发现苏州In Red Embroidered Shoes（英文版）

　　It is quite possible that the number of Westerners who haveheard of Shanghai is matched by the number who have not heard ofthe city of Suzhou. It would be understandable that even observerswith a passing knowledge of China might think of Suzhou as no morethan a satellite of its larger and more populous neighbor.The truth is that Suzhou， a former capital of China，has a2，500-year history that is much longer and more illustrious thanShanghai's， featuring astonishing achievements in almost everyfield of human endeavor - including politics， the military， thearts， culture， education， and religion. Its classical privategardens merit their unmatched renown， its old city is one of thebest preserved in China， and its modern history is that of avibrant pioneer that has established itself as one of China'swealthiest cities. Allow yourself to be introduced to Suzhou， thefinest of Jiangsu Province's water cities， and savor the essence ofthe old and the new in this book by author David W. Ferguson.

　　David W. Ferguson graduated in Law from Edinburgh Universityin Scotland. After a long career as a management consultant he setup an independent media production company in 2003. He first cameto China with his wife， who is Chinese， in 2006， and since then hehas spent most of his time in China. Initially he worked as abusiness and investment advisor and he has worked extensively forChinese and Western media， covering major events as diverse as theSichuan earthquake， the Beijing Olympic Games， and World Expo 2010in Shanghai.He is Golf Correspondent for CIPG's web-based news andinformation service， China.org. This is his third book on China forForeign Languages Press - he has previously written Nantong Tales -Pioneers from \China's First Modern City\， a book exploring theeconomic development of Nantong through the life stories of anumber of contemporary Nantong entrepreneurs， and From \Made inGuangdong\ to \Created in Guangdong'： an exploration of theindustrial， economic and social transformation strategy currentlyunder way in the province of Guangdong.