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Suzhou
Suzhou (in simplified Chinese 苏州) was called Wu in the past. Due to different
historical reasons, Suzhou also had the names like Gusu, Wu Do, Wu Zhong, Dong
Wu, Wu Jiang, etc.
During the Xui Dynasty, in AD 589, a final decision was made and the city was
called Suzhou. It was named as Suzhou, because it is a city southwest of Suzhou
Hill. After that, the name of this city is called Suzhou up to now. Suzhou is
one of the mega-cities of the People's Republic of China. Approved by the State
Council, it is one of the Large Cities in China. It is also one of the
provincial cities of Jiangsu Province, and it is Jiangsu Provinces logistic,
industrial and commercial city. On the other hand, Suzhou is also important to
Jiangsu Province in terms of culture, arts, education and transportation. Among
all the little cities of Suzhou like Changshu, Kunshan, Wujiang City, Taicang
City, Zhangjiagang City, many of them are top in the country. Kunshan and
Changshu even occupied the first and third place according to the statistic in
2006.
Moreover, Suzhou is China's famous historical and cultural city. There have
always been beautiful landscapes which are famous in the world. Many people have
praised that the scenery of Suzhou is very great and it is even comparable with
those in southern China.
By the end of the year 2006, the city's total population was 6,160,814, of whom
2,301,497 were living in the municipal districts. The city in 2006 received
46,325 births and the birth rate was 7.57 percent. On the other hand, Suzhou had
7214 of natural population growth, and the growth rate was 1.18 . Under the
jurisdiction of Suzhou City, there are Zhangjiagang City, Changshu, Taicang,
Kunshan, Wujiang City, Wuzhong District, With City, Pinjiang District, Canglang
Area and Huqiu District. In 1993, Suzhou has been approved by the State Council
as a "large city."
As mentioned above, Suzhou has a lot of beautiful scenery. Therefore, tourism is
one of the supporting industries of this city. In the future, it is expected to
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