Instant Heatstroke! Right out of the subway... 🫠

[Zachary Hayes]

Hehe, the folks who visited during the plum rain season left grumbling, and now a new batch of people has arrived.

[Robyn Reilly]

Actually, the plum rain season is quite comfortable. It rains every day, but it's very cool. Once it's over, though, the heat becomes unbearable.

[Dr. Ruben Larkin MD]

Just don't come to the Yangtze River Delta in the summer!

[Madeline Hermann III]

Is Yangzhou hot in mid-August?

[Jeannie Parisian]

You definitely wouldn't go out during the day. Summer in the South is no joke.

[Lula Schmidt]

It's so intense! As someone from Liaoning, I've never experienced a summer this wild. It's almost 40 degrees Celsius in Suzhou.

[Hazel Brown-Stracke]

Come to Shanghai! It's by the sea, so it's cooler.

[Pat Pagac]

You mean by a sea of fire, right?

[Pamela Miller]

Everyone says they'll take the advice, but then they all insist on coming anyway. Once they get here, they all fall silent. Best to only venture out after 6 PM.

[Jesse Paucek]

I only dare to go downstairs for a quick stroll around my residential complex after 9 PM.

[Mr. Carlton Johnston]

Is that a guesthouse on Pingjiang Road?

[Mr. Ryan Hermann]

Yes, it's in an alley off Pingjiang Road.

[Courtney Hickle Jr.]

Make sure to spray on some cooling floral water (like a herbal mosquito repellent) before heading out.

[Sammy Schiller]

Excuse me, but are there any particular brands of cooling floral water you'd recommend?

[Kathryn Hermiston]

Quick, have a bowl of mung bean soup!

[Dr. Wade Boyer]

Oh great, here come the 'it tastes like toothpaste water' comments again.

[Ms. Thelma DuBuque-Rolfson]

The saying that Suzhou and Hangzhou are 'paradise on earth' has been around forever, fooling who knows how many people. In reality, this Yangtze River Delta area is one of the least hospitable places – you'll freeze to death in winter and bake to death in summer.

[Steve Beatty]

The saying 'Heaven above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below' refers to their beautiful scenery and cultural heritage. But if you insist on coming in summer, aren't you just asking for trouble (like 'lighting a lamp in a latrine – looking for sh*t/death,' as the saying goes)? I've visited Suzhou and Hangzhou many times, always in spring, and it was always a fantastic experience.

[Linda Dietrich]

Anyone who visits Suzhou in the summer is a true warrior. It's so stiflingly hot and humid, I myself am thinking of heading north to escape the heat.