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Why is Suzhou Taicang the worst?

Taicang's GDP in 2022 ranked fourth in Suzhou.

Suzhou has jurisdiction over four county-level cities. Among the four county-level cities, Kunshan has the strongest economy, Zhangjiagang is similar to Changshu, and Taicang is the weakest. Taicang is actually the best geographical location among the four county-level cities under the jurisdiction of Suzhou.

On the one hand, Taicang City is close to Jiading District, the most economically developed suburb in western Shanghai, and also close to the main city of Jiading District, while Kunshan City is mainly adjacent to Qingpu District, a suburb with a very general development in Shanghai, and Jiading District is only adjacent to Anting Town. On the other hand, Taicang has an excellent Yangtze River port, which can promote Taicang's waterway trade. As of April 2020, Taicang has jurisdiction over 6 towns and 2 streets 1 Economic Development Zone.

geographical environment

Taicang City is flat and slightly inclined from northeast to southwest. Historically, Yantietang is the boundary, with the low-lying polder area in the ancient lagoon plain in the west and the river plain in the delta plain in the east. Starting from the actual situation, agricultural regionalization is bounded by Wu Tang, with low-lying polder fields in the west and plain along the river in the east.

The ground elevation is 2.4 ~ 3.8m in the west (based on Wusong zero) and 3.5 ~ 5.8m in the east. Taicang city belongs to the humid climate zone in the southern part of the north subtropical zone, with monsoon circulation as the main factor. Winter is controlled by the cold air in the north, with little rain and cold weather. Summer is controlled by subtropical high, and the weather is hot. Spring and autumn are monsoon alternating periods, with changeable weather and alternating dry and wet.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Taicang City