[About Suzhou] 　　A historical and cultural city of fame and a famous scenic and tourist city of China, Suzhou is located in the southeastern part of Jiangsu Province, next to Shanghai in the east, connecting Zhejiang in the south, embracing Taihu Lake in the west and leaning against Yangtze River in the north, and is a land of rice and fish as well as a town of silk well-known far and near, having long been reputed as "a paradise on earth". 　　A key tourist city of the whole country, Suzhou has now 538 cultural relic units under protection in the whole city, among which 34 are under State-level protection and 106 are under provincial-level protection.　The ancient city of Suzhou is nestled in water net, and its buildings are constructed facing the waters, forming a unique style of " small bridges over flowing streams with people's houses around " The gardens of Suzhou integrate the buildings, hills and waters, flowers and trees as well as calligraphy and paintings in one combination, being gems and wonderful flowers of human civilization. 　　Under the spring breeze of reform and 0pening-up, the ancient town of Suzhou is irradiating strong vitality, and is growing into a modern manufacturing base with new and high technologies as leading factor, a technical innovation base with a tight correlation between industry, academics and researches and a gathering of diversified talents, a modern agriculture base of high technical content, highly export-oriented degree and excellent economic returns, and a tourist and holiday resort base with both human cultural landscape and natural sights in its one organic combination as well as beautiful eco-environment,being one of the most economically vigorous cities of the world.