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1、苏州英文简介MarcoPolooncedeclaredthatSūzhōuwasoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesinChina(thoughHángzhōuwasbetter).WhilePolo’sSūzhōuwasacharmingmerchanttownofwhitewashedhouses,tree-linedcanalsandsumptuousgardens,modernSūzhōuisabustlingcitysurroundedbyfactoriesandhighrises.Ittakessomeworktofi
2、ndthecharmunderthecity’sglossyveneer,butit’sthere.Sūzhōu’smaindrawisitsgardens.Therewereoriginallyoverahundredbutnowonlyahandfulexist,someoverathousandyearsold.Thegardens,asymphoniccombinationofrocks,water,treesandbuildings,reflecttheChineseappreciationofbalanceandharmony.Youc
3、ouldeasilyspendanenjoyableseveraldaysexploringthegardens,payingavisittotheexcellentSilkMuseumandexploringsomeofSūzhōu’ssurvivingcanals,pagodasandhumpbackedbridges.LonelyPlanetreviewforGardenoftheMasteroftheNetsOffShiquanJie,thispocket-sizedgarden,thesmallestinSūzhōu,isconsider
4、edoneofthebestpreservedinthecity.Itwaslaidoutinthe12thcentury,wenttoseedandwaslaterrestoredinthe18thcenturyaspartofthehomeofaretiredofficialturnedfisherman(thusthename).Thecentralsectionisthemaingarden.Thewesternsectionisaninnergardenwhereacourtyardcontainsthe SpringRearCottag
5、e (DiànchūnYì),themaster'sstudy.Themoststrikingfeatureofthisgardenisitsuseofspace:thelabyrinthofcourtyards,withwindowsframingotherpartsofthegarden,isingeniouslydesignedtogivetheillusionofamuchlargerarea.Trivianuts:the PeonyStudy isusedasthemodelfortheAstorCourtandMingGardenint
6、heMuseumofModernArt,NewYork.Therearetwowaystotheentrygate,withEnglishsignsandsouvenirstallsmarkingtheway:youcanenterfromthealleyonShiquanJieorviaKuòjīatóuXiàng(阔家头巷),analleyoffDaichengqiaoLu.Musicperformancesareheldfortouristsintheevening.LonelyPlanetreviewforSūzhōuMuseumThisI
7、MPei—designedmuseumisasoothingcontrastofwater,bambooandstraightlinesinastunninggeometricinterpretationofaSūzhōugarden.Insideisafascinatingarrayofjade,ceramics,woodencarvings,textilesandotherdisplays,allwithgoodEnglishcaptions.LookoutfortheBoxwoodstatueofAvalokiteshvara(Guanyin
8、),datingfromtherepublicanperiod.Anin-depthlookatthescholarsan
