Suzhou
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- Other Names: Soochow
- Chinese/Japanese: 蘇州 (Sūzhōu / Soshû)
Suzhou is a major city in China's Jiangsu province, located near the mouth of the Yangtze River, just west of Shanghai. One of the major cities of the Jiangnan region, it was traditionally one of the chief centers of "southern" Chinese culture. Suzhou is famous especially for its gardens, and a great many Chinese gardens outside of China are patterned after those in Suzhou. The city has been highly regarded since ancient times, being featured in the famous saying "Above there is Heaven, but here on Earth, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou" (上有天堂, 下有蘇杭, Shàng yǒu tiāntáng, xià yǒu sū háng).
In the Tang Dynasty, Japanese embassies to China departed for their return to Japan from Suzhou.[1]
- ↑ Gallery labels. Imperial Envoys to Tang China : Early Japanese Encounters with Continental Culture Exhibition. Nara National Museum. April through June 2010.
