Something about Suzhou!

Overview: Suzhou (pinyin: s zhūu, dialect: Suzhou dialect), a city in China, was called Wu in ancient times, and now it is called Su for short. It has many ancient names and nicknames, such as Gusu, Wudu, Wuzhong, Wu Dong, Wumen and Heping River. In the ninth year of Emperor Wendi (AD 589), it was named Suzhou, which was named after Gusu Mountain in the southwest of the city. 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, and now dozens of them are well preserved, so Suzhou is 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 "Jiangdong Yidu" (Sima Qian's Historical Records? "Biography of Huo Zhi"); 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".

The city covers an area of 8,488 square kilometers, of which the urban area is 1.650 square kilometers. At the end of 2007, the total registered population of the city was 62,44311,of which the municipal district was 23,53019. In 2007, the city's birth population was 48,552, with a birth rate of 7.83‰. The city's population naturally increased by 8,049, with a growth rate of 1.30‰. Suzhou has jurisdiction over Zhangjiagang City, Changshu City, Taicang City, Kunshan City, Wujiang City, Wuzhong District, Xiangcheng District, Pingjiang District, Canglang District, Jinchang District, Suzhou Industrial Park and Suzhou High-tech Zone huqiu district. 65438-0993 Suzhou was approved as a "big city" by the State Council.

Location: Suzhou is located in the geographical center of the fertile Yangtze River Delta, on the shore of Taihu Lake, at the mouth of the south bank of the Yangtze River, with the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, beijing-shanghai railway and many expressway running through the whole territory. By the end of 2005, the city's resident population exceeded 6 million, and the urban resident population exceeded 2 million. Suzhou is one of the first national historical and cultural cities in China, a national key scenic tourist city and one of the four national key environmental protection cities. Located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province, it is also the southernmost city in the province. East of Shanghai, near the East China Sea; Taihu Lake in the west, Wuxi in the back and Changzhou across the lake; It borders Zhejiang and Jiaxing in the south, and the surface of Taihu Lake under its jurisdiction is close to Huzhou. North pillow Yangtze River, and Nantong, Taizhou across the river. The city center is 2 19 kilometers west of Nanjing and 80 kilometers east of Shanghai. It is the gateway to the southeast of Jiangsu Province, the throat of Shanghai, and the only way to Zhejiang from central Jiangsu and northern Jiangsu, with a very advantageous geographical position.

socioeconomics

In 2006, Suzhou's gross domestic product (GDP) was 482.026 billion yuan, ranking fifth in Chinese mainland (after Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen), second in East China (after Shanghai) and first in China. The per capita GDP is 78,236 yuan (over 1 10,000 USD), ranking second in Chinese mainland (after Shenzhen) and first in East China (having surpassed Shanghai).

Calculated at comparable prices, it increased by 15.5% over the previous year, of which the added value of the tertiary industry was157.422 billion yuan, and the proportion of the tertiary industry was 1.9:65.4:32.7, which was 1.5 percentage points higher than the previous year. Per capita GDP (calculated by registered population) exceeds $654.38+0 million. The city's local general budget revenue exceeded 40 billion yuan, reaching 40.023 billion yuan, an increase of 26.3% over 2005.

famous scenic spot

1. China Suzhou embroidery art museum

2. National Treasure Coin Museum

3. Classical garden art showroom

4. Exhibition room of Yunyan Temple Tower in Huqiu

5. Suzhou Art Museum

6. Qiao Feng Historical Materials Exhibition Hall

7. Wu Gensheng Coin Museum

8. Changshu Museum

9. Shajiabang Revolutionary Traditional Education Center

10. Silk Museum

1 1. Folk Museum

12. Sanshan Cultural Relics Museum

13. Women's Wear Exhibition in Wudong Water Town

Wu Zuoren Art Museum.

15. Suzhou Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine

16. Suzhou Museum of Arts and Crafts

17. Inscription Museum

18. Museum of History

19. Opera Museum

20. Suzhou Lingering Garden

2 1. Suzhou Lion Forest

22. Suzhou Netscape Garden

23. Suzhou Huanxiu Mountain Villa

24. Suzhou Canglang Pavilion

25. Suzhou Ouyuan

26. Suzhou tuisi garden

27. Suzhou Quyuan (former residence of Yu Yue)

28. Suzhou Yiyuan Garden

29. Suzhou Qiyuan

30. Suzhou Keyuan

3 1. Suzhou Feng Ting Garden

32. Suzhou Chai Garden

33. Suzhou Banyuan

34. Suzhou Heyuan

35. Yin Le Garden in Shaxi, Taicang

36. Suzhou Art Park

37. Suzhou Wufeng Garden

38. Shimei Garden in Changshu

39. Suzhou Yin Hui Garden

40. Changshu Mo Wei Villa

4 1. Suzhou Chai Garden

42. Suzhou Tiger Hill

43. Suzhou Panmen

44. Hanshan Temple in Suzhou

45. Suzhou Qiao Feng Scenic Area

46. Seongji, Suzhou

47. Suzhou North Temple Tower

48. Suzhou Confucian Temple

49. Suzhou Ruiguang Temple and Ruiguang Tower

50. Zhouzhuang Town, Kunshan

5 1. Tongli Town, Wujiang

52. Suzhou Mudu Town

53. Suzhou Teaching Town

54. Changshu Shajiabang

55. Guangfu Town, Suzhou

56. Qiandeng Town, Kunshan

57. bacheng town, Kunshan City

58. shaxi town, Taicang City

59. Zhang Pu's former residence in Taicang

60. shengze town of Wujiang City

6 1. Yangcheng Lake in Suzhou

62. Liuhe Town, Taicang

63. Zhenze Town, Wujiang

64. Changshu Yushan National Forest Park

65. Changshu Yushan Park

66. Yushan Town, Changshu

67. Suzhou Wumen Bridge

68. Dianshan Lake in Suzhou

69. Meili Town, Changshu City

70. Yushan Town, Kunshan

7 1. Suzhou Midu Bridge (Midu Bridge)

72. Suzhou Xingchun Bridge

73. Suzhou Yuecheng Bridge

74. Suzhou Shouxing Bridge

75. Suzhou Wenchang Pavilion Taiping Army Camp

76. Jinxi Town, Kunshan

77. Hufen Town, Wujiang

78. Zhangjiagang fenghuang town

79. Taicang Yuan Dynasty Third Bridge

80. Suzhou Shangjinqiao

8 1. Suzhou Xiajin Bridge

82. Suzhou Pu 'an Bridge

83. Suzhou Dongshan

84. Suzhou Xishan

85. Tianpingshan, Suzhou

86. Stone Lake in Suzhou

87. Lingyan Mountain in Suzhou

88. Chongyuan Temple in Suzhou

89. Suzhou Huashan National Forest Park

90. Suzhou Yuhua Scenic Area

9 1. Changshu Shang Hu Scenic Area

Bridge in Suzhou

Bridges on the moat:

suspension bridge

Nanxinqiao

Jingdeqiao

Ganjiang bridge

Hongqi bridge

Xinshi bridge

Ren Minqiao

Nanyuan bridge

Midu bridge

Zhu Hui bridge

Wu Dong bridge

Xiangmen bridge

Pingmen bridge

Bridges on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal;

Qiao Feng

Heshan bridge

Shishan bridge

Suoshan bridge

Hexi bridge

Suzhou specialty

Biluochun tea

One of the top ten famous teas in China, commonly known as "horrible fragrance". Kangxi passed through Suzhou on his southern tour and praised him after drinking tea. Therefore, tea was collected in Qingming and Grain Rain seasons, and was named "Biluochun" as a tribute.

Method of making tea: Take a little tea and sprinkle it in warm water, and its white hair will slowly dissolve and the tea will sink. At this time, the bottom of the cup is green, but the water is still tasteless. Pour out about two-thirds of the water, then pour in boiling water, and the tea will be completely dispersed. At this time, the water is light green as jade, and the tea is mellow.

Caizhizhai candy

Suzhou-style candy enjoys a high reputation in China. Ming goods, roasted seeds and nuts, soft candy and special flavor are four categories1more than 50 varieties, such as pine nut candy, zongzi candy, peanut candy, tricolor pine nut candy, crisp pine nut candy and pine nut jujube candy. Among them, the zongzi sugar produced exclusively by Caizhizhai is the most famous.

Song brocade

"Brocade" is a high-grade silk fabric. Suzhou's Song Brocade, Nanjing's Yunjin and Sichuan's Jin Shu are also called "China's Three Famous Brocades". Its weaving technology is exquisite, and the warp has double warp, so it is also called "heavy brocade".

Jin Song is characterized by exquisite patterns, elegant colors, flat and crisp, and antique. It is often used to mount precious calligraphy and painting, high-grade gift boxes, and also to make special clothes and lace.

Su-style candied fruit

The history of making candied fruit in Suzhou can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms period, and the Qing Dynasty was the heyday of Soviet-style candied fruit, among which "Zhang Xiangfeng" is the most famous and has always been "court food". There are more than 60 varieties of Soviet-style candied fruit/kloc-0, among which the most famous ones are Zizyphus jujuba, buttered plum, kumquat, white bayberry and nine-system dried tangerine peel. Su-style plum is sweet and sour, with a refreshing taste and a long aftertaste, which is most popular among tourists. Su orange cake and Kumquat cake made of Dongting orange are rich in orange flavor, sweet and refreshing, and have the functions of appetizing and ventilation.

Suzhou embroidery

The history of Suzhou embroidery can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period more than 2,600 years ago. Suzhou Embroidery, Hunan Xiang Embroidery, Sichuan Shu Embroidery and Guangdong Yue Embroidery are also called "Four Famous Embroideries in China". It is the first of the four famous embroideries.

The themes of Suzhou embroidery are mainly figures, landscapes, flowers, birds and animals, including embroidery pieces, book covers, screen strips and screens. After the founding of New China, Suzhou artists successfully created Shuang Mianxiu, whose masterpiece is Double-faced Cat.

Neosalanx taihuensis

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Taihu Lake was rich in whitebait. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, whitebait was listed as a tribute, and it was also called the three treasures of Taihu Lake with plums and white shrimp. Whitebait is shaped like Hosta, with ivory color, scaleless cartilage, tender meat, delicious taste and rich nutrition, and contains many ingredients such as protein, fat, iron, riboflavin, calcium and phosphorus. Japanese people call it "fish ginseng". Whitebait can be fried, fried, steamed and made into soup. Scrambled eggs with whitebait, whitebait soup, whitebait balls and hibiscus whitebait are all famous dishes in Soviet cuisine.

Taohuawu Woodblock New Year Pictures

Suzhou Taohuawu Woodblock New Year Pictures, Tianjin Yangliuqing Woodblock New Year Pictures and Shandong Weifang Yangjiabu Woodblock New Year Pictures are also called "Three Woodblock New Year Pictures in China".

Taohuawu New Year pictures began in the late Ming Dynasty and have a history of more than 350 years. The earliest workshop was in Taohuawu Street, Suzhou, hence the name. During the reign of Yongzheng and Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, it was very popular, and it was also called "Southern Peach and Northern Willow" with Yangliuqing New Year Pictures.

Most of the forms and contents of New Year pictures reflect folk life and are decorative. Its rich national style has also been favored by foreigners, such as Japanese ukiyo-e painting, which was influenced by Taohuawu New Year pictures.

Suzhou wedding dress

Suzhou Huqiu wedding dress is located in the north of Suzhou, known as "the first scene in Wuzhong". Huqiu is a production base specializing in wedding dress manufacturing and wholesale in Suzhou, and one of the two major wedding dress production bases in China. In recent years, Suzhou wedding dresses have not only affected the Yangtze River Delta, but also affected all parts of the country more and more, and their products are exported overseas. The products produced include wedding dresses, dresses, cheongsam, ornaments, wedding photo albums, wedding department stores and other tens of thousands of wedding supplies. Driven by Suzhou Municipal Government and Suzhou Huqiu Wedding Network, Suzhou Wedding Street has expanded from the initial stores to more than 500 now.

red cooked beancurd pieces

Dried bean curd with marinated sauce is a famous specialty of Suzhou bean products, which can be tasted not only as preserves, but also as home-cooked dishes or banquets. The sauce is red in color, unique in fragrance, full in marinade, sweet and soft, and has two flavors of marinated vegetables and candied fruit.

Taihu water shield

Water shield is a perennial aquatic plant. Its leaves are oval and dark green, and its back secretes a mucus similar to agar, which is rich in protein, glucose and other ingredients. It can be cooked and fried. It is not only a precious vegetable with unique flavor, but also has the effects of clearing away heat, moistening lung, diuresis, detumescence, detoxicating, invigorating stomach and stopping diarrhea.

Baisha loquat

The yield of loquat is the highest in Dongting East and Xishan. Baisha loquat is light yellow in color and sweet in taste. There are many varieties 10 such as Zhao Zhong, Zhong Qing, Gray and Zaohuang Baisha. It is famous for its thin seeds and thick meat, fresh and sweet. The seeds are green, uniform in size, yellowish in flesh and easy to peel. Gray species, with ochre spots on the skin, thin mononuclear skin and sweetest taste. Early yellow and white sand, early maturity, white and tender flesh.

Sweet and sour mandarin fish

This fish is red in color and sauce, crisp outside and tender inside, sweet and sour, and it is greatly appreciated after drying. The squirrel fish is famous far and wide. Now squirrel fish all use mandarin fish as raw material. Mandarin fish has tender meat and thin bones. After being cut and fried, its head is wide open, its tail is tilted, and it looks like a squirrel inside. When it is watered with shrimp, dried bamboo shoots and tomato sauce, it will make a sneer like a squirrel.

yangcheng lake hairy crab

Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are the most famous freshwater crabs in China. It is a big fat crab with a green back and a white belly and yellow hair, so it is also called "Golden Hook Crab", and people call it "the king of crabs". Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs can be steamed, boiled, fried, dragged, drunk and pickled, and are often used as raw materials for making delicious dishes and crab banquets, such as crab oil crystal balls, snow crab fights, pot-cooked crab powder, fried crab boxes and fried crab powder.

Beggar chicken

Jiaohua chicken is a famous dish in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, also known as braised chicken with yellow mud. According to legend, there was a chicken at the foot of Yushan Mountain in Changshu at the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, but there was no cooker or seasoning. After being slaughtered and dirty, put on fur and put it in a firewood pile for roasting. After cooking, the mud shell is knocked off, chicken feathers fall off with the shell, and the aroma is overflowing. Qian Muzhai, a college student who happened to live in seclusion in Yushan, passed by and tried it and found it unique. When he got home, he ordered his family to season it a little, which made it more delicious. Since then, it has become a famous dish and has been passed down to this day.