Suzhou

Suzhou

Suzhou[a] is a city in southern Jiangsu of eastern China. Since economic reforms began in 1978, Suzhou attained GDP growth rates of about 14% in 35 years.[6][7] In 2023, Suzhou had 5 million registered residents in total.[8] Suzhou is listed as the 48th cities by scientific output according to the Nature Index 2022.[9] The city is home to universities, including Soochow University, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong–Liverpool University, and Changshu Institute of Technology.[10][11] The city's tourist attractions include canals, stone bridges, pagodas, and gardens. The Classical Gardens of Suzhou were added to the list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1997 and 2000.[12][13][14]