On May 26th, Huayi Brothers Media Corp announced that the company had reached a framework agreement with Suzhou Industrial Park Administrative Committee that it would join hands with Suzhou Industrial District Yangcheng Lake Development Co., Ltd in building ... Read More>>
The “China Tianyi Telecom 3G Cup” Dragon Boat Race will be held at Yueguang Dock in Suzhou Industrial Park on June 6th. According to reports, so far 30 teams have registered to participate in the competition. Read More>>
Wing Chun Kung-Fu, a special kind of martial arts in southern China, has attracted widespread attention due to the two fantastic Kong-Fu movies Yip Man (I & II). Lu Xiaoming, a 3rd-generation relative of Yip Man, recently opened a Kungfu Club in ... Read More>>
According to an announcement on the festival’s douban page, what was poised to be the first Suzhou Strawberry Music Festival has suddenly been cancelled. Recent thunderstorms causing damage to the festival’s facilities was the reason cited for ... Read More>>
On April 22nd, the 2011 China International Travel Clothing & Accessories Fair was held at the International Exhibition Center in Suzhou Industrial District. Over 660 exhibitors from 17 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions were invited to ... Read More>>
According to Modern Sky, a famous record company in China, the 2011 Strawberry Music Festival will be held from April 30 to May 2 in Beijing and Suzhou at the same time. The festival in Beijing will take place at Tongzhou Canal Park with 129 groups from ... Read More>>
On March 16th, the first 2011 Suzhou Flower Festival was held at Guxumen Plaza. Over 10,000 pots of flowers containing 30 different flower species were displayed. Read More>>
The 2011 Guxu Gate Lantern Festival will be held from February 14-18 at the Guxu Gate Square. The festival, which has been running for ten years, will feature more lanterns than ever before, including lanterns from Western Europe, East Asia and Southeast ... Read More>>
1) Tiger Hill Annual Fair When: February 1-8 What’s there: Chinese paper cutting, rabbit lanterns and rabbit-themed folk art, and a flower festival that features tulips, hyacinths and other beautiful flowers. 2. Lingering Garden (Liu Park) 2nd Annual ... Read More>>
Taihu Lake National Wetland Park in Suzhou recently launched a water sports center with an area of 20,000 square meters. Visitors can enjoy various activities including boat rowing, boat charging, water bicycling, and the list goes on. Read More>>
According to reports, the Shanghai Expo Suzhou Pavilion will be moved to the Taihu Wetland Park, becoming a new provincial landmark. The Centre is expected to open in May of next year. Suzhou Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo See also: Taihu Lake: 5 ... Read More>>
Hotel Soul, which is located in the heart of Suzhou, officially opened a few days ago. It is the first international modern boutique hotel to open in the city. Combing a perfect fusion of technology, art, music and many other fashion elements in its ... Read More>>
Recently, in the Suzhou’s Dong Shan Biluo Scenic Area, a Tea Culture Museum has been completed and is open to visitors free of charge. The museum showcases the history and culture of Biluochun tea as well as tea culture exhibitions, leisure ... Read More>>
The Taihu highway viaduct was officially opened on Sept. 27th. With it, it now takes only 15 minutes to drive from downtown Suzhou to Taihu Lake. Read More>>
At around 16:40 on August 19th, a cluster of dark clouds had appeared on the western skies above Suzhou; the shape of the clouds are said to have resembled the contour of China on the map. There was even a ray of sunlight peaking through behind the clouds ... Read More>>
Just recently, Suzhou Travel Information Center has opened up another office in Pingjiang Historic District. This is the third traveler help and information office set up in the city – two other offices are located at Bus Transport South Station and ... Read More>>
Ticket fares and train schedules for the newly opened Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Railway have been announced. Tickets for the entire trip along the newly opened intercity railway are going up to 233 RMB. Suzhou to Nanjing first-class train tickets are 168 ... Read More>>
The Geological Museum at the Taihu Xishan Geological Park in Suzhou has recently opened to visitors. It is constructed on an area measuring at total of 6,000 square meters and is a facility that has various exhibition halls – including an Earth hall, ... Read More>>
Starting early this month, Suzhou deployed 100 pedicabs in the Panmen Scenic Area as a new way to transport visitors around the area. There are four stops throughout the scenic area where visitors can take advantage of these new rides: at the front entrance ... Read More>>
To better serve Suzhou residents visiting the Expo in Shanghai, two Suzhou transportation centers (Suzhou Tour Center and Suzhou Passengers Transport Center) have launched shuttle and tour buses directly servicing the Shanghai Expo Park. Visitors can choose ... Read More>>
On May 8th, a leisure pedestrian walkway along the southern banks of the New Liuhe River in Taicang, Suzhou opened to visitors. This is phase one of ongoing renovations on the river-side Taicang walkway and dock. Completed phase one construction has ... Read More>>
Right now there are 3,203 cabs servicing the metropolitan area of Suzhou city, but local residents are still finding it hard to get a taxi whenever they need one. Suzhou government has elected to deploy 400 more taxis to the streets by the end of June to ... Read More>>
The current price for water usage is 2.7 yuan/ton in Suzhou. Officials have announced that utility price for the usage of water will be increased by another 0.4 yuan/ton some time soon. Read More>>
The 2nd Suzhou Street Snack and Culture Fair kicked off on March 27th. The exhibition will be split into two sections; the first section is held in the square in front of Xuanmiaoguan Temple and features over 70 stalls in an area of about 5,000 square ... Read More>>