Changshu
Changshu
常熟市 | |
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Buildings in Changshu | |
| Coordinates (Changshu government): 31°39′22″N 120°45′11″E / 31.656°N 120.753°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Suzhou |
| Government | |
| • CPC Changshu Committee Secretary | Wang Xiang |
| Area | |
| 1,264 km2 (488 sq mi) | |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 1,677,050 | |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,230,599 |
| • Rural | 446,451 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 215500 |
| Area code | 0512 |
| Website | changshu |
Changshu (Chinese: 常熟; pinyin: Chángshú; Wade–Giles: Ch'ang-shu'; lit. 'evergrow'; Suzhounese: /d͡ʐan¹³ ʐoʔ²³/) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, and is part of the Yangtze River Delta. It borders the prefecture-level city of Nantong to the northeast across the Yangtze River. Due to the mild climate and terrain there, it has enjoyed a high level of agricultural civilization since ancient times, and is named after this, for the first character of its name (常) means "always, often", while the second (熟) means "ripe". The name of the adjacent county-level city of Taicang means "great granary".