The highways in Kunshan run from north and south, east and west. Three airports adjoin it, two high-speed rails traverse it and one metro line connects it to Shanghai.

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Environmental advantage

Kunshan Tourism Resort has 21 lakes and numerous canals, and the water surface reaches 8000 hectares. The water quality of these lakes and canals are above level III, and the whole area is a place of fertile farmland, clean water and fresh air.

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Kunshan is the birthplace of Kunqu, from which all the other traditional Chinese operas originate. Kunshan is the home town of the well known scholars such as Gu Yanwu, Gui Youguang, Zhu Bailu, etc.

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Now China has entered an era of tourism prosperity. Located in the central area of Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai delta region, which is also the most prosperous region in China's mainland, Kunshan is very close to the tremendous tourism market.

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In February 2013, the State Council approved the establishment in Kunshan of an experimental zone for strengthening cross-strait industrial cooperation and will offer support in eight sectors such as industrial development, finance and taxation policy, trade promotion and personnel exchanges. In August 2013, Shanghai Free Trade Zone was established by the State Council, and Suzhou might be one of the follow up cities for free trade zone program. Since the year 2011，Kunshan's annual expenditure on tourism development projects accounts for 100 million yuan (16.34 million).