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What are the landmark buildings in Suzhou?

Suzhou's landmark building is Sutong Bridge.

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 longitude11955' ~12120' and north latitude 30 47' ~.

Suzhou special

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.

By the end of March, 20021,Suzhou had five districts, namely Gusu, Huqiu, Wuzhong, Xiangcheng and Wujiang, Suzhou Industrial Park, and four county-level cities, namely Changshu, Zhangjiagang, Kunshan and Taicang. There are 45 streets and 5 1 town in the city, including 34 streets and 20 towns in Suzhou.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Suzhou