If I can only travel to one place, Nanjing and Suzhou, which one should I choose?

Personally, I suggest you go to Suzhou. Of course, I'm not saying that Nanjing is not fun, but because Nanjing is dominated by the style of the Republic of China and has a strong historical and cultural atmosphere, while Suzhou is more comfortable with the characteristics of Jiangnan water towns.

Suzhou, known as Suzhou and Pingjiang in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province. It is one of the important central cities in the Yangtze River Delta, a national high-tech industrial base and a scenic tourist city approved by the State Council. It has joined UNESCO's global network of creative cities and become the capital of handicrafts and folk arts.

The city governs 5 districts and manages 4 county-level cities with a total area of 8,657.32 square kilometers and a built-up area of 477.63 square kilometers. According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0: 00 1 1 on June 2020, the permanent population of Suzhou was 12748262. In 2020, Suzhou will achieve a regional GDP of 21704.5 billion yuan.

Suzhou is located in the east of China, the southeast of Jiangsu and the middle of the Yangtze River Delta. It is an important part of the Yangtze River urban agglomeration. It borders Shanghai in the east, Zhejiang in the south, Taihu Lake in the west and the Yangtze River in the north. It is located between east longitude119 55' ~12120' and north latitude 30 47' ~. The city is low and flat, with plains accounting for 54.8% of the total area, about 4 meters above sea level, and hills accounting for 2.7% of the total area.

Suzhou has a subtropical monsoon maritime climate with four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall. It grows rice, wheat and rape, and produces cotton, sericulture and fruit. Its specialties include Biluochun tea, Yangtze river swordfish, Taihu whitebait and Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs.

Suzhou is one of the first national historical and cultural cities with a history of nearly 2,500 years. It is an important birthplace of Wu culture and has the reputation of "paradise on earth". Representatives of private gardens in China-Suzhou Classical Garden and Suzhou Section of China Grand Canal are listed as World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.

In June 2020, it was selected as the first batch of national demonstration areas and projects for the construction of a government ruled by law by the Central Committee for Governing the Country by Law.

topography

Suzhou is low and flat, with plains accounting for 55% of the total area. Suzhou belongs to the Yangtze River Delta Plain and Taihu Plain, two first-class natural geographical regions, and four second-class natural regions.

Shazhou area along the Yangtze River, Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou plain area, Taihu Lake and lakeside hilly area, Yangcheng-Dianmao low area. The terrain is characterized by gentle plains. The whole city is low and flat, and it slopes slowly from west to east. The plain is 3-4 meters above sea level, and the area around Yangcheng Lake and Wujiang River is only about 2 meters.