Considered one of the most flowing and elegant languages of China, often called effeminate, especially by the Shanghainese, the Suzhou dialect is mutually intelligible with dialects spoken in neighbouring Shanghai, and the dialects spoken its satellite cities of Kunshan, Changshu, Zhangjiagang etc.

As a historically and culturally famous city, Changshu is known for its long history, beautiful scenery and prosperity.

Currently a harbour is being developed on the Yangtze River near Changshu to service Suzhou and Wuxi.

Changshu is divided into 12 towns, one forest farm, two provincial development districts and a clothing and fabric market.

A major new road is planned alongside the Yangtze River from Shanghai to Nanjing, which will also pass through Changshu.

This is due to open in October 2008, as will the Su Tong Bridge, which will connect Changshu with Nantong.

Changshu Road Station () is an interchange station between Lines 1 and 7 of the Shanghai Metro.

* Changshu, Jiangsu, China

The China National Highway 204 Yantai-Nantong-Changshu-Shanghai, Sujiahang Expressway and Suzhou-Jiaxing-Hangzhou all pass through Changshu.

Upon reaching the river Zhao Yu dived into the water with his double-edged sword and emerged holding the dragon ’ s head, Following his death, according to the Chronicle of Changshu County, the region was once again plagued by flood and he was seen riding a white horse amidst the swirling currents.

Changshu ’ s import and export rate has also increased in recent years with imports going up by 88. 4 percent to US $ 3. 89 billion and exports rising 60. 4 percent to US $ 6. 74 billion in 2007.

Its development has a direct correlation with the growth of its satellite cities, including Kunshan, Taicang, Changshu, and Zhangjiagang, which together with the city of Suzhou form the Suzhou prefecture.

Changshu first became an independent county in 540 AD, but in 581 was made subordinate to Suzhou.

* Jiangsu Province: Nanjing, Suzhou ( including county-level urban centres of Changshu, Taicang, Kunshan, Wujiang and Zhangjiagang ), Wuxi ( including county-level urban centres of Jiangyin and Yixing ), Nantong ( including county-level urban centres of Rugao, Haimen, and Qidong ), Changzhou ( including county-level urban centres of Jintan and Liyang ), Yangzhou ( including urban centre of Yizheng ), Yancheng ( including county-level urban centres of Dafeng and Dongtai ), Taizhou ( including county-level urban centres of Jiangyan, Jingjiang, Taixing and Xinghua ), Zhenjiang ( including county-level urban centres of Danyang, Jurong and Yangzhong ), Huai ' an.

Qian was born in Changshu county of Suzhou prefecture ( now in Jiangsu province ).

* Changshu Industrial Vocation School

* Changshu, P. R.

Jiang was born in Changshu, Jiangsu.

Changshu (; Wade-Giles: Ch ' ang-shu ; lit.

Changshu comprises 12 towns and two provincial economy and technology development districts.

In the 15th and 16th centuries Changshu was several times attacked by Japanese pirates.

Changshu has traditionally been a market town for locally-produced rice, corn, wheat, tea, and mulberry leaves, and since the 13th century has been a major cotton-producing district.

In 2007, Changshu had a GDP of RMB97. 6 billion, an increase of 18 percent from 2006.

More than 2, 000 foreign enterprises have invested in Changshu including big names such as Sharp and Dunlop.

`` This harbor is a bomber's paradise '', the Britisher had said with frank grimness.

the rest is obtained from harbor scallops.

Often, this is the case with a large bridge that serves as an entrance to a city, or crosses over a main harbor entrance.

Once a fishing port, the harbor is now dedicated to tourism and pleasure boating.

The islands ' distance from each other — Njazidja is some 200 kilometers from Mahoré, forty kilometers from Mwali, and eighty kilometers from Nzwani — along with a lack of good harbor facilities, make transportation and communication difficult.

There is also a harbor at Fomboni, on Mwali.

The name is commonly translated as " harbor / haven of peace " or " abode / home of peace ", based on the Persian / Arabic bandar (" harbor ") or the Arabic dar (" house "), and the Arabic es salaam (" of peace ") ( cf.

St. George's, the capital and the nation's most important harbor, is favorably situated near a lagoon on the southwestern coast.

A harbor or harbour ( see spelling differences ), or haven, is a place where ships, boats, and barges can seek shelter through stormy weather, or else are stored for future use.

In contrast, a natural harbor is surrounded on several sides by prominences of land.

An example of this kind of harbor is San Francisco Bay, California.

The largest artificially created harbor is Jebel Ali in Dubai.

A natural harbor is a landform where a part of a body of water is protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage.

The world's southmost harbor, located at Antarctica's Winter Quarters Bay ( 77 ° 50 ′ South ), is potentially ice-free, depending on the summertime pack ice conditions.

The “ ectoparasite ” explanation of modern human nakedness is based on the principle that a hairless primate would harbor fewer parasites.

And this ship, called S3, is launched and sits on the other side of the harbor where S2 is.

The Port of Kaohsiung is the largest harbor in Taiwan.

The shoreline is regular with no deep estuary, gulf, or natural harbor.

Their genome is usually a single loop of DNA, although they can also harbor small pieces of DNA called plasmids.

The shipyard is a major employer ( largest industrial employer in the state of Virginia ) not only for the lower Virginia Peninsula, but also portions of Hampton Roads south of the James River and the harbor, portions of the Middle Peninsula region, and even some northeastern counties of North Carolina.

Panspermia proposes that life forms that can survive the effects of space, such as extremophiles, become trapped in debris that is ejected into space after collisions between planets that harbor life and Small Solar System Bodies ( SSSB ).

The capital, Doha, is located on the central east coast on a sweeping ( if shallow ) harbor.