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Suzhou Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trade ...

, or for whom Suzhou is a significant part of their identity.

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;Politicians: * Lu Xun () (183–245) military general and politician of the state of

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during the Three Kingdoms era * Lu Kang () (226–274) military general of the state of

Eastern Wu Wu ( Chinese: 吳; pinyin: ''Wú''; Middle Chinese *''ŋuo'' <

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during the Three Kingdoms era, the son of Lu Xun (Three Kingdoms) * Lu Jianzhi ()(585-638) * Lu Wan () * Fan Zhongyan () (989-1052) politician and literary figure in Song dynasty * Xu Youzhen () grand secretariat in Ming dynasty * Wang ao () *

Shen Shixing Shen Shixing (1535-1614) was a Chinese politician of the Ming dynasty born in Changzhou County, South Zhili (present-day Suzhou). Due to Zhang Juzheng's help, he was appointed the Ministry of Rites, Minister of Rites and afterwards Ministry of Perso ...

() grand secretariat in Ming dynasty * Qu Shisi () grand secretariat in Ming dynasty *

Wen Zhenmeng Wen Zhenmeng (; 1574–1636) was a late Ming Dynasty painter, calligrapher, scholar, author, and Chinese garden designer. Biography Zhenmeng was born to a very wealthy family in the city that is today known as Suzhou. He was the great-grandson ...

() * Weng Tonghe () (1830–1904) Chinese Confucian scholar and imperial tutor of the Tongzhi and

Guangxu The Guangxu Emperor (14 August 1871 – 14 November 1908), personal name Zaitian, was the tenth Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His reign lasted from 1875 to 1908, but in practice he ruled, wi ...

emperors in the late Qing dynasty * Lu Runxiang () * Feng Jun () * Yen Chia-kan () (1905－1993), President (1975-1978),

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

* Qian Dajun (), General *

Jin Renqing Jin Renqing (; 29 July 1944 – 28 August 2021) was a Chinese politician, member of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, serving as deputy chief of the Development Research Center of the State Council. He also served as fi ...

() Minister of Finance *

Yuan Weimin Yuan Weimin (; born July 8, 1939 in Suzhou, Jiangsu) is a Chinese sports administrator and civil servant. He was the Executive President of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Player career Yuan was selected to repr ...

() Chinese sports administrator ;

Poets A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...

and writers: * Lu Ji (Shiheng) () (261–303) writer and literary critic of

Eastern Wu Wu ( Chinese: 吳; pinyin: ''Wú''; Middle Chinese *''ŋuo'' <

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during the Three Kingdoms period, the son of Lu Kang and grandson of Lu Xun (Three Kingdoms) * Fan Chengda () (1126-1193 AD) * Qian Qianyi () (1582–1664) late Ming official, scholar, poet and social historian, and along with Gong Dingzi and Wu Weiye was known as one of the Three Masters of Jiangdong () * Shen Fu () (1763 – after 1825), courtesy name Sanbai (), was a

Chinese writer This is a list of Chinese writers. Chronological list Qin dynasty and before * Gan De (fl. 4th century BC) * Gongsun Long (c. 325–250 BC) * Kong Qiu (551–479 BC) * Li Kui (legalist), Li Kui (fl. 4th century BC) * Lu Jia (d. 170) * Han Fei ...

of the Qing Dynasty, best known for his autobiography ''

Six Records of a Floating Life ''Six Records of a Floating Life'' (, ''Fu sheng liu ji'') is an autobiography by Shen Fu (, 1763–1825), who lived in Changzhou (now Suzhou) during the Qing dynasty. The four extant records are "Wedded Bliss", "The Little Pleasures of Life", "So ...

''. *

Ye Shengtao Ye Shengtao (28 October 1894 – 16 February 1988) was a Chinese writer, journalist, educator, publisher and politician. He was a founder of the Association for Literary Studies (), the first literature association during the May Fourth Movement ...

() (1894 — 1988) Writer, educator and publisher *

Yu Yue Yu Yue (; December 1821 5 February 1907), courtesy name Yinfu, '' hao'' Quyuan, was a prominent scholar and official of Qing dynasty China. An expert in philology and textual studies, he taught and wrote prolifically on the classics and his ...

()(1821.12.25-1907.2.5) *

Yu Pingbo Yu Pingbo (; January 8, 1900 – October 15, 1990), original name Yu Mingheng () and courtesy name Pingbo (), was a Chinese essayist, poet, historian, redologist, and literary critic. Early life Yu Pingbo's ancestry can be traced to Deqing, Zhe ...

() (1900–1990) Writer, historian and critic * Gu Jiegang () (1893–1980) Historian * Lu Wenfu() (1927-2005) Novelist and short story writer * Su Tong () (1963 -) Writer ;Playwrights: * Feng Menglong () (1574-1645 AD) vernacular writer and poet of the late Ming Dynasty ; Artists: *

Zhang Yu Zhang may refer to: Chinese culture, etc. * Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname ** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname * Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu * Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan * ''Z ...

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Zhang Rong Zhang may refer to: Chinese culture, etc. * Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname ** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname * Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu * Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan * ''Z ...

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Zhang Xu Zhang Xu (, fl. 8th century), courtesy name Bogao (), was a Chinese calligrapher and poet of the Tang Dynasty. A native of Suzhou, he became an official during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. Zhang was known as one of the Eight Immortals ...

() *

Zhang Sengyou Zhang Sengyou ( Chinese: , Zhāng Sēngyóu) was a famous Liang dynasty painter in the ink style in the reign of Emperor Wu of Liang. His birth and death years are unknown, but he was active ''circa'' 490–540. He was from Wu Commandery (around ...

() famous Chinese painter in Liang Dynasty * Shen Zhou () Painter and poet of the Ming Dynasty, the founder of Wu School (), one of

Four Masters of the Ming Dynasty The Four Masters of the Ming dynasty () are a traditional grouping in Chinese art history of four famous Chinese painting, Chinese painters that lived during the Ming dynasty. The group consists of Shen Zhou (1427–1509), Wen Zhengming (1470–15 ...

Tang Yin Tang Yin (; 1470–1524), courtesy name Bohu (), was a Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet of the Ming dynasty period. Even though he was born during the Ming dynasty, many of his paintings, especially those of people, were illustrated with el ...

() Painter, calligrapher, and poet of the Ming Dynasty, better known by his courtesy name Tang Bohu () * Cai Han () Painter and calligrapher of the Qing Dynasty, known by her courtesy name Cai Nüluo *

Zhu Zhishan Zhu Yunming (; 1461–1527) was a Chinese calligrapher, poet, writer, and scholar-official of the Ming dynasty, known as one of the "Four Talents of Wu" ( Suzhou). Most admired for his accomplishment in calligraphy, he is also a popular cultura ...

() Painter, calligrapher * Wen Zhengming () Painter and poet of the Ming Dynasty, the founder of Wu School (), one of

Wen Peng Wen Peng (, 1497–1573), also known as Shou Cheng and San Qiao, was a maker of personal seals during the Ming dynasty. He was born in Shanghai and raised in Suzhou, the son of painter Wen Zhengming. Employed as a lecturer by the Guozijian ( ...

() (1498-1573 AD) Painter, the son of Wen Zhengming *

Wen Jia Wen Jia (Wen Chia, traditional Chinese: 文嘉, simplified Chinese: 文嘉, pinyin: Wénjiā); ca. 1501-1583 was a Chinese painter of landscapes and flowers during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). Wen was born in the Jiangsu province. His ...

() (1501-1583 AD) Painter, Calligrapher *

Cai Yu Cai or CAI may refer to: Places * Cai (state), a state in ancient China * Caí River, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * Cái River, Vietnam * Cairo International Airport (IATA airport code) * Caithness, a historic county in Scotland (Chapman code) Org ...

() (?-1541 AD) Calligrapher * Wen Zhenheng () (1585-1645 AD) Painter *

Kuai Xiang Kuai Xiang (; 1377–1451) was a Chinese architect and engineer widely known as designer of the Forbidden City and originator of the Xiangshan carpenters. He was born in Xukou (Xiangshan), Wu County, Suzhou, during the Ming dynasty. When the Yongle ...

() (1397-1481 AD) Architect and Engineer who is the designer of the Forbidden City. *

I. M. Pei Ieoh Ming Pei
– website of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners ( ; ; April 26, 1917 – May 16, 2019) was ...

() (1917-2019) Architect * Xie Shichen (谢时臣) (1488-''unknown) Landscape painter'' ;Scientists and engineers: * Tsung-Dao Lee () Physicist *

Chien-Shiung Wu ) , spouse = , residence = , nationality = ChineseAmerican , field = Physics , work_institutions = Institute of Physics, Academia SinicaUniversity of California at BerkeleySmith CollegePrinceton UniversityColumbia UniversityZhejiang Unive ...

() Physicist *

Zhang Guangdou Zhang Guangdou (; 1 May 1912 – 21 June 2013) was a Chinese hydraulic engineer. He was a specialist in hydraulic engineering, professor and vice president of Tsinghua University, and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese A ...

() Expert on Water Conservancy and Hydroelectric Engineering *

Wang Ganchang Wang Ganchang (; May 28, 1907 – December 10, 1998) was a Chinese nuclear physicist. He was one of the founding fathers of Chinese nuclear physics, cosmic rays and particle physics. Wang was also a leader in the fields of detonation physic ...

() Physicist *

M. T. Cheng M. T. Cheng or Cheng Minde (; 24 January 1917 – 26 November 1998) was a Chinese mathematician. He was the main founder of Peking University Mathematical Research Institute, and longtime head of the Department of Mathematics of Peking University ...

() Mathematician * An Wang () Computer Engineer and Inventor *

Feng Duan Feng Duan (; 11 June 1923 – 15 December 2020) was a physicist of China, an expert in solid-state physics. He was a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was a delegate to the 6th, 7th and 8th National People's Congress. Etymology Bec ...

() Physicist *

Yang Jiachi Yang Jiachi (; 16 July 1919 – 11 June 2006) was a Chinese aerospace engineer and a specialist in satellite control and automation. A participant in the development of China's first satellites and the developer of the attitude control system for ...

() Space Automatic Control Scientist * Cheng Kaijia () Physicist *

Lee C. Lee Lee Charlotte Lee (July 19, 1935 – April 30, 2006) was a Chinese American psychologist. She was a Professor Emerita of Human Development in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University. Lee was the first woman of Asian ancestry to become a ...

Professor of psychology and Asian-American studies *

Pan Chengdong Pan Chengdong ( zh, c=潘承洞, p=Pān Chéngdòng; 26 May 1934 – 27 December 1997) was a Chinese mathematician who made numerous contributions to number theory, including progress on Goldbach's conjecture. He was vice president of Shandon ...

() Mathematician * Thomas Dao (1921–2009), physician who developed breast cancer treatment alternatives.Hevesi, Dennis
"Dr. Thomas Dao, Expert on Treatment of Breast Cancer, Dies at 88"
'' The New York Times'', 25 July 2009. Accessed 26 July 2009. * Fei Xiaotong () Social Scientist * Huston Smith Religious studies scholar ; Philosophers: *

Gu Yanwu Gu Yanwu () (July 15, 1613 – February 15, 1682), also known as Gu Tinglin (), was a Chinese philologist, geographer, and famous scholar-official in Qing dynasty. He spent his youth during the Manchu conquest of China in anti-Manchu activities a ...

() *

Zhang Taiyan Zhang Binglin (January 12, 1869 – June 14, 1936), also known by his art name Zhang Taiyan, was a Chinese philologist, textual critic, philosopher, and revolutionary. His philological works include ''Wen Shi'' (文始 "The Origin of Writing"), t ...

() * Nan Huai-Chin () Chan Buddhist teacher ;Entertainment: * Fei Mu () Movie director *

Wu Yonggang Wu Yonggang (November 1, 1907 – December 18, 1982) was a prominent Chinese film director during the 1930s. Today Wu is best known for his directorial debut, '' The Goddess''. Wu had a long career with the Lianhua Film Company in the 1930s, in ...

() Movie director *

Josephine Siao Josephine Siao Fong-fong () is a Hong Kong film star who became popular as a child actress and continued her success as a mature actress, winning numerous awards including Best Actress at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival (for ''Summ ...

() Actress *

Xia Meng Xia Meng (; 16 February 1933 – 30 October 2016), a.k.a. Hsia Moon and Miranda Yang, born Yang Meng (), was a Hong Kong actress and film producer. She was a key figure of Hong Kong's Left Wing film scene. Xia Meng's younger sister Yang Jie (� ...

() Actress *

Carina Lau Carina Lau Kar-ling (, born 8 December 1966) is a Hong Kong-Canadian actress and singer. She started her acting career in TVB, before going on to achieve success in films after 2nd year at the college. She was notable in the 1980s for her girl-n ...

() Actress * Li Shaohong () Movie director * Angela Pan Actress ;Others: *

Huang Peilie Huang Pilie (; 1763-1825) was a Chinese bibliophile from Suzhou. He collected and sold books for over 40 years. He owned a bookstore called ''Pangxi Yuan'' (English: ''the Garden of Rushing Happiness''). The bookstore opened in 1825 and he died the ...

() Bibliophile *

Zhu Xun Zhu Xun () is a Chinese television host of China Central Television (CCTV). Currently, she is responsible for hosting a number of most highest rated shows such as "Avenue of Stars", "Happiness Bill" and "My Art List", and most notably"CCTV New Year ...

, Chinese host * Sun Tzu ( 孙武) Military General who wrote '' The Art of War'' (birthplace disputed) *

Lin Zhao Lin Zhao (; 23 January 1932 – 29 April 1968), born Peng Lingzhao (), was a prominent Chinese dissident who was imprisoned and later executed by the People's Republic of China during the Cultural Revolution for her criticism of Mao Zedong's ...

() Dissident * Wang Shixian (), Chinese female badminton player * Fei Junlong (), Chinese astronaut who flew on Shenzhou 6 * Ru Long (), translator and professor

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