大卫·弗格森的《发现苏州(英文版)》：
It is quite possible that the number of Westerners who haveheard of Shanghai is matched by the number who have not heard ofthe city of Suzhou. It would be understandable that even observerswith a passing knowledge of China might think of Suzhou as no morethan a satellite of its larger and more populous neighbor.
The truth is that Suzhou， a former capital of China，has a2，500-year history that is much longer and more illustrious thanShanghai's， featuring astonishing achievements in almost everyfield of human endeavor - including politics， the military， thearts， culture， education， and religion. Its classical privategardens merit their unmatched renown， its old city is one of thebest preserved in China， and its modern history is that of avibrant pioneer that has established itself as one of China'swealthiest cities……