南宋绍定二年(1299年),郡守李寿鹏主持刻绘了《平江图》,详细描绘了宋代平江府的大街小巷。看着《平江图》,我们能直观体会到水系对于一座城市的塑造,这些河道和桥梁构成了城市的主要肌理,城市的四周由河围拢起来构成一座依水而生的城市。宋代的平江府就是今天的苏州。苏州城的历史可以上溯到吴王阖闾时期,此后历代帝王在苏州的各方向开凿水道,其中的南、北两 South Song Shaoting two years (1299), prefect Shou-pang presided over the “Pingjiang map”, a detailed description of the Song Dynasty Pingjiang House streets. Looking at the “Pingjiang Map”, we can intuitively understand the shaping of the water system for a city that forms the main texture of the city. The city is surrounded by rivers and forms a water-born city. Pingjiang House in Song Dynasty is today’s Suzhou. The history of Suzhou City can be traced back to the period of the reign of King Wu, after which emperors dug watercourses in all directions in Suzhou, of which the south and the north