The Poseidon Theme Park, located at Yangyaowan Huaigu Bridge in Wuxi will open in January. The park was funded by a Czech company and was constructed by a mostly-foreign crew. First to open will be the children’s playground (ages 3-12), which includes ... Read More>>
The English language version of popular musical "Notre-Dame de Paris" will be staged at Wuxi Grand Theatre from December 21-24. Based on Victor Hugo's classic novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, the musical debuted in Paris in 1998, and in the ... Read More>>
The Russian Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at the Wuxi Grand Theater on January 13. Read More>>
Qingming Bridge Street in Wuxi has been chosen as one of “China's Famous Streets Rich in History and Culture”. A total of ten streets rich in culture and history that were recognized in this year's round of judgments. “China's Famous ... Read More>>
The Wuxi Subway Line 2 project was launched on January 16. Preliminary work has been ongoing. It is reported that the construction period for the project is about 4 years and it is expected to be put into test operation by the end of 2014. See Also: Wuxi ... Read More>>
The 2012 Wuxi International Auto Expo will be held at the Taihu International Expo Centre (WTIEC) from September 6-10. The event will be held across four indoor exhibition halls (50,000 sq. m) and will feature more than 60 international automotive ... Read More>>
The China Clay Museum will be open in May in Wuxi City, “the hometown of clay figurines”. The museum has currently collected over one thousand clay figurines from across China. According to reports, the clay museum, which is located in Huishan ... Read More>>
During the opening ceremonies of the 2nd China Wetland Culture Festival and Asian Wetland Forum in Wuxi on October 11th, the Lianghong National Wetland Park was approved by the State Forestry Administration to become one of China’s 12 official ... Read More>>
During the May Day Holiday, the Grand Canal Scenic Belt in Wuxi officially opened to the public. Since the restoration project started in the end of 2007, authorities have invested 2.2 billion RMB, carefully restored the Original Rong Laike and Beitang Rice ... Read More>>
On December 31 Richard Clayderman, the first foreign pianist to perform in China over 20 years ago, will be entertaining audiences at the Wuxi Grand Theater. Read More>>
Those wishing to escape to tropical Yunnan from Wuxi will have it a little easier soon: the first ever direct flight between Wuxi and Lijiang opens on October 27. Read More>>
The First Bilingual Wuxi Toastmasters Club now has weekly lectures, which will be held at Wuxi’s Pioneer Bookstore every Saturday afternoon. Read More>>
Swedish home decorating behemoth Ikea, has long been on a mission to make every home in the world look exactly the same and their latest conquest is the residents of Wuxi. Read More>>
IKEA's 11th store will open on June 6 in Wuxi. The IKEA store occupies an area of almost 50,000 square meters and will offer 1668 free parking spaces and a restaurant with 629 seats. Over 8,000 kinds of commodities, covering almost all household objects, ... Read More>>
A new train route running from Wuxi to Xiamen will open on July 1. The train D3135 will run from Nanjing to Xiamen and will feature a stop in Wuxi. The train will leave Nanjing at 8:11 and stop at 9:41 in Wuxi. It will arrive in Xiamen at 19:48. The journey ... Read More>>
Scientific studies by three professors from Nanjing University further confirms that Taihu Lake is the result of meteor impact. The rocks discovered in Taihu Lake remains obvious features of impact and sputtering, providing reliable evidence to prove that ... Read More>>
The 2011 Wuxi Golden Autumn Shopping Festival (as well as the Zhongshan Lu 2nd Leisure Shopping Week) officially kicked off on September 28th. During the festival, which will be open until October 31st, locals and visitors can enjoy big promotions offered ... Read More>>
The Wuxi Fangong Palace of Mt. Lingshan, a haven of Buddhist culture integrating Dongyang woodcarving, Dunhuang mural painting, and Yangzhou lacquer and cloisonné enamelware for the first time in China, opened to visitors on the first day of 2009. ... Read More>>
On June 26th,, the Wuxi Tourist Center was moved to the Bus Passenger Station of Wuxi Central Station (originally called Wuxi Comprehensive Transportation Hub). In August, a tourist reception area will be set up at the first floor lobby of the Central ... Read More>>
According to reports, the city of Wuxi plans to construct four new subway lines with a total track length of 150 kilometres between 2011 and 2017. These lines will connect Wuxi with Jiangyin and Yixing. At this point, the project is still in the planning ... Read More>>
Magicians from the international stage will perform at Wuxi Grand Theatre on August 15-16 in a show titled, "The Secret that Cannot be Told IV." World famous musicians present include Rocco Silano, an American magician and winner of the Las Vegas ... Read More>>
The movie “Mei Lanfang” stirred the interest of the famous artist Mei Lanfang. In April, the stage play “Mei Lanfang” will appear in Wuxi. The play will fully demonstrate the features of stagecraft. The great master of Beijing Opera ... Read More>>
The 61st Miss World Wuxi Division began registration on June 7th. According to reports, in addition to hosting this year’s division pageant, Wuxi will also host the final for this year’s Miss World competition. That means Miss World 2011 will be ... Read More>>
From May 19-25, to celebrate “China Tourism Day” Wuxi residents and tourists can enjoy discounts of up to 70% for entrance tickets to local scenic spots. A total of 41 scenic spots will offer discounted entrance tickets; the two 5A class scenic ... Read More>>