Suzhou
SuzhouwasnamedWuintheancienttimes.Firstbuiltin514B.C.,thecityhasarichhistoryof2,500years.Theoldcityhasgenerallyretainedtheuniquecharacteristicsofthepast.Wecanseeitsdouble-chessboardlayoutinwhich"thestreetsandriversgosidebyside,whilethewaterandlandroutesruninparallel";Wecanalsoseeits"3longitudinal.3horizontalandoneringlike"rivercourse;itssmallbridgesoverslowlyflowingwaters:its"redbrickwallswithblacktiledroofs"andits"historicalinterestsandwell-knowngardens".Historicallythisisaremarkableplacerichinoutstandingtalentsandnaturalresources.Thecityispraisedas"theearthlyheaven"foritsfullydevelopedtraditionalcultureanditsscenicgardens.