Wuxi New District (simplified Chinese: 无锡新区; traditional Chinese: 無錫新區) is a district of Wuxi in Jiangsu Province. The district has an area of 220 km² and a population of around 275,000.

In the 1992 the district was founded as an industrial zone in order to attract large foreign companies. It is home to many such companies such as hard disk maker Seagate, the Japanese electrical giant Sony and Matsushita Electric among others.

Xishan includes 8 towns. They are Dōngtíng, Anzhèn, Yángjiān, Hóngshān, Ehú, Dōngběi Táng, Xīběi and Dōnggǎng.

Coordinates: 31°31′03″N 120°23′13″E / 31.5175°N 120.38694°E / 31.5175; 120.38694

Wuxi (simplified Chinese: 无锡; traditional Chinese: 無錫; pinyin: Wúxī; former spellings: Wu-shi, Wushi, or Wu-hsi; lit. "Without Tin"; Shanghai dialect: [ɦuɕiɪʔ]) is an old city in Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. Split in half by Lake Tai, Wuxi borders Changzhou to the west and Suzhou to the east. The northern half looks across to Taizhou across the Yangtze River, while the southern half also borders the province of Zhejiang to the south. Wuxi earned its nickname "Pearl of Lake Tai" because it's built on the shore of Lake Tai in a scenic setting.^{[citation needed]} Wuxi was also dubbed "little Shanghai" because of its close proximity to the city, rapid urbanization and booming economy.^{[citation needed]} Wuxi also has a history of business people involved in modern Shanghai commerce since the early 20th century.

Although Wuxi means "No tin", scholars suggest the city name may come from "Wuxu" (吳墟), meaning ruins of the State of Wu, or a Baiyue word which may mean "god bird".

Wuxi was founded 3,000 years ago by two fugitive princes, Taibo and Zhongyong, of the Zhou from Central China, who intended to give their brother Jili (季歷) the throne. The two princes settled down in Meili (梅里), which is believed to be today's Meicun, Wuxi. (some historic records indicate a location somewhere in today's Suzhou). They helped developing local agriculture and waterways. The area soon flourished. After the death of Taibo, who had no heir, the emperor of Zhou enthroned a descendant of his family king of the State of Wu. The king named his kingdom "Gowu". Taibo's shrine was set up in today's Meicun and the original wood structure was destroyed during the wars over the course of history. However, it has been renovated several times and today's architecture dates mostly to the Qing dynasty. A stone carved with sayings by Confucius can still be seen in Taibo Shrine.