试将下面这段文字翻译成中文。Situated in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and blessed with a mild climate, fertile soil and numerous lakes and waterways across the region, Suzhou has enjoyed the reputation of “an area of fish and rice” ever since the Tang Dynasty (618 A.D.—907 A.D.). Historical records show that early in the Spring and Autumn Period (770 B.C.— 474 B.C.) and the Warring States Period (475 B.C.—221 B.C.) the region was fairly advanced in fishery and farming. As a city of tourist attraction, Suzhou is dotted with bridges and waterways. Local residents，houses always face the streets m the front and their backdoors are often built at water’s edge. Wherever waterways and streets cross, bridges are built to serve the purpose. The Map of Pingjiang District, a well-preserved city map carved on a stone plate in the Song Dynasty (960—1297), indicated that there were 304 bridges in those days.