What line city is Suzhou, Jiangsu?

Suzhou, Jiangsu is a new first-tier city.

Suzhou, referred to as "Su" for short, was called Gusu and Pingjiang in ancient times. It is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, one of the important central cities in the Yangtze River Delta, and a national high-tech industrial base and scenic tourist city approved by the State Council. As of 202 1, Suzhou has five districts and four county-level cities, with a total area of 8657.32 square kilometers, a built-up area of 477.63 square kilometers and a permanent population of 12748300. In 20021year, the city's regional GDP was 22.710.83 billion yuan. ?

Suzhou is located in the east of China, the southeast of Jiangsu and the middle of the Yangtze River Delta. It is an important part of the Yangtze River urban agglomeration. It borders Shanghai in the east, Zhejiang in the south, Taihu Lake in the west and the Yangtze River in the north. It is located between east longitude11955' ~12120' and north latitude 30 47' ~. The city is low and flat, with plains accounting for 54.8% of the total area, about 4 meters above sea level, and hills accounting for 2.7% of the total area. Suzhou has a subtropical monsoon maritime climate with four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall. It grows rice, wheat and rape, and produces cotton, sericulture and fruit. Its specialties include Biluochun tea, Yangtze river swordfish, Taihu whitebait and Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs.

Suzhou is one of the first national historical and cultural cities with a history of nearly 2,500 years. It is one of the important birthplaces of Wu culture and has the reputation of "paradise on earth". Representatives of private gardens in China-Suzhou Classical Garden and Suzhou Section of China Grand Canal are listed as World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.