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TravellinginSuzhou------BytwinkleSuzhouisacitywithalonghistoryonthelowerreachesoftheYangtzeRiverandontheshoresofLakeTaihuintheprovinceofJiangsu,China.Thecityisrenownedforitsbeautifulstonebridges,pagodas,andmeticulouslydesignedgardens,whichhasbecomeagreattouristattraction.SuzhouhasalsobeenanimportantcenterforChina'ssilkindustrysincetheSongDynasty(960-1279),andcontinuestoholdthatprominentpositiontoday.ZhouzhuangancienttownZhouzhuang,anancienttownlocatedbetweenShanghai,SuzhouandHangzhou,datesbacktoAD1086.Surroundedbywater,thetownfeaturesclassicalbridges,awaterwaytransportsystemandthetraditionalarchitectureofabygoneera.ZhouzhuangsetthebeautyofChinesewater.Takenbytwinkle~~~~~~ShenhallTigerHillIn514BC,duringtheSpringandAutumnPeriod,kingHeluofWuestablished“GreatcityofHelu”,theancientnameforSuzhou,ashiscapital.In496BC,hewasburiedinHuqiu.YunyanTemplePagodaorTigerHillPagodaThepagodawasfirstbuiltintheSuidynasty(581-618)andrebuiltin961ADintheNorthernSongdynasty.ItistheoldestpagodainSuzhou.Builtonanoctagonalbase,itis47.5metershighwith7stories.From1638A.D,thepagodabegantoleanasideandnowthebiggestobliquityreaches3o59',knownasChina'sLeaningTower.Withahistoryover1000years,thepagodanowisregardedasthesymbolofSuzhoucity.HanshanTempleHanshanTemplerightontheGrandCanal.Ithasbecomethecity’smostimportantlandmark.Thetemplewasfirstbuiltbetweentheyears502-519.ItwasnamedafterHanShan,aTang-dynastymonkwholivedthere.Throughtheyears,thetemplehadundergoneseveralroundsofdestructionandrestoration.ThetemplehasbeenimmortalizedbythefamouspoemMooringatNightbyMapleBridgewrittenbytheprominentTangDynastypoet,Zhangji.LionGroveGardenCoveringanareaofabout10,000squaremeters(twoandahalfacres),LionGroveGardenisanidealsightseeingsiteasithasrichlyornamentalpavilionsandtowersindifferentstyles;eachhasitsownhistoryandstory.ReputedastheKingdomofRockery,therockswerepiledupskillfullyandingeniously,andmostofthemlooklikelionsindifferentposturesandverves:playing,roaring,fighting,sleeping,orevendancing.Walkingthroughthosenumerouswindingpathwaysandcavernsoftheanfractuousstoneforest,onecouldeasilyloseone'sway.ApartoftheImperialSummerResortoftheQingDynastyinChengdeofHebeiProvincewasamimicofLionGroveGarden.Thegardenoccupiesaveryimportantplaceinhistory,representingthediversityofculturalandarchitecturaldevelopmentinSuzhouovertheyears.TheHumbleAdministrator’sGardenThankyou!