Suzhou, Jiangsu was called Wu in ancient times. Suzhou city was founded in 5 14 BC and has experienced more than 2500 years of vicissitudes. The ancient city has basically maintained the double chessboard pattern of "parallel land and water, adjacent rivers and streets", the water system of "three verticals, three horizontals and one ring" and the unique features of "small bridges and flowing water, pink and blue tiles and historical gardens". Historically, it is a city with developed traditional culture and beautiful garden scenery, and is known as "paradise on earth".

Suzhou is located in the south of Jiangsu Province, and the Grand Canal flows through Suzhou. Taihu Lake is located in the western suburbs, with many lakes and rivers and many hills in the western suburbs, which has increased the benefits and won the overall situation.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, in the first year of He Lv (5 14 BC), the King of Wu ordered Wu Zixu to build He Lv City, which he thought was the beginning of building a city for Suzhou. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was ruled by Huiji County, so it was named Wuxian because it was originally Emperor Wu. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Liang and Ji Xiang opposed the Qin Dynasty, and the customs in the south of the Yangtze River were quite brave, which was absolutely different from later generations. In the 4th year of Yongjian in the Eastern Han Dynasty (129), the west of Zhejiang (including the east coast of Zhejiang below Jiande) was included in Wu County, and Wu was the ruling place. At the end of the Han Dynasty, Sun Ce and Sun Quanchu moved from Jiangdong to Wu, then to Beijing (now Zhenjiang) and then to Moling (now Nanjing). During the Eastern Jin Dynasty and Southern Dynasties, Sun Wu, Xing Wu and Huiji (referred to as Danyang for short) were also called "Three Wu", which was a fertile land in the southeast. At the end of Liang Dynasty, Wu Jun was changed to Wu Zhou. In the ninth year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (589), Wu Zhou was changed to Suzhou, which was named after Gusu Mountain in the southwest of the city. The great cause was still Wu Zhou, and it was changed to Wujun .. In the fourth year of Tang Wude (62 1), it was changed to Suzhou. Although the name of the state (county) has been changed several times, it is governed by Wu. Long live Wu Zetian. In the first year of Tian Tong (696), Wuxian was assigned to Changzhou County. From then on, one city and two counties. In the late Tang Dynasty, the population of Wuzhong increased and the economy and culture developed obviously. Famous poets Bai Juyi, Wei and Liu Yuxi all served as Suzhou secretariat.