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Wuxi is known for its Wuxi-style spare ribs, sweetened pork dumplings and fried gluten.Wuxi is an old 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. Wuxi earned its nickname “Lake Tai Pearl” because it’s built on the shore of Lake Tai with beautiful sceneries. Wuxi was also dubbed "little Shanghai" because of its fast urbanization and booming economy.General InformationThe prefecture-level city of Wuxi administers 9 county-level divisions, including 7 districts and 2 county-level cities. The population is about 4471 900.Old Town and Canal 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.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.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.History and CultureWuxi 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. Wu became one of the strongest kingdoms during the spring and autumn period. Sunzi (Suntzu), who wrote the famous "the Art of War" came to Wu and helped the king in military affairs.WuXi Painter Yu Wenshan c. 1658, Landscape with Western Influenced Perspective As an important city for "Wu" area, its culture bears distinctive "wu" characteristics, which can be identified in its dialect, architecture, waterway transportation and various art types.It was one of the arts and cultural center in "Jiangnan", 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.One of the handicraft specialties of Wuxi is the production of Huishan clay figurines.In modern times Wuxi has produced a number of cultural figures such as Hua Yanjun (1893-1950) also known as "Blind Abing", famous for his erhu and pipa music. Another famous musician is Liu Tianhua, who was the first to compile folk music using staff.Industry and EconomyWuxi Modern Area 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 are projects to move to electric motor manufacturing and MRP software development, and most recently there is a movement toward the solar city of China with two big solar companies (STP and JHL) listed on overseas board.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.The GDP per capita was ￥73,053 (ca. US$10,689) in 2008, ranked no.2 in Jiangsu Province, it is less than Suzhou but more than the capital city Nanjing.Wuxi is one of the top business cities in China. According to Forbes ranking, Wuxi is in the third position for best business cities in Mainland China in 2008.The center of the city is filled with modern high rise buildings which may destroy the traditional atmosphere for one thousand years and the market is being redeveloped in a postmodern style.Transportation and CommunicationTrainBy rail, Wuxi is conveniently situated on the Nanjing-Shanghai Railway, linking it directly with the provincial capital of Nanjing (2 hour train-ride) and China's economic hub, Shanghai (1 hour train-ride) and the fifth biggest economic hub and top of china's tourist destinations, Suzhou. K-series trains all stop at Wuxi.Air TransportWuxi Airport, which opened in 2004, is situated 14 km from city centre, and has direct flights to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and other Chinese cities. Expressway and HighwayChina National Highway 312Famous PeopleGu Kaizhi (latter half of the 4th century), a painter.Gu Xiancheng (1550-1612), scholar and politician, especially famous of "Dong Lin Movement".Xu Xiake (1587–1641), Ming Dynasty traveller and writer.Hua Hengfang (1833-1902), mathematics in late Qing Dynasty who did studies in various area of science and technology. He participated in designing the first streamer and the first steamboat in China.Rong Yiren (1916-2005), Rong Desheng's son, the powerful "Red Capitalist", the capitalism-communist, Vice-President of the People's Republic of China from 1993 to 1998.Abing (1893-1950) folk musician, best known for his work "Er Quan Ying Yue" (moon reflected on Er stream) for the erhu.Xu Beihong (1895–1953), painter, most famed for his paintings of horses.Qian Zhongshu (1910–1998), a writer, was best known for his comedy of manners Fortress Besieged.Taihu LakeThe city was built on the shore of Taihu Lake with the lake providing arich tourism resource. Noted spots include Yuantou Zhu(the Islet of Turtlehead) and Taihu Xiandao (Islands of the Deities).太湖风光，融淡雅清秀与雄奇于一体，碧水辽阔，烟波浩淼，峰峦隐现，气象万千。