Booming
Yangtze River
Area
"The
Yangtze River Delta is one of the most important engines of China's economy, and
surpasses all other regions (including the Pearl River Delta) in China in terms
of economic growth, productivity and per capita income. Occupying less than 1%
of China's land and 5.8% of its population, the YRD region contributed to over
35% of the country's total import and export value, more than 22% of its tax
revenues and close to 20% of China's GDP in the first three quarters of 2005." -----<http://www.sipedi.cn/SIPEDI/xjtlu/moreinfo.aspx?categoryNum=020010>
Location
--------- Map of Yangtze River
Population
From Chinese Government's statistics, in 2006 there are about 112.3 million pepople living in this area.
"The
region is also one of the most densely populated regions on earth, and the
population of Shanghai reached 17.78 million (permanent residents) in 2005, with
a density of 2,700 inhabitants/km2. Most of the people in this region
speak Wu Chinese as their mother tongue, in addition to Mandarin. Wu is mutually
unintelligible with other varieties of Chinese including Mandarin." ---<http://www.sipedi.cn/SIPEDI/xjtlu/moreinfo.aspx?categoryNum=020010>
 People in Train Station
Economy
Shanghai,
the international metropolis-oriented city situated on the banks of the Yangtze
River Delta, leads the growth of the Yangtze River Delta, and plays an important
role in the nation's social and economic development. The city serves as the
most important cultural, commercial, financial, industrial and communications
center of China. Since 1992, the city has maintained a double-digit GDP growth
rate for 14 consecutive years. Shanghai is also one of the world's busiest
ports, and became the largest cargo port in the world in
2005. ---<http://www.sipedi.cn/SIPEDI/xjtlu/moreinfo.aspx?categoryNum=020010>
Useful Link: Shanghai Suzhou China-Singapore Industrial Park
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Suzhou Pictures
Symbol of Suzhou
Beautiful Scenery
Beautiful scenery of China--Singapore Industrial Park
Symbol of China-- Singapore Industrial Park
Suzhou
has a history of about 2,500 years. In ancient time, it was one of the
richest places in China. Because Suzhou 's climate is very good for
agriculture. Also Suzhouness are very smart and they think highly of
education.
Currently, among the world's top 500
multinational companies , 85 of them already have presence in Suzhou,
and more than 30 have set up R&D centres in Suzhou.
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