Oldham, United Kingdom became a sister city with?Wuxi's Xishan district on September 7, 1999.
Oldham is a city has a history of over 150 years with an area of 142 square kilometers and a population of 223,000. Oldham is located in the west of the central part of the United Kingdom, has a beautiful environment with the National Park and countryside scenery surrounded. Traffic of Oldham is convenient owning to its location that in the central part of the state highway and close to the Manchester Airport and the Liverpool Port.
Prosperous shopping malls in Oldham make it an important commercial area in the United Kingdom.
There are international renowned enterprises like the British Airways, the Siemens, the Sutton Medical Equipment and the Slumberland in Oldham.
Oldham pays much attention to education, and invests a lot in education. The University of Manchester is located close to Oldham and established friendly relationship with Oldham. The Aotom School in Oldham provides training courses of management, medical, science and technology, IT and language.
