Gusu (姑苏, Gūsū) is a city in the Jiangnan area. The Lan Clan's Cloud Recesses is based outside the city.
Description[]
The city itself is not described in the novel.
Locations[]
Caiyi Town[]
- Main article: Caiyi Town
A "water town" near Biling Lake that was plagued by a waterborne abyss in the past. It is connected by rivers flowing throughout the town and the main form of transportation is by boat.[1]
Cloud Recesses[]
- Main article: Cloud Recesses
The residence of the Gusu Lan Clan, located on the mountain outside the city.[2]
Trivia[]
- In real life, Gusu is the old name of Suzhou, a city in Jiangsu, a province in eastern China. Jiangnan is south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
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