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Wuxi (simplified Chinese: 无锡; traditional Chinese: 無錫; pinyin: Wúxī; former spellings: Wu-shi, Wushi, or Wusih; lit. "Without Tin") is an old industrial city in Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. Split into halves by Lake Taihu, Wuxi borders Changzhou to the west and Suzhou to the east. The northern half looks across to Taizhou to the north over the Yangtze River, while the southern half also borders the province of Zhejiang to the south. Because of its recent development, Wuxi has been dubbed the "little Shanghai". Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Jiangsu (Simplified Chinese: æ±Ÿè‹; Traditional Chinese: æ±Ÿè˜‡; 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. ... Chongqing (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Postal map spelling: Chungching, also Chungking) is the largest and most populous of the Peoples Republic of Chinas four provincial-level municipalities, and the only one in the less densely populated western half of China. ... Wuxi County (å·«æºªåŽ¿) is a county of Chongqing Municipality in China. ... Image File history File links ChinaJiangsuWuxi. ... Due to Chinas large population and area, the political divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times. ... A prefecture-level city (åœ°çº§å¸‚ Pinyin: dÃ¬jÃ shÃ¬, literally region-level city) or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the Peoples Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in Chinas administrative structure. ... The seat of government is the location of the government for a political entity. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol kmÂ², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... CNY and RMB redirect here. ... Ethnolinguistic map of China The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) is a multi-ethnic unitary state and, as such, officially recognizes 56 nationalities or mÃnzÃº (æ°‘æ—), within China: the Han being the majority (>92%), and the remaining 55 nationalities being the national minorities. ... Language(s) Chinese languages Religion(s) Predominantly Taoism, Mahayana Buddhism, traditional Chinese religions, and atheism. ... Due to Chinas large population and area, the political divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times. ... Due to Chinas large population and area, the political divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times. ... The Communist Party of China (CPC) (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), also known as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the ruling political party of the Peoples Republic of China, a position guaranteed by the countrys constitution. ... A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The Chinese Telephone Code Plan is the way to group telephone numbers in mainland China. ... The Postal code for the Peoples Republic of China is under a numeric 6-digit system for the whole country. ... Blue PRC licence plates of the 1992 standard (August 2004 image). ... Simplified Chinese character (Simplified Chinese: or ; traditional Chinese: or ; pinyin: or ) is one of two standard sets of Chinese characters of the contemporary Chinese written language. ... Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Jiangsu (Simplified Chinese: æ±Ÿè‹; Traditional Chinese: æ±Ÿè˜‡; 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. ... Taihu (å¤ªæ¹–; pinyin: tÃ i hÃº lit. ... Changzhou (Chinese: å¸¸å·ž) is a prefecture-level city in the Jiang Nan region of the Jiangsu province of China, population up to 4 million. ... This article is about the city in Jiangsu. ... For the prefecture-level city in Zhejiang province, see Taizhou, Zhejiang. ... The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), or Drichu in Tibetan (Tibetan: à½ à½–; Wylie: bri chu) is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world, after the Nile in Africa, and the Amazon in South America. ... Zhejiang (also spelled Chehkiang or Chekiang) is an eastern coastal province of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Wuxi administers 9 county-level divisions, including 7 districts and 2 county-level cities. A prefecture-level city (åœ°çº§å¸‚ Pinyin: dÃ¬jÃ shÃ¬, literally region-level city) or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the Peoples Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in Chinas administrative structure. ... Due to Chinas large population and area, the political divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times. ... District, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. ... A county-level city (县级市 Pinyin: xiànjí shì) is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. ...

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Geography

The city plan, as is typical of many older Chinese cities, is of a central city with a roughly circular plan, crisscrossed with older canals, the main canal still seeing heavy barge traffic. For other uses, see Canal (disambiguation). ... Self propelled barge carrying bulk crushed stone A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. ...

Wuxi itself is on an alluvial plain of deep sedimentary deposits cut between limestone foothills, making it one of the sources for "scholar's rocks", the intricately weathered stones which were used as devices for contemplation. For other uses, see Limestone (disambiguation). ... Contemplation comes from the latin root for temple, and means to enter an open or consecrated place. ...

Wuxi ranges from a very hot summer to a chilly winter, having an average annual temperature of 18 °C, though it seldom sees snow. Because of its proximity to the East China Sea, it has a monsoon season and receives 100 cm of rain annually. For other uses, see Summer (disambiguation). ... Winter is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. ... Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ... For other uses, see Snow (disambiguation). ... The East China Sea is a marginal sea and part of the Pacific Ocean. ... For other uses, see Monsoon (disambiguation). ... This article is about the unit of length. ... This article is about precipitation. ...

History

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Wuxi was founded 3,000 years ago by two fugitive princes, Taibo and Zhongyong, of Zhou from northern China, who intended to give their brother "Jili" the throne. The two princes settled down in "meili', which is believed to be today's Meicun of Wuxi (albeit some historic records lead to somewhere in today's Suzhou). They helped developing local agriculture and waterways and soon this area flourished. After the death of Taibo,because Taibo has no son, the emperor of Zhou named a descendent of his family king of kindom "Wu". The king called his kindom itself "Gowu". Taibo's shrine was set up in today's Meicun and the original wood structure was destroyed during the wars over the history. It has been renovated several times and today's architecture is mostly from Qing dynasty. A stone carved with Confucious' comment can still be seen in today's Taibo Shine.

Wu became one of the strongest kindoms during the spring and autumn period. Sunzi, who wrote the famous "the Art of War" came to Wu and helped the king in military. Wu was considered one of the five strongest kindoms during Spring and Autumn Period (春秋五霸). Some of Sunzi's descendents are still living in Sunxiang in Wuxi near the Plum Garden. However Wu was defeated by Yue (today's Zhejiang and Fujian) later on, which was also defeated by Chu later and Wu became part of Chu during the Warring States Period.

The culture and economy center of "Wu" area shifted to Suzhou after Yinzheng, the first emperor united China and Wuxi belongs to Suzhou back then. During Han dynesty, Wuxi was set up as a county by the emperor Wudi. Historic records showed that Tin mine was discovered during the early ages of Han and conflicts arouse in this area because of Tin. Soon it ran out of Tin and some people think this is the reason why it was called Wuxi(No tin), but some hostorians disagree with this opinion and think "Wu" is just the local dialect, which has rich auxiliary words with not much meaning just like Suzhou was called "Gusu" and Wu was called "Gowu" and the name was changed to Youxi (with Tin) during Wang Mang conflicts period just because Wang wanted to change to a different name.

Agriculture and silk industry flourished in Wuxi especially after the construction of the great canal. Although, Suzhou became a bigger center of Wu area, Wuxi is an important county of Wu.

Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties and on The agriculture (rice and fish as major products) and industry continued to develop and until the early 20th century, Wuxi became a center of the textile industry in China and one of the four most important rice markets nation wide. After the PRC was set up by communist in 1949, Wuxi continued to grow in importance, with the establishment of more textile production and both light and heavy industry. However, its developmental model was criticized among people because of the cost of environmental deterioration. New Strategies are demanded by the people to ensure its continuous development. The Communist Party of China (CPC) (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), also known as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the ruling political party of the Peoples Republic of China, a position guaranteed by the countrys constitution. ...

Economy

Currently Wuxi is designated an investment grade city, and has two large industrial parks devoted to new industry. While current manufacturing centers on textiles, there is a project to move to electric motor manufacturing and MRP software development. Invest redirects here. ... Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, making by hand) is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale. ... For other uses, see Textile (disambiguation). ... For other kinds of motors, see motor. ... The initialism MRP or M.R.P. can stand for many things: Material requirements planning or Material resource planning and Manufacturing resource planning (MRP II) Maximum retail price Manufacturers recommended price Machine-readable passport Magnum rifle powder Lewis Machine & Tool Monolithic Rail Platform Major Research Paper Malware Removal and... â€œSoftware developmentâ€ redirects here. ...

According to most recent figures (2002) from the local government, 24% of economic activity is textile trade, and another 25% is industrial based manufacturing, including motors, molds and casting, with another 8% being light industry. Also see: 2002 (number). ... This article is about the manufacturing process. ...

The GDP per capita was ¥52,825 (ca. US$6,382) in 2004, ranked no.9 among all 659 Chinese cities, and ranked no.2 in Jiangsu Province, less than Suzhou but more than the capital city Nanjing. This article is about the city in Jiangsu. ... For other uses, see Nanjing (disambiguation). ...

The center of the city is filled with modern high rise buildings and the market is being redeveloped in a postmodern style.

Culture

Wuxi was originally a mining town, which, legend has it, exhausted its tin deposits, hence its name, which in Chinese literally means "tinless". It subsequently became an arts and cultural center, with several famous Chinese authors claiming Wuxi as their home town. Among them, most recently, Qian Zhongshu, author of Fortress Besieged, a comedy of manners set in China in the 1930s. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 400 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 Ã— 3456 pixel, file size: 843 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Personal photo released into public domain. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 400 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 Ã— 3456 pixel, file size: 843 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Personal photo released into public domain. ... This article is about mineral extractions. ... This article is about the metallic chemical element. ... This article is about the philosophical concept of Art. ... For other uses, see Culture (disambiguation). ... Hometown is the name of several places in the United States: Hometown, Illinois Hometown, Pennsylvania Hometown, West Virginia There is also a Homestown, Missouri Hometown is also a generic term for the city or town in which someone grew up. ... Qian Zhongshu (November 21, 1910 â€“ December 19, 1998) was a Chinese literary scholar, writer and polyglot, famous for his burning wit and formiddable erudition. ... Fortress Besieged (Simplified Chinese: å›´åŸŽ; Traditional Chinese: åœåŸŽ; Pinyin: wÃ©i chÃ©ng) is a comedy of manners written by Qian Zhongshu, published in 1947. ... A comedy is a dramatic performance of a light and amusing character, usually with a happy conclusion to its plot. ... The 1930s (years from 1930â€“1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known as the World Depression. ...

One of the handicraft specialties of Wuxi is the production of Huishan clay figurines. AFu () clay figurines are the speciality of Wuxi (), China, consisting of two figures, a boy with a red carp (homonym of the Chinese word for â€œprosperityâ€) and a girl with a chicken (homonym of the Chinese word for â€œauspicesâ€). A pair of AFu clay figurines Categories: | ...

In modern times Wuxi has produced a number of cultural figures such as Hua Yanjun (1893-1950) also known as Xiazi Abing (瞎子阿炳), famous for his erhu and pipa music. Another famous musician is Liu Tianhua, who was the first to compile folk music using staff. Side view of an erhu. ... A woman plays the pipa in the New York City Subways Times Square Station, 2004. ... Liu Tien-hua or Liu Tianhua (Pinyin: åŠ‰å¤©è¯; 1895â€“1932) was a Chinese musician and a composer best known for his reformative work for the erhu (Chinese violin). ...

As for cuisine, Wuxi is famous for its Wuxi-style spareribs, sweetened pork mini buns and oil gluten. Spare ribs with Chinese barbecue sauce Spare ribs (also called spareribs) are a variety of pork ribs, eaten in various cuisines around the world. ... For other uses, see Pork (disambiguation). ...

Transportation

By rail, Wuxi is conveniently situated on the Jinghu Railway, linking it directly with the provincial capital of Nanjing (2 hour train-ride) and China's economic hub, Shanghai (2 hours train-ride). K-series trains all stop at Wuxi. Wuxi Airport, which opened in 2004, is situated 14km from city centre, and has direct flights to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and other Chinese cities. The Jinghu Railway is a train line running between Beijing and Shanghai in China. ... For other uses, see Shanghai (disambiguation). ... The Rover Group K-Series engine was introduced in 1988 as a powerplant for the Rover Metro car. ... Wuxi Airport is an airport in Wuxi, Jiangsu, Peopleâ€™s Republic of China (IATA: WUX, ICAO: ZSWX). ... Peking redirects here. ... Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern China. ...

Folklore

The nine peaks of Huishan, in Xihui Park on the western outskirts of Wuxi, are said to be the sleeping sons of the legendary Dragon King. Hyesan is a city in the northern part of the northern Ryanggang province of North Korea. ... The four Dragon Kings (龍王; pinyin: L ng W ng) are, in Chinese mythology, the divine rulers of the four seas (each sea corresponds to one of the cardinal directions). ...

The slyness of Wuxi natives is legendary. A popular joke is that "they can sell you meat that is really bones and they sell you dumplings that are just air inside", i.e. Wuxi pork ribs and Wuxi fried tofu dumplings, which are hollow. Some consider this trait untrustworthy.

Tourism

Wuxi is a tourist spot in the Lower Yangtze Delta. It has both natural and man-made places of interest. Tourist redirects here. ... Yangtze River Delta The Yangtze River Delta (Chinese é•¿æ±Ÿä¸‰è§’æ´²/é•·æ±Ÿä¸‰è§’æ´² chÃ¡ngjiÄng sÄnjiÇŽozhÅu) or Yangtze Delta, generally comprises the triangular-shaped territory of Shanghai, southern Jiangsu province and northern Zhejiang province. ...

Lake Tai: The city was built on its shore. Naturally the lake is a rich tourism resource. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 400 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 Ã— 3456 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 400 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 Ã— 3456 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 400 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 Ã— 3456 pixel, file size: 2 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Personal photo released into public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 400 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 Ã— 3456 pixel, file size: 2 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Personal photo released into public domain. ... Taihu (太湖; pinyin: tài hú lit. ... For other uses, see Lake (disambiguation). ...

Famous spots include Yuantou Zhu (the Islet of Turtlehead), Taihu Xiandao (Islands of the Deities).

Xi Shan, Huishan: Literally means "Mountain of Tin" and "Mountain of Kindheartedness". They are two small hills located at the western part of the city.

The Great Canal: It passes the city. There are two canals: one is the old canal that has been there ever since it was excavated, the other is the new canal created after 1949.
Wuxi is famous for the many private gardens or parks built by learned scholars and rich people in the past. Among them, Li Yuan, Mei Yuan are good examples that have been well preserved. Xihui Gongyuan (Xihui Park), located at the foot of Xi Shan also houses historical relics. Grand Canal of China The Grand Canal of China (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is the longest ancient canal or artificial river in the world. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notable people

Gu Kaizhi (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ku Kai-chih) (c. ... Li Sheng (fl. ... Xu Xiake (徐霞客, py. ... For other uses, see Ming. ... Side view of an erhu. ... Xu Beihong (Simplified Chinese: å¾æ‚²é¸¿; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Traditional Chinese: å¾æ‚²é´») (July 19, 1895 - September 26, 1953) (born in Wuxi, Jiangsu) is a Chinese painter. ... Qian Zhongshu (November 21, 1910 â€“ December 19, 1998) was a Chinese literary scholar, writer and polyglot, famous for his burning wit and formiddable erudition. ... Fortress Besieged (Simplified Chinese: å›´åŸŽ; Traditional Chinese: åœåŸŽ; Pinyin: wÃ©i chÃ©ng) is a comedy of manners written by Qian Zhongshu, published in 1947. ... Ding Junhui (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born April 1, 1987) is a Chinese snooker player, born in Yixing, Jiangsu (near Shanghai), and is now a resident of England during the snooker season. ... Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. ...

Sister Cities

The two county-level cities administered by Wuxi, Jiangyin and Yixing, are also twinned with: Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm Town twinning or sister cities is a concept whereby towns or cities from geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Location - Country Portugal - Region Lisboa - Subregion Greater Lisbon - District or A.R. Lisbon Mayor AntÃ³nio Capucho - Party PSD/CDS-PP Area 97. ... is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Akashi (明石市; -shi) is a city located in southern Hyogo, Japan, on the Inland Sea west of Kobe. ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... â€œChattanoogaâ€ redirects here. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Sagamihara (Japanese: 相模原市; -shi) is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. ... is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Hamilton (Kirikiriroa in MÄori) is the centre of New Zealands fourth largest urban area, and is the countrys seventh largest city. ... is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Country Canada Province Ontario Established 1 January 1850 (township) 1 January 1967 (borough) Incorporated Amalgamation June 1983 (city) 1 January 1998 Government - Mayor David Miller (Toronto Mayor) - Governing Body Toronto City Council - MPs John Cannis, Jim Karygiannis, Derek Lee, John McKay, Dan McTeague, Tom Wappel - MPPs Bas Balkissoon, Lorenzo Berardinetti... is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nickname: Location in the state of California and Alameda County Coordinates: , Country State County Alameda Government - Mayor Beverly Johnson (D) Area - Total 23. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... There are two towns called Bocholt Bocholt in Germany, see Bocholt, Germany Bocholt in Belgium, see Bocholt, Belgium This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Ballerup is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Copenhagen County on the island of Zealand (SjÃ¦lland) in eastern Denmark. ... Map of the future municipality As of January 1, 2007 Egedal municipality will, as the result of Kommunalreformen (The Municipal Reform of 2007), come into existence as a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Denmark. ... Frederikssund is a municipality in eastern Denmark, on the island of Zealand and on the shore of Roskilde Fjord. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... A county-level city (县级市 Pinyin: xiànjí shì) is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. ... Jiangyin (Simplified Chinese: æ±Ÿé˜´; Traditional Chinese: æ±Ÿé™°; pinyin: JiÄngyÄ«n; Wade-Giles: Kiangyin) is a city in Chinas Jiangsu province on the Yangtze River. ... Yixing (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: YÃxÄ«ng) is a city in Jiangsu province, in eastern China, which is well-known for its Yixing clay and artistry in teaware. ...

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