Wuzhong District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Wuzhong District, belonging to Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, is the center of Suzhou city. Its geographical coordinates are 119 ° 55 ′～ 120 ° 54 ′ E and 30 ° 56 ′～ 31 ° 21 ′ n. The total area of Wuzhong District is 2231 square kilometers, including 745 square kilometers of land area and 1486 square kilometers of Taihu Lake water area, accounting for about three fifths of the total area of Taihu Lake. By the end of 2018, the number of registered residence in Wuzhong District reached 682917. Wuzhong District belongs to the humid monsoon climate type in the north subtropical zone. With the regulation of Taihu Lake, it has the climate characteristics of four distinct seasons, warm and humid, abundant precipitation, sufficient sunshine and long frost free period. By 2019, Wuzhong District has jurisdiction over 7 towns, 7 streets, 84 village committees, 103 neighborhood committees, and Changqiao street where the district government is located.

In 221 BC, the first year of Qin Shihuang, Qin unified China, implemented the system of prefectures and counties, and established Wu County. In 1724, Yuanhe county was established in the southeast of Changzhou county. It was ruled by Wu County and Changzhou county. Later, Dongshan and Xishan of Wuxian county were designated to build Taihu Lake and Jinghu Lake. In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Wu County was merged into three counties and two departments. On February 28, 2001, Wuxian City was abolished and divided into Wuzhong District and Xiangcheng District of Suzhou city.

In 2018, Wuzhong District achieved a GDP of 112.473 billion yuan, an increase of 6.7% (at comparable prices) over 2017, of which the added value of the tertiary industry was 57.669 billion yuan, an increase of 9.4% (at comparable prices). The proportion of the three industries was adjusted from 2.1:46.6:51.3 of the previous year to 2.0:46.8:51.3, and the proportion of the tertiary industry was the same as that of the previous year.

In October 2018, it was selected as one of the top 100 investment potential areas, top 100 science and technology innovation areas and top 100 green development areas in 2018. In November 2018, it was selected as one of the top 100 industrial districts in 2018. On December 13, 2018, it was selected into the list of agricultural products advantage areas with Chinese characteristics. In October 2019, it will be selected as one of the top 100 national green development zones in 2019, one of the top 100 national science and technology innovation zones in 2019, and one of the top 100 national new urbanization quality zones in 2019.

Historical evolution

In the Paleolithic age about 10000 years ago, the ancestors of Wu lived and multiplied. Five thousand years ago, the Neolithic Age created a very advanced "Liangzhu Culture".

More than 3000 years ago, Taibo established the "Gouwu" state in Wudi, which has a historical record.

In 221 BC, the first year of Qin Shihuang, Qin unified China, implemented the system of prefectures and counties, and established Wu County.

In 283, the northern part of the county was divided into Haiyu county (now Changshu City).

Long live Wuzhou Tongtian first year (696) will be divided into eastern Changzhou county.

In the third year of Kaiping (909), Emperor Taizu of the Later Liang Dynasty, Wuyue divided the southern area into Wujiang county.

In 1724, Yuanhe county was established in the southeast of Changzhou county. It was ruled by Wu County and Changzhou county. Later, Dongshan and Xishan of Wuxian county were designated to build Taihu Lake and Jinghu Lake.

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Wu County was merged into three counties and two departments.

On April 27, 1949, Wu County was liberated. The city and the county were divided. Suzhou city was set up in the urban and suburban areas, and the surrounding villages were Wu County. In addition, Dongshan, Xishan and Taihu Lake areas will be designated as Taihu Lake administrative offices.

In May 1953, the Taihu Lake Office of the southern Jiangsu People's administrative office was rebuilt into Zhenze county.

In 1959, Zhenze county was abolished and merged into Wu County.

In July 1995, Wuxian county was abolished and Wuxian City (county level) was established.

On February 28, 2001, Wuxian City was abolished and divided into Wuzhong District and Xiangcheng District of Suzhou city.

administrative division

Division evolution

In Qin Dynasty, 25 households served as Li, 10 Li as ting and 10 Ting as Xiang.

In the Sui Dynasty, 100 households were regarded as Li and 5 Li as Xiang.

In Tang Dynasty, the system of Sui Dynasty was basically followed. At that time, four families were neighbors, five neighbors were security, five security (100 households) were Li, and five li were township; in the urban area, more than 500 households built square; in the suburbs, villages were set up. At that time, Wu County governed 30 townships such as Liwa and Hengshan, and 30 townships such as Tongbo and sanrang in the city; Changzhou County governed 30 townships such as Dayun and Ganjiang, and 30 townships such as Qianshan, Jingxiao and Confucianism in the city, and the two counties altogether governed 60 townships and 60 townships.

During the Yuanfeng period (1078-1085) of the Northern Song Dynasty, three-level organizations were set up under the county, namely, Du Bao (township capital), Da Bao and Bao. Ten rural households formed one Bao, five Bao was one Da Bao, and ten Da Bao was one Du Bao. There were 39 Township capitals in the two counties. Wuxian County governs Wumen, Liwa, Yong'an and other 20 townships; Changzhou County governs Shangyuan, Le'an, Fengchi and other 19 townships.

In 1381, Wuxian county was under the jurisdiction of 21 townships, while Changzhou county was still under the jurisdiction of 19 townships, with a total of 40 townships. During the Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty (1506-1521), Wu county had jurisdiction over 24 townships, 37 townships and 27 urban districts; Changzhou county had jurisdiction over 19 townships, 29 townships and 22 urban districts. There are 42 townships, 66 townships and 49 urban districts in the two counties.

During the reign of Yongzheng (1722-1735) in the Qing Dynasty, Wu County governed 24 townships and 37 capitals with 527 maps; Changzhou County governed 13 townships (including 10 townships combined with Yuanhe county) with 22 capitals with 338 maps; Yuanhe County governed 16 townships and 26 capitals with 395 maps; there were 42 townships and 85 capitals with 1260 maps. During the reign of Guangxu (1875-1908), Wu County governed 16 townships and 25 capitals with 372 maps; Changzhou County governed 13 townships and 22 capitals with 337 maps; Yuanhe County governed 16 townships and 26 capitals with 397 maps; Taihu hall and Zunli township (shouyili) governed 2 capitals with 14 maps; three counties and two halls governed 40 townships and 85 capitals with 1203 maps.

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Wu County, Changzhou county and Yuanhe county were merged into Wu county according to the "Jiangsu temporary local system". In July, Taihu Lake and Jinghu Lake were merged into Wu County. In November, according to the "provisional City township system" in Jiangsu Province, more than 50000 people set up townships for less than 50000 people in the city. Wuxian county is divided into seven cities and 21 townships, under which the capital and map of Qing Dynasty are still used; in November 1928, according to the instructions of Jiangsu provincial government, counties and cities were divided. In December, Suzhou municipal government was established. In August of the next year, the system of districts and townships will be implemented, with 10-50 townships in each district and one township for every 100-1000 households. 21 townships of 6 cities under the jurisdiction of Wu County are divided into 19 autonomous regions, with a total of 94 towns and 665 townships. There are Lu under the township, with 5 residents as neighbors and 5 neighbors as Lu. The county has a total of 7444 Lu and 37022 neighbors. On May 16, 1930, Suzhou city was still incorporated into Wu County. In January 1931, the former Suzhou city was divided into seven municipal districts, including three Chengxiang District, two inner city districts and one outer city district. Wuxian county has jurisdiction over 22 districts, 855 townships, 7444 Lu in total, and 37022 neighbors. In May 1948, Dongshan and Xishan were merged into Dongting District, and the district office was located in Dongshan; Songbei and Songnan were merged into Wusong District, and the district office was located in Luzhi. In July, some adjustments were made to the number of townships, but the number of townships was still 59, a total of 548 and 9640. Among the seven districts in the county, Suzhou and Huguan have no district offices, which are directly supervised by the county government.

On April 27, 1949, Wu County was liberated. On May 1, the urban area of Wu County was designated as Suzhou city. On the same day, the people's Government of Wu County announced its establishment. It is located in Hushuguan Town, and has jurisdiction over 8 districts and 48 townships (27 towns and 21 townships), with a total of 427 bao6424a.

In March 1950, Fengqiao District, Weiting District, Guangfu district and Lumu district were added, and Songnan district and Songbei district were renamed Luzhi district and Chefang district respectively. There were 12 districts and 173 townships (21 townships and 152 townships) in the county.

On April 15, 1950, Taihu district administrative office was established, under which Dongshan District and Xishan District (including all the islands in Taihu) originally belonged to Wu County. In the same month, it was divided into Mashan District of Wujin County and Hengjing District of Wuxian county. By the end of this year, Wu County and Taihu administrative region had jurisdiction over 14 districts and 185 townships (including 3 directly subordinate administrative villages).

In June 1951, the Taihu district administrative office was abolished, and Dongshan, Xishan and Hengjing districts were still under the jurisdiction of Wu County. At that time, the county had jurisdiction over 13 districts, 179 townships (21 towns, 155 townships, 3 directly subordinate administrative villages), 1316 administrative villages and 10121 administrative groups.

In July 1952, the county-level administrative region of Taihu Lake was rebuilt and renamed Taihu Lake Office of Southern Jiangsu People's administrative office, with 20 townships in Dongshan and Xishan districts of Wu County under its jurisdiction. In October, the Taihu Lake Office added five water areas. Dongshan and Xishan were changed into the first and second areas respectively, and the third to seventh areas were water areas. Taihu Lake office has jurisdiction over 7 districts and 51 townships. In November, the towns of Hushuguan and Mudu were upgraded to towns directly under the county.

On May 1, 1953, Taihu administrative region was transformed into Zhenze county. In July, the first and second districts of Zhenze county were renamed Dongshan and Xishan districts, the fourth district was changed to Huxi District, the third and fifth districts were merged into Huzhong District, and the sixth and seventh districts were merged into Hudong district. The two counties have jurisdiction over 17 districts, 2 towns directly under the jurisdiction of 189 district towns.

In November 1954, Luzhi and Huangdai towns were upgraded to towns directly under the county, with a total of 154 townships in 14 districts and 3 counties (excluding 42 townships in the suburbs of Suzhou and 29 townships in 1 town originally under Wu County), of which the part of Wu county is 8 districts, 3 counties and 107 districts. There are 23 streets in 882 administrative villages, and 47 townships in 6 districts in Zhenze county (Mashan District has been assigned to Wuxi City).

In January 1956, 42 townships in the suburbs of Suzhou were divided into one town and 18 townships. In March of the same year, 108 townships in 8 districts and 2 counties of Wu County were divided into 6 districts and 57 townships in 2 counties (Lumu and Luzhi districts were abolished), and 47 townships in 6 districts of Zhenze county were divided into 21 townships.

In March 1957, it was adopted to collect data

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