12 Facts About Wuxi

Wuxi is a city in southern Jiangsu province, eastern China, 135 kilometers by car to the northwest of downtown Shanghai, between Changzhou and Suzhou.

Wuxi is a prominent historical and cultural city of China, and has been a thriving economic center since ancient times as a production as an export hub of rice, silk and textiles.

City is served by Sunan Shuofang International Airport, which opened in 2004, the Wuxi Metro, opened in 2014, and the Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity High-Speed Railway and Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway which connect it to Shanghai.

Wuxi is a major city among the top 500 cities in the world by scientific research outputs, as tracked by the Nature Index and home to Jiangnan University, the only key national university of “Project 211” in the city.

The tin industry thrived in the area in ancient times but it was eventually depleted, so that when Wuxi was established in 202 BCE during the Han dynasty, it was named "Wuxi" .

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Administratively, Wuxi became a district of Biling and only during the Yuan dynasty did it become an independent prefecture.

Wuxi was remained the regional center for the waterborne transport of grain.

Wuxi is a regional business hub, with extensive manufacturing and large industrial parks devoted to new industries.

Wuxi is one of the major art and cultural centers of Jiangnan.

Wuxi has many private gardens or parks built by learned scholars and illustrious people in the past.

Lingshan Grand Buddha Scenic Area on the southwest tip of Wuxi contains the 88 meters tall Grand Buddha at Ling Shan, the world's largest bronze Buddha statue.

Wuxi Metro began operations in 2014, with two lines totaling 19 miles and over 124 miles in total expected with new lines opening over the next few decades.