Zhou Wenyong, a Suzhou painter, calls himself "an ordinary person". If Zhou Wenyong's pictures of the old lifestyle in Suzhou, totaling about 80 in all, are patched together, they will become a scroll painting depicting life and customs in Suzhou in 20th century. His pictures describe the daily life of the people and the activities of people engaged in many different trades in Suzhou in true and lively images.
![Selected Ancient Chinese Paintings: The Prosperous Suzhou City (Xu Yang [Qing Dynasty])](/bmz_cache/3/3d9e0019b13923b1b394eac01568744f.image.130x133.jpg "Selected Ancient Chinese Paintings: The Prosperous Suzhou City (Xu Yang [Qing Dynasty])")
![Suzhou Gardens [Hardcover]](/bmz_cache/f/f81b81a88ec1c7fe744d1627c53f1371.image.118x160.jpg "Suzhou Gardens [Hardcover]")
