山塘街位於蘇州古城西北角 與石路商業區ˋ閶門比鄰
"紅樓夢"第一回中即把閶門、山塘一帶稱為「最是紅塵中一、二等富貴風流之地」
石路是觀前街之外的另一個年輕人逛街購物區域
來到這兒剛好可以比較一下古今逛街的不同情趣
There isn't time, so brief is life, for bickerings, apologies, heartburnings, callings to account. There is only time for loving, and but an instant, so to speak, for that. - Mark Twain