Meaning of Suzhou Creek | Babel Free

Definitions

A river in Shanghai municipality and Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Huangpu River; despite its name, it is 78 miles long.

Examples

“News of the Nanking rape spread⟳ like⟳ wildfire and before long refugees were flooding into Shanghai across Suchou Creek and on to the Bund.”

“The play⟳ centres on a Jewish-run cafe on the northern bank of Shanghai's Suzhou Creek, where Shana, the daughter of the cafe owner, finds herself pursued by both a Japanese official, Mr. Suzuki, as well as Song Yao, a Chinese resistance fighter.”

“Suzhou Creek was little more than an open⟳ sewer for decades as its murky waters coursed through the heart of Shanghai. Now, it teems with life along verdant banks that stretch⟳ for 26 miles.”

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