Suzhou has been inhabited longer then memory.
Its foundation is the stuff of legend.
Who can monopolize the narrative of the city?
The most the author can do
Is to present what is certain;
Discrete observations that negate and confirm
That overlap and in isolation to each other;
To present a collection of fragments truthfully,
Without the pretense of cohesion,
To offer the reader the full complexity and beauty of Jiangnan.
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