Chinese name: Suzhou alias: Gusu, Pingjiang administrative district category: provincial-level city, administrative level is prefecture-level city area: Jiangsu province subordinate area: Jinchang District, Canglang District and other government residences: Jinchang District telephone area code: 05 12(+86) postal code: 2 15000. Dialect: Wu dialect. Climatic conditions: subtropical monsoon and monsoon humid climate. License plate code: Su E Flower: Osmanthus fragrans: Cinnamomum camphora Time: Beijing Time. UTC +8. In 5 14 BC, He Lv, the father of Fu Cha, the king of Wu, ordered Wu Zixu, the minister of Chu, to build He Lv, the capital of Wu with a history of more than 2,500 years. Up to now, there are still many historical sites about history and Wu Zixu, and many place names remain in the city. Suzhou was called in the 9th year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (AD 589) and has been used ever since. Suzhou is an early and large-scale city, which basically maintains the ancient double chessboard pattern of "parallel land and water, adjacent rivers and streets", the water system of "three verticals, three horizontals and one ring" and the unique features of "small bridges and flowing water, white walls and tiles, and famous gardens of historical sites". It is still located on the original site, which is rare at home and abroad. Suzhou Ancient City ranks third in China, next only to Beijing and Xi, among which Suzhou Ancient City is a combination of Suzhou Gardens, a world cultural heritage, and Kunqu Opera, a world intangible cultural heritage. Among them, Kunqu Opera, Yangcheng Lake Hairy Crab and Zhouzhuang are three international heavyweight brands. Suzhou Gardens is one of the top ten scenic spots in China, among which nine gardens are listed in the World Cultural Heritage List, and six intangible cultural heritages are listed in the World Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage by 2009. At present, the historic district of Suzhou ancient city and the ancient town of Jiangnan water town have entered the preparatory list of national declaration of world cultural heritage list. Among the four famous gardens in China, Suzhou occupies two seats: Humble Administrator's Garden and Lingering Garden. The first scene of Wuzhong, Tiger Hill, is rich in culture, and Suzhou Museum makes it a must-see for tourists to come to Suzhou. A night-mooring near maple bridge, written by Zhang Ji, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, has attracted tourists from all over the world to visit Qiao Feng and listen to the bells of Hanshan Temple. The natural scenery outside Gusu City is beautiful, and Lingyan Mountain, Tianping Mountain, Tianchi Mountain and Dongting Mountain are dotted on the shore of Taihu Lake, forming a beautiful landscape with Jiangnan style. Suzhou has not only the beauty of gardens, but also the victory of mountains and rivers. The natural and human landscapes complement each other, and the poets and poets compose poems, making Suzhou a veritable "paradise on earth". Many ancient cultural sites have been discovered in Suzhou, especially Liangzhu culture in the late Neolithic period, including Zhaoling Mountain Site, Shaoqingshan Site, Chuodun Site, Caoxieshan Site and Luodun Site. Among them, Zhaoling Mountain Site 1992 is listed as one of the top ten archaeological sites in China. Paradise Suzhou, Oriental Watertown-a typical "small bridge and flowing water family" Suzhou is a famous ancient capital of China. It was once the capital of Wu State in the Spring and Autumn Period, Yue State in the Warring States Period, Sun Wu in the Three Kingdoms Period and Zhang Wu in the late Yuan Dynasty, and it is also the oldest existing city in China. It was verified as the first ancient city in China by the famous historian Gu Jiegang. She is the birthplace and master of Wu culture and an important birthplace of Chinese civilization. It is a city with developed traditional culture, profound historical background and picturesque scenery. Suzhou has two famous national historical and cultural cities (Suzhou and Changshu) and three famous historical and cultural towns in China (Zhouzhuang in Kunshan, Tongli in Wujiang and Luzhi in Suzhou). There are seven famous historical and cultural towns in Jiangsu Province (Suzhou Dongshan, Suzhou Xishan, Suzhou Guangfu, Suzhou Mudu, Wujiang Zhenze, Taicang Shaxi and Kunshan Qiandeng), and a large number of well-preserved ancient towns (such as Wujiang Lili, Shengze, Kunshan Jinxi and Taicang Liuhe). ), a famous Chinese historical and cultural village (Dongshan Village in Wuzhong District and Yue Ming Bay), is one of the top ten historical and cultural blocks in China. According to preliminary accounting, Suzhou achieved a regional GDP of 740 billion yuan in 2009, an increase of 1 1.0% over the previous year at comparable prices. The total economic output ranks fifth in Chinese mainland (after Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen), second in East China (after Shanghai) and the first in China. The city's local general budget revenue reached 74.51800 million yuan, an increase of 1 1.4% over the previous year. The ability to guarantee public finance has been enhanced and the structure of fiscal expenditure has been further optimized. In 20001year, the local general budget expenditure was 686.5438+0.4 billion yuan, up by 9.9% over the previous year, of which the financial investment in social security and employment, science and technology, education, culture, medical care and environmental protection was 24.534 billion yuan, up by 1.2% over the previous year. In 2008, Suzhou's gross domestic product (GDP) was 67,065,438+0.2 billion yuan, and its per capita GDP was 78,236 yuan (over US$ 65,438+0.00), ranking third in Chinese mainland (second only to Shenzhen and Guangzhou) and first in East China (having surpassed Shanghai). Suzhou has been the economic and cultural center of southern China for a long time since it was founded in 5 14 BC, and later developed into the economic and cultural center of South China, East China and even the whole country. At present, it is the fastest-growing city in China, one of the most developed cities, an important economic center in the Yangtze River Delta economic circle and an industrial center in southern Jiangsu. It has the largest inland shipping port in China and even Asia, the largest port in Jiangsu and the ninth port in Chinese mainland-Suzhou Port. The railway and highway transportation network extending in all directions is connected with major cities in China, and the transportation is very convenient. In terms of economic aggregate, Suzhou is now the fifth largest city in Chinese mainland, only next to Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. The paradise on earth in the past will become a more prosperous new paradise on earth. According to the Comprehensive Preliminary Accounting of Economic Operation (2009), the city's regional GDP in 2009 was 740 billion yuan, which was 1 1.0% higher than the previous year at comparable prices. The city's local general budget revenue reached 74.51800 million yuan, an increase of 1 1.4% over the previous year. Industrial Suzhou industry achieved a total industrial output value of 2,370.456 billion yuan in 2009, of which the total industrial output value above designated size was 2,023.595 billion yuan, up 6.6% and 7. 1% respectively over the previous year. Suzhou is the second largest industrial city in China after Shanghai. Among the industries above designated size in the city, the output value of private industries was 335.735 billion yuan, an increase of 4.1%; The industrial output value of foreign capital was 654.38+32.7 million yuan, an increase of 7. 1%. The output value of heavy industry was14617.46 million yuan, and that of light industry was 5618.49 million yuan, up by 9.2% and 3.2% respectively over the previous year. Advantageous industries, emerging industries, people's livelihood industries and high-tech industries have become the leading forces to drive the industrial economy out of the trough. The output value of pillar industries such as electronics, textiles, metallurgy, chemicals and equipment manufacturing exceeded 1000 billion yuan, up by 7.7% over the previous year, accounting for 79.8% of the output value of industrial enterprises above designated size. The output value of high-tech industries was 69 1.26 1 billion yuan, accounting for 34.2% of the total industrial output value above designated size, up by 1.4 percentage points over the previous year. The overall operation of emerging industries is improving. The output value of new energy, new materials, new medicine, smart grid, new flat panel display and sensors was 205.6 billion yuan, an increase of 4.4%. The cargo throughput of Suzhou Port in transportation, post and telecommunications industry reached 246 million tons, an increase of 2 1. 1% over the previous year. The container throughput was 2,765,438+8,000 TEUs, an increase of 5.8% over the previous year. The number of motor vehicles has increased rapidly. At the end of the year, the number of motor vehicles in the city was 1.869 million, of which 1.0 1.6 million were automobiles. Domestic trade In 2009, the total retail sales of social consumer goods in Suzhou reached 654.38+084.630 billion yuan, an increase of 654.38+09.0% over the previous year, of which the total wholesale and retail sales were 654.38+059./kloc-0.6 billion yuan, an increase of 20.0%. The retail sales of accommodation and catering industry reached 24.644 billion yuan, up by 12.9%. At the end of 2009, the balance of local and foreign currency deposits and loans of financial institutions in Suzhou was 654.38+065.438+045.054 billion yuan and 903.228 billion yuan respectively, increasing by 265.053 billion yuan and 245.65438+0.7/kloc-0.0 billion yuan respectively compared with the beginning of the year. Ranked first in Jiangsu. At the end of the year, the total number of insurance institutions reached 5 1. Suzhou is building an industrial park around Jinji Lake, which has a considerable scale. Suzhou is a famous tourist city in China. In 2009, the tourism industry strengthened planning and guidance, integrated tourism resources, and vigorously promoted the transformation and upgrading of tourism around three brands: deep cultural tour of ancient city, romantic fashion tour of new city and ecological leisure tour of Taihu Lake. The city's total tourism revenue reached 83 billion yuan, an increase of13% over the previous year; Received 21913,000 overseas tourists, an increase of 0.3% over the previous year; Tourism foreign exchange income was 997 million US dollars, up by 0.2%; It received 58.7 million domestic tourists, a year-on-year increase of 1 1%. At the end of the year, there were 158 star-rated hotels in China, including 68 four-star hotels and above. There are 23 4A scenic spots and 2 5A scenic spots in the city. The city's scenic spots received 72.7335 million tourists, an increase of 10.5% over the previous year. Suzhou has become the most experienced city in the Yangtze River Delta. System reform in Suzhou, in 2009, there were five new microfinance companies 18, with a total loan amount of 7.62 billion yuan. There are 4 new listed companies in the city, and the total number of listed companies at home and abroad has reached 37, with financing of 22.7 billion yuan. Private economy Suzhou's private economy is quite strong, and its famous indicators are second only to Shanghai in the Yangtze River Delta region. At the end of 2009, the total number of private enterprises reached 65.438+0.573 million, with a registered capital of 420.553 billion yuan, and the total number of individual industrial and commercial households reached 325,500, with a registered capital of 65.438+0.53.1billion yuan. At the end of the year, there were 76 14 private industrial enterprises above designated size in the city, accounting for more than half, achieving a total industrial output value of 645.6 billion yuan, an increase of 7.9% over the previous year, accounting for 3 1.9% of the total industrial output value above designated size. The investment of private individual economy was 92.29 billion yuan, accounting for 365.438+0. 1% of the total investment in fixed assets. The total import and export volume of Suzhou in 2009 was $20145 million, of which $0/140.9 million was exported, accounting for 57.3% and 9.5% of the total export volume of the whole province and the whole country respectively. Utilization of Foreign Capital In 2009, the actual utilization of foreign capital was US$ 8.22 billion, up by 1% year-on-year. Among them, the service industry utilized foreign capital of 65.438+0.69 billion US dollars, accounting for 265.438+0% of the actually utilized foreign capital. Of the world's top 500 enterprises, 134 have settled in Suzhou. Suzhou was approved by the State Council as a demonstration city of service outsourcing in China. Urban and rural construction and planning management Suzhou per capita public green space area 14.8 square meters, an increase of 0.5 square meters over the previous year; The green coverage rate of urban built-up areas reached 42.5%. The rural ecological environment has been effectively improved, and 8 140 hectares of woodland and green space have been added. The city's land forest coverage rate reached 22%. Environmental protection and resource conservation Suzhou adheres to the road of sustainable development with harmonious economy and environment, and the quality of ecological environment has been continuously improved. The comprehensive index of the city's environmental quality is 9 1.3, the days with excellent air quality reach 329 days, and the water quality compliance rate of centralized drinking water sources is 100%. Suzhou Institute of Nanotechnology and Nano-Bionics of China Academy of Sciences was established, and Suzhou Institute of Medical Engineering and Technology of China Academy of Sciences started construction. The Bio-Nano Park in the park became the first provincial professional incubator for biomedicine. In the whole year, the number of patent applications was 55,000, and the number of patents granted was 36,000, ranking second and first in large and medium-sized cities in China. By the end of 2009, the total number of talents in the city exceeded 900,000, including 50,000 high-level talents. There are 670 schools of all levels and types in Suzhou, with 6,543,800 students, 249,000 graduates and 74,400 teaching staff, including 63,000 full-time teachers. Suzhou 19 University, 4 secondary colleges. There are187,700 students and 4 100 graduates in colleges and universities. Cultural undertakings By the end of 2009, there were 15 performing arts groups, 12 cultural centers, 27 museums and 12 public libraries in Suzhou. A total of 6 projects in the city have been listed in the United Nations representative list of intangible cultural heritage of mankind, 24 projects have been listed in the representative list of national intangible cultural heritage, and 28 people have been listed as representative inheritors of national intangible cultural heritage. Pingjiang and Shantang Historic District were rated as China Historic and Cultural District and China's most popular tourist historic and cultural district respectively. By the end of 2009, there were 2,380 health institutions in the city, with 36,000 beds and 42,000 health technicians, including doctors 1.680. The coverage rate of urban and rural community health service institutions reached 1.000%, and the participation rate of the new rural cooperative medical system in the city reached 98.3%. The First Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Children's Hospital, Municipal Hospital, Suzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changshu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine are famous medical units in Suzhou. Suzhou has 16 world champion. Suzhou has produced many Olympic champions such as Zhang Jun, Chen Yanqing and Wu Jingyu. People Living in Suzhou At the end of the year, the balance of RMB savings deposits of urban and rural residents was 395.4 billion yuan, an increase of 18.5% over the previous year. The per capita net income of farmers was 12987 yuan, an increase of 10.2% over the previous year. The per capita disposable income of urban residents was 26,320 yuan, an increase of 10.3% over the previous year. The income structure was gradually optimized, and non-wage income continued to grow rapidly.