常州的英文介绍

Changzhou, nicknamed the Dragon City, is situated in China’s most prosperous Yangtze River delta. It is administratively divided into 2 county-level cities, Jintan and Liyang, and 5 districts, Wujin, Xinbei, Tianning, Zhonglou and Qishuyan. The whole city covers 4,375 sq. km and has a population of 3.49 million, of which the urban area covers 1,864 sq. km with 2.17 million inhabitants. The city boasts economic and cultural prosperity and social harmony. In 2005, its GDP reached 130.2 billion yuan, with the per capita GDP being 4,500 USD and municipal financial revenue 22 billionyuan.

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– let’s share the city’s beauty

“At sunrise the flowers on river banks were suffused with a flame-like red. In springtime, the river water turned turquoise blue.” A city whose beauty has been adored by many poets, Changzhou is becoming even more attractive today. Up to 2005, it has won many honors in the nation:
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