Wuxi is one of the 15 largest industrial cities in China and one of the most important tourist destinations in Jiangsu Province. It sits at the centre of the Yangtze Delta, between picturesque Lake Taihu which marks the south of the city, and the Yangtze River which defines the northern edge.

Wuxi was once named Youxi (with tin) when it was the centre of a flourishing tin mining industry and the focus of long running skirmishes over mineral rights. When the tin ran out in 25 AD, it was renamed Wuxi (without tin). Wuxi is the key location of an area still known as Jiangnan, a term that refers to the rich and fertile area just to the south of the Yangtze River in the east of China, a region that has been a realm of gardens and canals for centuries of Han Chinese history. Today it is Suzhou, with its picturesque reputation, which is more often associated with Jiangnan culture, but Wuxi residents point to history to prove that the birthplace of Jiangnan culture was in fact Wuxi. The first canals in the region were built there about 3000 years ago (they were in fact the first man-made canals in China), and it was only later that these Jiangnan waterways spread to other cities, including Suzhou, a city which was developed long after the establishment of Wuxi.

Today, Wuxi is one of the most economically vibrant cities in China (it's sometimes called ''little Shanghai''), with particular strengths in IT, electromechanical integration and high-end textiles.

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