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Suzhou (Chinese pinyin: Sūzhōu, dialect: Suzhou dialect), a Chinese city, was called Wu in ancient times and is now referred to as Su. It has many cities including Gusu, Wudu, Wuzhong, Soochow, Wumen and Pingjiang. Ancient names and nicknames. It was named Suzhou in the ninth year of Emperor Wen's reign (AD 589) of the Sui Dynasty. It was named after Gusu Mountain in the southwest of the city, and it has been called Suzhou to this day. It is a megacity in the Republic of China, a larger city approved by the State Council, and a municipality under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province. Its administrative level is a prefecture-level city. It actually enjoys the treatment of a sub-provincial city. It is the economic and external leader of Jiangsu Province. It is a center of trade, industry, commerce and logistics, as well as an important center of culture, art, education and transportation. Suzhou in Jiangsu Province in eastern China is a famous historical and cultural city in China. It has always been famous for its beautiful mountains and rivers and elegant gardens. It is known as "the gardens south of the Yangtze River are the best in the world, and the gardens of Suzhou are the best in the south of the Yangtze River". The history of Suzhou classical gardens can be traced back to the gardens of King Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period in the 6th century BC. The earliest record of a private garden is Pijiang Garden built by Gu Pijiang in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (4th century). Gardening has flourished in the past dynasties, and there are more and more famous gardens. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Suzhou became the most prosperous area in China, with private gardens spread throughout the ancient city. In its heyday from the 16th to the 18th century, Suzhou had more than 200 gardens, and now there are dozens of them that are still well preserved. Therefore, Suzhou is known as the "Paradise on Earth".

Geographical location

She is located in the geographical center of the prosperous Yangtze River Delta region, on the shore of Taihu Lake, at the mouth of the south bank of the Yangtze River, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the Beijing-Shanghai Railway and multiple expressways. Highways run through the entire territory. By the end of 2005, the city's permanent population exceeded 6 million, and the urban population exceeded 2 million. It is one of the first batch of national historical and cultural cities in China, a national key scenic tourist city, and one of the four national key environmental protection cities. Located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province, it is also the southernmost city in the province. It borders Shanghai to the east and the East China Sea; it embraces Taihu Lake to the west, with Wuxi at its back and Changzhou across the lake; it borders Zhejiang to the south, bordering Jiaxing, and the water surface of Taihu Lake under its jurisdiction is close to Huzhou; it lies on the Yangtze River to the north, facing Nantong and Taizhou across the river. The city center is 219 kilometers away from Nanjing to the west and 80 kilometers from Shanghai to the east. It is the gateway to Jiangsu Province, the throat of Shanghai, and the only way from central Jiangsu and northern Jiangsu to Zhejiang. Its geographical location is very advantageous.

History and Culture

Paradise Suzhou, Oriental Water City - typical "small bridges, flowing water, people" Suzhou is a famous ancient capital in China. It was once the Wu Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Yue Kingdom in the Warring States Period. It was the capital of many regimes such as Sun Wu of the Three Kingdoms and Zhang Wu of the late Yuan Dynasty. It is also the oldest existing city in China. It has been verified as the first ancient city in China by the famous historian Mr. Gu Jiegang. She is the birthplace and master of Wu culture, and an important birthplace of Chinese civilization. It is a city with developed traditional culture, profound historical heritage, and beautiful scenery. It has a world cultural heritage and one of China's top ten scenic spots, Suzhou Gardens. and a large number of other natural attractions and historical monuments. Suzhou has a recorded history of more than 4,200 years and is a world-famous historical and cultural city and a typical garden city. It is generally believed that Suzhou City was built in 514 BC and has gone through more than 2,500 years of vicissitudes. Suzhou is also the most exquisite city in China. The ancient city basically maintains the ancient double chessboard pattern of "water and land running parallel, rivers and streets adjacent", the river system of "three verticals, three horizontals and one ring" and "small bridges and flowing water, white walls and black tiles, famous historical sites". The unique style of the garden.

Natural environment

The Suzhou area is densely covered with river networks. The urban area is the center of the Jiangnan water network and the area with the densest concentration of rivers in the country. It is surrounded by the country's famous high-yield rice areas and developed agriculture. It is known as the "water town that energizes the country", the "granary of the world" and the "land of fish and rice". This place is rich in resources and has outstanding people. Because of its prosperous and long-lasting culture and economy from ancient times to the present, it is known as the "Paradise on Earth" and is also known as the "Silk City (Silk House)" and "Garden City". reputation. It is also known as the "Oriental Venice" and "Oriental Water City (Oriental Water City)" because of the characteristics of an ancient water town with small bridges and flowing water. Today's Suzhou has become an international metropolis with "a garden in the city" and "a city in the garden", with mountains, water, city, forest, garden and town integrated into one, a perfect combination of classical and modern, ancient charm and modern style, and harmonious development. In 2004, the World Heritage Conference was successfully held. In 2006, the third National Sports Conference was held.

Cultural Heritage

Suzhou was founded in 514 BC. Helu, the father of Wu King Fucha, ordered Wu Zixu, a traitor general of the Chu State, to build Helu City. It has a history of more than 2,500 years. . During the Spring and Autumn Period, this was the capital of the State of Wu, and many monuments related to Xi Shi, Wu Zixu, etc. are still preserved. In the ninth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (AD 589), it was first called Suzhou and it is still used today. Suzhou City was built early and is large in scale, with water and land running parallel to each other, and adjacent rivers and streets. The ancient city is still located on the original site, which is rare at home and abroad.

Suzhou gardens are among the best in the world and have been included in the World Cultural Heritage List. Among the four famous gardens in China, Suzhou has the Humble Administrator’s Garden and the Lingering Garden; Tiger Hill is the “number one scenic spot in Wuzhong” The profound cultural accumulation makes it a must-visit place for tourists in Suzhou; and the poem "Night Mooring at Maple Bridge" by the Tang Dynasty poet Zhang Ji has made tourists from ancient and modern times rush to visit Maple Bridge and hear the bells of Hanshan Temple.

The natural scenery outside Suzhou City is beautiful. Lingyan, Tianping, Tianchi and Dongting mountains are dotted on the shore of Taihu Lake, forming a lake and mountain scenery rich in Jiangnan style.

Suzhou has both the beauty of gardens and the beauty of mountains and rivers. The natural and cultural landscapes complement each other, and the literati and poets chant and chant, making Suzhou a veritable "paradise on earth".

Suzhou gardens are "literati freehand landscape gardens" with profound cultural implications. Ancient garden designers all had high cultural accomplishments and were good at poetry and painting. When designing gardens, they often took paintings as the basis and poems as themes. They created poetic landscapes by digging ponds, mountains, and planting flowers and trees. It is called "silent poetry and three-dimensional painting". Traveling in the garden is like reading poetry or appreciating paintings. In order to express the interests, ideals and pursuits of the garden owner, the garden architecture and landscape also have poems and inscriptions such as plaques and couplets. Some use the quiet fragrance of lotus to describe their character ("Yuanxiang Hall" in the Humble Administrator's Garden). Elegant vanilla is used to describe one's noble temperament ("Xiangzhou" in Humble Administrator's Garden), some admire the ancients as they float freely and contentedly like boats ("Hua Fang Zhai" in Yiyuan), and some express the garden owner's desire for a tranquil life in the Four Gardens. (Master of the Nets Garden "True Meaning", Liuyuan "Little Taoyuan") and so on. These bookish poems and inscriptions blend naturally and harmoniously with the buildings, landscapes, flowers and trees in the garden, so that every mountain, water, plant and tree in the garden can create a profound artistic conception. Wandering among them, you can feel Gain spiritual edification and enjoyment of beauty. Among them, Canglang Pavilion, Lion Grove Garden, Humble Administrator's Garden and Liuyuan Garden respectively represent the Song Dynasty (960-1278 AD), Yuan (1271-1368 AD), Ming (1368-1644 AD) and Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 AD). The artistic styles of the four dynasties in the year 2016 are known as the "Four Famous Gardens in Suzhou". The Humble Administrator's Garden and the Liuyuan Garden are among the "Four Famous Gardens in China", and the Master of the Nets Garden is also quite famous.

Suzhou is called a paradise on earth, with wealth as its foundation, culture as its symbol, and harmony as its essence. Throughout the history of Chinese cities, there have been prosperous cities in all dynasties, and there are also places with prosperous culture.

Suzhou Economy

Suzhou’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2006 was 4,820.26 billion, ranking fifth in mainland China (after Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen), second in East China (after Shanghai), and first among prefecture-level cities in China. The per capita GDP is 78,236 yuan (more than 10,000 US dollars), ranking second in mainland China (after Shenzhen) and first in East China (surpassing Shanghai).

City Media

Suzhou Radio and Television Station

Suzhou Daily

Suzhou Evening News

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Administrative divisions

Jinchang District (area 37 square kilometers, population 220,000. Postal code 215008)

(Zhushi Road Street) Shilu Street | Liuyuan Street | Huqiu Street | Baiyangwan Street

Pingjiang District (area 22 square kilometers, population 240,000. Postal code 215005)

Canglang District (area 25 square kilometers, population 330,000. Postal code 215006)< /p>

Suzhou High-tech Zone, Huqiu District (Area 258 square kilometers, population 550,000. Postal code 215004)

Suzhou Industrial Park (located in Loufeng Town) Loufeng Town | Weiting Town | Shengpu Town | Kuantang Town

Wuzhong District (area 672 square kilometers , with a population of 560,000, postal code 215128)

Changshu City (in Yushan Town) (area 1,263 square kilometers, population 1.05 million. Postal code 215500)

Kunshan City (Zhu Yushan Town) (area 927 square kilometers, population 650,000 People. Postal code 215300)

Zhangjiagang City (Zhuyangshe Town) (area 813 square kilometers, population 890,000.

Postal code 215600)

Wujiang City ( in Songling Town) (area 1,192 square kilometers, population 790,000. Postal code 215200)

Taicang City (Zhuchengxiang Town) (area 642 square kilometers, population 470,000. Postal code 215400)

Suzhou Food

China has four major cuisines: Suzhou, Shandong, Cantonese and Sichuan, with different tastes They are called "sour in the east, spicy in the west, sweet in the south, and salty in the north". Jiangsu cuisine belongs to the "southern sweet" flavor. Jiangsu cuisine is characterized by rigorous selection of ingredients, fine workmanship, and the use of techniques according to the materials and seasons. It is good at stewing, stewing, steaming, roasting, and stir-frying in cooking, and pays attention to soup preparation to maintain the original flavor. The taste is light and sweet, and the color is harmonious.

The famous Soviet-style signature dishes include: squirrel mandarin fish, shark's fin in clear soup, eel paste with oil, watermelon chicken, whole chicken with mother oil, Taihu water shield soup, emerald shrimp bucket, lotus stew, etc.

Suzhou is also famous for its snacks. Honey-glazed tofu, pine nut candies, rose melon seeds, shrimp soy sauce, jujube paste sesame cakes, lard rice cakes, etc. are all popular delicacies that you must try.

"Deyuelou" and "Songhelou" are time-honored Suzhou-style restaurants; "Old Suzhou Tea Restaurant" is famous for traditional Suzhou cuisine; "Zhu Hongxing Noodle House" and "Luyang Wonton" etc. Good quality and low price, more suitable for mass consumption.

The main food streets in Suzhou include: Eunuch Alley, Shiquan Street, Xueshi Street, Jiayufang, Fenghuang Street, Ganjiang Road and Shilu Kinmen Shopping Mall Food Street.

Bridges in Suzhou

Bridges on the moat

Suspension bridges

Nanxin Bridge Golden Gate

Jingde Bridge

Qianjiang Bridge

Hongqi Bridge

Xinshi Bridge

People's Bridge

Nanyuan Bridge

Midu Bridge

Zhuhui Bridge