Poland Lommel, Belgium Randers, Denmark Tomsk, Russia Stavropol, Russia Tokorozawa, Japan Namyangju, South Korea Chuncheon, South Korea Eskişehir, Turkey Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius Notable people Su Dongpo (Su Shi; 1036–1101), poet and essayist. Sheng Xuanhuai (1844–1916), late Qing Dynasty bureaucrat and reformer. Lü Simian (1884–1957), historian and member of the Doubting Antiquity School Zhao Yuanren (1892–1982), prominent linguist. Hong Shen (1894–1955), pioneering dramatist and filmmaker was born here. Yun Daiying (1895–1931), revolutionary and pioneer of early Communist Youth activities. Liu Haisu (1896–1994), prominent artist. Zhang Tailei (1898–1927), one of the founders of Chinese Communist Party, first Chinese ever working in Communist International. Qu Qiubai (1899–1935), former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and prominent Marxist thinker and writer. Named "Changzhou San Jie" together with Yun Daiying and Zhang Tailei. Qu Qiubai, Zhang Tailei and Yun Daiying, who are called “three heroes of Changzhou”, were earlier Party leaders. They fought for the reform of China and sacrificed themselves. As one of the earlier leaders of the Party, Qu Qiubai was a Marxist, an excellent proletarian revolutionist, theorist and publicist as well as one of the founders of the revolutionary literature in China. Zhang Tailei is a name closely related to foundation of Socialist Youth League and Guangzhou Uprising. He was one of the earliest international activists in the Party as well as the link between the Party and Communist International, Youth League and Youth Communist International. He was called the “real internationalist”. Yun Daiying was one of the early Party leaders. He was also a political scientist, theorist, and leader of youth movements. He participated into and led the May Fourth Movement, the May 30th Movement, Nanchang Uprising, and Guangzhou Uprising, etc. Having been influenced by him, numerous young people stepped onto the road of reform. “Three heroes of Changzhou” are the representatives of the celebrities of Changzhou, and they will be the pride of Changzhou people. Zhou Youguang (1906–2017), linguist often credited as the "father of Hanyu Pinyin" Hua Luogeng (1910–1985), prominent mathematician. Xie Zhiliu (1910–1997), prominent painter. Tang Jun (1962–), former President of Microsoft in China. Lu Lan (1987–), Olympic athlete and badminton player. Won the woman's championship at the 2009 BWF World Championships. See also Changzhou sesame candy List of twin towns and sister cities in China References External links Government website of Changzhou Changzhou city guide with open directory (Jiangsu.NET) The history and culture of