Changshu
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Changshu (Template:Zh; Suzhounese: /d͡ʐan¹³ ʐoʔ²³/)[1] is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, and is part of the Yangtze River Delta.[2] It borders the prefecture-level city of Nantong to the northeast across the Yangtze River. Due to the mild climate and terrain there, it has enjoyed a high level of agricultural civilization since ancient times, and is named after this, for the first character of its name (Template:Linktext) means "always, often", while the second (Template:Linktext) means "ripe". The name of the adjacent county-level city of Taicang means "great granary".
History
Template:Unreferencedsect Changshu first became an independent county in 540 AD, but in 581 was made subordinate to Suzhou. It was promoted to seat of a full prefecture in 1295, was rebuilt and fortified in the 14th century, but in 1370 was reduced again to the level of a county. In the 15th and 16th centuries Changshu was several times attacked by Japanese pirates.
Changshu has traditionally been a market town for locally produced rice, corn, wheat, tea, and mulberry leaves, and since the 13th century has been a major cotton-producing district. Although administratively still a subordinate city to Suzhou, it is a provincial base of foreign trade. Currently a harbour is being developed on the Yangtze River near Changshu to service Suzhou and Wuxi.
Economy
The city's major industries include textiles, paper-making, fine chemicals, machinery, steel and forestry products. The city has more than 4,000 textile and apparel companies with combined annual sales of RMB50 billion. The paper-making industry has attracted more the US$15 billion of FDI. By the end of 2007, this industry exceeded 2.4 million tons.[3]
More than 2,000 foreign enterprises have invested in Changshu including big names such as Sharp and Dunlop. Of the contracted investment at least one-third has come from Taiwan – more than 500 Taiwan enterprises have invested more than US$100 million in the city.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". UPM-Kymmene from Finland has been running a paper mill in the city since 1999 and now has an annual capacity of 200,000 tons of coated and 600,000 tons of uncoated fine paper.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Administrative divisions
Changshu is divided into 2 subdistricts and 9 towns.[4]
2 Subdistricts
9 Towns
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Discontinued/Merged towns
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Climate
Infrastructure
The China National Highway 204 Yantai-Nantong-Changshu-Shanghai, Sujiahang Expressway and Suzhou-Jiaxing-Hangzhou all pass through Changshu. Changshu has one Yangtze River crossing, the Sutong Yangtze River Bridge, one of the longest cable-stayed bridges in the world.[5]
Education facilities
College and universities
- Changshu Institute of Technology (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- UWC Changshu China (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
High schools
- Changshu High School of Jiangsu Province (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- High School of Changshu City (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Changshu Foreign Language School (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- United World College of Changshu China
Tourism
Gardens and parks
- Fangta Tower Park (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Yushan Park (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Shanghu Lake Park (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- The Zengs' Garden (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- The Zhaos' Garden (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- The Yan Garden (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
Hills
- Yushan (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Fushan Hills (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Tongguan Hill (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Dianshan Hill (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Xishan Hill (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
Archaeological sites
- Xingfu Temple (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Zhongyong's Tomb (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Yanzi's Tomb
Religion
Local people generally believe in Buddhism, Taoism, Protestantism and Catholicism. Changshu Christian Church is a Protestant church in the city.
Transportation
- Railroad: the Yangtze Riverine Railway (planning)
- Highways: the Yangtze Riverine Expressway, the Suzhou-Jiaxing-Hangzhou Expressway
Notable people
- Huang Gongwang (1269–1354), one of the Four Masters of the Yüan dynasty
- Pu Xuefeng (1900–1997), academic and administrator
- Shiwu (1272–1352), a Chan poet and hermit who lived during the Yuan Dynasty
- Wang Hui (1632–1717), one of the "Four Wangs" representing the orthodox school of painting during the Ming and early Qing dynasties
- Wu Li (1632–1718), one of the orthodox school of "literati painting" (wenrenhua) in the early Qing dynasty
- Jiang Tingxi (1669–1732), official painter and grand secretary to the Imperial Court
- Weng Tonghe (1830–1904), Confucian scholar and imperial tutor of two emperors during the Qing dynasty
- Wang Ganchang (1907–1998), nuclear physics scientist
- Zhang Guangdou (1911–2013), hydrologist
See also
References
External links
- http://www.changshu.gov.cn/ - official Changshu City website
- Changshu City English guide (Jiangsu Network)
- Changshu City Guide & Culture Introduction - Mild China
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- ↑ Spelling variants in older written sources might be Chansu (e.g. Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911) or Chanzu (e.g. The New Larned History for Ready Reference, 1922).
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