Suzhou Landscapes

Author: Wang Jiaju
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Publishing Date: 2004-04-01
Features: The history of Suzhou is long-standing, with a city built for over 2,500 years, accumulating a profound cultural heritage. On this naturally blessed and beautiful, prosperous land, generations of Suzhou people have created material civilization while also creating the splendid Wu culture, which holds an important position in the history of Chinese culture due to its unique style. Suzhou is blessed with natural beauty and a gathering of talents. Ancestors left behind a rich cultural heritage here. Its richness is reflected in the ancient city, famous towns, gardens, residential areas, as well as the diverse material forms such as silk, embroidery, and handicraft treasures. It is also reflected in the comprehensive artistic forms like Kunqu Opera, Suzhou Opera, Pingtan, and the Wumen School of Painting. Moreover, it is reflected in the maturity of cultural psychology and the dense cultural atmosphere, and so on. For thousands of years, Suzhou has produced outstanding talents like stars shining brightly in the sky. The profound depth of its cultural foundation and the vastness of its cultural connotation are important reasons why Suzhou has become a cradle of Chinese literature and art. This book is part of the "Suzhou Landscapes" series in the Suzhou Culture Collection. Its content includes: "A Gentle Breeze Carries Dreams Over Hengtang," "Steep Rocks Hanging in the Drizzling Rain," "Shi Lake No Less Than Jing Lake in Depth," "The Above Tower Overlooking the Clear Autumn," "The Setting Sun and Fine Grass on the Wu Mountain Road," and more, recreating the long-standing and splendid history and culture of Suzhou.