Kunshan
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| Kunshan 昆山 |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
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| Province | Jiangsu |
| Time zone | China Standard Time (UTC+8) |
Kunshan (simplified Chinese: 昆山; pinyin: Kūnshān; Wade-Giles: K'un-shan ) is a satellite city in the greater Suzhou region that is administratively at the county-level in southeast Jiangsu, China, just outside Shanghai. It currently ranks as the most economically successful county-level administration in China. In 2007 the GDP totalled 115.2 billion yuan (ca. US$15 billion), an increase of 20.5% from 2006. The GDP per capita reached over 101,000 yuan (US$13,424).
Kunshan is culturally significant as the origin of Kunshan diao, the melody which ultimately evolved into Kunqu, China's oldest[citation needed] extant theatre art. Kunshan is the birthplace of one of China's most well known ancient opera styles.[1]
It is known as the birthplace of Fei Junlong, Gong Xian, An Wang, and Soong Ching-ling.[citation needed]
As of 2006 the city is locally known as "Little Taipei" due to the influx of businessmen from the Republic of China.[1]
It is also home to the iPod Touch factory, a division of Apple. All new iPod Touches will be delivered from there. Also, Hewlett Packard delivers their laptop series from there.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Gifford, Rob. "Things Flow." China Road. 34.
[edit] External links
- Kunshan City English guide (Jiangsu.NET)
- Kunshan Leaps to the Head of China's Top 10 Richest Counties (People's Daily/Renminwang) http://www.people.com.cn
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