Suzhou Creek (simplified Chinese: 苏州河; traditional Chinese: 蘇州河; pinyin: Sūzhōu Hé, also called Wusong River (simplified Chinese: 吴淞江; traditional Chinese: 吳淞江; pinyin: Wúsōng Jiāng), is a river in China that passes through the Shanghai city centre. It is named after Suzhou, a city in neighbouring Jiangsu province which was the predominant city in this area prior to the rise of Shanghai as a metropolis.
One of the principal outlets of Lake Tai in Wujiang District of Suzhou, Suzhou Creek has a length of 125 km, of which 54 km are within the administrative region of Shanghai and 24 km within the city's highly urbanized parts. The river flows into the Huangpu River at the northern end of the Bund in Huangpu District.
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