SUZHOU
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Suzhou (Hanyu Pinyin: Suzhou, Wade-Giles: Su-chou,
sometimes seen transliterated as Su-chow, Suchow, or Soochow) is one of the
most famous cities in China. It lies in the lower reaches of the Yangtze and
on the shores of lake Taihu in the province of Jiangsu. It is part of the
Golden Triangle region. The city enjoys advantageous geography and excellent
land, water and air transportation. The GDP per capita was ¥30470 (ca.
US$3680) in 2003, ranked no. 25 among 659 Chinese cities.
Tourism
Huqiu (Tiger Hill)
Xuan-Miao Guang (founded in 276 AD, rebuilt in 1584)
Huqiu Temple (founded in 327, rebuilt in 1871) |
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Hanshan Temple (Cold Mountain Temple) (built in 503, destroyed and rebuilt
many times, last reconstruction in 1896)
Baodai Bridge (built in 816, rebuilt in 1442)
Shantang Canal (built in 825)
Huqiu Pagoda (built in 961, destroyed & rebuilt several times, last
reconstruction in 1773)
Rui-Guang Pagoda (built in 1009)
Shizi Lin (built in 1342)
Lingering Garden (Liu Yuan) (built in 1525, rebuilt in 1953)
Canglang Pavilion (Blue Wave Pavilion). (Cang-Lang Ting) (built in 1696)
Humble Administrator's Garden (Zhuozheng Yuan) (built in 1513, rebuilt in
1860)
Culture
Chinese opera: Kunqu Opera, Suzhou Opera and Ballad-sing;
Silk
Handicrafts: Suzhou embroidery, fans, national musical instruments, scroll
mounting, lanterns, mahogany furniture, jade carving, silk tapestry,
traditional painting pigments of Jiangenxutang Studio, the New Year's wood-block
prints of Taohuamu Studio
Paintings
Calligraphic art
Cuisine: Yangcheng Lake huge crab |
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