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In the [[Tang Dynasty]], [[Kentoshi|Japanese embassies to China]] departed for their return to Japan from Suzhou.<ref>Gallery labels. [http://kentoushi.exh.jp/ Imperial Envoys to Tang China : Early Japanese Encounters with Continental Culture] Exhibition. Nara National Museum. April through June 2010.</ref>
In the [[Tang Dynasty]], [[Kentoshi|Japanese embassies to China]] departed for their return to Japan from Suzhou.<ref>Gallery labels. [http://kentoushi.exh.jp/ Imperial Envoys to Tang China : Early Japanese Encounters with Continental Culture] Exhibition. Nara National Museum. April through June 2010.</ref>
In the mid-14th century, the people of Suzhou, Hangzhou, and the surrounding region raised particular resistance against [[Hongwu Emperor|Zhu Yuanzhang]] and the [[Red Turbans]]; after Zhu became Emperor (founding the [[Ming Dynasty]]), he implemented various policies punishing the region. Over the course of the ensuing decades and centuries, however, the region recovered, becoming a densely populated center of commerce.<ref>Conrad Schirokauer, et al, ''A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations'', Fourth Edition, Cengage Learning (2012), 242-267.</ref> [[Silk]] was a particularly significant industry in the area. This demographic and commercial growth continued through the [[Qing Dynasty]].
The [[Donglin Academy]], a prominent center of political thought, was established in [[1604]] to the northeast of the city.
The [[Donglin Academy]], a prominent center of political thought, was established in [[1604]] to the northeast of the city.
A significant site known as Tiger Hill (虎丘, ''Hǔqiū'') sits in the northwest of the city. The shape of the hill is said to resemble a crouching tiger. The hill is also said to be (or contain) the tomb of Helü, King of Wu (r. 514-496 BCE), and it's said a tiger appeared and crouched there during his funeral.<ref>Ono Masako, Tomita Chinatsu, Kanna Keiko, Taguchi Kei, "Shiryô shôkai Kishi Akimasa bunko Satsuyû kikô," ''Shiryôhenshûshitsu kiyô'' 31 (2006), 236.</ref>
A significant site known as Tiger Hill (虎丘, ''Hǔqiū'') sits in the northwest of the city. The shape of the hill is said to resemble a crouching tiger. The hill is also said to be (or contain) the tomb of Helü, King of Wu (r. 514-496 BCE), and it's said a tiger appeared and crouched there during his funeral.<ref>Ono Masako, Tomita Chinatsu, Kanna Keiko, Taguchi Megumi, "Shiryô shôkai Kishi Akimasa bunko Satsuyû kikô," ''Shiryôhenshûshitsu kiyô'' 31 (2006), 236.</ref>
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