Where does Suzhou and Hangzhou refer to?

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Suzhou, a famous tourist city in China, was called Wu in ancient times and is now called Su for short. It has many ancient names and nicknames, such as Gusu, Wu Jun, Wuzhong and Wu Dong Heping River.

Hángzhu (Chinese pinyin: há ngzhu! U) is one of the six ancient capitals of China, which was called Qiantang, Lin 'an, Wulin and Yuhang in ancient times. Located in the southeast coast of China, the capital of Zhejiang Province, the political, economic and cultural center of Zhejiang Province, and also an important transportation, information, culture and economic center in East China.

Many ancient names and nicknames. In the ninth year of Emperor Wendi (about 589 AD), it was named Suzhou, which was named after Gusu Mountain in the southwest of the city and has been in use ever since. She is a mega-city in People's Republic of China (PRC), a larger city approved by the State Council, a city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, and enjoys the treatment of a sub-provincial city. It is the center of economy, foreign trade, industry and commerce and logistics in Jiangsu Province, and also an important center of culture, art, education and transportation. Suzhou, Jiangsu Province in the east of China is a famous historical and cultural city in China. It has always been famous for its beautiful scenery and elegant gardens, and has the reputation of "Jiangnan Garden is the best in the world and Suzhou Garden is the first in Jiangnan". The history of Suzhou classical gardens can be traced back to the gardens of King Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period in the 6th century BC. Private gardens were first recorded in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (4th century). Gardens have flourished in past dynasties, and there are more and more famous gardens. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Suzhou became the most prosperous area in China, with private gardens all over the ancient city. In the heyday of16-18th century, there were more than 200 gardens in Suzhou, of which dozens were well preserved until the 265438+1930s, so Suzhou was known as "paradise on earth". According to valid data, Suzhou is the oldest city in existence. Suzhou was the political center of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period. When Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty was the political and economic center of the south of the Yangtze River, Sima Qian called it "a capital of Jiangdong" (Biography of Historical Records Sima Qian); In the Song Dynasty, the national economic center shifted to the south, and Lu You said that "Suzhou and Changzhou are familiar with each other, and the world is full" (Lu You's Niu Ben Water Ji Zha), and the Song people were praised as "there is heaven above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below", while Suzhou is "the crown of the southeast with magnificent scenery"; During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it became one of the national economic and cultural centers. In A Dream of Red Mansions, Cao Xueqin praised Suzhou as "the most prosperous and romantic place in the world of mortals", with many famous towns in Jiangnan, such as Zhouzhuang and Tongli.

Hangzhou

Hangzhou (hanyu pinyin: hā ngzh! U) It is located in the southeast coast of China, the capital of Zhejiang Province, the political, economic and cultural center of Zhejiang Province, an important transportation hub in the southeast of China, the northern part of Zhejiang Province, the northern bank of the lower Qiantang River and the southern end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. The total area of the city is 65438+6600 square kilometers, of which the urban area is 3068 square kilometers. The urban population is 4.095 million. The total population is 6.604 million. Hangzhou has a developed economy and is known as "Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times".

It has jurisdiction over 8 districts of Shangcheng, Xiacheng, Gongshu, Jianggan, West Lake, Binjiang, Xiaoshan and Yuhang, 3 county-level cities of Lin 'an, Fuyang and Jiande, and 2 counties of Tonglu and Chun 'an. Cinnamomum camphora is the city tree and osmanthus fragrans is the city flower.

Hangzhou is a famous scenic tourist city in China, attracting more than 20 million Chinese and foreign tourists every year. Hangzhou is famous for its beautiful West Lake scenery. "There is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below", which expresses people's sincere praise for this this beautiful city since the Southern Song Dynasty. In the Yuan Dynasty, the famous Italian traveler Kyle Poirot praised it as "the most beautiful and luxurious city in the world". Su Dongpo, a great writer in the Song Dynasty, once wrote: "Hangzhou is the best of the 36 West Lakes in the world." . West Lake, surrounded by Yunshan on three sides and surrounded by mountains and rivers. She loves all beings in the world with the natural scenery of "light makeup is always appropriate".

Hangzhou has a long history of 2,200 years and is one of the eight ancient capitals in China. The human landscape is also rich and colorful, with ancient courtyards, gardens, buildings, pavilions, towers, temples, springs, valleys, grottoes, cliff carvings all over the place, or jade belts with beads, bridges with willow paintings, or various landscapes and customs, especially Lingyin Temple and Pagoda of Six Harmonies. "Jiang Nanyi, what impressed me most was Hangzhou!"