Suzhou
is near Shanghai, only 84 km away Shanghai, also Suzhou is very close to Wuxi.
Famous for its gardens, canals, lakes and alleys, the walled city of Suzhou has
its history dated back to 5th century BC. During
the Spring and Autumn Period (722 - 481 BC), Suzhou was the capital of the state
of Wu. It became a major port
city along the Grand Canal around 220 AD.
In
514 BC, by the command of King He Lu of Wu, his senior minister Wu Zixu built
the great city of Helu and its wall measured 23,5 km in the circumference with 8
pairs of land-and-water gates. The city began to take the name of Suzhou and Gu
Su city during the Sui Dynasty. Numerous changes have taken place in Suzhou
through its vast history. Yet, in spite of repeated devastation, the city is
still seated exactly on the original site as it was 2500 years ago that is
indeed an instance rarely found in the world.
By
the 14th century Suzhou had established itself as the leading silk producer
in the nation.Suzhou
has long been know as the ‘home of silk’ and a land of fish and rice reflected
in the saying ‘Good harvest in Suzhou and Huzhou suffices to feed all
under heaven’. Well developed in agriculture with abundant produce and
stable and high yields, it has always been regarded through the ages as
‘granary’ in China, on account of its facilities of communication
and flourishing commerce. Suzhou is also a rich and popular place in the
southern Yangtze Delta. In the recent years, the quickened pace of reform and
opening up in China has resulted in future development of its economy and made
Suzhou an important industrial city in China.
Suzhou
is near Shanghai, only 84 km away Shanghai, also Suzhou is very close to Wuxi.
Famous for its gardens, canals, lakes and alleys, the walled city of Suzhou has
its history dated back to 5th century BC. 
In
514 BC, by the command of King He Lu of Wu, his senior minister Wu Zixu built
the great city of Helu and its wall measured 23,5 km in the circumference with 8
pairs of land-and-water gates. The city began to take the name of Suzhou and Gu
Su city during the Sui Dynasty. Numerous changes have taken place in Suzhou
through its vast history. Yet, in spite of repeated devastation, the city is
still seated exactly on the original site as it was 2500 years ago that is
indeed an instance rarely found in the world. 
By
the 14th century Suzhou had established itself as the leading silk producer
in the nation.
