How about Shenzhen!

There are many discussions about Suzhou PK Shenzhen on the Internet. I'm also interested. I studied in Suzhou University for four years, and then I have been in Shenzhen. I have lived in both cities. So you should have a say.

In terms of comprehensive strength, Suzhou and Shenzhen are not in the same class. I study finance, and most people around me will choose Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou, which we call first-tier cities (except Hong Kong). We will hardly consider Suzhou. Some of my friends who study science and engineering basically don't consider Suzhou in their job choices. Mainly because Suzhou is dominated by foreign-funded manufacturing, and there are few R&D parts in high-end service industries (such as finance) and manufacturing industries.

Let me compare it in detail:

1, region, population, dialect. Suzhou covers an area of 8488 square kilometers (including 6 counties and cities such as Changshu and Zhangjiagang), most of which are fertile plains. Shenzhen has only six districts, unlike Suzhou, which also governs six counties and cities of Zhangjiagang and Changshu, with an area of 2,020 square kilometers, which is similar to that of Hong Kong in the south, only 1/4 in Suzhou, and about half of these 2020 square kilometers are mountainous, so the available land resources are only about 1/8 in Suzhou. In 2006, the actual population of Suzhou and Shenzhen should both exceed100000. In Suzhou, it is conservatively estimated that at least half of the people are Wu-speaking aborigines, while in 1979, there are only 30,000 aborigines in Shenzhen, so most people in Shenzhen say that they are foreigners. So some people say that Shanghai is Shanghai for Shanghainese, Suzhou is Suzhou for Suzhou, and Shenzhen is Shenzhen for the whole people.

2. Comparison of economic quantity. In 2004, Suzhou's GDP was 345 billion yuan, Shenzhen's GDP was 342.3 billion yuan, and Suzhou's GDP surpassed Shenzhen's, which made Suzhou's leaders and some people very excited. Later, in the economic census, Suzhou's GDP was lowered and Shenzhen's GDP was raised. I have a certain understanding of the economic operation mode of the two places, and the Suzhou municipal government has far more control over the economy than Shenzhen. Suzhou is a typical government-led economic operation mode, and the government has strong control over GDP. For example, an acre of land in Shanghai is assumed to be 65,438+10,000 yuan, and Suzhou only needs 5,000 yuan, and then people are forced to move out of their own land. Foreign capital came, migrant workers and girls came, and Suzhou's GDP immediately flew. The economic supervision in Suzhou is extremely strict. I have a friend who works as a treasurer in a factory in Suzhou. The transaction of 654.38 million yuan in their factory must be transferred by bank. In Shenzhen, it is normal to trade hundreds of thousands of cash. Therefore, the phenomenon of tax evasion by local private enterprises in Shenzhen is a bit exaggerated. It is said that the turnover of several hundred million in a factory has been changed to several million. So Shenzhen's GDP is seriously underestimated. It should be mentioned that this relaxed tax environment is very suitable for those entrepreneurs to start their own businesses. In fact, in the case of a large loss of tax revenue, the financial revenue of the Shenzhen Municipal Government is still nearly three times that of Suzhou, and the Shenzhen Municipal Government is not short of money. When these entrepreneurs make their businesses bigger and more formal, they will become big taxpayers in Shenzhen.

3. Comparison of economic quality. Suzhou is dominated by the low-end processing industry in the secondary industry, and even those parts of the famous top 500 enterprises in Suzhou are processing links with little technical content. There are few competitive brands in Suzhou. Shenzhen also has a manufacturing industry, but its technical content far exceeds that of Suzhou. Huawei, ZTE, Tencent, TCL, Konka and other local enterprises have strong international competitiveness. Shenzhen's financial industry is also very developed. There are local financial enterprises in Shenzhen, such as stock exchange, China Merchants Bank, Ping An Insurance, China Merchants Securities and Guo Xin Securities, and there are many Public Offering of Fund and private equity funds. The underground financial market in Shenzhen is also quite active. These are incomparable in Suzhou.

4. Possibility of Suzhou surpassing Shenzhen. Many Suzhou people firmly believe that Suzhou will surpass Shenzhen in 10, or even less than 10. Judging from the GDP growth of the two places in 2006, Suzhou tends to surpass Shenzhen. However, there is a background that has to be mentioned here, that is, in 2005, the Shenzhen municipal government no longer regarded GDP as the only indicator to evaluate the economy, but has shouted the slogan of green GDP, and the Suzhou municipal government seems to be considering shouting the slogan of green GDP. Therefore, from the perspective of GDP growth, it is a bit unreliable for Suzhou to surpass Shenzhen. Let's look at the reasons why Suzhou surpassed Shenzhen. The key for a car to surpass another car is whether it has stronger power. When you get on the bus in Suzhou, you will find that the "old age card" and "old age card" keep calling, while in Shenzhen, you rarely find old people. According to the latest data, the average age of Shenzhen people is 26. It is not easy for an aging city to surpass the youngest city in the world. Some Suzhou people will say that the quality of young people in Shenzhen is poor, but the latest data show that the proportion of people with bachelor degree or above in the SAR ranks first among all cities in China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan).

5. Cultural contrast. Some people will say that Suzhou has a history of 2,500 years and a profound cultural heritage, while Shenzhen is a barbarian land with no cultural heritage. This reminds me of the thoughts of those adults in the late Qing Dynasty. "Our Qing Dynasty is a kingdom in China, with a history of 5,000 years and profound cultural heritage. Your little Britain is a savage land. " Some people say that Shenzhen has no culture. Saying that Shenzhen has no culture is like saying that the unnamed lake in Peking University has no name. In fact, culturally, Shenzhen does not belong to Cantonese culture. Shenzhen is an immigrant city, and its culture is diverse, just like the United States in those days. When you get on the bus, you will find that people speak Mandarin instead of Cantonese. The hard work of immigrants for many years has formed a culture of hard work and innovation in Shenzhen. There are young people here who want to get rich. They have dreams and work hard for them. They are the future and hope of China. Suzhou people, including Shanghai people, live a comfortable life and have a small endowment. In Shenzhen, people are the fairest. There is no difference between Suzhou natives and outsiders.

6. Public safety issues. There are many negative reports about public security in Shenzhen on the Internet. Shenzhen is an immigrant city, and the public security pressure is great, but so is the public security. My mobile phone was almost stolen when I came to Shenzhen, which is my most direct impression of Shenzhen's public security. As far as I know, there are also many thieves in Suzhou. A 27-year-old beauty, a colleague of my internship in Suzhou, was robbed and killed in Cross Pond in June 2006, and the car she was driving disappeared. The case has not been solved.

7. Urban environment. In the recent ranking of urban competitiveness, Shenzhen ranks ahead of Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. The competitiveness of human settlements ranks first. I was surprised at first, but later I thought their ranking was quite reasonable. I have been to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and I feel that Shenzhen has the best greening. I like to take the bus 10 1 to enjoy the beautiful scenery on both sides of Shennan Avenue. The buildings in the old city of Suzhou are very distinctive, but the characteristics are only characteristics after all, and the houses will not release oxygen like leaves.

Personally, Suzhou and Shenzhen have different positioning, depending on your choice? Suggest coming to Shenzhen! ! !