Chapter 20 introduction

 China's official economic department has an authoritative national "top 100 counties (cities)" ranking, which has been in place for more than ten years.It is a very obvious symbolic strength sorting based on the gross product value of county-level units across the country as a reference.In this list, people all over the country habitually hear that there are several counties (cities) that are always in the top ten. They are: Kunshan, Zhangjiagang, Changshu, Wujiang, Taicang... I often do interviews across the country, and I often hear that some provincial and district leaders attach great importance to their regional economic strength in the country's ranking position.Although some people now have doubts about using the gross regional product as a criterion to measure the economic strength of a place, no one can avoid the importance of the gross regional product to the economic development of a region and the lives of the people. "Development is the last word." On the premise of scientific development, GDP is still a basic indicator of economic development and a guarantee for the improvement of people's living standards in developing countries like China.For many provinces, cities, and autonomous regions, it is a great thing to be named in the "Top 100 Counties (Cities)", and it is even more important to be named in the top ten of the "Top 100 Counties (Cities)". It's the big deal of winning the jackpot.Suzhou is too "beautiful", and 5 counties (cities) in one region have entered the top ten!In fact, Suzhou only has a total of 5 counties (cities) under its jurisdiction.

"Five sons enroll"!This kind of pride can only be found in Suzhou. After the founding of New China, the administrative division of Suzhou has undergone many changes. Before 1983, in addition to the above five counties (cities), there were Wu County, Wuxi County, and Jiangyin County in the Suzhou area. These three counties were also economically strong counties.Later, Wuxi County and Jiangyin County were placed under Wuxi City.Wu County was also divided into two in 2001 and included in Suzhou City.Wu County in my memory has always been the "boss" among the counties in Suzhou.This is not only because it has the special geographical advantage of being close to the old city of Gusu, but also because Wu County is the center of "Wu Culture".After Wu County was incorporated into Suzhou City, it played a historic role in the expansion and prosperity of Suzhou City. Wuzhong and Xiangcheng, which were divided into two by Wu County, also developed very rapidly and healthily, and can even be described as picturesque. to describe.Xiangcheng District is adjacent to Wuxi and Changshu in the north, half of the beautiful and affluent Yangcheng Lake in the east, and Kunshan and Suzhou Industrial Park in the southeast, forming an unstoppable economic situation.In Wuzhong District, there is a hurricane of science and technology in Suzhou High-tech Park, supported by many historical and cultural sky screens of Gusu, such as Lingshan and Guangfu. With the intoxicating "Suzhou Beauty, Taihu Lake Beauty"......

When we narrate and praise the prestige of Suzhou's "Five Tigers", we should not forget the historical status of Wu County in Suzhou's 30 years of reform and opening up——