Suzhou is located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province. It is a national famous historical and cultural city, a scenic tourist city, a national high-tech industrial base, one of the important central cities in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, and an important part of Jiangsu's Yangtze River economic belt.

苏州位于江苏省东南部，亚热带季风海洋性气候，四季分明，雨量充沛。苏州，古称吴，简称为苏，是国家历史文化名城和风景旅游城市，国家高新技术产业基地，长江三角洲城市群重要的中心城市之一、江苏长江经济带的重要组成部分。

苏州城建城早，基本保持着古代“水陆并行、河街相邻”的双棋盘格局、“三纵三横一环”的河道水系和“小桥流水、粉墙黛瓦、古迹名园”的独特风貌。

Suzhou is one of the first 24 national historical and cultural cities in China, with a history of nearly 2500 years, and is the birthplace of Wu culture. Most Suzhou people belong to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang ethnic groups and use the Wu language. Suzhou gardens are representative of Chinese private gardens.