Suzhou is China's important historical and cultural city, the famous scenic tourist city, is also China's first batch of outstanding tourist city. Suzhou in the Yangtze River Delta in central, east China's biggest industrial, financial and trade centre in Shanghai, the south of Zhejiang, the West have Taihu Lake, according to the Yangtze River North. Total area of 8,488 square kilometers area, population 5.839 million, of which 2.124 million urban people. Zhangjiagang City is administered, Changshu, Kunshan City, Taicang, Wujiang City, Wuzhong District, of the City, Pingjiang Qu, Canglang, Jinchang Qu, and the Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou high-tech zones. Suzhou in a mild climate, fertile land, rich products, since the ancient times known as "paradise."

     Suzhou is an ancient city, founded in 514 BC, now has 2,500 years of history, is still located in the Spring and Autumn Period of the site, basically a "parallel surface, Pei Ho Street of the Council" dual-board structure And "bridge, flowing water, people," the ancient style. In a 487 cultural relics, including 15 national, provincial 101. China's only preserved the integrity of the water Shing Mun - was the door is situated in the south of the ancient city of Suzhou-door scenic areas.

     Suzhou is the East Shuicheng. Water area accounting for 42% of the total area, the length and breadth of lakes, rivers, China's Taihu Lake, one of the four major fresh water lake, four-fifths of the waters in its territory, Dongshan, the Western Hills, light-fu, Shek Wu, Yushan, such as landscape Shanghu Distribution meantime, the world-famous Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through north and south.

     Suzhou is a garden city. Classical Garden City is the world's cultural treasures of art, embodies the Oriental essence of the art of gardening. Is well-preserved classical gardens are more than 60, four Chinese were in the park, there Zhuozheng Yuan, leaving two Park. Zhuozheng Yuan, leaving Park, the Central Discovered Villas, Garden network, Shi Zilin, arts po, coupling Park, Canglang Ting, Park Si retire nine classical gardens have been included in UNESCO's "World Heritage List."

    Suzhou is the birthplace of Wu culture. The history of literary elite come forth in large numbers, painting, calligraphy, seal carving, poetry genre scene. Pingtan and Kunqu Opera, known as the Suzhou-cultural drama "three flower", Kunqu opera was "human oral masterpiece and intangible heritage"; Suxiu, Kesi, jade carving, clay sculpture, and Song Jin-wood, and other exquisite handicrafts famous; Temple, the ancient tower, Old Bridge, and other classical architecture is highly historical status.

     Suzhou Jiangnan Water is an example of the ancient town, which is quite representative of Kunshan in Zhouzhuang, Jinxi, Wuzhong the Mudu, Lu Zhi, Wu Jiang, the same. These ancient town integrity, to retain a large number of Ming and Qing two generations of the Mansion, maintained the original ancient style, Water features, customs and pastoral scenery, has a high cultural value, social and human research value and historic building Artistic value.

     The ancient city of Suzhou is committed to the protection, development and use, are Qili Shantang restore the original look of history, excavation and finishing in the distribution around the ancient village. Built the opera, crafts, folklore, gardens, Suxiu, inscriptions, silk and 12 museums. At the same time, a comprehensive rectification of the river, opened up with the characteristics of water tourist routes, and developed a number of financial tourism, culture, commerce and trade in one of the characteristics of neighborhoods.

     Suzhou to tourism, not only can appreciate the profound cultural Wu, a step experience the wonders of King Youqing, you can also enjoy.