中国有句古话：“上有天堂，下有苏杭。”今天，我们来到了人间天堂——苏州。苏州是我国重要的历史文化名城、著名的风景旅游城市，也是中国首批优秀旅游城市。苏州位于长江三角洲中部，东邻中国最大的工业、金融和贸易中心上海，南接浙江，西抱太湖，北依长江。总面积8488平方公里，人口583.9万人，其中市区212.4万人。苏州境内气候温和，土地肥沃，物产丰富，自古以来被誉为“人间天堂”。
苏州是一个古老的城市，公元前514年，吴王阖闾在此建都。距今已有2500多年的历史，目前仍坐落在春秋时代的原址上，基本保持着“水陆并行、河街相临”的双棋盘格局和“小桥、流水、人家”的古朴风貌。境内文物古迹有487处，其中国家级15处，省级101处。
各位游客走南闯北，到过不少城市。许多城市几乎大同小异。但是，苏州的城市形象相当有个性。大家是否注意到苏州民居楼房的基本色彩，一白一黑，两种极色。为了打破这种极强的反差，有时会用上一点青灰来过渡。苏州的城市也和园林一样，十分素雅。
苏州园林是苏州的骄傲。她有许多桂冠。拙政园等四个园林是全国重点文物保护单位，九个园林是列入联合国教科文组织世界文化遗产名录的典型例证。苏州园林为什么这么多，又这么精美呢?这和中国的历史文化及苏州的地理、人文都有关系。我们知道，从隋朝开始，实行了科举制度。而苏州在隋唐时期经济已相当发达。白居易诗中就说过，湖州殊冷僻，苏州太繁雄，还说，杭州丽且康，苏民富而庶。苏州的繁荣仅次于首都长安。经济的发达奠定了文化的发展。此后，范仲淹创建了宋代历史上第一个、又是规模最大的地方府学————苏州文庙府学。苏州真正成了文人荟萃之地。他们中的许多人通过了科考，不论是衣锦还乡还是告老隐退，他们在苏州营造了一个与自然相融、与天地共存的生活空间。他们把文学、书画以及对生命的理解渗透到园林中。所以，苏州园林不只是物质空间，更是古代文化人的精神世界。
和苏州园林密切相关的还有昆曲。昆曲产生于元末明初，是我国最古老的剧种之一。在全世界19个“人类口述和非物质遗产”中，中国唯一得此殊荣的就是昆曲。昆曲以其文雅的吐词、柔糯的唱腔、舒缓的节奏与苏州园林贴切地糅为一体。当昆曲在园林中响起，其悠扬回环的旋律是园林建筑节奏的最好诠释。刚才我们讲了许多关于苏州的文化人，现在讲讲苏州的老百姓。苏州的普通人也心灵手巧。说起苏州，著名作家陆文夫用两个字概括：精致。何以见得?先说说苏州刺绣。苏州农村号称有十万绣娘。在十万绣娘的庞大基础上垒起的是高高的塔尖。在全国四大名绣中，苏州刺绣以其色泽淡雅明丽、针法细腻丰富而独占鳌头。传统刺绣和现代绘画技艺的糅合、变异使苏州刺绣不仅仅是古老的家庭式手工业，而是以苏州刺绣研究所为龙头、数家刺绣厂为舰队的，既艺术又商业、生机勃发的产业大军。
丝绸，是苏州的又一传统。苏州一年四季出蚕茧，地区气候湿润、四季分明，蚕茧质量好，且丝绸工艺历史悠久。苏州曾有“日出万匹，衣被天下”的美名。丝绸产量占全国的六分之一，出口量占到全国三分之一。无论是质量还是数量，苏州在全国名列前茅，称苏州为丝绸之乡是恰如其分的。
苏州人能干，又富裕，当然就会讲究吃。苏州菜自成一体，口味清淡，略带甜，讲究色、香、味、形。尤其船菜、小吃，新鲜、精细，品种多。苏州人吃菜还讲究时令。什么时令吃什么菜、什么鱼。尽管现在反季菜越来越多，但时令菜仍受青睐。现在整个碧凤坊也成了美食街。从嘉裕坊往南五十米是东西主干道，这里可容千人的大餐馆沿街林立。再往东二百米又是一条美食街凤凰街。这里列举的仅仅是市中心周围的餐饮。除了餐馆，还有茶楼、咖啡吧。难怪都市人到苏州，都由衷地发出感慨：苏州是“活”人的地方。的确，苏州人活得很滋润，很休闲，很优雅，很文化。
苏州还是年轻人闯荡的地方。古城的东面和西面分别扩出了两个大区域：中新合作工业园区和高新技术开发区。美国《商业周刊》罗列的世界九大新兴工业城市，亚洲唯一的一个是苏州。苏州已经成了国际投资的热点，高新技术集中的区域。只要一走出古城，城东、城西两大区扑面而来的是现代化的气息，以及和国际接轨的城市管理。小苏州已经发展成大苏州，苏州已成为最具有活力的年轻的现代化城市。
说到这儿，苏州的概况要结束了，大家想想，苏州的“苏”繁体字怎么写的?草字头，一个鱼，一个米，这三个字全方位地概括了苏州的内涵——鱼米之乡。
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Canglang district is located in the central and southern Chinas historical and cultural city of suzhou, suzhou Singapore industrial park in the east, west of suzhou high-tech industrial development zone, named after the deep in the song dynasty famous surging waves pavilion. Is the center of the education, culture, science, travel in suzhou, and suzhou citys oldest and one of the central city of the most abundant cultural accumulation.
Have canglang pavilion of surging waves is located in the south of three yuan fang, is the oldest in suzhou gardens, the beginning of five Surging waves pavilion generation of the son of the king of wu yue money Liu money yuan 璙 pool pavilion, a famous poet Su Shunqin by four guan money bought the garden waste, to build, alongside water pavilion, title of surging waves, since the number of surging waves weng, and the surging wave pavilion . Ouyang xiu was invited as the surging waves pavilion long poem, the poem to cool breeze bright moon is priceless, its a pity that only sell forty thousand money fude. Since then, the garden to people, surging waves pavilion reputation DaZhu. Now as the national key cultural relics protection unit. . The master of the nets garden is located in the city bridge south rich family head with lane. Beginning for the southern song dynasty official department assistant minister Shi Zhengzhi in chunxi years (1174-1189) built rolls of hall, implement fishing Cain said. Because there is siforrestwang lane near, harmonic its sound YuYu implicit meaning, master of the nets garden. As a national key cultural relics protection units. In suzhou pan gate three scene is pan gate in the southwest of the water gate, across the canal wu gate bridge, in the flow of the shadow of the temple tower of the, by doing a grand canal, the three links scene together, become the area of the ancient city of suzhou.
Canglang moderate and moist climate, abundant rainfall, all the year round, the four seasons all appropriate tourism, especially in the 4 - best in October. In the meantime, can appreciate TaoGongLiuLu natural scenery, but also taste the fresh peach, biluochun, sugar, lotus root, such as seasonal specialties.
Suzhou dialect, which is also called wu, is famous in the history, the so-called soft suchou dialect language. Canglang as a region of suzhou, dialect and Zhou Lin at pingkiang, gold Chang regions such as basically the same. In the suzhou zhijun, and districts have been detailed and not repeat. Only ranked below will Wu Yuzhong related characteristics. Suzhou dialect commonly known as forever is mine. Suzhou people claim to be suzhou gossip. Its biggest characteristic is soft, it sounds delicious, so that some outsiders willing with suzhou people scold listen to very tasty gossip in suzhou.
