In 825, Tang Jingzong (Li Zhan) appointed Bai Juyi as the Assassin of Suzhou, and during his tenure he excavated the Shantang River from Zhangmen to Huqiu.
【Suzhou Fengzhen Bridge (Hanshan Temple South)】During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the place was full of merchants and travelers, and Fengqiao City was already very famous; during the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was unprecedentedly prosperous. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom occupied Suzhou, which was also reduced to ruins.
【Suzhou Pingjiang Road】Pingjiang Road has a long history and was built next to the river; for more than 800 years, the pattern of this road has been relatively well preserved.
【Suzhou Guanqian Street (Deyue Lou)】During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the Deyue Tower was built; during the Qing Dynasty, Qianlong in the lower jiangnan used to be here. The movie "Little Moon Building" made people even more impressed.
【Suzhou Shantang Street (near Huqiu Mountain Gate)】Shantang Street is built next to the Shantang River, and because of its location between scenic spots and downtown, it has become a bustling commercial street.
【Street view near Canglang Pavilion in Suzhou】The Canglang Pavilion in the south of the city was built during the Northern Song Dynasty, and Han Shizhong (King of Xian'an County) once lived here. In the mid-1950s, Canglang Pavilion was opened to the public.
【Suzhou Garden Road (Humble Administrator's Garden)】According to the analysis of netizens, this place is now the location of the Suzhou Garden Museum (gate). The museum was built in the early nineties with a garden as the theme.
【Suzhou Grand Park】The park was originally designed by French horticulturists and built in the 1920s.
【Suzhou Grand Park】Suzhou, Jiangsu, 1983. Photograph: Steven Vic