[Survey
of Wuzhong Disrtrict]Wuzhong District is located in the southern part of Suzhou old city proper, and is next to Taihu Lake. The whole district covers a land of 742km2, and a water area of 1,459 km2, which accounts for three fifth the total size of Taihu Lake. It has 1 State-level Taihu Lake Tourist Resort, 1 State Modern Agricultural Demonstration Park, 1 provincial-level economic development zone, 7 towns and 8 neighborhoods under its jurisdiction and Suzhou Qionglong Mountain Scenery Precinct, with a registered permanent population of 570,000. Over recent years, under the guidance of scientific development sense and centering round the aim of publicizing the name-brand of " Scenic Suzhou and Cultural Wuzhong " , Wuzhong District has been making great efforts in its four major projects of " strengthening its economic development zones, beautifying its Taihu Lake hills and waters, prettifying Wuzhong New Town and making a good job in rural construction " , and has been adhering to the overall coordinated and sustained development, with its industrialization, urbanization and modernization having been enhanced from dayto day. In 2008, the whole district realized a regional gross output value of 46.80billion yuan and a total fiscal revenue of 13.70 billion yuan, with various economic and social indexes having exceeded the target of a fairly comfortable life. |