Top 10 most innovative cities in the Chinese mainland

Updated: 2014-12-22 07:15

(chinadaily.com.cn)

No 6 Wuxi

Business sensitivity, market foresight and a feeling of crisis in the blood of Wuxi businessmen have made the pursuit of innovation a central task throughout history, said Shan Kangqi, vice-chairman of the Wuxi Federation of Industry and Commerce.

Wuxi does not rely on investment to boost economic growth, its private business accounting for nearly 80 percent of the city's economy.

Wuxi Studio, a filmmaking base also known as Huallywood. The Wuxi government turned a deserted iron and steel factory into one of the world's largest film studios, in 2012. [Photo by Zou Hong /Asianewsphoto]