Suzhou hits all the right notes

A sight to behold: Tourists and locals admiring the breathtaking Tuisi Yuan in Suzhou city in Jiangsu province, China.

ON the last day of 2019, people from all over Suzhou flocked to Hanshan Temple, a landmark in the city in the southeastern Jiangsu province.

For decades, it has been a tradition for the locals to gather on New Year’s Eve at the temple, which is over 1,000 years old. The idea is to bid farewell to the past year and to pray for a smooth year ahead.