Suzhou
A Heritage City, A City of the Future

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Suzhou is a 2,500 year-old heritage city undergoing renaissance. For centuries, Suzhou has been a land of scholars – at one time it accounted for more than a quarter of the officials at the Imperial Courts of China.

Located at the centre of the Yangtze River Delta, Suzhou sits next to the 6th largest Metropolis in the world, Shanghai.

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Including Shanghai, there are 18 cities within 3 hours' driving time of Suzhou. It has a population exceeding 80 million.
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There are hi-tech industries along the Shanghai-Nanjing expressway.

The Yangtze River Delta is one of the most successfully industrialized regions in this part of China. The cities in this area are well serviced and linked by rail, river, roads and air. Suzhou is at the heart of the Yangtze River Delta.
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The Yangtze River Delta is China's engine of growth. There are 2 provinces (Zhejiang and Jiangsu) and one municipality (Shanghai). All together there are 16 cities in the Yangtze River Delta. The cities are Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Ningbo, Wuxi, Nantong, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, Taizhou, Shaoxing, Jiaxing, Huzhou, Zhousan, Jinhua.

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According to a report from the Yaozhou Zhoukan magazine August 17 2003 issue:

The Yangtze River Delta:

  • Accounts for 2% occupancy of China's land mass, 7% of its population and 21% of China's GDP, contributing USD 2 trillion or more than 22% of tax revenue to the Chinese Central Government in 2007
  • Accounts for 28% of China’s exports (USD 24 billion).
  • Has the most number of successful private enterprises.
  • Has Shanghai as the financial center and Suzhou as the manufacturing center.
  • Has a number of outstanding universities in the region, including Shanghai
    • Jiao Tong University, Fudan University and Nanjing University.
  • Has the most developed market and most matured business culture.
  • Has 11 of China's most competitive cities
  • Has 50 out of China's top 100 most competitive counties.
  • Has over 100 industrial parks with total industrial output exceeding RMB 10 billion.
  • Has several thousand large enterprises. 400 out of the Fortune 500 Companies have invested USD 150 billion in the region.