Quick Facts on Wuxi
2010-12-27 00:17:12
Beijing Review 2010年17期
Quick Facts on Wuxi
Situated in the southeast of Jiangsu Province, Wuxi City is close to Taihu Lake on the south and to the Yangtze River on the north. Its terrain is mainly flat plains with scattered hills and small mountains. It has a tropical maritime climate characterized by clearly marked seasons. Administering two county-level cities—Jiangyin and Yixing—and seven districts, it covers an area of 4,788 square km and has a permanent population of 6.1million.
In the Yangtze River Delta, Wuxi has a 6,000-year history of civilization, a 3,100-year recorded history and a 2,200-year history of city construction. It is the birthplace of the Wu culture, while China’s national industry and commerce and township industry also originated here. It is further noted for Huishan clay figures and boccaro teapots made in Yixing.
A famous garden city attracting myriads of tourists every year, Wuxi has very good transport facilities. A total of 18 domestic and international airlines serve the city’s airport. Statistics show the city has 85 high-class hotels, including six five-star, 18 four-star and 36 three-star hotels, and more than 40 economy chain hotels.
