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Suzhou, known as Gusu and Pingjiang in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, an important city in Shanghai metropolitan area and Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou metropolitan area, one of the important central cities in the Yangtze River Delta approved by the State Council, a national high-tech industrial base and a scenic tourist city.

By 2022, the city will have jurisdiction over six districts and four county-level cities, with a total area of 8,657.32 square kilometers, a permanent population of1.291.1.0 million, and an urbanization rate of 82. 12%.

Suzhou is located in the east of China, the southeast of Jiangsu Province, the middle of the Yangtze River Delta, the east bank of Taihu Lake, Shanghai in the east, Jiaxing and Huzhou in Zhejiang Province in the south, Wuxi in the west and the Yangtze River in the north.

The city is low-lying, with many rivers and lakes, and most of the water surface of Taihu Lake is in Suzhou. It has a subtropical monsoon maritime climate with four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall.

The name of Suzhou originated from the Sui Dynasty. In the ninth year of Emperor Yangdi's Huang Kai (589), Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of Sui, took Gusu Mountain as the name and changed Wujun, located in the south of Chen Yuan, to Suzhou.

Suzhou City was founded on Saturday (565,438+04) with a history of more than 2,500 years. Basically, the double chessboard pattern of "land and water are parallel and rivers and streets are adjacent" has been maintained. Suzhou is one of the first 24 historical and cultural cities in China with its unique features of "small bridges, flowing water, pink tiles and historical gardens", and has the reputation of "there is a paradise above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below".

Representatives of private gardens in China-Suzhou Classical Garden and Suzhou Section of China Grand Canal are listed as World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, and most scenic spots in Taihu Lake are located in Suzhou.

Suzhou is low and flat, with plains accounting for 55% of the total area. Suzhou belongs to the Yangtze River Delta Plain and Taihu Lake Plain, and four secondary natural areas, namely, Shazhou Plain along the Yangtze River, Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou Plain, Taihu Lake Lakeside Hilly Area and Yangcheng-Dianmao Lowland.

The terrain is characterized by gentle plains. The whole city is low and flat, and it slopes slowly from west to east. The plain is 3-4 meters above sea level, and the area around Yangcheng Lake and Wujiang River is only about 2 meters.