Shantang Street

Shantang Street, otherwise called Seven-mile Shantang, is a road in northwestern Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. The road interfaces Changmen in the east with Huqiu in the west, with an aggregate length of about 3,829.6 meters 2.38 miles, or somewhat more than seven li or customary "Chinese miles". In 2015, the Shantang Street Scenic Area was added to the rundown of China's "National Historic and Cultural Streets".

It is a visitor goal and is known for its regular habitat and memorable destinations. Another legend expresses that a white tiger showed up on the slope to monitor it following the internment of King Helu. The slope is now and again alluded to in parallel with "Lion Mountain", another slope close Suzhou which plainly looks like a sitting lion. Development of the Shantang Canal began in 825 AD, amid the Tang Dynasty by Bai Juyi, a writer and the Cishi of Suzhou, to give a connection among Huqiu and the city.

The slime uncovered from the development shaped a dam along the north bank of the channel known as Baigong Dam to pay tribute to Bai Juyi. A road was based on dam, which later turned into the present day Shantang Street. Alongside Pingjiang Road, the road was proclaimed a Historical and social square of China in 2015. Today, this is an intensely touristed zone, with guests pulled in by the legacy idea of the structures and the old stone bridges.