Suzhou was founded in 5 14 BC, with a history of more than 2,500 years. At present, it is still located in the original site of the Spring and Autumn Period, basically maintaining the double chessboard pattern of "land and water are parallel, rivers and streets are adjacent" and the quaint style of "small bridges and flowing people". There are 487 cultural relics and historic sites in China, including 15 national sites and10 provincial sites. The jurisdiction covers a total area of 8,488 square kilometers with a population of 5.839 million, including 2 1.24 million in the urban area.
Suzhou is an oriental water city and a garden city. Taihu Lake, one of the four largest freshwater lakes in China, has four-fifths of the water area, including Dongshan, Xishan, Guangfu, Shihu, Yushan and Shang Hu. The world-famous Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through the north and south. The classical gardens in the city are the treasures of world culture and art, and there are more than 60 well-preserved classical gardens. Suzhou has a mild climate, fertile land and rich products, and has been called "paradise on earth" since ancient times.
Suzhou is located in the middle of the Yangtze River Delta, bordering Shanghai, the largest industrial, financial and trade center in China in the east, Zhejiang in the south, Taihu Lake in the west and the Yangtze River in the north. It has jurisdiction over Zhangjiagang City, Changshu City, Kunshan City, Taicang City, Wujiang City, Wuzhong District, Xiangcheng District, Pingjiang District, Canglang District, Jinchang District, Suzhou Industrial Park and Suzhou High-tech Zone.
Suzhou is a city where tradition and modern civilization complement each other, and it is also a city where classicism and science and technology collide. Classical Suzhou is embodied in all aspects of Suzhou. I don't know if you have noticed that the colors of residential buildings in Suzhou are basically one white and one black, with strong contrast and very elegant. The same is true of Suzhou gardens. The architectural style and color of White Wall Dahe are gentle and refined, light and elegant, which embodies the essence of oriental gardening art, so it is known as "the city of gardens".
Among the four famous gardens in China, Humble Administrator's Garden and Lingering Garden occupy two places. 1997, Suzhou classical gardens, as the representative of China gardens, were listed in the World Heritage List.
Suzhou is the birthplace of Wu culture. There are many literary talents in history, and there are many schools of painting, calligraphy, seal cutting and poetry. Pingtan, Kunqu Opera and Su Ju are also called "three flowers" of Suzhou culture, and Kunqu Opera is "the masterpiece of human oral and intangible heritage"; Suzhou embroidery, silk reeling, jade carving, clay sculpture, Jinsong and woodcut are famous at home and abroad. Ancient temples, pagodas, ancient bridges and other classical buildings have a very high historical position.
From Tabor to Shoumeng's accession to the throne (585 BC), it was the date when the State of Wu began. With the rise of Wu, Meili's capital city can no longer meet the needs of national development. Suzhou, located on the northeast bank of Taihu Lake, officially moved its capital to Suzhou in the 25th year of Shoumeng (56 BC1year) because of its superior natural conditions, convenient transportation, fertile land, rich products and large population. Due to the lack of historical records, the city site at that time could not be found, so Suzhou at that time was called Wu State.
In 5 14 BC, He Lv, the king of Wu, ordered Wu Zixu to build a city in a double chessboard pattern. Since then, the geographical location of Suzhou has evolved to this day. Since then, the State of Yue destroyed Wu in 379 BC and moved its capital to Gusu.
During the Warring States Period, in 248 BC, Chun Shen Jun of Chu was named Wu, and Suzhou (Wuxu) was the capital, which contributed to the development of Suzhou. Today, the place names Huangtai and Chunshenjun Temple in Wangximaxiang, the ancient city of Suzhou, commemorate him and regard him as the patron saint of Suzhou in the Chenghuang Temple.
In 222 BC, Qin Shihuang established Huiji County and Wuxian County in Wudu City. Since then, Suzhou at that time has been called Wuxian, or sometimes called Wu Zhou. In 589 AD, Sui changed Wu Zhou to Suzhou.
In 778 AD, the Tang Dynasty established Suzhou as the only "Xiongzhou" in the south of the Yangtze River (the Tang Dynasty was divided into seven grades, and Xiongzhou was the second grade). Since then, the name Suzhou has been fixed as a generic term. 1 1 13 years, Suzhou was changed to Pingjiang House in Song Dynasty. Comprehensive historical changes, Suzhou has many nicknames: Gusu, Wu, Wuxian, Soochow, Pingjiang, Wuzhong and so on. Suzhou is also called Shuidu, Shuicheng and Shuixiang because of its numerous rivers.
/kloc-In the 3rd century, Kyle Poirot praised Suzhou as Venice of the East. Suzhou ancient city was praised as "magic" by Montesquieu, a French enlightenment thinker.