Qiandeng 千灯镇 | |
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  Qiandeng Location in Jiangsu Show map of Jiangsu Qiandeng Qiandeng (China) Show map of China | |
| Coordinates:31°16′12″N121°00′00″E / 31.2700°N 120.9999°E /31.2700; 120.9999 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Suzhou |
| County-level city | Kunshan |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Qiandeng (simplified Chinese:千灯;traditional Chinese:千燈;pinyin:Qiāndēng;lit. 'one thousand lamps') is atown inKunshan, Suzhou,Jiangsu, China.[1] As of 2018[update], it has 12 residential communities and 16 villages under its administration.[2] It is located 15 kilometers south of Kunshan city and bordersQingpu District,Shanghai on its east side. Qiandeng has an area of 84 km2 and a population of about 130,000.
Qiandeng has a rich cultural heritage. It was the native place of Gu Jian, the founder ofKunqu. It was also the birthplace of the famousMing dynasty writerGu Yanwu. Qiandeng is now a national historical and cultural town in China, as well as a national 4A grade scenic destination.
Qiandeng was called Qiandun (Chinese:千墩;lit. 'one thousand pier') since theMing dynasty. It was renamed Qiandun village in 1910, established as a township in 1950, and changed to its present name in 2003.
Gu Jian Museum commemorates Gu Jian (顧堅,fl. 14th century?), the founder ofKunqu. It is located at the west bank of Qiandeng river.
The former residence ofGu Yanwu was built by Gu Yanwu's grand father, it was destroyed by Japanese pirates, later rebuilt. It is a Ming Dynasty style building complex with formal sitting room, dining room, study and a garden. Gu Yanwu's grave is located at a quiet corner of the Gu Garden
A unique exhibition with the town's namesake is Qiandeng Guan(Thousand Lamp Museum), with more than one thousand lamps, dated as early as Neolithic Age to modern times, spanning more than five thousand years.
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