘) - Suzhou, China (Part 4)

In the month of December in 2013, I took a trip to China to visit relatives and to travel places and take photos. On this trip, I visited Jiangsu (江苏), Anhui (安徽), Hong Kong (香港), and Macau (澳门). I took many photos on this trip and I will be splitting them into many parts. I will do my best in these blog post to describe the photos, however due to the lack of map data for China (on Google) and my horrible Chinese, I may not be able to give you too much details on certain things. At the time of visit, the smog in China is very heavy. In many of the photos, you will see what looks to be fog or haze, but it is the smog (pollution) in China. Be warned, that the pollution in China is not at safe levels. I started coughing less than one week into the trip, and I did not recover until the beginning of March this year (2014). Many individuals in China had the same cough I got. If you haven't done so, you can view my vlogs here. I already posted all my vlogs (of the entire trip) on Youtube, but these photos will come out in parts.

12/2013，我去中国旅游。我去了江苏、安徽、香港、和澳门玩。我会把照片分成很多部分。我的中文没有那么好，我不能翻译所有的东西。 我去中国的时候有很大的雾霾。我咳嗽咳了好几个月。我这次旅游也拍了一些视频，你可以在这里看。

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To view my best China photos from this trip, use this link. To view all of my photos from my 2013 China trip, use this link.

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The photos for today are all from Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (苏州, 江苏, 中国) at Shan Tang Street (山塘街) with one photo from Tiger Hill (虎丘).

今天的照片是在苏州虎丘和山塘街拍的。

Photo of historical houses at Shan Tang Street (山塘街). 

山塘街上的旧房子。

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 20 00 N 120 34 41 E

Now some posters put up by the Chinese government. My Chinese is bad but for this photo and some of the ones after this, it roughly translates to if you move out before the date, you will get money from the government. If you move out after that, you don't get the money. That is what the signs' messages are. The government is trying to get the residents to move out so they can clear these buildings for new railway systems, highways, or to turn these buildings into a tourist destination. One of the local residents told me that she was more than happy to move if the Chinese government paid her family enough for a new place to live, but they aren't.

More posters put up by the Chinese government.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 19 59 N 120 34 42 E

HDR composition of one of the houses. I did HDR to try to get the inside shadows to show through. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 19 58 N 120 34 42 E

Here is a black and white process of the photo above. 

More posters put up by the Chinese government.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 19 58 N 120 34 43 E

Now looking down a river at Shan Tang Street (山塘街). 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 19 54 N 120 34 48 E

Now back to Tiger Hill (虎丘). Off in the distance is the Tiger Hill Pagoda (虎丘塔). The smog cleared a bit, but I still didn't hike up. When I approached the entrance to the place, I saw the ground covered in autumn leaves. I knew I had to get a shot. I think is is one of the best shots I've ever taken. 

我又回到虎丘。远处是虎丘塔。我没有爬虎丘塔。我到的时候我看见有很多秋天的叶子。我知道一定要拍张照片。

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 20 06 N 120 34 31 E

I now head to the "tourist part" of Shan Tang Street (山塘街). Here is a photo of the river going through the area. Like Tiger Hill (虎丘), there are tourist boats that go up and down this river, and there are many bridges characteristic of Suzhou. 

回到另外山塘街的一部分。这是旅游点。

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 19 12 N 120 35 51 E

Here is a photo down the river from one of the bridges. On the left is a place that sells food. I love Chinese sausages, and their's was delicious. I ate it before I took a photo. HAHA

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 19 11 N 120 35 52 E

Stores along Shan Tang Street (山塘街). Close the where the photo above was shot. 

Now I enter a stinky tofu shop. Yum! I love that stuff. It was so good. 

臭豆腐很好吃哦。

Exactly describes stinky tofu. 

Some sort of coconut husk used for decoration. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 19 06 N 120 35 58 E

Deep fried pork buns. It was also very good. :)

生煎包很好吃哦。

A store on Shan Tang Street (山塘街) selling Chinese pancakes. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 19 03 N 120 35 57 E

These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing them. Next time I will continue with more photos from Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (苏州, 江苏, 中国) from Shan Tang Street (山塘街). Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Google+. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

我下一次有跟多的苏州在虎丘和山塘路拍的照片。

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