Kunshan
Sign in to saveKunshan is a county-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province with Shanghai bordering its eastern border. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Suzhou.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kunshan
- Settlement.settlement_type
- County-level & Sub-prefectural city
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Zhouzhuang water town.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Zhouzhuang, Kunshan
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- China#China Jiangsu
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- Location in Jiangsu
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- China
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Prefecture-level city
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Jiangsu
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Suzhou
- Settlement.leader_title
- Party Secretary
- Settlement.leader_name
- Yao Linrong ()
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Du Xiaogang ()
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 927.68
- Settlement.population_total
- 2,092,496
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- History
- Imperial Era
- Modern Period
- Contemporary Development
- Administration
- Geography
- Topography
- Climate
- Economy
- Culture
- Kunqu Opera
- Kunshan Culture & Art Center
- Cuisine
- Recreation and tourism
- Education
- Transportation
- Road
- Expressways
- National Highway
- Railway
- Metro
- Notable people
- Literature
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Kunshan is a county-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province with Shanghai bordering its eastern border. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Suzhou.
== History == === Imperial Era === During the Han Dynasty, Lou () County was established, named after the Lou River (present-day Liu River: ) which flowed from west to east through the region. It was briefly renamed Louzhi () during the Xin Dynasty under Wang Mang. In 220 AD, Zhang Zhao of Eastern Wu, was enfeoffed as the Marquess of Lou, making the county a marquessate. Following several administrative transitions, it was renamed Xinyi () in the 5th century, with the administrative seat eventually relocating near Mount Kun (Kunshan).