Where is Suzhou River?

Wusong River, known as Songjiang or Wujiang in ancient times, also known as Songling River and Lize River, is a tributary of Huangpu River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, and is also called "Three Rivers in Taihu Lake" with Dongjiang River and Loujiang River.

It originates from the Hangjingkou of Taihu Lake south of Songling Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou City, crosses the Jiangnan Canal from west to east, and joins the Huangpu River east of Waibaidu Bridge on the north side of Huangpu Park in Shanghai. The total length is 125 km, the average river width is about 40 to 50 meters, and the total drainage area is 855 square kilometers.

Wusong River flows through Wujiang, Suzhou, Kunshan, Jiading, Qingpu and Shanghai. Bounded by North xin jing, the upper reaches of Wusong River are called Wusong River by ordinary people, and the lower reaches of Wusong River are east of Beixinjing. After entering Shanghai, Shanghainese called it Suzhou River.

Suzhou Creek Development:

Suzhou Creek has a long history. Originated in East Taihu Lake, it flows through Wujiang, Kunshan, Qingpu and Jiading, and finally flows into Huangpu River. Historically, Suzhou Creek has undergone many evolutions and dramatic changes.

In ancient times, Wusong River was the main drainage channel of Taihu Lake and the most important dry river channel in Shanghai. At that time, the Wusong River was vast and the water potential was huge, which was known as "deep and wide, and it could rival thousands of rivers". However, during the Northern Song Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, due to the construction of Wujiang long dike in the upper reaches, the water source of Wusong River was blocked, which led to shallower and shallower siltation and gradually gave way to the Huangpu River.

During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Xia Yuanji opened the Huangpu River as the mainstream, diverted water from Taihu Lake, and introduced Wusong River to Liu Jia in Taicang in the north. This series of changes in the river and Pu led to the gradual narrowing of Wusong River and eventually evolved into Suzhou River today.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Wusongjiang