Shoppers rejoice, for the tenth China branch of Sam’s Club, which belongs to Wal-Mart, is being opened in Suzhou’s Industrial Park. Read More>>
According to a recent report, Suzhou's total population has surpassed 13 million. Not only that, but Suzhou's "migrant" population has officially surpassed its "local" population. Also, this massive migrant population is now larger than ... 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>>
To celebrate the seventh anniversary of the Suzhou Culture and Arts Center, Britain’s Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing lead by Classical Brit Award winner Vasily Petrenkso. Read More>>
Argentina’s Tango Desire Company will perform “Tango Desire” at the Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre on January 11. Read More>>
The first Sex Culture Exhibit has kicked off at the International Expo Center in Suzhou on the morning of August 19th. It is reported that this is the first of such events in Suzhou and it has even been called a “groundbreaking event in 5,000 years of ... Read More>>
The 2013 Suzhou Jinji Lake Dragon Boat Festival Races will be held at Jinji Lake on June 12. Read More>>
According to reports, Shanghai Railway Administration will carry out a new operation plan for bullet trains and high-speed trains on midnight of August 16th. According to the new plan, 42 high-speed trains on Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail will be ... Read More>>
A small animal rights group recently reported on Weibo that several boxes full of live kittens were being stored in the area behind the Suzhou Railway Station. Volunteers arriving on the scene found an apartment with eight boxes each stuffed with 20 kittens ... Read More>>
On October 22, four tourist bus lines to Suzhou's (Wuzhong) Taihu Lake scenic area were officially opened. The lines are: Taihu Lake Visitor Center to Sunan Airport, Taihu Lake Visitor Center to Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Rail Station, Dongshan ... Read More>>
Suzhou’s Taihu Wetland Park recently reduced its entrance price in a bid to encourage visitors to check out the winter arrival of migratory birds. Read More>>
Suzhou’s 4th annual half marathon, which sees runners circle Jinji Lake, will be held on April 14. Read More>>
Line 2 of Suzhou’s Metro will open for operation on December 28 and will have a total length of 26.5 km. Read More>>
The Jinji Lake Lantern Festival will be held in Suzhou’s Jinji Lake Scenic Area from February 1-28. Read More>>
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>>
Britain TNT Theater will perform King Lear at Suzhou's Culture and Art Center on December 9. One of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies, King Lear tells the story of the title character's descent into madness, based on the legend of Leir of Britain. Since ... Read More>>
Good news! The taxi fuel surcharge will decrease from 2 RMB to 1 RMB from September 22 onwards. The surcharge is decreasing to reflect oil price adjustments. Read More>>
On August 24th, the National Tourism Administration issued an announcement on its website that 39 more tourist attractions nationwide qualify as “4A-class” (the highest is 5A-class), and four of them are in Suzhou: Jinji Lake, Seven Mile ... Read More>>
The 15th Suzhou Taihu Lake Plum Blossom Festival will open on Feb 19th. According to reports, ‘House-in-Forest – Sea of Plum” (Meiwu Linhai) and “Sea of Fragrant Snow” (Xiangxue Mei) – two well-known scenic spots for ... Read More>>
Classical musicians Lidia Bach and Matthias Fletzberger will perform at the Suzhou Culture and Arts center on January 20. Read More>>
Ukraine’s Kiev Ballet Theater will perform Swan Lake at the Suzhou Culture and Arts Center from December 23-24. The ballet group was founded in 1867 by S. Lenchevs’ky. In the time since, under the leadership of renowned choreographers Serguey Sergueev and ... Read More>>
On March 23, a performance of the Tibetan Shambhala Dance will be given by the Beijing Wanma dance troupe at Suzhou’s Culture and Arts Center. Read More>>
Dragon Boat races will kick off at Taihu Cowboy Country Club in Suzhou from June 14-15th. During the event, some 40 teams will compete to win the reigning title. The resort is located within the Suzhou Taihu Lake National Tourism & Resort District ... Read More>>
On June 11 at 07:26 an explosion occurred in the staff cafeteria of an office building belonging to a gas company in Suzhou, killing 11 people and injuring nine. Read More>>