natural environment
Suzhou is located in temperate zone, with subtropical monsoon and humid monsoon climate, four distinct seasons, mild climate and abundant rainfall. The city is low and flat, with plains accounting for 55% of the total area, dense water networks, fertile land and rich products. Mainly planting rice, wheat and rape, producing cotton, sericulture and fruit. The specialties are Biluochun tea, Yangtze river swordfish, Taihu whitebait and Yangcheng Lake hairy crab. Suzhou is a famous land of plenty and silk, and is known as a paradise on earth.
Suzhou has a dense river network, and the urban area is the center of the water network in the south of the Yangtze River and the most densely populated area in China. Surrounded by China's famous rice producing areas, it has developed agriculture, and is known as "a water town and a country", "a granary in the world" and "a land of plenty". It is rich in products and outstanding in people. Because of its prosperous culture and economy from ancient times to the present, it is known as "paradise on earth", "silk capital" and "garden city". It is also known as "Venice of the East" and "Oriental Water Capital (Oriental Water City)" because of its characteristics as an ancient town with small bridges and flowing water. Today, Suzhou has become a "garden in the city" and a "city in the garden", where mountains, water, cities, forests, gardens and towns are integrated, and classical and modern, ancient rhyme and modern are perfectly combined to develop harmoniously. In 2004, the World Heritage Conference was successfully held. In 2006, the third National Games was held.
Third, the traffic situation.
Suzhou has been crossed by the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal since ancient times. Beijing-shanghai railway, 3 12, 204 and other national highways pass through Suzhou. Suzhou is surrounded by Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, Pudong Airport and Wuxi Shuofang Airport. Suzhou is building a light rail in 2007. It is expected to be put into use around 20 12. Its highway density has reached the level of Germany, and it is a highway transportation hub city awarded by the Ministry of Communications.
[Edit this paragraph] 4. History and culture
Suzhou was founded in 5 14 BC, and He Lv, the father of Fu Cha, the king of Wu, ordered Wu Zixu, a traitor of Chu, to build the He Lv, which has a history of more than 2,500 years. During the Spring and Autumn Period, it was the capital of the State of Wu, and there are still many historical sites about history and Wu Zixu. Suzhou was called in the 9th year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (AD 589) and has been used ever since. Suzhou was built earlier, with large scale, parallel land and water, and adjacent rivers and streets. The ancient city is still located on the original site, which is rare at home and abroad. Suzhou garden ranks first in the world and has been included in the world cultural heritage list. Among the four famous gardens in China, Suzhou occupies two seats: Humble Administrator's Garden and Lingering Garden. The profound cultural accumulation of Tiger Hill, the first scene in Wuzhong, makes it a must-see for tourists to visit Suzhou. A night-mooring near maple bridge, written by Zhang Ji, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, has attracted tourists from all over the world to visit Qiao Feng and listen to the bells of Hanshan Temple. The natural scenery outside Gusu City is beautiful, and Lingyan Mountain, Tianping Mountain, Tianchi Mountain and Dongting Mountain are dotted on the shore of Taihu Lake, forming a beautiful landscape with Jiangnan style. Suzhou has not only the beauty of gardens, but also the victory of mountains and rivers. The natural and human landscapes complement each other, and the poets and poets compose poems, making Suzhou a veritable "paradise on earth". Suzhou Garden is a "literati freehand landscape garden" with profound cultural heritage. Gardeners in ancient times all had high cultural accomplishment and were good at painting. When gardening, painting is the main theme, and poetry is the theme. By digging ponds, planting flowers and trees, poetic landscapes are created. They are called "silent poems, three-dimensional paintings". Swimming in the garden is like enjoying poetry and painting. In order to express the taste, ideal and pursuit of the garden owner, there are poems such as plaques and couplets in garden buildings and landscapes, elegant lotus fragrance as a metaphor for personal character ("Yuanxiangtang" in my humble administrator's garden), elegant vanilla as a metaphor for noble temperament ("Xiangzhou" in my humble administrator's garden) and admiration for the ancients (Hua Fang Zhai by Yiyuan). Canglang Pavilion, Lion Forest, Humble Administrator's Garden and Lingering Garden represent Song (960 ~ 1278), Yuan (127 1 ~ 1368) and Ming (1368 ~/kloc) respectively.
Venice information
A city in northeastern Italy, an important port on the northwest coast of Venice Bay in Adriatic Sea. The population is 343,000. It is mainly built on a shallow beach 4 kilometers offshore, with an average water depth of 1.5 meters. It is connected with the land by railways and highways. A bridge consisting of 1 18 small islands with 177 waterways and 40/kloc-0 boats is called "Water City". It was built in 452 AD. In the eighth century, it was the trade center of the Adriatic Sea. /kloc-The city was founded in the 0/0 century. In the Middle Ages, it was one of the most prosperous trade centers in the Mediterranean. After the opening of the new air route, the European commercial center gradually shifted to the Atlantic coast and declined. 1866 merged into the kingdom of Italy. Industry and commerce are developed, including aluminum smelting, chemistry, coking, chemical fertilizer, oil refining, steel and other industries. It is famous for producing jewelry and jade crafts, glassware, floral leather products, lace and embroidery. Marghella Port on land is an important oil port and passenger port. A famous tourist center with 3 million tourists every year. The ancient St. Kyle Square is the activity center of the city, surrounded by Byzantine and Renaissance buildings such as cathedral and bell tower. Lido is a linear sandbar 2 kilometers offshore and the most famous bathing beach in Europe.
Venice is a beautiful water city, built in the most impossible place-water. The amorous feelings of Venice are always inseparable from "water", winding water lanes and flowing blue waves. It is like a romantic dream floating on the blue waves, and its poetry lingers for a long time. This city once had the most powerful manpower, material resources and strength in Europe. The history of Venice began in 453 AD. At that time, farmers and fishermen in Venice turned to this Adriatic island to avoid the cool nomadic people who loved swords. Venice looks like a dolphin. Its urban area is less than 7.8 square kilometers, but it is composed of 1 18 small islands, and 177 canals are as dense as cobwebs. These islands and canals are connected by about 40 1 bridge. The whole city is connected with the Italian mainland peninsula only by a long dike.