General Status

Location	Located at the delta area of the estuary of the Yangtse River, and Between Shanghai and Namyeong
Population	3.8 milion
Area	4,375 ㎢
Climate	Mild, humid and four distinct seasons Annual average temperature : 15 ℃ Highest/Lowest temperature: 37℃/-3℃ Annual precipitation: 1,074mm
Industry	Number of enterprise: 3,826 Major industry: spinning, metallurgy and electronics Major products: machinery(excavator) and hi-tech related products
Administrative District	5 Hyeon grade cities, 5 Gu’s (including industrial development district)
VIP	Mr. Keun-Myung Suh / Mayor (徐建明), Mr. Yein-Cheong Beum / Secretary of the municipal assembly (范燕靑)

Regional Characteristics

• Changzhou, with 2,500 years of history, has numerous scenic spots and places of historic interest such as Yoolyangchunmok Lake, Geumdanmo Mountain and Moojinyang Castle.
• People in Changzhou are rather conservative but light-hearted. Changzhou is a newly industrialized city during the period of the reform and open-door policy of the Central Government. It is designated as a model city for the overall reform of the national economic system and adopted the first open-door policy in the Yeonhae area.

Major Interchange Activity

• Participation in the exhibitions of small and medium enterprises for their products
• Mutual visit by the youth representatives
• Mutual visit by the ladies representatives
• Mutual visit by public officials

Future Activity Planned for Mutual Interchange and Business Cooperation

• Introduction of regional products through participation in trade exhibition
• Mutual exchange of work by public officials so as to carry out the comparative study of the administrative system, and mutual cooperation between enterprises
• Cooperation in youth activity, culture and art