Where does the tap water in Suzhou come from?

From the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Suzhou is located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Taihu Lake, with flat terrain, dense water networks and criss-crossing rivers, with more than 20,000 rivers at all levels. There are more than 300 lakes scattered all over the world. The total water area is 3609.4Km2, accounting for 42.5% of the city's total area of 8488.42Km2

Total amount of water resources: Our city has abundant rainfall all the year round, but due to the large evaporation, only a small amount of precipitation (about 20% of the city) forms surface runoff (that is, surface water).

According to the investigation and evaluation of water resources, the surface water resources in this city are1500 million m3 in normal years (such as 1986), 800 million m3 in moderate drought years (such as 1992) and -3 in special drought years (such as 1978).

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The geographical location of Suzhou:

Suzhou is located in the middle of the Yangtze River Delta, southeast of Jiangsu Province, east longitude119 55' ~12120', north latitude 30 47' ~ 32 02'. It borders Shanghai in the east, Zhejiang in the south, Taihu Lake in the west and the Yangtze River in the north.

Famous gardens in Suzhou:

Suzhou is a national key tourist city. Pingjiang and Shantang Historic District were rated as China Historic and Cultural District and China's most popular tourist historic and cultural district respectively. There are more than 60 well-preserved Suzhou gardens. Nine classical gardens, such as Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden, Master of Nets Garden, Huanxiu Mountain Villa, Canglang Pavilion, Lion Forest, Art Garden, Lovers Garden and Retreat Garden, have been listed in the World Cultural Heritage List by the United Nations.