(Yicai) Feb. 6 -- Retail sales of consumer goods in Suzhou exceeded CNY1 trillion (USD137.3 billion) last year, making it the ...

GDP for Kunshan last year was ¥538 billion, an increase of 6.1 percent, higher than that of Suzhou, at 6.0 percent, and Jiangsu as a whole, at 5.8 percent. A few decades ago, Kunshan was the weakest ...

Once thriving industrial giants, Suzhou and Dongguan now face economic desolation. Factory shutdowns, mass relocations, and dwindling job opportunities have plagued these cities, highlighting the ...

Traditional wedding dresses are seen at Dingji Town, in Lu'an City, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang ...

Suzhou, dubbed "Venice in the East" by 13th-century Venetian explorer Marco Polo, is celebrated not only for the beauty of its winding canals, elegant bridges and classical gardens -- but also for its ...

The predominant local industry was once farming. In the 1990s, locals began migrating to prosperous regions for better-paid ...

Places like Quanzhou in east China's Fujian Province, known for its traditional hairpin festival, Chaozhou in Guangdong with its dynamic Yingge folk dance, and Zigong in Sichuan famed for its lantern ...