3,000+ years
Wuxi’s recorded cultural story is rooted in ancient Wu culture and the Taihu basin.
Water, trade and
a restless industrial spirit.
Wuxi is more than a lakeside neighbour of Shanghai. It is an old canal city, a centre of Jiangnan culture and one of modern China’s enduring manufacturing and technology hubs.
4,627km²
7.49mresidents
1.68tn2025 GDP · yuan
REGIONAL ORIENTATION · NOT TO SCALE
Where Wuxi sits
In southern Jiangsu, with the Yangtze to the north, Taihu Lake to the south, Suzhou and Shanghai to the east, and Changzhou and Nanjing to the west.
Open a regional map ↗YANGTZE RIVER · 长江
TAIHU LAKE · 太湖
Nanjing南京
Changzhou常州
Wuxi无锡
Suzhou苏州
Shanghai上海
Yixing宜兴
WUXI MUNICIPALITY
The city is larger than the centre
The Wuxi municipality includes five urban districts plus Jiangyin on the Yangtze and Yixing to the south-west. For newcomers, Liangxi is the historic centre, Binhu faces the lake, and Xinwu contains much of the airport and high-tech area.
Huishan惠山Xishan锡山Liangxi梁溪Xinwu新吴Binhu滨湖Yixing宜兴
WATER · MARKETS · MAKERS
A short history
Canal city
The Grand Canal and Bodu River tied farms, markets and neighbourhoods into a powerful trading city.
19th century
Wuxi became nationally important for rice, cloth, silk and money markets.
1895 onward
Textile mills helped open a century of modern commerce and industry.
Today
Internet of Things, integrated circuits, biomedicine, equipment, new energy and textiles shape the economy.
Wuxi today
Why industry matters here
Canal trade helped Wuxi become a major market for grain, cloth, silk and finance. Mills and local entrepreneurs then made it one of the cradles of China’s modern national industry. Today that commercial identity continues through advanced manufacturing and technology.
Official source ↗01Internet of Things
02Integrated circuits
03Biomedicine
04High-end equipment
05New energy
06Textiles & apparel