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}} |nickname = |settlement_type = Prefecture-level city |motto = |image_skyline =Suzhou montage.jpg |imagesize = 280px |image_caption = Landmarks of Suzhou — top left: Humble Administrator's Garden; top right: Yunyan Pagoda in Tiger Hill; middle: Skyline of Jinji Lake; bottom left: Changmen Gate in night; bottom right: Shantang Canal |image_flag = Flag of the City of Suzhou.svg |flag_size = |image_seal =苏州市市徽.PNG |seal_size = |image_map = ChinaJiangsuSuzhou.png |mapsize = 275px |map_caption = Location in Jiangsu |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |pushpin_map = China |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_map_caption =Location in China |pushpin_mapsize = 275 |coordinates_display = inline,title |coordinates_region = CN |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = People's Republic of China |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Jiangsu |subdivision_type2 = County-level divisions |subdivision_name2 = 11 |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = Prefecture-level city |leader_title = CPC secretary |leader_name = Shi Taifeng (石泰峰) |leader_title1 = Mayor |leader_name1 = Zhou Naixiang (周乃翔) |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = Established |established_date = 514 BC |established_title2 = |established_date2 = |established_title3 = |established_date3 = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 8488.42 |area_land_km2 = 6093.92 |area_water_km2 = 2394.50 |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = 2743 |area_metro_km2 = |population_as_of = 2013 |population_footnotes = 〔 |population_note = |population_total = 10,578,700 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_urban = 5,468,300 |population_density_urban_km2 = auto |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_demonym = Suzhounese |timezone = Beijing Time |utc_offset = +8 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |latd=31 |latm=18 |lats= |latNS=N |longd=120 |longm=36 |longs= |longEW=E |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = 215000 |area_code = 512 |blank_name = GDP (2014〔) |blank_info = *Total CNY 1.406 trillion USD $228.87 billion PPP $330.48 billion *Per capita CNY 132,908 USD $21,635 PPP $31,240 *Growth: 8% |blank1_name = HDI (2013) |blank1_info = 0.873 - very high〔Calculated using data from Suzhou Statistics Bureau: * * * 〕 |blank2_name = City flower |blank2_info = Osmanthus |blank3_name = City tree |blank3_info = Camphor laurel |blank4_name = Regional dialect |blank4_info = Wu: Suzhou dialect |blank5_name = License plate prefix |blank5_info = 苏E |website = |footnotes = }} Suzhou (; Mandarin: ; Suzhou Wu: ), formerly romanized as Soochow, is a major city located in southeastern Jiangsu Province of East China, about northwest of Shanghai. It is a major economic centre and focal point of trade and commerce, and the second largest city in the province after its capital Nanjing. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the shores of Lake Tai and belongs to the Yangtze River Delta region. Administratively, Suzhou is a prefecture-level city with a population of 4.33 million in its city proper, and a total resident population (as of 2013) of 10.58 million in its administrative area.〔〔Incorporating neighboring suburban regions and the satellite cities of Kunshan, Zhangjiagang, Taicang, and Changshu. This statement is based on data from local government, while a United Nations report (see below) claims its (urban) population is 5.156 million in 2014.〕 Its urban population grew at an unprecedented rate of 6.5% between 2000 and 2014, which is the highest among cities with more than 5 million people.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=World Urbanization Prospects: The 2014 Revision )〕 Founded in 514 BC, Suzhou has over 2,500 years of history, with an abundant display of relics and sites of historical interest. At around 100 AD, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, it became one of the ten largest cities in the world mostly due to emigration from Northern China.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201b.htm )〕 Since the 10th-century Song Dynasty, it has been an important commercial center of China. During the Ming and Qing Dynasty, Suzhou was a national economic, cultural and commercial〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5318/ )〕 center, as well as the largest non-capital city in the world, until the 1860 Taiping Rebellion. When Li Hongzhang and Charles George Gordon recaptured the city three years later, Shanghai had already taken its predominant place in the nation. Since major economic reforms began in 1978, Suzhou has become one of the fastest growing major cities in the world, with GDP growth rates of about 14% in the past 35 years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2014年苏州市情市力 )〕 With high life expectancy and per capita incomes, Suzhou's Human Development Index ratings is roughly comparable to a moderately developed country, making it one of the most highly developed and prosperous cities in China.〔 The city's canals, stone bridges, pagodas, and meticulously designed gardens have contributed to its status as one of the top tourist attractions in China. The classical gardens in Suzhou were added to the list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1997 and 2000. Suzhou is often dubbed the "Venice of the East" or "Venice of China".〔(Visit some of China's best gardens next week without a passport » Arts/Entertainment » Andover Townsman, Andover, MA ). Andovertownsman.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-28.〕〔 〕 ==Etymology== The name Suzhou was first officially used for the city in AD 589 during the Sui dynasty. The character or is a contraction referring to nearby Mount Gusu (t , s , p ''Gūsūshān''). The ''sū'' in its name refers to the mint perilla (''shiso''). The character originally meant something like a province or county (cf. Guizhou), but often came to be used metonomously for the capital of such a region (cf. Guangzhou, Hangzhou, etc.).〔''Dictionary of Chinese Place-names Ancient and Modern'' (, ''Zhongguo Gujin Diming Dacidian''), p. 1438. Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House (Shanghai), 2006. 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Suzhou」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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