photos of RiverHouse, eco-getaway on Doublehill Island, on the Yangtse and not far from Shanghai and Suzhou

1. RiverHouse
In the Fall
YiYuan Lu, Shuangzhong village, Shuangshan Dao
Jingang Port Dstrict, Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province
18963692115
molly@riverhousechina.com

2. We’re at out best on a misty day, when the world exists no farther than the ponds.
In the Fall, however, the typical day is crystal clear. At this time it seems we are barely across the street (instead of all the way
across the Yangtse River from the shipyards busily producing vessels that carry Chinese commerce to the world.

3. The shipyards seem so close in the Fall you could toss a pebble over to them.

4. We can even watch the new vessels’ first dip in the deceptively calm river water.

5. Even in the evening, the great birds of the sky settle over the busy shipyards and they
seem to be creating small waves in the river with a waft of that emensly long tail.

6. The autumn blossoms cluster around the guest house

7. The lotus is finishing its Summer-time visit to the ponds.

8. The swimming pool that brought such joy in Summer, for children, laps swimmers and even for
the staff,

9. Has grown empty
except for a few
remaining frogs .
Outside on the dyke the
annual bike races have
been run

11. The house herself is calmly waiting for the day when visitors cluster over her
geothermally warmed floors and gaze into the open fire and tell their stories.

15. The north door to the living room reflects the trees and even the river and its colorful
traffic outside.

16. The south terrace is a favorite spot for the evening meal or a barbeque.

18. Though sometimes the dining room with its view of the river trumps even the charms
of the terrace.

19. Though persuading the kids
to come in from the pond
is not always easy. The
allure of water lilies,
The fun of
hunting
down lingjiao,
and the
romance of
just floating
in the pool