Suzhou

Suzhou, China’s Cultural Heart (Part 2)
By Monique Burns I’m in Suzhou, the cultural heart of China, only a half-hour bullet-train ride west of high-tech Shanghai. Led by local tour company More Fun Asia, I and four other women, including two New Yorkers, a Canadian from Vancouver and an American living in London, are exploring Suzhou,

Suzhou, China’s Cultural Heart
By Monique Burns I wander as if in a dream. I am in China, 7,200 miles and a world away from home. Through spring’s early-morning haze, I stroll lush gardens, exploring pagodas and pavilions adorned with Ming Dynasty vases, landscape paintings and mahogany furniture. I cruise rock-girt canals and rivers

China’s W Hotel Suzhou
By Monique Burns I’ll admit it. I’ve fallen head over heels in love with the W Hotel Suzhou, one of China’s newest, hippest and most high-tech retreats. If that sounds surprising coming from this lover of crystal chandeliers, marble columns and old-world charm, imagine how surprised I was. Suzhou,