Soochow Creek
Suzhou Creek, also called the Wusong River, is a river that passes through the Shanghai city center. It is named after the neighboring city of Suzhou, Jiangsu, the predominant settlement in this area prior to the rise of Shanghai as a metropolis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: creek in Jiangsu and Shanghai, China
- Also known as: “Song River”, “Soochow Ho”, “Su-chou Creek”, “Su-chou Ho”, “Suchow Creek”, “Sung River”, “Suzhou Creek”, “Wu Chiang”, “Wu-hsien Creek”, “Wu-sung Chiang”, “Wusong Creek”, and “Wusong River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Russian Consulate and Waibaidu Bridge.
Russian Consulate
Government office
Photo: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Consulate-General of the Russian Federation in Shanghai is the diplomatic mission of Russia in Hongkou District, Shanghai. It is located at 20 Huangpu Road on The Bund in Shanghai, next to the Garden Bridge near the convergence of the Suzhou and Huangpu rivers, and across the road from the Astor House Hotel.
Waibaidu Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Waibaidu Bridge, called the Garden Bridge in English, is the first all-steel bridge, and the only surviving example of a camelback truss bridge in China.
Monument to the People’s Heroes
Photo: xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0.
The Shanghai People's Heroes Memorial Tower is a concrete structure in Shanghai, China. The structure is located at the north end of the Bund, at the confluence of the Suzhou Creek and the Huangpu River, within the grounds of the Huangpu Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waitan and Huangpu.
Huangpu
Photo: Jhong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Huangpu is an administrative district of Shanghai, the traditional center of the city, with People's Square, the Bund, the East Nanjing Road pedestrian mall and many other attractions.
Old City
Photo: Haros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Old City is the area inside the ancient walled city of Shanghai; it is one of the most picturesque areas of the city, with many buildings in traditional Chinese style.
Soochow Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Shanghai, East China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Soochow Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Yue Chinese—“Soochow Creek” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Suzhou Creek”
- Catalan: “Suzhou”
- Cebuano: “Wusong Jiang”
- Central Kurdish: “دەریای ووسۆنگ”
- Chinese: “吳江”
- Chinese: “吳淞江”
- Chinese: “吴淞江”
- Chinese: “松江”
- Chinese: “松陵江”
- Chinese: “笠澤江”
- Chinese: “苏州河”
- Chinese: “蘇州河”
- Czech: “Su-čou”
- Danish: “Suzhou”
- Danish: “Suzhoufloden”
- Dutch: “Suzhou”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سوتشو كريك”
- French: “rivière Suzhou”
- French: “Suzhou Creek”
- French: “Suzhou River”
- French: “Suzhou”
- French: “Wusong”
- German: “Suzhou”
- Hungarian: “Szucsou-folyó”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Suzhou”
- Japanese: “呉淞江”
- Japanese: “松陵江”
- Japanese: “蘇州クリーク”
- Japanese: “蘇州河”
- Korean: “쑤저우허”
- Korean: “우쑹강”
- Latin: “Suceu Amnis”
- Latin: “Suceu Fluvius”
- Latin: “Sucheum Amnis”
- Latin: “Sung Fluvius”
- Lithuanian: “Sudžou”
- Macedonian: “Суџоу (река)”
- Macedonian: “Суџоу”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Suzhou Creek”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Suzhou He”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Suzhou”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Suzhouelven”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Wusong”
- Norwegian: “Suzhou”
- Russian: “Сучжоухэ”
- South Azerbaijani: “سوزهوو کرک چایی”
- Spanish: “Rio Suzhou”
- Spanish: “Río Suzhou”
- Spanish: “Rio Wusong”
- Spanish: “Río Wusong”
- Swedish: “Suzhouån”
- Swedish: “Wusong Jiang”
- Turkish: “Suzhou Çayı”
- Ukrainian: “Сучжоу”
- Venetian: “Fiume Wusong”
- Vietnamese: “Sông Tô Châu”
- Welsh: “Cilfach Suzhou”
- Wu Chinese: “吳淞江”
- Yue Chinese: “吳江”
- Yue Chinese: “吳淞江”
- Yue Chinese: “松江”
- Yue Chinese: “松陵江”
- Yue Chinese: “笠澤江”
- Yue Chinese: “蘇州河”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Zhongshan Dongyilu and Hongkou.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Astor House Hotel and Pootung Point.
Shanghai: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into French Concession, Pudong, Shanghai Pudong International Airport, and Huangpu.
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