"Suzhou River" is clearly in Shanghai, why is it called "Suzhou River"?

Many people will think that this is a river in Suzhou.

In fact, Suzhou River is not in Suzhou, but in Shanghai.

I don't know if you've heard that heartfelt lyric:

Suzhou River is not in Suzhou, and Nanjing Road is not in Nanjing.

It seems that you are not in my heart. ...

Since ancient times, "routines" have been popular! Capital "service"!

All along, about Shanghai's "mother river"

Whether it is Huangpu River or Suzhou River is controversial.

Suzhou River, also called Wusong River,

Wusong River is one of the most important water systems in Taihu Lake Basin.

Huangpu River was originally just a tributary of its lower reaches.

To some extent, Suzhou River is the "mother river" of Shanghai.

So, how deep is the relationship between Shanghai and Wusong River?

How did Wusong River become Suzhou River?

The official has never recognized this name.

First of all, it is clear that "Suzhou River" is actually only a section of Wusong River.

After the opening of Shanghai, foreigners who came to Shanghai found that they could go directly to Suzhou Fucheng by boat, so they called it "Soochow Greece" and "Suzhou River" was its Chinese translation.

Past lives of Suzhou River/Huangpu River marked by modern English maps

1848, when Shanghai Daotai and the British Consul in Shanghai signed a treaty to expand the British Concession, Wusong River was called Suzhou River for the first time in the official text. Later, Shanghai people gradually accepted and got used to this title.

1848 Map of Shanghai, France/Annotation of Suzhou Creek in Shanghai Local Records

However, in the final analysis, Suzhou River is just another name after Wusong River entered Shanghai. Today's catalogue of place names does not use "Suzhou River" as a formal title, but generally writes "Wusong River (Suzhou River)".