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38-581: 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

76-586: A college town hosting several large universities. In 1998, it was elevated to its current status as an urban district . Some of the notable features in Songjiang District include: Cultural sights in Songjiang include: The Shanghai Women's Prison is in Songjiang District. Songjiang District is located approximately 25 kilometers (16 mi) from Hongqiao International Airport and 70 kilometers (43 mi) from Pudong International Airport . Songjiang

114-412: A county-level city. Kunshan is divided into several towns and development areas: 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

152-520: A plan featuring “one ring, two axes, three centers and four zones”. The project aims to revive and transform the old city center into an exquisite and livable model business district. Tinglin Park Traditional Culture Zone The zone is located at the foot of Yufeng Mountain, with a planned area of 0.73 sq km. It is designed with cultural and art parks, culture-oriented businesses and ecological and leisure facilities. It will epitomize

190-497: A symbol of virility and filial piety . Li Chengdong ( 李成東 , d. 1649) retook the city and massacred its population on 22 September 1645. Nonetheless, Songjiang remained the primary metropolis of the area of present-day Shanghai as late as the mid-19th century, when its name was typically romanized as Sungkiang . It continued to serve as the prefectural capital under the "Right" Governor of Jiangnan based in Suzhou and then later under

228-519: A variety of primary and secondary schools, both public and private: A plan made to construct two metro lines running through the city center was approved by the Jiangsu provincial government. Kunshan is the first county-level city with a metro line. Line 11, Shanghai Metro has been extended to Huaqiao, Kunshan in 2013. Line 11 of Suzhou Rail Transit opened in June 2023. Songjiang District Songjiang

266-409: A waterfront space that will enrich and diversify citizens’ urban life as the most environmentally attractive and economically prosperous hub in the city. Duke Creative Park The park is located west of the city’s technology innovation cluster, covering an area of 3.84 sq km. It sits nearby three lakes, two industrial parks, and a town. With the support of Duke Kunshan University , the area will host

304-495: Is a rapid transit line of the Suzhou Rail Transit system. It was formerly known as Line S1 during planning and construction. Construction started on November 27, 2018. It opened on 24 June 2023. The line uses driverless 6-car Class B rolling stock operating up to 100 km/h (62 mph). Partial through-running on Line 3 began on December 23, 2023, and full through-running began on June 29, 2024. Running west-east,

342-928: Is a Roman Catholic church built on Sheshan Hill in the Romanesque architectural style. Originally constructed in 1863, the current church was finished in 1935. Birthplace: Heroes: Hou Shaoqiu, Jiang Huilin, Xia Yunyi, Chen Zilong, Xia Wanchun; Statesmen: Gu Yong, Lu Xun, Xu Jie; Litterateurs: Lu Ji, Lu Yun, Chen Jiru, Qian Fu, Gu Qing; Chinese Painting and Calligraphy (Songjiang was listed among "cities of Calligraphy" in 2013 ) Artists: Shen Du, Dong Qichang , Zhang Nanheng, Zhang Zhao , Shi Zhecun, Cheng Shifa; Craftsmen: Zhu Kerou, Huang Daopo, Ding Niangzi; Experts: Tao Zongyi, Zhu Shunshui, Chen Yongkang; Educators: He Dong, Ping Hailan, Ma Xiangru; Intelligent woman: Ye Gu. 31°00′21″N 121°14′00″E  /  31.00583°N 121.23333°E  / 31.00583; 121.23333 Line S1 (Suzhou Rail Transit) Line 11

380-504: Is a suburban district (formerly a county) of Shanghai . It has a land area of 605.64 km (233.84 sq mi) and a population of 1,909,713 ( 2020 ). Owing to a long history, Songjiang is known as the cultural root of Shanghai. Songjiang Town , the urban center of the district, was formerly the major city in the area. It is now connected to downtown Shanghai by Line 9 of the Shanghai Metro . The prehistoric coastline of

418-503: Is also home to many Taiwanese who have invested over the decades since China's opening up to the world in the late 70s. Kunshan is also known as "Little Taiwan" because of the large Taiwanese community there. In 2020, there were more than 100,000 Taiwanese people in Kunshan. The Chinese subsidiary of American Megatrends , American Megatrends Information Technology (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. (安迈信息科技（昆山）有限公司), has its headquarters in Kunshan. Kunshan

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456-711: Is composed of a performing arts center, a convention center, a movie theater. Its first phase of the project is set in about 17.6 acres of land. Kunshan is known for its Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs , which are prized for their sweet flesh and fatty roe. Yangcheng Lake, famous for its hairy crabs, is located in Kunshan. Kunshan is one of the most visited tourist destinations among the Yangtze River Delta with over 20 million visits in 2016. The 2013 World Cyber Games were held in Kunshan in order to draw in tourism and positive press. There are two institutions in Kunshan issuing at least bachelor's degree: The city also hosts

494-550: Is currently served by one metro line operated by Shanghai Metro , one suburban line operated by China Railway , and two tram lines. Songjiang District has six subdistricts, eleven towns and three special township-level divisions. Xilin Chan Temple is a Buddhist temple in Yueyang Subdistrict, which is also a famous tourist attraction. Zuibaichi is one of the five ancient Chinese gardens in Shanghai that dates back to

532-404: Is relatively flat, but there is a gentle slope stretching from the south-east to north-west. The northern part consists of dense polder , while the southern part is dotted with various lakes. The major lakes are Dianshan Lake , Yangcheng Lake , Cheng Lake and Kuilei Lake. The Wusong River winds through the city, while smaller rivers criss-cross it in a grid pattern. According to an analysis of

570-501: Is the origin of Kunqu, also known as Kunqu opera. Kunqu is one of the oldest extant forms of Chinese opera . It evolved from the local melody of Kunshan, and subsequently came to dominate Chinese theater from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Today, Kunqu is performed in many cities in China. Kunshan Culture & Art Center, situated west of downtown, is usually used as the venue for considerable local performances and conventions. The center

608-607: The Baiyue —the "Numerous Southern Barbarians"—until the growth of the siniticized Wu Kingdom at Suzhou in the 1st millennium   BC . During the Spring and Autumn period at the end of the Zhou and under the Warring States , the area of present-day Songjiang passed from Wu to Yue to Chu before the unification of China under Shi Huangdi of Qin in the 3rd century   BC . In

646-620: The East China Sea was much farther inland, at Xinzhuang near Songjiang's current eastern border with Minhang District . It was only gradually that silt from the Yangtze River filled in downtown Shanghai about 2000 years ago and then Pudong and Chongming Island over the last 1000 years. Modern archaeology has established a chronology of the main cultural groups who lived in the present area of Songjiang District in Neolithic China :

684-868: The Majiabang in the 5th millennium BC ), the Songze in the 4th millennium   BC ), and the Liangzhu in the 3rd millennium   BC . The Majiabang were among the first harvesters of rice and kept domesticated pigs while still frequently hunting deer . The Liangzhu possessed a high stratified society that almost certainly represented one of the earliest states in East Asia . The Liangzhu site at Guangfulin in Songjiang has been developed into Guangfulin Relics Park, an expansive museum and tourist attraction. Traditional Chinese historiography only recorded these people as among

722-656: The Song dynasty . The Songjiang Mosque is the oldest mosque in Shanghai with its latest rebuild in 1391. Songjiang's emblematic tower is the 9-story Fangta Pagoda, or Songjiang Square Pagoda . Dacang Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge over the Old City River in the district. Songjiang Tangjing Building is located in the Zhongshan Primary School, Songjiang District and it is the oldest surviving above-ground relic in Shanghai built in 859 AD. Sheshan Basilica

760-635: The Three Kingdoms period that followed the end of the Han in the 3rd century   AD , Sun Quan 's Wu Kingdom helped develop and further sinify the area. Another boost came from the completion of the Grand Canal under the Sui , linking Songjiang with Hangzhou , Shaoxing , and Ningbo in the south and Suzhou , Luoyang , Xi'an , and Beijing in the north. By the mid- Tang , the region had developed enough that it

798-574: The Nationalist and Communist regional government was moved to Shanghai proper, leaving Songjiang a comparatively rural county. The city's many ancient religious structures and examples of traditional architecture were seriously damaged during the 1960s and 1970s amid the Cultural Revolution . Following the PRC's Opening Up Policy , Songjiang restored its more important religious buildings and developed into

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836-519: The S1 Rail Line Corridor. Qingyang Port Waterfront City Center Covering an area of 3.4 sq km, the area is located in Kunshan’s city center. Planned as an ecological, cultural and smart area, it will include six zones—a media port, a cultural oasis, an urban lifestyle community, a waterfront park, a futuristic life experience center, and a youth entrepreneurship park. The area is designed to be

874-518: The Sino-US (Kunshan) Technology Innovation Center and serve as a mixed-used project integrating R&D centers, business services, and an ecological park . It aims to become a global magnet for technology entrepreneurs and innovators. Kunshan South Gateway The area is located around the city’s high-speed railway station , with an area of 1.6 sq km. While serving as a transportation hub integrating high-speed trains, rail transportation, and public buses,

912-437: The area will develop businesses such as office spaces for lease, business services and recruitment agencies. As an open, innovative modern gateway, the area will become an important business cluster in the inter-city economic belt of Shanghai and Nanjing . Chaoyang Road CBD The CBD covers an area of 5.55 sq km in the old city center of Kunshan. The area will be furnished with enhanced amenities and infrastructure according to

950-592: The beginning of the 20th century, its international settlement meant Songjiang was still used as the formal center of Chinese government for the region. Under the Republic of China , the Zhili clique leader Sun Chuanfang 's Songhu ( 淞滬市 ) or Songjiang Special Administrative District covered most of what is now Shanghai Municipality, extending as far north as Chongming Island . During World War II , Japan occupied Songjiang from 9 November 1937 until 1945. Afterwards, both

988-617: The city first had enough Hui to establish Shanghai's first mosque . In 1404, headwaters previously emptying into the Wusong were rerouted by local officials, diminishing the size of Suzhou Creek and expanding the Huangpu River to its modern importance. Songjiang was better fortified under the Ming in response to attacks by the Japanese "Wokou" pirates , who sometimes raided and sometimes occupied to

1026-934: The east of Yushan. On July 10, 2018, the Jiangsu Provincial Government approved the Master Plan of Kunshan for Urban Development (2017-2035), which is based on the master plan of the Xiong’an New Area. These zones include the Qingyang Port Waterfront City Center, the Duke Creative Park, the Kunshan South Gateway, the Chaoyang Road CBD and the Tinglin Park Traditional Culture Zone—in addition to

1064-524: The governor of Jiangsu at Jiangning (now Nanjing ). Unlike the foreign-held area of Shanghai , however, it fell to rebels during the Taiping Rebellion 's Eastern Expedition . About a hundred Europeans under Frederick Townsend Ward failed to retake the town in June 1860. After gathering more Westerners, over 80 Philippine "Manilamen", and several pieces of artillery , a second assault in July 1860 retook

1102-472: 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. The composition of local GDP have changed drastically since 1978. In 1978, the primary sector, the secondary sector and the tertiary sector accounted for 51.4%, 28.9% and 19.7% of Kunshan's GDP, respectively. However, in 2015,

1140-418: The natural beauty and cultural richness of the city. S1 Rail Line Corridor The line is 41 km long and will be completely constructed underground with 28 stops. The line will pass by all the major zones of the city and will significantly alleviate local traffic congestion. The project will be integrated with the surface transportation system and serve as a strong boost to the city’s renewal. The area

1178-451: The old Lou county. In 535, the old Kunshan county was separated from the old Xinyi county, while its seat was moved to the north of Kun Hill, Songjiang. In 751, the seat was moved to the south of Ma'anshan (Ma'an Hill: 馬鞍山 ; in Kunshan nowadays). In 1724, then Kunshan county was divided into new Kunshan county and Xinyang county ( 新陽縣 ), the walled city also was halved to locate their own seat respectively. In 1860, Taiping Rebellions captured

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1216-459: The primary sector only accounted for 0.9% of Kunshan's GDP, while the secondary sector accounted for 55.1% and the tertiary sector accounted for 44.0%. Kunshan is also home to over 1,000 hi-tech companies that have helped shape the city’s four economic pillars—optoelectronics, semiconductors, intelligent manufacturing, and RNAi and biomedicine. The total GDP of Kunshan was 316 billion RMB, the highest of any Chinese county-level city in 2016. Kunshan

1254-501: The sandy lands of eastern Huating County so much more prosperous that Huang was later deified out of gratitude. By the mid-Qing, as much as ¾ of Songjiang's farmland was devoted to cotton. Under the Yuan , this new wealth saw Huating elevated to prefectural status and renamed Songjiangfu . This is sometimes considered the origin of China's modern textile industry . It was also under the Yuan that

1292-453: The town with heavy losses. Out of about 250 men, 62 were killed and about 100 wounded, including Ward. Songjiang was then used by Ward, Henry Andres Burgevine , their Ever-Victorious Army , and Cheng Xueqi 's division of the Huai Army as a base for raids and attacks on other Taiping positions under Li Xiucheng throughout the " Battle of Shanghai ". Despite Shanghai's greater importance by

1330-518: The town. The Ming also saw the Jesuits —who counted the influential Shanghainese official Xu Guangqi among their converts—establish the town's first known church. Owing to the importance of Portuguese and Latin at the time, the town's name was romanized Sumkiam . Following Dorgon 's 21 July 1645 edict mandating the queue , the people of Songjiang rose up against the Qing to protect their hair, viewed as

1368-611: The walled city, then the Ever Victorious Army recaptured it in 1863. On 11 November 1911, the local rally announced that both of the counties seceded from the Qing court from then on. In 1912, Xinyang county was merged into Kunshan county. On 15 November 1937, the Japanese army captured the walled city. On 13 May 1949, the CPC controlled the walled city. On 28 September 1989, the county was turn into

1406-451: Was applied to Lu Ji and a hill in his hometown was designated as Kun to commemorate him. Lou county ( 婁縣 ) which administered Kunshan and the area around was established in Qin dynasty. It was named after Lou River ( 婁江 ; present-day Liu River: 瀏河 ), while its seat was located in the north eastern of Kunshan. In 507, Xinyi county ( 信義縣 ) which hold Lou county 's former seat was separated from

1444-536: Was organized in 751 into Huating County , the first county-level administration within modern-day Shanghai. In the 1250s at the end of the Southern Song , the 10-year-old Songjiangese girl Huang Daopo fled her hometown and an arranged marriage to live with the Hlai on Hainan . She returned around 1295 with new strains of cotton , an early cotton gin , and other advances to cotton cultivation and processing that made

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