The east's eden

An ancient garden city is growing its economy and cultivating culture

Suzhou's timeline

514 BC: First record of Suzhou.

From THE Editor

This is China Daily's special report about Suzhou, a city in the Yangtze River Delta.

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Editors: Ed Zhang, Lin Jinghua, Xu Xiaomin, Wang Shanshan, Zhang Lei, Zhou Furong, Xu Yan, Erik Nilsson, Mike Peters, Alywin Chew, Satarupa BhattacharjyaAndrew GrahamTracy Barrett, Randy Wright and Elston Soares

Going forward in a progressive city

Mayor sees services and high-tech projects fueled by foreign investment

Heritage

Industry with a global view

Early enterprise development zone made the most of infrastructure, foreign Investment

Business promise of Taicang

Trade Organization Likes Dynamic Commercial Area With Reasonable Rents

Suzhou cashes in by recruiting top minds

Entrepreneur Contests Lure Talent From Silicon Valley, Sydney And Frankfurt

Petal potions, whirlybirds and teatimes

Suzhou is expanding its tourism to go beyond sites to include experiences as it seeks to lure international tourists

IP in focus as firms eye foreign markets

Many Chinese startups are proactively seeking guidance on intellectual property, said Li Yantao, deputy director general with the Patent Examination Cooperation Jiangsu Center of the Patent Office, under the State Intellectual Property Office.

Company uses events to promote integration

Francesco Antonacci, chief controller at Pirelli Industrial Asia Pacific, found that, when he returned to Italy after working in China, he missed the country and longed to return.