[2] According to an impacted version,[clarification needed] the hill is present-day Little Kunshan (Xiaokunshan) in Shanghai's Songjiang District.

These zones include the Qingyang Port Waterfront City Center, the Duke Creative Park, the Kunshan South Gateway, the Chaoyang Road CBD and the Tinglin Park Traditional Culture Zone—in addition to the S1 Rail Line Corridor.

The area is designed to be a waterfront space that will enrich and diversify citizens’ urban life as the most environmentally attractive and economically prosperous hub in the city.

As an open, innovative modern gateway, the area will become an important business cluster in the inter-city economic belt of Shanghai and Nanjing.

The area will be furnished with enhanced amenities and infrastructure according to a plan featuring “one ring, two axes, three centers and four zones”.

The project aims to revive and transform the old city center into an exquisite and livable model business district.

The line will pass by all the major zones of the city and will significantly alleviate local traffic congestion.

The project will be integrated with the surface transportation system and serve as a strong boost to the city’s renewal.

According to an analysis of the local meteorological bureau, from 1961 to 2008, the annual and seasonal air temperatures were the increasing trends, especially in spring.

[10] Kunshan is also home to over 1,000 hi-tech companies that have helped shape the city’s four economic pillars—optoelectronics, semiconductors, intelligent manufacturing, and RNAi and biomedicine.

Kunshan Culture & Art Center, situated west of downtown, is usually used as the venue for considerable local performances and conventions.

[16] Kunshan is known for its Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, which are prized for their sweet flesh and fatty roe.

[18] The 2013 World Cyber Games were held in Kunshan in order to draw in tourism and positive press.

[19] There are two institutions in Kunshan issuing at least bachelor's degree: The city also hosts a variety of primary and secondary schools, both public and private: A plan made to construct two metro lines running through the city center was approved by the Jiangsu provincial government.