Suzhou
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Basic Info about Suzhou

Suzhou is located in the center of the Yangtze Delta, in the south of Jiangsu Province, with Shanghai to the east, Zhejiang Province to the south, Wuxi City to the west and the Yangtze River to the north.


Culture and History

Written historical records indicate that Suzhou has a history of over 4000 years,which entitles the city one of "24 Cultural and Historic Cities " approved as the first group of its kind by the State Council.


Historic and Scenic Spots
 
The Master-of-Nets Garden

Quite different from the normal architecture in the east, the garden architecture enjoys a considerable degree of free.

· The Township of Mudu
· The Township of Tong Li
· The Water Township of Zhou Zhuang
· The Twin Pagodas
· The Hanshan Temple
· The Lion Grove Garden
· The Lingering Garden
· The Humble Administrator's Garden
Life in Suzhou
 
Things to do in Suzhou

Suzhou is famous for Chinese landscape gardens with traditional Chinese architecture. It is near to Shanghai, so it contains a lot of fashionable elements.

· The life style in Suzhou
· Cultural Suzhou
· Shiquan Street
· Shilu Pedestrianized Shopping Street
· Guanqian Pedestrianized Shopping Street
 
Special Products and Foods
 
Biluochun Tea

Suzhou 's Biluochun Tea is one of the ten most famous teas in China . It is locally known as "Fearful Incense" due to the strong aroma of the brew!

· Suzhou Fans
· Suzhou Embroidery
· Watermelon Chicken
· Squirrel-shaped Mandarin Fish
· Crunchy Sesame Candy
· Dried Bean Curd With Soy Sauce
· Taihu Lake Whitebait
· Yangcheng Lake Crab
Celebrities
 
Fan Zhongyan

Fan Zhongyan (989-1052) was a prominent statesman and literary figure from Suzhou of Jiangsu in the Northern Song Dynasty.

· Ye Shengtao - Literature is for Life
· Feng Menglong
· Wen Zhengming
· Tang Yin
· Zhang Xu

Largest Zhuang embroidery shines in Shanghai

Expo Anhui Week preparation into sprint period

Qinghai impresses Expo visitors

Key Words

Tea   West Lake   

Temple      Su Dongpo 

zhouzhuang

Fans   Embroidery

Garden     Fuzimiao

Zhonghua Gate

Nanjing Salted Duck

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