Suzhou facts for kids

Suzhou
Quick facts for kids Suzhou ; 苏州市
	Prefecture-level city
	Landmarks of Suzhou — top left: Humble Administrator's Garden; top right: Yunyan Pagoda in Tiger Hill; middle: Skyline of Jinji Lake; bottom left: Changmen Gate in night; bottom right: Shantang Canal
	Location in Jiangsu
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
County-level divisions	11
Established	514 BC
Government
• Type	Prefecture-level city
Area
• Prefecture-level city	8,488.42 km2 (3,277.40 sq mi)
• Land	6,093.92 km2 (2,352.88 sq mi)
• Water	2,394.50 km2 (924.52 sq mi)
• Urban	2,743 km2 (1,059 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Prefecture-level city	10,658,000
• Density	1,255.59/km2 (3,251.97/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Suzhounese
Time zone	UTC+8 (Beijing Time)
Postal code	215000
Area code(s)	512
ISO 3166 code	CN-JS-05
GDP (2016)	Total; CNY 1.55 trillion; USD $233.07 billion; PPP $442 billion Per capita; CNY 145,205; USD $21,868; PPP $41,487 Growth: 7.5%;
HDI (2015)	0.894; very high
City flower	Osmanthus
City tree	Camphor laurel
Regional dialect	Wu: Suzhou dialect
License plate prefix	苏E and 苏U

Suzhou (Wu Chinese [sou˥ tseu˨˩ ]) is a major city in southeastern Jiangsu Province of East China. It is about 100 km (62 mi) northwest of Shanghai.

It is the second largest city in the province, after its capital Nanjing. The city is located on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the shores of Lake Tai and belongs to the Yangtze River Delta region. Suzhou is a prefecture-level city with a population of 4.33 million in its city proper, and a total resident population (as of 2013^[update]) of 10.58 million in its administrative area.

Its urban population grew at a rate of 6.5% between 2000 and 2014, which is the highest among cities with more than 5 million people.

Education

Kedge Business School

Images for kids

"Sou-tcheou-foo" & other towns of "Kiang-nan" in Du Halde's 1736 Description of China, based on accounts by Jesuit missionaries
Many tours are offered along the canals, in various types of craft, including some that resemble traditional boats
Suzhou Museum, designed by I. M. Pei, is one of the landmarks of Suzhou, combining traditional culture and modern design.
Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) – West Bank of Jin Ji Lake
Nightscape of Suzhou's Jinji Lake
CRH in Suzhou Railway Station
The Suzhou Metro has four lines
The Yunyan Pagoda, or Huqiu Tower, a tower that is now leaning due to lack of foundational support (half soil, half rock), built during the latter part of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era (907–960 AD).
The "xi shi" stone bridge
Suzhou as viewed from Beisi Pagoda
Pingjiang Road
Changmen at night
The Humble Administrator's Garden
An entrance to the Youyicun Garden
Xuanmiao Temple
A canal in Suzhou
Picture of the Land and Water Gate
View of Panmen Scenic Area and Ruiguang Pagoda