Introduction to Suzhou

Suzhou, known as Wu in ancient times and simply Su, also known as Gusu, Pingjiang, etc., is a national historical and cultural city and scenic tourist city, a national high-tech industrial base, and one of the important central cities in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration. , the central city of the G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor and an important part of the Jiangsu Yangtze River Economic Belt, has the reputation of "paradise on earth".

Suzhou is located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province, in the middle of the Yangtze River Delta, bordering Shanghai to the east, Jiaxing to the south, Taihu Lake to the west, and the Yangtze River to the north. Suzhou has a subtropical monsoon oceanic climate with four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall. It grows rice, wheat, and rapeseed, and produces cotton, sericulture, and forest fruits. Its specialty products include Biluochun tea, Yangtze saury, Taihu whitebait, and Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs.

Suzhou is an important historical and cultural city in my country, a famous scenic tourist city, and one of the first batch of outstanding tourist cities in China.

Suzhou is an ancient city. It was founded in 514 BC and has a history of more than 2,500 years. It is still located on the original site of the Spring and Autumn Period. It basically maintains the "water and land running parallel to each other, rivers and streets" The double chessboard pattern of "near each other" and the simple style of "small bridges, flowing water, and people's houses".

Suzhou is a garden city. The city's classical gardens are treasures of world culture and art, embodying the essence of oriental gardening art. There are more than 60 well-preserved classical gardens. Among the four famous gardens in China, there are two, the Humble Administrator's Garden and the Liuyuan Garden.

Humble Administrator’s Garden, Lingering Garden, Huanxiu Villa, Master of the Nets Garden, Lion Grove, Art Garden, Coupling Garden, Canglang Pavilion and Tuisi Garden have been listed by UNESCO "World Heritage List". Suzhou is the birthplace of Wu culture. Throughout history, there have been numerous talented people in the literary world, and there have been many schools of painting, calligraphy, seal cutting, and poetry. Pingtan, Kun Opera, and Su Opera are known as the "three flowers" of Suzhou culture, and Kun Opera is a "representative work of human oral and intangible heritage."

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The terrain of Suzhou is low and flat, with plains accounting for 55% of the total area. Suzhou belongs to two first-level natural geographical areas: the Yangtze River Delta Plain and the Taihu Plain. The area is divided into four second-level natural areas: the riverside plain sandbank area, the Suxi plain area, the Taihu Lake and lakeside hilly areas, and the Yangchengdian Maowei area.

The topography of the city is characterized by gentle plains. The city's terrain is low and flat, slowly sloping from west to east. The altitude of the plains is 3 to 4 meters, while that of Yangcheng Lake and Wujiang is only about 2 meters.

On March 1, 1983, Jiangsu Province implemented a new system of municipal administration of counties. The Suzhou area was abolished, and Jiangyin and Wuxi counties, which were originally part of the Suzhou area, were placed under Wuxi City, and Wuxian, Wujiang, Kunshan, Taicang, Shazhou, and Changshu were placed under Suzhou City. Suzhou City encompasses five counties and one city. ?

In 1983, Changshu County was abolished and Changshu City was established.

In 1986, Shazhou County was abolished and Zhangjiagang City was established. In 1989, Kunshan County was abolished and Kunshan City was established. ?

In 1992, Wujiang County was abolished and Wujiang City was established. In 1993, Taicang County was abolished and Taicang City was established. ?

In 1995, Wuxian County was abolished and Wuxian City was established. ?

In 2001, the suburb of Suzhou City was renamed Huqiu District; in the same year, Wuxian City was abolished and divided into Wuzhong District and Xiangcheng District.

In 2012, Pingjiang District, Canglang District, and Jinchan District of Suzhou City were abolished and Gusu District of Suzhou City was merged; Wujiang City was abolished and Wujiang District of Suzhou City was established.

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