Changshu (Simplified Chinese: 常熟; Traditional Chinese: 常熟; Pinyin: Chángshú; Wade-Giles: Ch'ang-shu; lit. “a place of all time harvest”) 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 Delta. Due to the mild climate and terrain there, it enjoyed a high level of agriculture civilization since ancient time, and is named after this, for in Chinese Chang (常) means “always, often” and Shu (熟) has the meaning of “crop harvest”. Not surprisingly, there is town nearby called Taicang which means “Greatest Granary”. Jiangsu (Simplified Chinese: 江苏; Traditional Chinese: 江蘇; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chiang-su; Postal System Pinyin: Kiangsu) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. ... -1... A county-level city (县级市 Pinyin: xiànjí shì) is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. ... A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ... CPC may be an acronym for: Canada Post Corporation Choroid plexus cyst Clinical-Pathological Conference College Preparatory Center Communist Party of China Communist Party of Czechoslovakia Communist Party of Canada Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) Computer Process Controls Conservative Party of Canada Community Patent Convention Cost Per Click Custom... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiÇŽntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiÇŽnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Hanyu pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; Hanyu Pinyin: , lit. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... A county-level city (县级市 Pinyin: xiànjí shì) is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. ... Suzhou (Simplified Chinese: 苏州; Traditional Chinese: 蘇州; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Su-chou; sometimes seen transliterated as Su-chow, Suchow, or Soochow) is a famous city on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Lake Taihu in the province of Jiangsu, China. ... Jiangsu (Simplified Chinese: 江苏; Traditional Chinese: 江蘇; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chiang-su; Postal System Pinyin: Kiangsu) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. ... The Yangzi Delta generally comprises the triangular-shaped territory of Shanghai, southern Jiangsu province and northern Zhejiang province. ... Taicang (太仓) is a city in Jiangsu Province of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Changshu is comprised of 12 towns, 2 provincial economy and technology development districts, and as a famous city of history and culture, it is known for its long history of humanity, beautiful scenery and prosperousness. Changshu is one of the most well developed counties in China, its GDP is frequently ranked among top-10 counties within China.

History

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 1300s, 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. Afternoon light on the jagged grey mountains rising from the Yangtze River gorge The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world after the Amazon in South America and the Nile in Africa. ...

Administrative divisions

Changshu is divided into 12 towns, 1 forest farm, 2 provincial development districts and a clothing and fabric market.

12 Towns

• Meili (梅李)
• Xingang (新港)
• Dongzhang (东张)
• Xushi (徐市)
• Heshi (何市)
• Dongbang (董浜)
• Renyang (任阳)
• Zhitang (支塘)
• Baimao (白茆)
• Guli (古里)
• Tangshi (唐市)
• Shajiabang (沙家浜)
• Yushanzhen (虞山)
• Haiyu (海虞)
• Xieqiao (谢桥)
• Dayi (大义)
• Mochen (莫城)
• Xinzhuang (辛庄)
• Wangzhuang (王庄)
• Yetang (冶塘)
• Liantang (练塘)
• Yangyuan (杨园)
• Zhangqiao (张桥)

1 Forest Farm

• Yushan Forest Farm (虞山林场)

1 Clothing and Fabric Market

• Zhaoshangcheng (招商城)

Education Facilities

College and Universities

• Changshu University of Science and Technology (常熟理工学院)
• Changshu Radio & TV University (常熟广播电视大学)

High Schools

• Changshu High School of Jiangsu Province (江苏省常熟中学)
• High School of Changshu City (常熟市中学)
• Changshu High School of Foreign Languages (常熟市外国语学校)
• Meili High School of Changshu City Jiangsu Province (江苏省常熟市梅李中学)

Vacational Shools

• Changshu Fram & Side-line Vacational School
• Changshu Industrial Vacational School

Social Welfare Institute

Address: Changshu Social Welfare Institute, No. 39, Bei Men Da Jie, Changshu City, Jiangsu Province, China 215500

Tourism

Gardens and Parks

• Square Tower Park (方塔园)
• Yushan Hill Park (虞山公园)
• Shanghu Lake Park (尚湖公园)
• The Zengs' Garden (曾园)
• The Zhaos' Garden (赵园)
• The Yan Garden (燕园）

Hills

• Yushan Hill (虞山)
• Fushan Hills (福山诸丘)
• Tongguan Hill (铜官山)
• Dianshan Hill (殿山)
• Xishan Hill (西山)

Humanity Remains

• Xingfu Temple (兴福寺)
• Zhongyong's Tomb (仲雍墓)
• Yanzi's Tomb (言子墓)

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Transportation

• Railroad: the Yangtse Riverine Railway (planning)
• Highways: the Yangtse Riverine Expressway, the Suzhou-Jiaxing-Hangzhou Expressway

Famous People

At least four famous painters came from Changshu:

• Huang Gongwang (1269-1354), one of the Four Masters of the Yüan 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 in Kyoto.

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External link

• http://www.changshu.gov.cn/