Suzhou, China Overview

Suzhou is an important historical and cultural city, the famous tourist city of China, the first batch of outstanding tourist city. Suzhou is located in the central Yangtze River Delta, east China's largest industrial, financial and trade center in Shanghai, south of Zhejiang, West have Taihu Lake, according to the Yangtze River North. Area total area of 8,488 square kilometers and a population of 5.839 million, of which 2.124 million urban people. Underneath it is Zhangjiagang City, Changshu City, Kunshan City, Taicang City, Wujiang City, Wuzhong District, equivalent City, Pingjiang District. Canglang, Jinchanggou, and the Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou high-tech zones. Suzhou territory mild climate and fertile land, abundant natural resources, since ancient times as the "paradise on earth." Suzhou is an ancient city, founded in 514 BC, which was 2,500 years of history, currently located in the Spring and Autumn Period site, the basic maintained "parallel surface, Pei Ho Street adjacent "double chessboard pattern and the" bridges, water, people, "their ancient style. Heritage territory with 487, including 15 state-level and 101 provincial level. China is the sole preserve the integrity of the water Shing Mun -- portal site is situated south of the ancient city of Suzhou doors scenic sites. Suzhou is the East Shuicheng. Water area cent of the total land area of 42%, lakes, rivers spread, one of China's four major freshwater lakes of Taihu, four-fifths of the water in its territory, Dongshan and Xishan, Guangfu, Shek Wu Yushan, yet scenic lake distribution meantime, the world-famous Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through the South and the North. Suzhou is a garden city. The city's classical gardens of the world's cultural and arts heritage and embodies the Oriental garden of the essence. Is intact classical gardens are more than 60, four Chinese garden, there Zhuozhengyuan Garden, the Lingering Garden 2. Zhuozhengyuan Garden, the Lingering Garden, Central Park show, Master-of-Nets Garden, the summer arts po, Ouyuan, Cuisine, Tuisi Garden nine classical gardens have been listed by UNESCO as a "World Heritage List." Suzhou is the birthplace of Wu Culture. History of literary personalities in large numbers, painting, calligraphy, seal carving and poetry with numerous schools. Pingtan and Kunqu opera, Suzhou, known as the Su-cultural drama "3", and Kunqu opera "human oral and non-material heritage were made." Suzhou Embroidery since, the Arts and Craft, jade, clay sculpture, Song Jin and wood handicrafts such superb feeling; Temple, 200902, bridges and other classical buildings of high historical status. Suzhou Jiangnan Water Town is a model, which is fairly representative of the Zhouzhuang of Kunshan, Kam Kai, heard of the Mudu, Luzhi, Wujiang with Lane. These integrity of the ancient town, a lot to retain the Ming and Qing two generations of historic houses and maintain the original rustic character Township characteristics, Folk Culture and rural scenery, a high cultural value, social value and Humanistic Studies successive architectural artistic value. The ancient city of Suzhou to the protection, development and use of Qilihe trail is to resume the original historical character Mining and collating distribution in various parts of the ancient village. Built the opera, crafts, folklore, gardening, Suzhou Embroidery since, inscriptions, silk and 12 museums. Meanwhile, the rivers to improve the characteristics of open water tourist routes, and developed a number of financial, cultural, Business integration in the neighborhood characteristics. Suzhou to tourism, not only can appreciate the profound cultural Wu, a step to experience the wonderful King the result, but also can flourish.