Kunshan
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Kunshan is a satellite city in the greater Suzhou region that is administratively at the county-level in southeast Jiangsu, China, just outside Shanghai. It currently ranks as the most economically successful county-level administration in China. In 2008 the GDP totalled 150 billion yuan (US$22 billion), an increase of 15% from 2007. The GDP per capita reached 120,882 yuan (US$17,687).
Kunshan is culturally significant as the origin of Kunshan diao, the melody which ultimately evolved into Kunqu, China's oldest[citation needed] extant theatre art. Kunshan is the birthplace of one of China's most well known ancient opera styles.
It is known as the birthplace of Fei Junlong, Gong Xian, An Wang, and Soong Ching-ling.[citation needed]
As of 2006 the city is locally known as "Little Taipei" due to the influx of businessmen from the Republic of China.
--from wikipedia.org
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- Fu Gui Hotel
- Ramada Place Hotel
- Kunshan KG Langmark Hotel
- Ramada Lakeside Villas Kunshan Town
- Sovereign Hotel Kunshan
- Suning Universal Hotel
- Traders Hotel Kunshan
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I have been living in Kunshan for over ten years and as a British expat have seen many changes over the years. My favourite night spot is a small bar called Friday Pub in Laiying Square off Bai lu road. It has a great atmosphere, most of the staff speak english and they have a big screen tv for football, motor racing etc. It is one of the few places in Kunshan were you can take the wife with no worries about what kind of people you may run into as the customers are friendly, the staff are great and generally as well as having a good night out you can get help and advice on where to go, things to do and the best places to shop. If you want more info look at their website friday-pub.com
