Suzhou, known as Suzhou and Pingjiang in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province. It is one of the important central cities in the Yangtze River Delta, a national high-tech industrial base and a scenic tourist city approved by the State Council. It has joined UNESCO's global network of creative cities and become the capital of handicrafts and folk arts.
topography
Suzhou is low and flat, with plains accounting for 55% of the total area. Suzhou belongs to the Yangtze River Delta Plain and Taihu Lake Plain, and four secondary natural areas, namely, Shazhou Plain along the Yangtze River, Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou Plain, Taihu Lake Lakeside Hilly Area and Yangcheng-Dianmao Lowland.
The terrain is characterized by gentle plains. The whole city is low and flat, and it slopes slowly from west to east. The plain is 3-4 meters above sea level, and the area around Yangcheng Lake and Wujiang River is only about 2 meters.
Low mountains and hills are scattered all over the country, generally 100 ~ 350m high, distributed in the western mountainous areas and Taihu islands, among which Dome Mountain is the highest (342m), including Nanyang Mountain (338m), Fog Peak of West Dongting Mountain (336m), Moli Peak of East Dongting Mountain (293m) and Qizi Mountain (294m).