Suhang

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Buildings on West Lake, Hangzhou
Buildings on West Lake, Hangzhou

Suhang () is the region of China encompassing the cities of Suzhou and Hangzhou (in the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, respectively.

There is a Chinese saying, 上有天堂, 下有苏杭 (pinyin: shàng yǒu tiāntáng, xià yǒu sūháng; literally "above, there is heaven; below, there is Suzhou and Hangzhou"), referring to the legendary beauty of this region.