Something about Suzhou!

Basic overview: Suzhou (Hanyu Pinyin: Sūzhōu, Dialect: Suzhou dialect), Chinese city, anciently known as Wu, now abbreviated to Su, possesses a number of ancient names and aliases, including Gusu, Wudu, Wuzhong, Dongwu, Wumen, and Pingjiang. It was first named Suzhou in the ninth year of the reign of Emperor Kaihuang of the Sui Dynasty (589 A.D.), after the Gusu Mountain in the southwest of the city, and has been called Suzhou ever since. She is a megacity of the People's Republic of China*** and the State, a larger city approved by the State Council, a province-level city in Jiangsu Province, with the administrative level of prefecture-level city, actually enjoying the treatment of sub-provincial city, the economy, foreign trade, industry and commerce, and logistics center of Jiangsu Province, as well as an important center of culture, art, education and transportation. Suzhou in Jiangsu Province in eastern China is a famous historical and cultural city in China, which has always been famous for its beautiful landscapes and elegant gardens, and is known as "Jiangnan gardens are the best in the world, and Suzhou gardens are the best in Jiangnan". The history of Suzhou's classical gardens can be traced back to the 6th century B.C., when the king of Wu had his garden during the Spring and Autumn Period. The earliest recorded private garden was the Paijian Garden built by Gu Paijian in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (4th century). Throughout the ages, gardens have flourished, and there have been many famous gardens. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Suzhou became the most prosperous area in China, with private gardens spreading all over the ancient city and beyond. 16th - 18th century, Suzhou had more than 200 gardens in its heyday, with dozens of well-preserved ones, making it known as "Paradise on Earth". Suzhou is the oldest surviving city according to valid data. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Suzhou was the political center of the state of Wu; during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, it was the political and economic center of the south of the Yangtze River, and Sima Qian called it "a capital in the east of the Yangtze River" (Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian"); in the Song Dynasty, it was the political and economic center of the south of the Yangtze River. Cargo Shiku Legend"); Song Dynasty, the national economic center of gravity south, Lu You said "Su Chang (state) ripe, the world is enough" (Lu You, "Beniu sluice record"), Song people went on to praise as "above the paradise, under the Suzhou and Hangzhou," and Suzhou is " The majestic scenery for the Southeast crown"; Ming and Qing dynasties and become "clothed in the world" one of the country's economic and cultural centers; Cao Xueqin in the "Dream of Red Mansions" in the reputation of Suzhou, "most of the dust of one or two other rich and stylish place".

The city covers an area of 8488 square kilometers, of which the urban area of 1650 square kilometers. 2007 at the end of the year, the city's total registered population of 6244,311 people, of which 235,3019 people in the municipal districts, the city's birth population of 48,552 people in 2007, the birth rate of 7.83 ‰, the city's natural population growth of 8,049 people, the growth rate of 1.30 ‰; Suzhou City, administered by Zhangjiagang City, Changshu City, Taicang City, Kunshan City, Wujiang City, Wuzhong District, Xiangcheng District, Pingjiang District, Canglang District, Jinyan District, as well as the Suzhou Industrial Park and Suzhou New District Huqiu District. 1993, Suzhou was approved by the State Council as a "larger city".

Geographic location: Suzhou is located in the geographic center of the affluent Yangtze River Delta region, on the shore of Taihu Lake and at the mouth of the Yangtze River on the southern shore, with the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the Beijing-Shanghai Railway and a number of highways running through the city. By the end of 2005, the city's resident population exceeded six million, and the urban resident population exceeded two million. Suzhou is one of the first batch of national historical and cultural cities in China, a national key scenic tourist city, and one of the four national key environmental protection cities. It is located in the southeastern part of Jiangsu Province and the southernmost city in the province. East of Shanghai, bordering the East China Sea; west of Taihu Lake, backed by Wuxi, Changzhou across the lake; south of Zhejiang, bordering Jiaxing, the jurisdiction of the Taihu Lake water adjacent to Huzhou; north of the Yangtze River, and Nantong, Taizhou across the river. The city center is 219 kilometers away from Nanjing in the west and 80 kilometers away from downtown Shanghai in the east. It is the southeast gateway to Jiangsu Province, the throat of Shanghai, Suzhong and north of Zhejiang to the necessary place, the geographical position is very superior.

Socio-Economic

In 2006, Suzhou's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) amounted to RMB 482,026,000,000, ranking 5th in mainland China (after Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen), 2nd in East China (after Shanghai) and 1st in China's prefectural cities. The GDP per capita is RMB 78,236 (over US$10,000), ranking second in Mainland China (after Shenzhen) and first in East China (having surpassed Shanghai).

It was 15.5% higher than the previous year in terms of comparable prices, with the tertiary industry accomplishing an added value of 157.422 billion yuan, and the ratio of the three industries was 1.9:65.4:32.7, with the proportion of the tertiary industry increasing by 1.5 percentage points compared with the previous year. Per capita GDP (based on household population) exceeded 10,000 dollars. The city's local general budget revenue exceeded 40 billion yuan, completing 40.023 billion yuan, an increase of 26.3% over 2005.

Famous Attractions

1.China Suzhou Embroidery Art Museum

2.National Treasure Coin Museum

3.Classical Garden Art Showroom

4.Huqiu Yunyan Temple Pagoda Showroom

5.Suzhou Museum of Art

6.Maple Bridge Historic Site Historical Materials Showroom

7.Wu Gensheng Coin Museum

8. Changshu Museum

9. Shajiabang Revolutionary Tradition Education Museum

10. Silk Museum

11. Folk Museum

12. Sanshan Cultural Relics Museum

13. Women's Costume Exhibition of Wudong Shuixiang

14. Wu Zuoren Art Museum

15. Suzhou Chinese Medicine Museum

16.Suzhou Museum of Arts and Crafts

17.Museum of Tablet Carvings

18.Museum of History

19.Museum of Opera

20.Suzhou Reuyuan

21.Suzhou Lion Grove

22.Suzhou Netshi Garden

23.Suzhou Huanxiu Mountain Resort

24.Suzhou Canglang Pavilion

25.Suzhou Couples Garden

26.Suzhou Retreat Garden

27.Suzhou Quyuan (Yuyue's former residence)

28.Suzhou Yiyuan

29.Suzhou Qiyuan

30.Suzhou Keyuan

31.Suzhou Listening to the Maple Garden

32. Chai Garden

33.Suzhou Half Garden

34.Suzhou Crane Garden

35.Shaxi Leyin Garden in Taicang

36.Suzhou Yipu

37.Suzhou Wufeng Garden

38.Shimei Garden in Changshu

39.Huiyin Garden in Suzhou

40.Wimo Villa in Changshu

41. Chai Garden, Suzhou

42. Tiger Hill, Suzhou

43. Panmen, Suzhou

44. Hanshan Temple, Suzhou

45. Fengqiao Scenic Spot, Suzhou

46. Xiyuan Temple, Suzhou

47. Beishi Pagoda, Suzhou

48. Literary Temple, Suzhou

49. Ruiguang Temple and Ruiguang Pagoda, Suzhou

50. Zhouzhuang Town, Kunshan

51.Tongli Town, Wujiang

52.Mudu Town, Suzhou

53.Jiaozhi Town, Suzhou

54.Shajiabang Town, Changshu

55.Guangfu Town, Suzhou

56.Qiandeng Town, Kunshan

57.Ba Town, Kunshan

58. 58. Shaxi Town, Taicang

59. Former Residence of Zhang Pu, Taicang

60. Shengze Town, Wujiang

61. Yangcheng Lake, Suzhou

62. Liuhe Town, Taicang

63. Zhenze Town, Wujiang

64. Yushan National Forest Park, Changshu

65. Yushan Park, Changshu

66. Yushan Town, Changshu

67.Suzhou Wumen Bridge

68.Suzhou Dianshan Lake

69.Meili Town, Changshu

70.Yushan Town, Kunshan

71.Miyuodu Bridge (Forodu Bridge), Suzhou

72.Xingchun Bridge, Suzhou

73.Yuecheng Bridge, Suzhou

74.Shouxing Bridge, Suzhou

75.Suzhou Wenchangge Taiping Army Barracks

76.Kunshan Jinxi Town

77.Wujiang Fenhu Town

78.Zhangjiagang Fenghu Town

79.Taicang Yuandai Three Bridges

80.Suzhou Shangjin Bridge

81.Suzhou Shimotsu Bridge

82.Suzhou Pu'an Bridge

<83.Suzhou Dongshan Mountain

84.Suzhou Xishan Mountain

85.Suzhou Tianping Mountain

86.Suzhou Shihu Scenic Area

87.Suzhou Lingyan Mountain

88.Suzhou Chongyuan Temple

89.Suzhou Huashan National Forest Park

90.Suzhou Yuhua Shengjing

91. 91.Changshu Shanghu Scenic Area

Bridges in Suzhou

Bridges over the moat:

Suspension Bridge

Nansin Bridge

Jinde Bridge

Ganjie Bridge

Hongqi Bridge

Xinshi Bridge

People's Bridge

Nanyuan Bridge

Fuedu Bridge

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Dongwu Bridge

Xiangmen Bridge

Pingmen Bridge

Bridges on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal:

Fengqiao Bridge

Heshang Bridge

Lishan Bridge

Soshan Bridge

Hesi Bridge

Suzhou Specialty

Biluochun Tea

One of the ten most famous teas in China, commonly known as "Scary Fragrance". Kangxi's southern tour passed through Suzhou, after tasting the tea greatly appreciated. Therefore, the tea is picked from the Qingming and Guyu seasons, was given the name "Bi Luochun", and listed as tribute.

Brewing method: take a few tea leaves, sprinkle into warm water, the white hair will slowly dissolve, the tea leaves sink, then the bottom of the cup a turquoise, but the water is still tasteless, the water will be poured off about two thirds, and then rushed to the boiling water, the tea leaves all unfolded, the water is light green, like jade, the tea flavor flavor mellow.

Cai Zhi Zhai candy

Su-style candy is renowned in China, there are Ming goods, fried goods, soft candy, special flavors of four categories of more than 150 varieties, such as pine nuts candy, dumplings candy, peanut candy, three-color pine nuts candy, crispy pine nuts candy, pine nuts, southern jujube sugar, etc., which Cai Zhi Zhai exclusive production of the zongzong candy is the most famous.

Song Brocade

"Brocade" is a kind of high-level silk fabric, Suzhou produced Song Brocade and Nanjing's brocade, Sichuan Shu brocade and known as "China's three famous brocades". The weaving process is sophisticated, the warp has a face and bottom of the warp two, so also known as "heavy brocade".

Song brocade is characterized by exquisite patterns, elegant colors, flat and straight, antique, often used in framing valuable paintings and calligraphy, high-level gift boxes, but also to make special clothing and lace.

Suzhou preserves

The history of Suzhou's preserves can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms era, and the Qing Dynasty was the heyday of the preserves, of which Zhang Xiangfeng is the most famous, and has always been the "court food". There are more than 160 kinds of candied fruits, and the most famous ones are golden jujube, creamy plum, golden kumquat, white sugar prune, and nine kinds of tangerine peel. The flavor of plums is sweet with acidity, with a grain in the mouth, refreshing and refreshing, and with a long aftertaste, it is the most popular among tourists. Su orange cake and kumquat cake made of Dongting mandarin oranges are rich in orange flavor, sweet and refreshing, and have the function of appetizing and energizing.

Su Embroidery

The history of Su Embroidery can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period more than 2,600 years ago. Su Embroidery is known as one of the "Four Famous Embroideries of China" along with Hunan Embroidery, Sichuan Shu Embroidery, and Guangdong Cantonese Embroidery. It is the first of the four famous embroideries.

The theme of Suzhou embroidery to figures, landscapes, birds, flowers, animals, embroidered pieces, albums, screens, screens and so on. After the founding of New China, Suzhou artists successfully created double-sided embroidery, the masterpiece is "double-sided cat".

Taihu Silver Fish

During the Spring and Autumn, Autumn and Warring States Periods, Taihu Lake was rich in silver fish. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, silverfish was listed as a tribute, and it was called the three treasures of Lake Taihu together with crabs and white shrimps. Silverfish is shaped like a jade hairpin, color like ivory, cartilage without scales, tender meat, delicious flavor, rich in nutrients, containing protein, fat, iron, riboflavin, calcium, phosphorus and other ingredients. Japanese people call it "fish ginseng". Silverfish can be stir-fried, deep-fried, steamed and made into soup. Silverfish scrambled eggs, silverfish blanch soup, silverfish balls, hibiscus silverfish, etc. are famous dishes in the Soviet cuisine.

Peach Blossom Woodcut New Year Paintings

Peach Blossom Woodcut New Year Paintings in Suzhou, Tianjin Yang Liu Qing Woodcut New Year Paintings and Shandong Weifang Yang Jia Bu New Year Paintings are known as the "Three Great Woodcut New Year Paintings of China".

Peach Blossom Wood New Year Painting began in the late Ming Dynasty, more than 350 years ago, the earliest workshop in Suzhou, Peach Blossom Wood Street, hence the name. During the Yongzheng and Qianlong years of the Qing Dynasty, it was so popular that it was called "Southern Peach and Northern Willow" together with Yang Liuqing New Year Painting.

The form and content of the New Year paintings reflect folk life and are rich in decoration. Its rich national style was also favored by foreigners, such as the Japanese ukiyo-e was influenced by the Peach Blossom Garden New Year's Paintings.

Suzhou wedding dress

Suzhou Huqiu wedding dress is located in the north of Suzhou, known as "Wuzhong the first famous", Huqiu is Suzhou, specializing in the manufacture of wedding dresses, wholesale production bases, one of China's top two large-scale production base of wedding dresses. In recent years, Suzhou wedding dresses have not only influenced the Yangtze River Delta, but also increasingly influenced the whole country, and the products are exported to overseas. The products produced include wedding dresses, gowns, cheongsams, jewelry, wedding albums, wedding department stores and other tens of thousands of various wedding products. Under the publicity and promotion of Suzhou Municipal Government and Suzhou Huqiu Wedding Dresses, Suzhou Wedding Dresses Street has been expanded from the initial few stores to more than 500 now.

Dried tofu in marinade

Dried tofu in marinade, which can be tasted as candied fruit and used as a home-cooked dish or feast marinade, is a famous specialty of Suzhou's soybean products. It is reddish in color, unique in aroma, full of marinade, sweet, soft and glutinous, with both flavors of brine and preserves.

Taihu Lake Brasenia schreberi

Brasenia schreberi is a perennial aquatic plant, Brasenia schreberi's leaves are oval, dark green, the back of the secretion of a kind of mucus similar to agar, which is rich in protein, glucose and other ingredients, can be boiled or fried, not only is a unique flavor of the precious vegetables, but also has a heat, moistening the lungs, diuretic, decongestive, detoxification, stomach, antidiarrheal and other effects.

Baisha loquat

The production of loquat is most abundant in Dongting East and West Mountains. Baisa loquat is goose-yellow in color and sweet in taste, and there are more than 10 varieties of loquat, such as the photo species, the green species, the gray species, and the early yellow Baisa loquat. The most famous variety is the Shao species, with thin skin and thick flesh, sweet and refreshing. Green species, uniform size, yellowish flesh, easy to peel off the skin. Gray species, skin with ochre spots, single core thin skin, the sweetest flavor. Early yellow white sand, early maturity, flesh white and tender.

Squirrel guppy

This fish color sauce red, crispy outside and tender inside, sweet and sour taste, Qianlong eaten greatly appreciated, the squirrel fish will spread famous. Nowadays, the squirrel fish is made of guppy. Guppy meat is tender, sparse bones and few thorns, after graver, deep-fried, the head of the mouth open, tail up, inside like turning hair, shaped like a squirrel, poured with shrimp, bamboo shoots, tomato sauce marinade will also be issued when snorting like a squirrel's call.

Yangcheng Lake hairy crab

Yangcheng Lake hairy crab is China's most prestigious freshwater crab, large fat. The appearance of green back white belly, yellow hair golden hook, so also known as "golden hook crab", people called "king of crabs". Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs in addition to steaming, boiling, frying, noodle tow, drunken, pickled, but also often used as a delicious cuisine and crab feast raw materials, such as crab oil crystal ball, snowflake crab bucket, pot roasted crabmeat, fried crab box, fried crabmeat and so on.

Call Chicken

Called Chicken is a famous dish in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, also known as yellow mud simmered chicken. According to legend, at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, there was a chicken at the foot of Yushan Mountain in Changshu, and there were no cooking utensils and seasonings, so he slaughtered it and put it into a pile of firewood to simmer and bake it, and when it was cooked, he knocked it off and then the chicken feathers came off with the shell, and the aroma of the chicken was all over the place. Coincidentally, the university scholar Qian Muzai, who lived in seclusion in Yushan, passed by and tasted it, feeling that its flavor is unique, and returned home and ordered his family to season it a little bit as it was made, and it was even more delicious. Since then, it has become a famous dish, and has been passed down to this day.