A contemporary view of Suzhou's prosperity

Today's Suzhou has become an international metropolis with "a garden in the city", "a city in the garden", mountains, water, city, forests, gardens and towns as one, a perfect combination of classical and modern, ancient rhythms and modern styles, and a harmonious development. 2,500 years of history have given birth to the splendid culture of Mudu. More than 2,500 years of long history has given birth to the splendid culture of Mudu, since ancient times, Mudu humanities, talented people, since the Northern Song Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, *** out of the 25 jinshi, more than 30 lifts, of which 2 Scholarship, the top eye 1. Famous figures include: Fan Zhongyan, a politician and literary scholar of the Northern Song Dynasty; Shen Deqian, a famous poet and selector of poems in the Qing Dynasty; Feng Guifen, an Enlightenment thinker and political theorist in the late Qing Dynasty; as well as Shen Shou, the queen of embroidery, and Yen Jiajian, a dignitary of Taiwan, in the modern times.

Mudu is surrounded by mountains and adjacent to the Taihu Lake, which is not only interesting with real mountains and water, but also with the seclusion of small bridges and rivers, as well as many humanistic monuments such as private gardens and former residences of celebrities, which makes the Mudu scenic spot ranked as the top of the thirteen scenic spots in the Taihu Lake Scenic Area.