Suzhou, referred to as "Su" for short, was called Gusu and Pingjiang in ancient times. It is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, one of the important central cities in the Yangtze River Delta, and a national high-tech industrial base and scenic tourist city approved by the State Council. By 20021,Suzhou has five districts and four county-level cities under its jurisdiction, with a total area of 8657.32 square kilometers, a built-up area of 47763 square kilometers, a permanent population of 65.438+0.27483 million, and a regional GDP of 227 1.83 billion yuan.

Suzhou is located in the east of China, the southeast of Jiangsu and the middle of the Yangtze River Delta. It is an important part of the Yangtze River urban agglomeration, bordering Shanghai in the east, Zhejiang in the south, Taihu Lake in the west and the Yangtze River in the north. At the same time, Suzhou is one of the first national historical and cultural cities with a history of nearly 2,500 years. It is one of the important birthplaces of Wu culture and has the reputation of "paradise on earth". Representatives of private gardens in China-Suzhou Classical Garden and Suzhou Section of China Grand Canal are listed as World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.