Wuxi has a long history of more than 3,000 years and is known as the “Pearl of Tai Lake”, a prosperous land in the south of the Yangtze River.

Wuxi has a developed economy and is the birthplace of China’s national industry and commerce. In 2023, the city’s GDP reached 1.55 trillion yuan, and its per-capita GDP has been the highest among major cities in China for many years.

Wuxi boasts a thriving culture, with a number of national cultural heritages, such as Huishan clay figu- rines, Yixing purple clay, Wu folk songs, Xiqu Opera, Liuqing bamboo carving, and exquisite embroidery, being inherited and uniquely developed here.

Wuxi has beautiful scenery, with many famous attractions such as Taihu Lake’s Turtle Head Peninsula and the Water Margin from the Three Kingdoms period. It is one of the 50 key tourist cities in China.

Wuxi offers a convenient lifestyle, with an airport, high-speed rail system, expressways, and subways forming a three-dimensional modern transportation network. The city is also known for its distinctive traditional culture and delicious local cuisine.

We sincerely invite everyone to visit Wuxi during the Championships and experience the unique charm of this city in person.

• OfficialLanguages: Chinese
• Currency:RMB,

Payment methods:

》 Cash

》 Credit card (UnionPay is the most common, some shops also accept Visa/ MasterCard)

》 Electronic payment (the most payment method), transfer money from bank   account to platform account such as Alipay (APP name) WeChat (APP name) via mobile phone, and then scan the code to pay through the platform.

• Time:UTC/GMT+08:00
• Tax:13% (VAT)
• CountryCode: +86
• Business Opening Hours:10:00 am – 20:00 pm
• Temperatureexpected (in April): 13–22°C (55.4–71.6°F).
• ElectricalVoltage: 220 V
• In China, the commonlyused sockets are the Chinese national standard sockets, which are flat two-pin or three-pin plugs（see picture）.
• Supermarketsin Wuxi: Sam’s Club
• Food delivery Applications:Ele/Keeta
• Application for Pick up:DiDi/Taxi
• Hospitals In Wuxi: WuxiPeople’s Hospital/Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University
• PoliceEmergency Number: 110
• AmbulanceEmergency Number: 120
• FireEmergency Number:119

Note

The following communication and social media applications are not accessible in China:

WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Messenger, YouTube, X, Snapchat, Google Apps.

The following applications are accessible in China:

Teams, Zoom, Skype, WeTransfer.

WeChat is the most popular daily communication application, download link:

https://www.wechat.com/

Please be aware that the event does not provide an official VPN.

Any consequences arising from the use of personal VPNs must be borne by the individual.