“No. 1 Suzhou Bridge” to be reopened after renovation

Baodai Bridge, reputed as the “No. 1 Bridge in Suzhou”, lies by the Tantai Lake (澹台湖) in Wuzhong District. It’s the longest ancient multi-arch bridge (316.8 meters) with most bridge openings (53 openings) in China and one of the major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level. The bridge was...

Suzhou Population, home to 12,748,262 residents

Suzhou population in 2020 stood at 12.748262 million, 15.04 percent of the province’s total, making Suzhou the only city in Jiangsu Province with a population of more than 10 million, according to the data from the seventh national census in Jiangsu Province released yesterday. Compared with the data in the sixth national census...

No. 2 [2021] Notice on Epidemic Prevention and Control of Suzhou

Lu’an City and Hefei City, Anhui Province, and Yingkou City, Liaoning Province have reported multiple new confirmed COVID-19 cases since May 13, 2021. To strictly implement the regular epidemic prevention and control measures in Suzhou, consolidate the gains in virus control and protect people’s life and health, the followings are hereby...

Suzhou New payment tool for short-term foreign travelers to be launched

In the era of mobile payment, domestic residents and expats living and working in China have already been used to paying via WeChat Pay, Alipay, Union Pay and other online payment tools. But for foreigners who come to China only for short stays, they can barely enjoy the convenience of...

Suzhou sees official arrival of summer, earliest in six decades

The average temperature in Suzhou has been above 22℃ for five consecutive days. According to weather broadcast, the average temperature in the five days to come will remain above 22℃, too. Therefore, Suzhou has already entered Summer in the meteorological sense of the season on the day of May 7. Summer...

The hottest holiday is gone, but the hot weather is on its way

Yesterday was Beginning of Summer, the first solar term in summer. It indicates more sunshine and higher temperatures. According to Suzhou Meteorological Bureau, today’s weather will turn from cloudy to overcast in the daytime and there will be showers toward evening. The maximum temperature is expected to reach around 26℃. Then the...

SIP Xingtang Hospital formally put into operation

Located to the south of Songjiang Road and the west of Lianfeng Road, Suzhou Industrial Park Xingtang Hospital, a Grade II public general hospital that offers comprehensive services including health care, rehabilitation, preventive care and emergency treatment, was formally put into use recently. Xingtang Hospital, formerly The People’s Hospital of Wu County Xietang District which was established in...

Gusu District applies smart search in locating public toilets

Public toilet is just one small component of a city, but its construction and management plays a crucial role in improving the living environment for the city’s people and manifesting the city’s degree of civilization. The environmental sanitation authorities of Gusu District upgraded and completed the positional information of public toilets in this area recently to...

Travel between Shanghai and Suzhou

The distance between Shanghai and Suzhou is about 100 kilometers (62 miles). The 30 minute high-speed train is the best choice for a one-day tour of Shanghai and Suzhou. The normal trains are an economical alternative but it takes more times about 1-2 hours and costs only 15 yuan. Taking a long-distance bus to costs 40-50 yuan...

Suzhou Rail Transit Line 5 starts trial operation

Suzhou Rail Transit (SRT) Line 5 went into trial operation on February 8th. Photos taken at Suzhou Olympic Sports Center Station by iSuzhou reporter. As the first rail transit line in Jiangsu Province that conforms to GoA4 Autopilot Standard and achieve unattended automatic driving, SRT Line 5 features high automaticity,...