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苏州ThelonghistoryofSuzhouCityhasleftbehindmanyattractivescenicspotsandhistoricalsiteswithbeautifulandinterestinglegends.Theelegantclassicalgardens,theold-fashionedhousesanddelicatebridgeshangingoverflowingwatersinthedrizzlingrain,thebeautifullakeswithundulatinghillsinlushgreen,thenumerousscenicspotsandhistoricalsites,andtheexquisiteartsandcrafts,etc.havemadeSuzhouarenownedhistoricalandculturalcityfullofeternalandpoeticcharm.SuzhouwasthecapitaloftheWuStateduringtheSpringandAutumnPeriod.In514BC,bythecommandofKingHeLuofWu,hisseniorministerWuZixubuilttheGreatCityofHeLu,anditswallmeasured23.5kilometresincircumsferencewith8pairsofland-and-watergates.ThecitybegantotakethenameofSuzhouandGusuCityduringtheSuiDynasty.NumerouschangeshavetakenplaceinSuzhouthroughitsvasthistory.Yet,inspiteofrepeateddevastation,thecityisstillseatedexactlyontheoriginalsiteasitwas2500yearsago,whichisindeedaninstancerarelyfoundintheworld.Suzhouisbestknownforitsgardens:HumbleAdministrator'sGarden,LingeringGarden,theSurgingWavePavilion,andtheMasterofNetsGarden.ThesegardensweavetogetherthebestoftraditionalChinesearchitecture,paintingandarts.ShowninthepictureaboveisthefamousColdMountainTemplewherebellsarerangonNewYear'smorningasatradition.SuzhouisalsoknownastheVeniceoftheEast.ThecityissandwichedbetweenTaihuLakeandGrandCanal.Networkofcannels,criss-crossedwithhump-backedbridges,giveSuzhouanimageofCityonthewater.注：1.HumbleAdministrator'sGarden拙政园2.LingeringGarden留园3.SurgingWavePavilion沧浪亭4.MasterofNetsGarden网师园5.ColdMountainTemple寒山寺6.VeniceoftheEast东方威尼斯南京NanjingisthecapitalcityofJiangsuwithapopulationof4.5million.Owingtoitssuperiorgeographiclocation,thecityhasremainedthetransportationcenteroftheYangziDeltaregion.Onceprosperingonitsshipyards,NanjinghasnowgrownintoacommercialhubandculturalcenterofsoutheastChina.Foralmost2,000years,Nanjing(China’sSouthernCapital)haswitnessedsomeofthemostsignificanteventsinChinesehistory,includingitspositionasnationa’scapitalduringtheSixDynasties(220-589AD)andtheSouthernSongDynasty(1127-1279AD),theonsetofMingDynastyin1368byZhuYuanzhangwhomadeNanjingcapitalforalmosttwodecades,thesigningoftheSino-Britishtreatyin1842thatcededHongKongtoBritain,anditsmostpainfulmomentknownasRapeofNanjingwhenJapanesetroopsbrutallyslaughtered300,000civiliansin1937.ManyoftheseeventsarerecordedintheNanjingMuseum.Fortourists,NanjingisoneofChina’smostattractivecities.Thecityhasabalancedlayoutbetweentraditionalandmodernarchitecture.Itsmanybroadboulevardsarewellshadedfromthesummerheatbytalltrees.TheriverbankbytheYangziRiverirradiatesniceandpeacefulnightviews;thebeautifulandquietXuanwuLakeanditsforestedislandssmoothoutthetoughedgesofacommercialmetropolitan...Themust-seeofNanjingisDr.SunYatsen’sMausoleum,wherethefatherofmodernChinaisburiedonthemountaintopofZijinshan.Thepilgrimagetriptothetombiscomposedofanenormousstonestairway,323meterslongand70meterswide.Thesceneisrespectfullymagnificent.AnotherimportantsiteofNanjingistheMemorialoftheNanjingMassacrewhichexhibitsdocumentsandpicturesoftheatrocitiesbyJapanesetroopsin1937,apainfulmomentforthecityandherresidents.AlsoondisplayisfurnitureusedatthesigningofJapan’ssurrendertoChina,carryingaundisputablemessagetothecountrywhichstillrefusestoissueaformalapologytothewarvictims-don’tforgethistory!Theexhibitsconcludeonamoreoptimisticnote,withthelastroomdedicatedtothepost-warSino-Japanesereconciliation.注:1.YangziDeltaregion长江三角洲地区2.Dr.SunYatsen’sMausoleum中山陵3.theMemorialoftheNanjingMassacre南京大屠杀纪念馆镇江zhenjiang(chen-chiang,chin-kiangorchinkiang)jiangsuprovincemeaningofthenamegarrison(oftheyangzi)riverpopulation390,000inzhenjiangcity,withatotalof2,600,000inzhenjiangandthesurroundingdistrictsunderitscontrol.locationonthesouthbankoftheyangziriver(changjiang),200km(120miles)northwestofshanghaiand60km(40miles)eastofnanjing.mapofzhenjianghistoryzhenjiangwastheseatoffeudaldomainsfromthe8thcenturybconwards.afteritwascapturedbyqin,thefirstchineseemperor,in221bc,itbecameacountytown.afterbeingconqueredbythesuiin581ad,itwasmadeagarrisontoguardtheentrancetotheyangziriver.itsimportancegrewwiththebuildingofaprecursortothegrandcanal,whenitbecamethechiefcollectionandforwardingcenterfortaxgrainpaidbytheyangzideltaregion.thecityreacheditszenithunderthesongdynasty(960-1279),whenitproducedfinesilks,satins,andsilverwarefortheemperors.常州Changzhou,nicknamedtheDragonCity,issituatedinChina’smostprosperousYangtzeRiverdelta.Itisadministrativelydividedinto2county-levelcities,JintanandLiyang,and5districts,Wujin,Xinbei,Tianning,ZhonglouandQishuyan.Thewholecitycovers4,375sq.kmandhasapopulationof3.49million,ofwhichtheurbanareacovers1,864sq.kmwith2.17millioninhabitants.Thecityboastseconomicandculturalprosperityandsocialharmony.In2005,itsGDPreached130.2billionyuan,withthepercapitaGDPbeing4,500USDandmunicipalfinancialrevenue22billionyuan.Laurels–let’ssharethecity’sbeauty“Atsunrisetheflowersonriverbanksweresuffusedwithaflame-likered.Inspringtime,theriverwaterturnedturquoiseblue.”Acitywhosebeautyhasbeenadoredbymanypoets,Changzhouisbecomingevenmoreattrac