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1. Geographical location
Wuzhong District is located in the south of Suzhou, a famous historical and cultural city, bordering Suzhou Ancient City, Suzhou Industrial Park and Suzhou High-tech Zone in the north, bordering Taihu Lake in the west and facing Wuxi City and Huzhou City in Zhejiang Province across the lake. Geographical coordinates are 119 55 east longitude? ~12°54? , 3 56 north latitude? ~31°21? . The whole territory is 92.95 kilometers long from east to west and 48.1 kilometers wide from north to south.
2. Population
The land area of the whole region is 742 square kilometers, and the water area of Taihu Lake is 2,425 square kilometers, of which the water area belonging to Wuzhong District is about 1,459 square kilometers. Wuzhong District has jurisdiction over a national Taihu Lake tourist resort, a national agricultural park, a provincial economic development zone, 7 towns, 8 streets and the dome mountain scenic management area.
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3. History and culture
Wuzhong District has a long history and is the birthplace of Wu culture. About 1, years ago, in the Paleolithic Age, there were ancestors in Wu. Five thousand years ago, the Neolithic Age created an advanced "Liangzhu Culture". More than 3, years ago, Taibo established a "Gouwu" country in Wudi, which has a historical record. In 221 BC, Qin Shihuang unified China and set up "Wuxian", whose name remained in use until the 2th century. In June 1995, with the approval of the State Council, Wuxian was abolished and Wuxian City (county level) was established; On December 31, 2, Wuxian City was abolished, and the original jurisdiction of Wuxian City was divided into Wuzhong District and Xiangcheng District, which was officially announced on February 28, 21. For thousands of years, this land with profound historical and cultural accumulation has been full of talents. Sun Wu, a soldier saint, Zhang Xu, a sculptor, Yang Huizhi, and Shen Shou, an embroiderer. Fan Zhongyan, a famous politician in the Northern Song Dynasty, and Kuai Xiang, the architect of the Ming Dynasty who presided over the construction of the Forbidden City in Beijing, once lived in Wuzhong, and wrote a magnificent chapter in Wuzhong's history.
4. Characteristic resources
Wuzhong District is located on the bank of Taihu Lake, with superior ecological environment and rich natural resources, and is a well-known "land of plenty". Wuzhong District is the origin of Dongting (Mountain) Biluochun tea. The main agricultural and sideline products are high-quality rice, loquat, bayberry, ginkgo, chestnut, osmanthus fragrans, mat grass, Zizania latifolia, lotus root, water dropwort, Euryale euryales, arrowhead mushroom, water chestnut, Hong Ling and flowers.
Wuzhong has developed folk crafts, forming industries such as embroidery, sculpture, silk reeling, architectural skills, bronze casting, guqin making, painting and calligraphy mounting. These ingenious techniques were deeply loved by the royal families and civilians in past dynasties, and became the unique works of the Soviet School in China.
5. Scenic spots
There are many scenic spots and historical sites in Wuzhong District, which are rich in tourism resources, including beautiful lakes and mountains, as well as rich cultural scenery. There are two national famous historical and cultural towns in the whole region, namely Jiaozhi and Mudu, Mingyuewan and Luxiang, and three famous historical and cultural towns in Jiangsu Province, namely Dongshan, Jinting and Guangfu. Xukou, Mudu and Jiaozhi have been awarded "Hometown of Chinese Folk Art". There are 91 cultural relics protection units at or above the county level in the whole region, including 7 national cultural relics protection units and 16 provincial cultural relics protection units. "Taihu Lake has beautiful scenery and the essence lies in Wuzhong". Among the 13 national Taihu Lake scenic spots, 6 scenic spots are located in Wuzhong. In recent years, Wuzhong District has successfully held Suzhou? Wuzhong Dongting (Mountain) Biluochun Tea Cultural Tourism Festival, China Suzhou Sun Tzu's Art of War Cultural Tourism Festival, Suzhou Taihu Plum Blossom Festival, China Taihu Lake Fishing Festival, Mudu (Book Collection) Mutton Food Festival, Suzhou Jiaozhi Water Town Clothing Cultural Tourism Festival, China Garden Ancient Town Mudu Tourism Festival, Dongshan Folk Customs Tourism Festival and other tourism festivals.