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The "Prosperous Suzhou" is a record of the affluence of Suzhou city during the High Qing era by Xu Yang (1712-after 1777), a Qing court painter during the reign of Qianlong. Extending across 12 metres, the scroll captures government facilities and institutions, trading and industrial activities as well as social customs and habits, allowing viewers of today to travel the metropolis of 250 years ago
 
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