Suzhou Creek

Author: Deng Ming
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Publish Date: 2000-04-01
Features: The Huangpu River and the Suzhou Creek, both flowing ceaselessly, are the mother rivers that nurtured the growth of Shanghai. Interestingly, for a considerable period of time, Shanghai did not expand along the banks of the Huangpu River; instead, over the past century, the Suzhou Creek has become the backbone of the city's "expansion." The meandering waters of the Suzhou Creek resemble a slow-beating historical vein, witnessing the vicissitudes of this Eastern metropolis in its calm waves—the bewilderment of forced "opening to commerce," the humiliation under foreign colonial and semi-colonial rule, the arduous struggles for independence, freedom, and liberation, the joy of welcoming the dawn of the People's Republic, and the exuberant spirit of urban construction leaps after the reform and opening-up. Among these, countless stories of genuine emotion and profound humanity move people deeply, allowing them to glimpse the truth of history in a fleeting moment. The album presented before you is a portrayal of this extraordinary river.