Soo-ciŭ. Suzhou ( / suːˈdʒoʊ /; [5] Chinese: 苏州; Suzhounese: sou¹ tseu¹ [səu⁴⁴ tsøʏ⁰], Mandarin: [sú.ʈʂóʊ] ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major prefecture level city in southern Jiangsu province, East China, – and outer suburbs of the two global hubs meet. It is a major economic center and focal point of