Suzhou is well known for having some really nice gardens and temples and it’s the main reason most tourists come here. We spent a full day driving around the city to check out some of these places.
The first garden we checked out was call the Lingering Garden. It was basically a very big house built for some emperor during the Ming Dynasty. The other garden was call the Lion Garden. It had a maze made of rocks that supposedly look like lions. If you don’t know which way you’re going, you can get lost in there for hours.
We also climbed the tallest temple in Suzhou and rung the big bell at the Hanshan Temple. That bell was pretty loud. Enjoy the video.
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Nice video. With all your videos I almost feel like I’m in China and perhaps I don’t need to take a trip there since I’ve seen it all through you.
You needed to put more muscle into that bell ring though John. 
~Terry
Yah, you’re right. the video is grest and china is indeed filled with history. The place is nice to visit too if you like historical places.
Wow that’s really cool. You should take some pictures for high definition viewing. Or maybe call sony and ask for a free high def cam? I see some part but it’s kind of blurry.
I hope you are having fun in China, I want to go lol
The video quality from the Flip is very good. However, Youtube compresses it way too much.
Youtube does compress the video too much, the problem is that they’re not the only video service on the internet and think even though they’re the pioneers they’re losing a lot of users to other website that does the same thing, such as Metacafe.
Whoa, John -
Great temple – even more, great garden – ah… what a bliss…
That’s awesome, it would be so fun to have a badass garden like that as your backyard and throw some crazy parties
John it sounded like you were huffing and puffing through the Lion Garden
Great travel videos John
You should have gotten the Chinese Tourist Commission to fund your vacation.
Nice video john, i also wish to go to china to watch the upcoming Beijing Olympics 2008 .. it would really be a good experience !
I have been couple of years back…I quite enjoyed the trip back then!
Nice post. I hope someday I can have a nice trip too to Suzhou.
Suzhou, I’m coming..
Cool videos John. Thanks for sharing.
Thanx for the video John i might visit china next month if i do i will surely visit those gardens and temples
by the way can u share some Hi-res Picture of those gardens and temple with u
sorry spelling mistake not with u but with us
nice video john, maybe sometime I can visit to China
about this video I hope can visit to China sometime
Had gone there long long back, I am in India now, Nice video John
good vid john..
Quite interesting video…
Funny video … that’s good!
Looks like you spent some time lingering in the gardens. lol!
What’s with all the references and comparisons to America in your videos? You live in Canada… represent!
I guess he does that because he knows a lot of his readers are from America.
That’s Awesome John
You really enjoy your time 
It is so interesting how busy and stressful the streets look but how calm the gardens are. I guess they need that contrast to help lower the stress levels!
Yeah, now we know who the bosses were during the Ming Dynasty!
You are Blogging in way that makes us feel that even we are there are too.. you are sharing your ecperiences with us ..thnkx