Wuxi
Wuxi
无锡市 Wusih, Wuhsi | |
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Taihu Lake Former Site of Wuxi Library WUXI IFS Taihu New City Sanyang Plaza Wuxi Municipal Government NanChang Street Wuxi Taihu lake Changchun bridge | |
| Motto(s): Wuxi is full of warmth and water | |
Location of Wuxi in Jiangsu | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| County-level divisions | 9 |
| Seat | Binhu District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • CCP Municipal Secretary | Du XiaoGang |
| • Acting Mayor | Zhao JianJun |
| Area | |
| 4,627.47 km2 (1,786.68 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 3,724.98 km2 (1,438.22 sq mi) |
| • Water | 902.49 km2 (348.45 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,643.89 km2 (634.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
| 7,495,000 | |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6,715,559 |
| • Urban density | 4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 1.626 trillion US$ 228.3 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 216,945 US$ 30,460 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Beijing Time) |
| Postal code | 214000 |
| Area code | 510 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-JS-02 |
| HDI (2015) | 苏B |
| City flower | Prunus mume |
| City tree | Camphora |
| Regional dialect | Wu: Wuxi dialect |
| Website | www |
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"Wuxi" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 无锡 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 無錫 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wúxī | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wuxi (Chinese: 无锡; pinyin: Wúxī, WOO-shee) is a city in southern Jiangsu, China. As of the 2024 census, it had a population of 7,495,000. The city lies in the southern Yangtze delta and borders Lake Tai. Notable landmarks include Lihu Park, the Mt. Lingshan Grand Buddha Scenic Area and its 88-meter (289 ft)-tall Grand Buddha at Ling Shan statue, Xihui Park, Wuxi Zoo, and the Wuxi Museum. Transportation options include Wuxi Shuofang Airport, Wuxi Metro, Shanghai–Nanjing intercity high-speed railway, and Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway. Wuxi is home to Jiangnan University.