What souvenirs are there in Suzhou?

1. Silk

Suzhou is not only a city of gardens, but also a house of silk. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Suzhou was the national silk center. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, most of the royal high-end silk fabrics were produced by Suzhou weavers. Therefore, Suzhou is known as the "Hometown of Silk".

2. Su embroidery

Su embroidery is the general name for embroidery products in Suzhou and is one of the outstanding traditional crafts of the Han people. Su embroidery has a unique style of beautiful patterns, ingenious conception, meticulous embroidery work, lively stitching, and elegant colors. It has strong local characteristics.

3. Taohuawu Woodcut New Year Pictures

Taohuawu New Year Pictures are Han folk woodblock New Year pictures in the Jiangnan area. They were named after their production in the Taohuawu area of ??Suzhou City. The so-called woodcut New Year pictures are to first carve out the lines of the picture on a wooden board, then print it on the paper with ink, and then fill it in with colored ink. The craftsmanship is exquisite.

4. Suzhou-style pastries

Suzhou-style pastries are famous for their sweetness, looseness, glutinousness and toughness, and are a major feature of Suzhou cuisine. Traditional seasonal product varieties account for more than half of the entire famous and traditional varieties. Spring cakes include fermented rice cakes, snow cakes, etc.; summer cakes include mint cakes, mung bean cakes, small square cakes, etc.; autumn cakes include Ruyi cakes, chrysanthemum cakes, Qiaosu cakes, and meringue cakes. Moon cakes, etc.; winter sugar includes sesame halva, sugar rice cake, etc.

5. Biluochun

Biluochun is a traditional Chinese tea and one of the top ten famous teas in China. It belongs to the green tea category and has a history of more than 1,000 years.

Biluochun is produced in the East Dongting Mountain and West Dongting Mountain areas of Taihu Lake in Wuxian County, Suzhou City (now Wuzhong District, Suzhou), so it is also called "Dongting Biluochun"