Kunshan City
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Kunshan 昆山市 |
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Zhouzhuang, Kunshan
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 Kunshan
Location in Jiangsu
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| Coordinates: 31°19′19″N 120°59′06″E / 31.322°N 120.985°ECoordinates: 31°19′19″N 120°59′06″E / 31.322°N 120.985°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Suzhou |
| Government | |
| • Party Secretary | Yao Linrong (姚林荣) |
| • Mayor | Du Xiaogang (杜小刚) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 927.68 km2 (358.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 ) | |
| • Total | 1,644,860 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal Code | 215300 |
| Area code(s) | 0512 |
| Vehicle registration plates | 苏EM, 苏EP, 苏EN, 苏EX |
| Website | www.ks.gov.cn |
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Kunshan is a county-level city in eastern Suzhou Prefecture in southeastern Jiangsu Province in eastern China. It lies between Suzhou proper and Shanghai.
There is a strong possibility that the name Kunshan is derived from a hill, but which one is controversial. According to an impacted version, the hill is present-day Little Kunshan (Xiaokunshan) in Shanghai's Songjiang District. The character 崑 (Kun) was the old Chinese name for the Kunlun Mountains. From it developed the Chinese idiom "a jade from Kunlun Mountains", meaning any "outstanding figure". This was applied to Lu Ji and a hill in his hometown was designated as Kun to commemorate him.
Kunshan is divided into 10 towns:
However, both of Yushan and Huaqiao are nominal divisions at present, they even not to be listed in an official website. Kunshan New & Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone (昆山高新技术产业开发区, KSND) administering the main part of Yushan functions as the seat of the city, while Huaqiao Economic Development Zone (花桥经济开发区) administers the north of Huaqiao and Kunshan Economic & Technological Development Zone (昆山经济技术开发区, KETD) administers the east of Yushan.
The area is relatively flat, still, there is a gentle slope stretching from the south-east to north-west. The northern part are basically dense polder, while the southern part is dotted with various lakes. The major lakes are Dianshan Lake, Yangcheng Lake, Cheng Lake and Kuilei Lake. Wusong River winds through the city, while smaller rivers criss-cross it in a grid pattern.
According to the analysis of the local meteorological bureau, from 1961 to 2008, the annual and seasonal air temperatures were the increasing trends, especially in spring. The total precipitation remained static relatively, however, much concentrated in summer and winter.
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