Chapter 9 introduction

 One day in June 2004, when a resident of the ancient city of Suzhou opened the shops on Tangjing and Guanqian Streets in the morning market, they suddenly found many foreigners with various skin colors on the street... The 28th UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Conference held here. With a history of more than 2,500 years, inside and outside the city of Gusu, lanterns and festoons are everywhere, and a school of festive costumes welcomes guests and friends from all over the world with a unique style and enthusiasm. During the World Cultural Heritage Conference, the Suzhou Municipal Government arranged a number of activities, among which the most ecstatic for the guests was to visit the ancient city style and beautiful gardens with small bridges and flowing water, and another activity that amazed the foreign guests was to visit the Suzhou Industrial Park and Suzhou High-tech Development Zone.

"Too beautiful!" "Even in Europe, it's top notch!" "Suzhou people are so happy - they can not only enjoy the oriental atmosphere of ancient Suzhou, but also enjoy the romance of western 'foreign Suzhou'!" In the face of praise from guests and friends from all over the world, the faces of Suzhou people are filled with a sense of pride and happiness—that is the pride and happiness of the creators and masters of this city.In fact, if the time goes forward 30 years, even Suzhou people themselves would not dare to imagine that today’s Suzhou will be so beautiful, and there will be a large Suzhou city with different styles but integrated into one. This is really a miracle!The creation of this miracle is a great feat for Suzhou no less than Wu Zixu's creation of "Helu City"——