Xiangcheng District is introduced as follows:
Xiangcheng District, which belongs to Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, is located in the north of Suzhou City, located in the geographical center of Suzhou City, and has a subtropical monsoon climate. The jurisdiction covers an area of 489.96 square kilometers, and the water area accounts for nearly 40%. As of 202 1, 10, it governs 4 towns and 7 streets, 1 provincial tourist resort, 1 high-speed rail new city.
The District People's Government is located at No.8 Yangcheng Lake East Road. By the end of 20021,the total resident population in the region was 898,500. Xiangcheng District has a long history. It was named after Wu Zixu, minister of the State of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period, who tasted water in Xiangtu on the bank of Yangcheng Lake 2,500 years ago. Xiangcheng belonged to Wuxian county 22 1 year ago. In the first year of Long Live Tian Tong (696), Xiangcheng belonged to Changzhou County.
The traffic in Xiangcheng District is introduced as follows:
Xiangcheng district has convenient transportation. Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway, Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou High-speed Railway, Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou Metro and Rutong Su Hu Metro, Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway and Suzhou Ring Expressway run through Xiangcheng. Suzhou Rail Transit Lines 2 and 4, Renmin Road, Guangji Road, National Highway 3 12, National Highway 524 and Provincial Highway 228 have realized the seamless connection between Xiangcheng and the main urban area.
The history of Xiangcheng District is as follows:
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Xiangcheng was named after Wu Zixu, the minister of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period, who wanted to build a city in Yangcheng Lake. In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (the first 22 years1year), Qin Shihuang unified China, implemented the county system, and established Wuxian as the county seat of Huiji County. Xiangcheng District belongs to Wuxian County.
At the end of Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu rose up and led 8,000 children to compete in the Central Plains, where they crossed the river to the north. Twelve years ago, on 195, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu, named his nephew Liu Bi as the king of Wu. Xiangcheng area belongs to the State of Wu. "Ji of Emperor Wu" said: Liu Ying built a sauce and vinegar city in Lisan, Pingmen, and said that Lisan, the northeast of Pingmen, has the tomb of Hong, the satrap of Hanyingchuan, which is located in the south of Xiangcheng area.