苏州特色的文化英文介绍!800字左右就好

苏州概括：
Suzhou is a city on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Lake Taihu in the province of Jiangsu,China.The city is renowned for its beautiful stone bridges,pagodas,and meticulously designed gardens which have contributed to its status as a great tourist attraction.Since the Song Dynasty (960-1279),Suzhou has also been an important centre for China's silk industry and continues to hold that prominent position today.The city is part of the Yangtze River Delta region.
Suzhou Culture（苏州文化）：
Chinese opera:Kunqu originates in the Suzhou region,as does the much later Suzhou Opera.Ballad-singing,or Suzhou pingtan,is a local form of storytelling that mixes singing (accompanied by the pipa and sanxian) with portions in spoken dialect.
Silk
Handicrafts:Suzhou embroidery,fans,Chinese musical instruments,scroll mounting,*s,mahogany furniture,jade carving,silk tapestry,traditional painting pigments of Jiangenxutang Studio,the New Year's wood-block prints of Taohuawu Studio.
Paintings
Calligraphic art
Cuisine:Yangcheng Lake huge crab
Suzhou Silk Hand Embroidery Art
Suzhou is the original place of "Jasmine",a song sung by Chinese singers or actresses thousands of times on the occasions of almost every important meetings or celebrations.Jasmine is also the symbol of Suzhou as well as Tai Hu Lake.
Suzhou Gardens:Gardens in Suzhou have an ancient history.The first garden in Suzhou belonged to the emperor of Wu State in Spring and Autumn Period (BC 600).More than 200 gardens existed in Suzhou between 16th century and 18th century.Gardens in Suzhou were built according to the style of Chinese Paintings.Every view in a garden can be seen as a piece of Chinese Painting and the whole garden is a huge piece of Chinese Paintings.At present,the Humble Administrator's Garden,built in 16th,is the largest private garden in Suzhou.It belonged to by Wang Xianchen,an imperial censor.
Suzhou embroidery together with embroidery of Hunan,Sichuan and Guangdong are called as the "Four Famous Embroideries".Suzhou tapestry method is done in fine silks and gold thread.Other art forms found in this area are sculpture,Song brocade,jade and rosewood carving.
The Suzhou Museum has a rich collection of relics from many eras.The collection includes revolutionary records,stele carving,folk customs,drama and verse,Suzhou embroidery,silk cloth,gardens,coins and Buddhist artifacts