Which direction is Suzhou in Shanghai?

According to the query of the Temple of Heaven, Suzhou is in the northwest corner of Shanghai map. Shanghai and Suzhou belong to Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces with similar cultures. After the opening of the port, Shanghai has become a melting pot for the integration of various immigrants. Among all immigrants, immigrants from southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang in Wuyu District account for about three quarters. Due to the long-term central position of Suzhou, the new Shanghai culture, which is dominated by immigrants from Wu-speaking areas, is bound to bear a strong Suzhou brand.

At that time, Shanghai belonged to Songjiang Prefecture, and its dialect was quite close to Songjiang. In the Qing Dynasty, it was mentioned in language that Songjiang Prefecture "takes Shanghai as light and Suzhou as heavy". After the port was opened, immigrants from all over the world spoke their own words. In this language melting pot environment, Suzhou dialect, which has considerable authority in Jiangnan and is widely spread in Jiangnan on the basis of operas such as Pingtan and Kunqu Opera, has become the direction of Shanghai immigrants' language.