Mudu is located in the west of Suzhou City, on the shore of Taihu Lake, a famous ancient town in Jiangnan. The scenery in the territory is beautiful, the property is abundant, and it is surrounded by Wuzhong famous mountains such as Tianping, Lingyan, Shishan, Qizi, so it is known as "jubao basin". Mudu is an ancient town of water town of the same age as Suzhou City. As a transportation hub for communicating Suzhou City and the vast Taihu Lake, Mudu is a veritable gateway to Taihu Lake, so in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Mudu is the most prosperous commercial area in the west of Suzhou City. Qing Dynasty Qianlong South toured the south of the Yangtze River six times, and came to Mudu six times. Among them, Qianlong's Yu Wharf, Qianlong and his teacher Shen Deqian sang poetry and sang, and his friend Xu Shiyuan tea chess amusement, leaving a legend of the population.