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Suzhou (; ancient name: ?) is a city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
 on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River
Yangtze River

The Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang , is the longest river in China and Asia, and the List of rivers by length in the world, after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon River in South America....
 and on the shores of Lake Taihu in the province of Jiangsu
Jiangsu

is a Province of China of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou....
, China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
. The city is renowned for its beautiful stone bridges, pagodas, and meticulously designed gardens
Chinese garden

The Chinese Garden is a place for solitary or social contemplation of nature. To be considered authentic, a garden must be built and planned around seventeen essential elements: 1) proximity to the home; 2) small; 3) walled; 4) small individual sections; 5) asymmetrical; 6) various types of spatial connections; 7) architecture; 8) rocks; 9...
 which have contributed to its status as a great tourist attraction. Since the Song Dynasty
Song Dynasty

The Song Dynasty was a ruling Chinese dynasty in China between 960–1279 AD; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty....
 (960-1279), Suzhou has also been an important centre for China's silk
Silk

Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be weaving into textiles. The best-known type of silk is obtained from Pupa#Cocoons made by the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity ....
 industry and continues to hold that prominent position today.






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Suzhou (; ancient name: ?) is a city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
 on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River
Yangtze River

The Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang , is the longest river in China and Asia, and the List of rivers by length in the world, after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon River in South America....
 and on the shores of Lake Taihu in the province of Jiangsu
Jiangsu

is a Province of China of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou....
, China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
. The city is renowned for its beautiful stone bridges, pagodas, and meticulously designed gardens
Chinese garden

The Chinese Garden is a place for solitary or social contemplation of nature. To be considered authentic, a garden must be built and planned around seventeen essential elements: 1) proximity to the home; 2) small; 3) walled; 4) small individual sections; 5) asymmetrical; 6) various types of spatial connections; 7) architecture; 8) rocks; 9...
 which have contributed to its status as a great tourist attraction. Since the Song Dynasty
Song Dynasty

The Song Dynasty was a ruling Chinese dynasty in China between 960–1279 AD; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty....
 (960-1279), Suzhou has also been an important centre for China's silk
Silk

Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be weaving into textiles. The best-known type of silk is obtained from Pupa#Cocoons made by the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity ....
 industry and continues to hold that prominent position today. The city is part of the Yangtze River Delta
Yangtze River Delta

The Yangtze River Delta or Yangtze Delta, also called Yangzi, or Chang Jiang Delta, Rive Chang Delta Lake Tai or the Golden Triangle of the Yangtze , generally comprises the triangular-shaped territory of Wu Chinese-speaking Shanghai, southern Jiangsu province and northern Zhejiang province of China....
 region. The GDP per capita was ¥79,406 (ca. US$10,087) in 2006, ranked no. 5 among 659 Chinese cities.

History

Suzhou, the cradle of Wu culture
Wu (region)

Wu or Wuyueh is a region in the Jiangnan area , surrounding Suzhou, in Jiangsu province and Zhejiang province of China. It is also the abbreviation of several kingdoms based in Wu....
, is one of the oldest towns in the Yangtze
Yangtze River

The Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang , is the longest river in China and Asia, and the List of rivers by length in the world, after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon River in South America....
 Basin. 2500 years ago in the late Shang Dynasty
Shang Dynasty

The Shang Dynasty or Yin Dynasty was according to traditional sources the first Dynasties in Chinese history. They ruled in the northeastern region of the area known as "China proper", in the Yellow River valley....
, local tribes who named themselves "Gou Wu" lived in the area which would become the modern city of Suzhou.

In 514 BC, during the Spring and Autumn Period
Spring and Autumn Period

The Spring and Autumn Period was a period in Chinese history, which roughly corresponds to the first half of the Eastern Zhou dynasty . Its name comes from the Spring and Autumn Annals, a chronicle of the state of Lu between 722 BC and 481 BC, which tradition associates with Confucius....
, King Helu (??/??) of Wu established "Great City of Helu", the ancient name for Suzhou, as his capital. In 496 BC, Helu was buried in Huqiu (Tiger Hill
Tiger Hill

Tiger Hill may mean*Tiger Hill, Suzhou at Suzhou in People's Republic of China*Tiger Hill, Darjeeling at Darjeeling in India*Tiger Hill, Kargil near the Kargil region of Indian-administered Kashmir...
 ??).
Humble Administrator's Garden1
In 473 BC Wu was defeated by Yue, a kingdom to the east which was soon annexed by the Chu in 306 BC. The golden era of Suzhou ended with this conquest. Remnants of this culture include remainders of a 2,500 year old city wall and the gate through it at Pan Gate
Pan Gate

Pan Gate, Pan Men, Panmen or Panmen Gate is a famous historical landmark in Suzhou, China. It is located on the south-west corner of the Main Canal or encircling canal of Suzhou....
.

By the time of the Qin Dynasty
Qin Dynasty

The Qin Dynasty was preceded by the feudal Zhou Dynasty and followed by the Han Dynasty in China. The unification of China in 221 BCE under the Qin Shi Huang marked the beginning of Imperial China, a period which lasted until the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912 CE....
, the city was known as Wu County. Xiang Yu
Xiang Yu

Xiang Yu was one of the most prominent generals in China history. His name was Ji , Yu was his courtesy name. He was a descendant of Xiang Yan , a general of Chu nobility....
 staged his historical uprising here in 209 BC, which contributed to the overthrow of Qin.

During the Sui Dynasty
Sui Dynasty

The Sui Dynasty followed the Southern and Northern Dynasties and preceded the Tang Dynasty in China. It ended nearly four centuries of division between rival regimes....
 - in 589 AD - the city was renamed Suzhou.

When the Grand Canal
Grand Canal of China

The Grand Canal of China , also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is the longest ancient canal or artificial river in the world....
 was completed, Suzhou found itself strategically located on a major trade route. In the course of the history of China
History of China

China civilization originated in various city-states along the Yellow River valley in the Neolithic era. The written history of China begins with the Shang Dynasty ....
, it has been a metropolis of industry
Industry

An industry is the manufacturing of a Good or Service within a category. Although industry is a broad term for any kind of economic production, in economics and urban planning industry is a synonym for the secondary sector, which is a type of economic activity involved in the manufacturing of raw materials into goods and products....
 and commerce
Commerce

Commerce is a division of trade or production, costs, and pricing which deals with the Trade of goods and service from production, costs, and pricing to final consumer....
 on the south-eastern coast of China.

During the Tang Dynasty
Tang Dynasty

The Tang Dynasty was an Dynasties in Chinese history preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire....
 (825 AD), the great poet Bai Juyi
Bai Juyi

Bai Juyi was a List of Chinese language poets of the Tang dynasty. His poems are not cheerful, they were themed around his responsibilities as a governor of several small provinces to sympathise with his people....
 constructed the Shantang Canal (called "Shantang Street" or ???) to connect the city with Huqiu for tourists. In 1035 AD, the temple of Confucius
Temple of Confucius

A Temple of Confucius or Confucian temple is a temple devoted to the memory of Confucius and the sages and philosophers of Confucianism....
 was founded by famed poet and writer Fan Zhongyan
Fan Zhongyan

Fan Zhongyan , born in Wuxian ??, Suzhou , was a prominent politician and literary figure in Song dynasty China. He was also a strategist and educator....
. It became the venue for imperial civil examinations.

In February 1130, the advancing Jin
Jin Dynasty, 1115–1234

The Jin Dynasty , also known as the Jurchen Dynasty, was founded by the Wanyan clan of the Jurchens, the ancestors of the Manchus who established the Qing Dynasty some 500 years later....
 army from the north ransacked and massacred the city. This was followed by the Mongol invasion
Mongol invasion

Mongol invasion may refer to:*Mongol invasion of China*Mongol invasion of Central Asia*Mongol invasion of Europe*Battle of Baghdad *Mongol raids into Palestine...
 (1275).

In 1356, Suzhou became of the capital of Zhang Shicheng
Zhang Shicheng

Zhang Shicheng (1321-1367)was one of the leaders of the Red Turban Rebellion in the late Yuan Dynasty China.Zhang Shicheng was born in what's today the city of Dafeng , Taizhou, Jiangsu prefecture, Jiangsu Province....
, one of the leaders of the Red Turban Rebellion
Red Turban Rebellion

The Red Turban Rebellion was an uprising much influenced by the White Lotus Society members that targeted the ruling Yuan Dynasty....
 against the Yuan Dynasty
Yuan Dynasty

The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was both the continuation of the Mongol Empire and the Mongol founded historical state in Mongolia and China, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368....
 and the self-proclaimed King of Wu
Wu (region)

Wu or Wuyueh is a region in the Jiangnan area , surrounding Suzhou, in Jiangsu province and Zhejiang province of China. It is also the abbreviation of several kingdoms based in Wu....
. In 1367 Zhang's main rival, Nanjing
Nanjing

is the capital city of China's Jiangsu province of China, and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and Chinese culture. Nanjing served as the capital of China during several historical periods and is listed as one of the Historical capitals of China....
-based Zhu Yuanzhang took the city after a 10-month siege. Zhu - who was soon to proclaim himself as the first emperor
Hongwu Emperor

The Hongwu Emperor , known variably by his given name Zhu Yuanzhang and by the temple name Taizu of the Ming Dynasty was the founder and first emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China....
 of the Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty , or Empire of the Great Ming , was the ruling Dynasties in Chinese history of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty....
 - demolished the royal city (in the centre of Suzhou's walled city), and imposed crushing taxes on the city's and prefecture's powerful families.

Despite the heavy taxation and the resettlement of some of Suzhou's prominent citizens' to the area of Hongwu's capital, Nanjing, Suzhou soon was prosperous again. When in 1488 the shipwrecked Korean official Choe Bu
Choe Bu

Choe Bu was a Korean official during the early Joseon Dynasty . He is best known for the account of his shipwrecked travels in China from February to July 1488, during the Ming Dynasty ....
 had a chance to see much of Eastern China - from Zhejiang to Liaoning - on his way home, he described Suzhou in his travel report as exceeding every other city in China he had seen. Many of the famous private gardens were constructed by the gentry of the Ming
Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty , or Empire of the Great Ming , was the ruling Dynasties in Chinese history of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty....
 and Qing dynasties. However, the city was to see another disaster in 1860 when Taiping
Taiping Rebellion

The Taiping Rebellion was a large-scale revolt in China from 1850 to 1864, during the Qing Dynasty, by an army led by Heterodoxy Christianity convert Hong Xiuquan....
 soldiers advanced on and captured the city. In November 1863 the Ever Victorious Army
Ever Victorious Army

The Ever Victorious Army was the name given to an imperial army in late-19th century China. The Ever Victorious Army fought for the Qing Dynasty against the rebels of the Nien Rebellion and Taiping Rebellions....
 of Charles Gordon
Charles George Gordon

Major-General , Order of the Bath , known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland army officer and administrator....
 recaptured the city from the Taiping forces.

The next crisis that met the city was the Japanese invasion in 1937. Many gardens were devastated by the end of the war. In the early 1950s, restoration was done on gardens such as Zhuo-Zheng Yuan (Humble Administrator's Garden
Humble Administrator's Garden

The Humble Administrator's Garden is one of four great Chinese gardens. At 51,950 m? it is the largest garden in Suzhou and generally considered the finest garden in southern China....
) and Dong Yuan (East Garden) to bring them back to life.

In 1981, this ancient city was listed by the State Council
State Council

State Council may refer to:In military:* State Defense Council, the military committee of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria* State Peace and Development Council, the military regime of Myanmar...
, the PRC government, as one of four cities (the other three being Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
, Hangzhou
Hangzhou

is a sub-provincial city located in the Yangtze River Delta in the People's Republic of China, and the capital of Zhejiang Provinces of China....
 and Guilin
Guilin

Guilin is a city in People's Republic of China, situated in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on the west bank of the Lijiang River....
) where the protection of historical and cultural heritage as well as natural scenery should ideally be treated with utmost care.

Since then, Suzhou has developed into one of the most prosperous cities in China. In the wake of the rapid economic development, a major demolition and reconstruction program has been carried through in the central parts of the ancient city. Where narrow streets, alleys and canals once existed, multi-lane highway
Highway

A highway is a main road intended for travel by the public between important destinations, such as city and towns. Highway designs vary widely and can range from a two-lane road without margins to a multi-lane, grade separated freeway....
s and shopping mall
Shopping mall

File:Nordstrom wing , Pentagon City Mall.jpgA shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings which contain retail units, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit....
s have been contructed. Similar developments have have also taken place in Beijing and Hangzhou, where very little classical architecture now remains.

The classical gardens in Suzhou were added to the list of the UNESCO
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
 World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
s in 1997 and 2000. An online tour of the gardens can be seen at the 'World Heritage Tours' website.

Administrative divisions


Because Suzhou is one of the most prosperous cities in China, its development has a direct correlation with the growth of its satellite
Satellite

In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an Physical body which has been placed into orbit by human endeavor. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
 cities, most notably Kunshan
Kunshan

Kunshan is a satellite city in the greater Suzhou region that is administratively at the county-level city in southeast Jiangsu, China, just outside Shanghai....
, Taicang
Taicang

Taicang is a coastal city in Jiangsu Province on the east coast of the People's Republic of China. The total population in 2007 was 658,100, with the registered population at 463,800....
, Mudu, and Zhangjiagang
Zhangjiagang

Zhangjiagang is a county-level city in Jiangsu province of China, China, and is an administrative division of Suzhou City. Zhangjiagang's population is around 1,200,000, with around 100,000 residents of the city proper ....
, which together form the greater Suzhou region. Suzhou's jurisdictional areas are home to many high-tech development enterprises.

Suzhou has jurisdiction over (at county level):
  • Districts:
    • Canglang District
      Canglang District

      Canglang District is a district of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province. The district has an area of 30 km? and as of 2001 the population was around 310,000....
    • Jinchang District
      Jinchang District

      Jinchang District is a district of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province. The district has an area of 35.7 km? and as of 2001 the population was around 250,000....
    • Pingjiang District
      Pingjiang District

      Pingjiang District is a district of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province. The district has an area of 25 km? and as of 2001 the population was around 180,000....
    • Suzhou Industrial Park
      Suzhou Industrial Park

      The China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park is an industrial park built in Suzhou, China with significant Singaporean input. In the late 1990s, the heavy losses incurred by the park caused a minor scandal in Singapore....
    • Suzhou High & New Technology Development Zone
    • Xiangcheng District, Suzhou
      Xiangcheng District, Suzhou

      Xiangcheng District is a district of Suzhou. It has a land area of 478 km? and a population of 380,000 as of 2001.External links*...
    • Wuzhong District
      Wuzhong District

      Wuzhong District is a district of Suzhou. It has a land area of 770 km? and a population of 590,000 as of 2001.External links*...


  • County-level cities
    County-level city

    A county-level city is a Political divisions of China#County level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by Political divisions of China#Prefecture level divisions, but a few are governed directly by Political divisions of China#Province level divisions....
    :
    • Changshu
      Changshu

      Changshu is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, and is located in the south-eastern part of eastern-China?s Jiangsu Province as well as the Yangtze River Delta....
    • Taicang
      Taicang

      Taicang is a coastal city in Jiangsu Province on the east coast of the People's Republic of China. The total population in 2007 was 658,100, with the registered population at 463,800....
    • Kunshan
      Kunshan

      Kunshan is a satellite city in the greater Suzhou region that is administratively at the county-level city in southeast Jiangsu, China, just outside Shanghai....
    • Wujiang
      Wujiang, Jiangsu

      Wujiang is a county-level city in the southernmost of Jiangsu, South East China. The total area of Wujiang is 1,176 square kilometers, with a population of 1.5 million....
    • Zhangjiagang
      Zhangjiagang

      Zhangjiagang is a county-level city in Jiangsu province of China, China, and is an administrative division of Suzhou City. Zhangjiagang's population is around 1,200,000, with around 100,000 residents of the city proper ....


Confusion with Suzhou, Anhui


This city is frequently confused by international visitors since there is another city in China with the name 'Suzhou', located in Anhui providence. This city is pronounced the way it is while the city in Anhui is pronounced [chu-zhou].

Climate


Suzhou has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers, and cool to cold, cloudy, damp winters with occasional flurries. The spring and autumn are much more pleasant.

Landmarks

  • Pan Gate
    Pan Gate

    Pan Gate, Pan Men, Panmen or Panmen Gate is a famous historical landmark in Suzhou, China. It is located on the south-west corner of the Main Canal or encircling canal of Suzhou....
     is 2,500 years old and was first built by the state of Wu
    Wu (state)

    Wu was a state during the Spring and Autumn Period in China. The state of Wu straddled the mouth of the Yangtze River east of the State of Chu....
     in the Warring States Period. It is renowned for its unique structure as a combined water and land gate.
  • Tiger Hill
    Tiger Hill, Suzhou

    Tiger Hill is a hill in Suzhou, in China. It is a popular tourism destination and is known for its natural beauty as well as historical sites....
     (Huqiu)
  • Xuanmiao Guan (originally built in 276 AD, rebuilt in 1584)
  • Huqiu Temple
    Huqiu Temple

    The Huqiu Temple, in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, was founded in 327 and was rebuilt in 1871....
     (originally built in 327, rebuilt in 1871)
  • Cold Mountain Temple
    Cold Mountain Temple

    Hanshan Temple |l=Cold Mountain Temple}}, is a Buddhist temple and monastery in Suzhou, China. It is located at the town of Fengqiao , about 5 kilometres west of the old city of Suzhou....
     (Hanshan Si) (built in 503, destroyed and rebuilt many times, last reconstruction in 1896. It is a Buddhist temple.
  • Baodai Bridge, also called Precious Belt Bridge
    Precious Belt Bridge

    The Precious Belt Bridge is a Chinese stone arch bridge located near the city of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province of China, China. The Precious Belt Bridge is located at the intersection of the Grand Canal of China and Dantai Lake, about 2.5 kilometer south east of Suzhou....
     (built in 816, rebuilt in 1442)
  • Shantang Canal (built in 825)
  • Yunyan Pagoda
    Huqiu Tower

    The Yunyan Pagoda or Tiger Hill Pagoda, is a Chinese pagoda situated outside Changmen, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. It has several other names, including Huqiu Tower, the 'Leaning Tower of China' and the Yunyan Temple Tower....
     (built in 961)
  • Ruiguang Pagoda (built in 1009)
  • Lingering Garden
    Lingering Garden

    Lingering Garden is a renowned Chinese classical garden, located in Suzhou City. In 1997, the garden, along with other classical gardens in Suzhou, was recorded by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site....
     (Liu Yuan) (built in 1525, rebuilt in 1953)
  • Master of the Nets Garden
    Master of the Nets Garden

    The Master of the Nets Garden or Wangshi Yuan is among the finest gardens in China. Recognized with nine other Suzhou gardens as United Nations World Heritage sites, it demonstrates Chinese garden designers? adept skills for synthesizing art, nature, and architecture to create unique metaphysical masterpieces....
     (Wang Shi Yuan) (built in the Song Dynasty)
  • Blue Wave Pavilion (Canglang Ting) (built in 1696)
  • Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty
    Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty

    Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty is located on 262 Jingde Rd., inside the Embroidery Museum, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. In 1997, as one of Chinese classical gardens in Suzhou, it was recorded by UNESCO as a World Heritage site....
  • Lion Grove Garden (built in 1342)
  • Garden of Cultivation
  • The Retreat & Reflection Garden
  • Humble Administrator's Garden
    Humble Administrator's Garden

    The Humble Administrator's Garden is one of four great Chinese gardens. At 51,950 m? it is the largest garden in Suzhou and generally considered the finest garden in southern China....
    (Zhuozheng Yuan) (built in 1513, rebuilt in 1860)
  • Gate of the Orient
    Gate of the Orient

    Gate of the Orient is the name of a 301.8 meter high skyscraper in the China city Suzhou currently under construction. The skyscraper has a very distinct form, at the base it consist of two towers that come together at the top to form an arch ....
    , the city's tallest building due for completion in 2009
  • Suzhou Museum
    Suzhou Museum

    The Suzhou Museum is a museum of ancient Chinese art, ancient Chinese paintings, East Asian calligraphy, and hand-made crafts, situated in Suzhou, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China....
     the newly built museum by I. M. Pei
    I. M. Pei

    Ieoh Ming Pei , commonly known by his initials I. M. Pei, is a Pritzker Prize-winning Chinese American American architect, known as the last master of high modernist architecture....


Transportation

Suzhou is conveniently located on the Jinghu Railway
Jinghu railway

The Jinghu railway is a train line running between Beijing and Shanghai in China through Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Anhui Jiangsu. It has a total length of 1462 kilometres....
 linking Shanghai
Shanghai

Shanghai is the List of cities in the People's Republic of China by population in China and one of the List of metropolitan areas by population in the world, with over 20 million people....
 and Nanjing
Nanjing

is the capital city of China's Jiangsu province of China, and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and Chinese culture. Nanjing served as the capital of China during several historical periods and is listed as one of the Historical capitals of China....
, the provincial capital, to both of which there is hourly railway service. Suzhou Railway Station is among the busiest passenger stations in China, having 139 trains stopping daily. The Station is currently being renovated and expanded to serve the needs of the future. It will possibly have similar designs like the Shanghai South Railway Station and Beijing South Railway Station . T-Trains only take 45 minutes to Shanghai and an hour and half to Nanjing. Driving options include the Jiangsu-Shanghai Expressway, the Yangtze
Yangtze River

The Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang , is the longest river in China and Asia, and the List of rivers by length in the world, after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon River in South America....
 Riverine Expressway, the Suzhou-Jiaxing-Hangzhou Expressway. In 2005, the new Suzhou Outer Ring was completed, linking the peripheral county-level cities of Taicang, Kunshan, and Changshu. By water, Suzhou is connected with Zhangjiagang
Zhangjiagang

Zhangjiagang is a county-level city in Jiangsu province of China, China, and is an administrative division of Suzhou City. Zhangjiagang's population is around 1,200,000, with around 100,000 residents of the city proper ....
, Luzhi, Liujia and Changshou.

Although Wuxi Shuofang Airport
Wuxi Shuofang Airport

Wuxi Shuofang Airport is an airport in Wuxi, Jiangsu, People?s Republic of China . It also serves traffic in the neighboring Suzhou area....
 and Guangfu United Airlines Airport serve as two municipal airports, and the State Council approved of the construction of an airport exclusively serving Suzhou in 2003, air transportation from Suzhou continues to be at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Shanghai Pudong International Airport is a major aviation hub in Asia, particularly in the East Asian region, and is the primary international airport serving Shanghai of the People's Republic of China....
 in Shanghai.

The Suzhou Metro is currently being constructed, it consist of two independent lines, one running East<->West and one running North<->South serving Suzhou Industrial Park and WuZhong Dirstrict.

Culture

Pagoda Yunyan Ta
*Chinese opera
Chinese opera

Chinese opera is a popular form of drama and musical theatre in China with roots going back as far as the third century CE. There are numerous regional branches of Chinese opera, of which the Beijing opera is one of the most notable....
: Kunqu
Kunqu

Kunqu , also known as Kunju, Kun opera or Kunqu Opera, is one of the oldest extant forms of Chinese opera. It evolved from the Kunshan melody, and dominated Chinese theatre from the 16th to the 18th centuries....
 originates in the Suzhou region, as does the much later Suzhou Opera. Ballad-singing, or Suzhou pingtan, is a local form of storytelling that mixes singing (accompanied on the pipa
Pipa

The pipa is a plucked China string instrument. Sometimes called the Chinese lute, the instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body. It has been played for nearly two thousand years in China, and belongs to the plucked category of instruments ....
) with portions in spoken dialect.
  • Silk
    Silk

    Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be weaving into textiles. The best-known type of silk is obtained from Pupa#Cocoons made by the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity ....
  • Handicraft
    Handicraft

    Handicraft, also known as craftwork or simply craft, is a type of work where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or using only simple tools....
    s: Suzhou embroidery
    Suzhou embroidery

    Suzhou embroidery, also known as Su embroidery, is one of the four traditional China embroidery styles. The other three Chinese embroidery styles are Xiang embroidery, Yue embroidery and Shu embroidery....
    , fans, national musical instruments, scroll mounting, lantern
    Lantern

    A lantern is a portable lighting device used to illuminate broad areas. Lanterns may be used for signaling, or as general light sources for camping....
    s, mahogany furniture, jade carving, silk tapestry, traditional painting pigments of Jiangenxutang Studio, the New Year's wood-block prints of Taohuawu Studio.
  • Paintings
    Chinese painting

    Chinese painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world. The earliest paintings were not representational but ornamental; they consisted of patterns or designs rather than pictures....
  • Calligraphic art
    Calligraphy

    Calligraphy is the art of writing . A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner" ....
  • Cuisine
    Chinese cuisine

    Chinese cuisine originated from the various regions of China and has become widespread in many other parts of the world ? from Asia to the Americas, Australia, Western Europe and Southern Africa....
    : Yangcheng Lake huge crab
  • Suzhou Silk Hand Embroidery Art
  • Suzhou is the original place of "Jasmine", a song sung by Chinese singers or actresses thousands of times on the occasions of almost every important meetings or celebrations. Jasmine is also the symbol of Suzhou as well as Tai Hu Lake.
  • Suzhou Gardens: Gardens in Suzhou have a history of 2,600 years. The first garden in Suzhou belonged to the emperor of Wu State in Spring and Autumn Period (BC 600). More than 200 gardens existed in Suzhou between 16th century and 18th century. Gardens in Suzhou were built according to the style of Chinese Paintings. Every view in a garden can be seen as a piece of Chinese Painting and the whole garden is a huge piece of Chinese Paintings. At present, the Humble Administrator's Garden, built in 16th, is the largest private garden in Suzhou. It belonged to by Wang Xianchen, an imperial censor.


  • Suzhou embroidery together with embroidery of Hunan, Sichuan and Guangdong are called as the "Four Famous Embroideries". Suzhou tapestry method is done in fine silks and gold thread. Other art forms found in this area are sculpture, Song brocade, jade and rosewood carving.
The Suzhou Museum has a rich collection of relics from many eras. The collection includes revolutionary records, stele carving, folk customs, drama and verse, Suzhou embroidery, silk cloth, gardens, coins and Buddhist artifacts.

Notable people


  • Statesmen:
    • Fan Zhongyan
      Fan Zhongyan

      Fan Zhongyan , born in Wuxian ??, Suzhou , was a prominent politician and literary figure in Song dynasty China. He was also a strategist and educator....
    • Yen Chia-kan
      Yen Chia-kan

      Yen Chia-kan , or Yen Chia-jin , better known as C. K. Yen, succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China of the Republic of China upon Chiang's death on April 5, 1975....
  • Poets:
    • Fan Chengda
      Fan Chengda

      Fan Chengda , courtesy name Zhineng , was one of the best-known Chinese poets of the Song Dynasty , a government official, and an academic authority in geography , especially the southern provinces of China....
       (1126-1193 AD)
    • The Suzhou Ten
  • Playwrights:
    • Feng Menglong
      Feng Menglong

      Feng Menglong was a China vernacular writer/poet of the late Ming Dynasty. He was born in then Changzhou now Suzhou in Jiangsu Province.Feng was a proponent of the school of Li Zhi which supported the importance of human feelings and behavior in literature....
       (1574-1645 AD)
  • Painters:
    • Tang Yin
      Tang Yin

      Tang Yin , better known by his courtesy name Tang Bohu , was a China scholar, Painting, calligraphist, and poet of the Ming Dynasty period whose life story has become a part of popular lore....
    • Wen Zhengming
      Wen Zhengming

      Wen Zhengming was a leading Ming Dynasty Painting, calligrapher, and scholar.Born in present-day Suzhou, he claimed to be a descendant of the Song Dynasty prime minister and patriot Wen Tianxiang....
    • Wen Zhenheng
      Wen Zhenheng

      Wen Zhenheng was a Ming dynasty scholar, painter, landscape garden designer, and great grandson of Wen Zhengming, a famous Ming dynasty painter....
       (1585-1645 AD)
  • Physicists:
    • Tsung-Dao Lee
      Tsung-Dao Lee

      Tsung-Dao Lee is a China-born United States physicist, well known for his work on Parity #Parity violation, Lee Model, particle physics, relativistic heavy ion physics, nontopological solitons and soliton stars....
    • Chien-Shiung Wu
      Chien-Shiung Wu

      Chien-Shiung Wu was a China-born United States physicist with an expertise in radioactivity. She worked on the Manhattan Project and disproved the conservation of Parity ....
  • Philosophers:
    • Gu Yanwu
      Gu Yanwu

      Gu Yanwu , also known as Gu Tinglin , was a Chinese philologist and geographer. A native of Jiangsu, he was born with the name Jiang . He spent his youth in anti-Manchuism activities at a time when the Ming Dynasty had been overthrown....
    • Zhang Taiyan
  • Others:
    • Huston Smith
      Huston Smith

      Huston Cummings Smith is among the preeminent religious studies scholars in the United States. His work, The Religions of Man , is a classic in the field, with over two million copies sold, and remains a common introduction to comparative religion....
    • I. M. Pei
      I. M. Pei

      Ieoh Ming Pei , commonly known by his initials I. M. Pei, is a Pritzker Prize-winning Chinese American American architect, known as the last master of high modernist architecture....
      , architect
      Architect

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    • Carina Lau
      Carina Lau

      Carina Lau Kar-ling is a Hong Kong actor. She was especially notable in the 1980s for her Girl next door type roles in films....
      , actress
    • Cong Lu, international business
      International Business

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Quotes


"A very great and noble city... It has 1600 stone bridges under which a galley may pass." - Marco Polo
Marco Polo

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"Capital of Silk", "Land of Abundance", "Gusu city", "Cradle of the Wu Culture
Wu (state)

Wu was a state during the Spring and Autumn Period in China. The state of Wu straddled the mouth of the Yangtze River east of the State of Chu....
", and "World of Gardens", "Oriental Venice
Venice

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 or Venice of the East"- nicknames of Suzhou


???? ???? "Paradise above, Suzhou and Hangzhou
Hangzhou

is a sub-provincial city located in the Yangtze River Delta in the People's Republic of China, and the capital of Zhejiang Provinces of China....
 below." - Chinese saying


????,????,????,????? "Born in Suzhou, live in Hangzhou
Hangzhou

is a sub-provincial city located in the Yangtze River Delta in the People's Republic of China, and the capital of Zhejiang Provinces of China....
, eat in Guangzhou
Guangzhou

'Guangzhou' is the Capital and a sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province of China in the northern and southern China part of the People's Republic of China....
, and die in Liuzhou
Liuzhou

Liuzhou is a prefecture-level city in north-central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in southern China. Population: 1.4 million. Area: 5,250 km?....
." - Chinese saying.


??? ??? ??? ??? "Beautiful or not beautiful, nothing is more beautiful than the waters of Taihu (Lake Tai). Related or not related, we are all the people of the same village." - Chinese saying


Education

High Schools

  • Suzhou High School


Bonsai Forest At the Gardens of Pagoda Yunyan Ta
Public institutions having full-time Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree

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 programs include:
  • Suzhou University, also named Soochow University
    Soochow University

    Soochow University refers to two distinct institutions for higher learning: one located in Suzhou, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China and the other in Taipei, Taiwan....


  • University of Science and Technology of Suzhou


  • Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
    Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

    Xi?an Jiaotong-Liverpool University is an independent university based in Suzhou, China, resulting from a partnership between the universities of University of Liverpool and Xi?an Jiaotong University....
     (?????????)


Postgraduate Institution

  • Suzhou Graduate Town (National University of Singapore
    National University of Singapore

    File:NUS, University Cultural Centre 3, Nov 06.JPGThe National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
     and Fudan Joint Graduate School, Nanjing University Graduate School, etc.)


Private Schools

  • EtonHouse International School-Suzhou


  • Dulwich College Suzhou
    Dulwich College Suzhou

    Dulwich College Suzhou is a private international school in Suzhou, China. Currently catering for students from Reception to Year 8 the College will expand further for the Academic Year 2008-9 to include a Kindergarten and Year 9 ....


  • Suzhou Singapore International School
    Suzhou Singapore International School

    Suzhou Singapore International School or SSIS is an international school located in Suzhou Industrial Park in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. SSIS, is an international school offering education from Kindergarten up to High School....


  • Suzhou Foreign language School


  • The No.1 middle school of Suzhou


Sister cities

Suzhou (including 7 districts and 5 county-level cities under Suzhou's jurisdiction) has more than 50 sister cities, twin town
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s and provinces:
Venice
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 Italy
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Victoria, British Columbia
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 Canada
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Ikeda, Osaka
Ikeda, Osaka

is a cities of Japan located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 104,314 and a population density of 4,720 persons per km?....
 Japan
Japan

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Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Kanazawa, Ishikawa

is the capital cities of Japan of Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan....
 Japan
Japan

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Portland, Oregon
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 USA
Tulcea County
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 Romania
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Jeonju
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 Republic of Korea
Kameoka, Kyoto
Kameoka, Kyoto

is a cities of Japan located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 93,323 and a population density of 415 persons per km?....
 Japan
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Riga
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 Latvia
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Ismaïlia
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 Egypt
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Grenoble
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 France
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 Netherlands
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Esbjerg
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 Denmark
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Konstanz
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 Germany
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Taupo
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 New Zealand
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Nabari, Mie
Nabari, Mie

is a cities of Japan located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2007, the city has an estimated population of 83,730 and the population density of 639.72 persons per km?....
 Japan
Japan

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Porto Alegre
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 Brazil
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Jacksonville, Florida
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 USA
Riihimäki
Riihimäki

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 Finland
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Taebaek
Taebaek

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 South Korea
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Nowy Sacz
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 Poland
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Kiev
Kiev

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 Ukraine
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Zaporizhia
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 Ukraine
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Logan, Queensland Australia
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Antananarivo
Antananarivo

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 Madagascar
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Santiago del Estero Province
Santiago del Estero Province

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 Argentina
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Viña del Mar
Viña del Mar

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 Chile
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Yeongju
Yeongju

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 South Korea
South Korea

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Daisen, Tottori
Daisen, Tottori

is a towns of Japan located in Saihaku District, Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 6,627 and a population density of 78.47 persons per km?....
 Japan
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Riesa
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 Germany
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Rotorua
Rotorua

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 New Zealand
New Zealand

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Santa Lucija
Santa Lucija

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 Malta
Malta

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Hirokawa, Fukuoka
Hirokawa, Fukuoka

is a towns of Japan located in Yame District, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 19,999 and a population density of 527.54 persons per km?....
 Japan
Japan

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Portland, Victoria
Portland, Victoria

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 Australia
Australia

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Eiheiji, Fukui
Eiheiji, Fukui

is a towns of Japan located in Yoshida District, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 6,520 and a population density of 129.37 persons per km?....
 Japan
Japan

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Marugame, Kagawa
Marugame, Kagawa

is a cities of Japan located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan....
 Japan
Japan

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Ayabe, Kyoto
Ayabe, Kyoto

is a cities of Japan located in Kyoto prefecture, Japan., the city has an estimated population of 36,814 and the population density of 110.87 persons per km?....
 Japan
Japan

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Sendai, Kagoshima Japan
Japan

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Townsville, Queensland
Townsville, Queensland

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 Australia
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Whittier, California
Whittier, California

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Brest
Brest, France

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 France
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South El Monte, California
South El Monte, California

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, USA
Grootfontein
Grootfontein

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Tahara, Aichi
Tahara, Aichi

is a cities of Japan located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 66,354 and the population density of 405.01 persons per square kilometer....
 Japan
Japan

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Tottori, Tottori
Tottori, Tottori

is the capital cities of Japan of Tottori Prefecture in the Chugoku region of Japan.As of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 200,974 and a population density of 262.48 persons per km?....
 Japan
Japan

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Rosolina
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, Italy
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Uchinada, Ishikawa
Uchinada, Ishikawa

is a towns of Japan located in Kahoku District, Ishikawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 26,907 and a population density of 1,320.26 persons per square kilometer....
 Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
Bourgoin-Jallieu
Bourgoin-Jallieu

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 France
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Dubbo, New South Wales
Dubbo, New South Wales

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 Australia
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Chiba, Chiba
Chiba, Chiba

is the capital cities of Japan of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a City designated by government ordinance in 1992....
 Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
Hwaseong, Gyeonggi South Korea
South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
Nago, Okinawa
Nago, Okinawa

Nago is a cities of Japan located in the Northern part of Okinawa Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 60,598 and the population density of 288 persons per km?....
 Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....


See also

  • Suzhou crater on Mars
    MARS

    In cryptography, MARS is a block cipher that was IBM's submission to the Advanced Encryption Standard process. MARS was selected as an AES finalist in August 1999, after the AES2 conference in March 1999, where it was voted as the fifth and last finalist algorithm....
     was named after the city.
  • Wu
    Wu (state)

    Wu was a state during the Spring and Autumn Period in China. The state of Wu straddled the mouth of the Yangtze River east of the State of Chu....
  • Wuxi
    Wuxi

    Wuxi is an old city in Jiangsu, People's Republic of China. Split into halves by Lake Tai, Wuxi borders Changzhou to the west and Suzhou to the east....
    , nearby city
  • Luzhi
  • The China Navigation Co.
    The China Navigation Co.

    The China Navigation Company Limited is a merchant shipping company based in Hong Kong in China. It was founded by John Swire in 1872, to offer paddle-steamer services on the Yangtze River....
     own a vessel, the MV Soochow, registered in Hong Kong
    Hong Kong

    Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
    .


Suggested reading

  • at HKTDC
    Hong Kong Trade Development Council

    Established in 1966, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council is the international marketing arm for Hong Kong-based manufacturers, traders and service providers....


External links

  • (Jiangsu Network)