About
Suzhou
Location: situated
in the south of Jiangsu Province, in the middle of the
Yangtze Delta; in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River
and on the shores of Taihu Lake, bordering on Shanghai in
the east, Zhejiang Province in the south , Taihu Lake in
the west and the Yangtze River in the north; between north
latitude 30
47'
- 32
02',
east longitude 119
55'
- 121
20'.
Neighboring
Areas: Zhejiang,
Anhui, Shandong Provinces and Shanghai Municipality
Physical
Features: 10
percent is cultivated fields, 30 percent hills, and the
rest covered with water, low and smooth terrain with
altitude of 4 meters above sea level
Population:
5.71
million
Urban
Population: 1.05
million
Area:
8,488 sq
km
Nationalities:
Han,
Hui, and Manchu
History:
also
known as "Gusu city", having the fame of "Oriental Venice",
Suzhou was set up in BC 514; being a city with history of
more than 2500 years, it was named Suzhou in A.D.581, Sui
dynasty.
Climatic
Features: in the
north edge of subtropical zone, monsoon maritime climate;
mild and humid; with enough sunshine
Average
Temperature: annual
average temperature 15.7
C
Mountains:
Mt.
Lingyan, Mt. Tianping; Tiger Hill; Mt.Yushan
Rivers:
the
Yangtze River, Yangcheng Lake, Chenghu Lake; Jinghang canal
Local
Highlights: Kunqu
Opera, Suzhou Opera and Ballad-sing; silk; handicrafts such
as: 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, etc; Yangcheng Lake huge
crab
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