Location: Suzhou
Jiangsu, China
Country: China
Province: Jiangsu
County-level divisions: 11
Established: 514 BC
Government• Type: Prefecture-level city
• Party Secretary: Zhou Naixiang
• Mayor: Qu Futian
Area• Prefecture-level city: 8,488.42 km (3,277.40 sq mi)
• Land: 6,093.92 km (2,352.88 sq mi)
• Water: 2,394.50 km (924.52 sq mi)
• Urban: 2,743 km (1,059 sq mi)
Population (2015)• Prefecture-level city: 10,658,000
• Density: 1,300/km (3,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s): Suzhounese
Time zone: Beijing Time (UTC+8)
Postal code: 215000
Area code(s): 512
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
Website: www.suzhou.gov.cn
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Suzhou is a major city on the lower Yangtze known for its canals, bridges, pagodas, and beautiful gardens. These gardens were built and owned by wealthy families and emperors hundreds of years ago, and make for a pleasant place to wander during nice weather. Suzhou is also a major center for silk production and manufacturing, and a tour of a silk factory here provides an interesting and educational glimpse of this Chinese textile industry. Suzhou is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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