Suzhou athletes ready to shine at Paris 2024

The Chinese Athletics Association announced the list of participants for the athletics events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games last night. Four athletes from Suzhou were included: Shi Yuhao in the men’s long jump, Wang Zhen in the men’s high jump, Zhao Jie in the women’s hammer throw  and Chen Jinfeng,...

‘Made in Suzhou’ shines around the world

“Made in Suzhou” is having a raising visibility throughout the globe, shinning in different areas consisting of society, art, and innovation. 01 An exhibition labelled “From Beijing to Paris – The Olympic Trip of Sino-French Artists” opened in Paris, France on Monday. One of the exhibitions is a needlework by...

Suzhou athletes win array of trophies at world games

Suzhou professional athletes have won several awards in worldwide competitors lately. Allow’s check it out. Badminton The 2024 TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Mug Finals ended on May 5. China claimed its 16th Uber Cup title after beating Indonesia 3-0. Suzhou athlete He Bingjiao contributed to seal the victory and...

Suzhou girl bags sabre gold at Junior Fencing World Cup

The 2024 International Fence Federation (FIE) Junior World Cup took place in 6 cities on the planet simultaneously on January 20. Wei Jiayi from Suzhou Sports College won the championship of women’s sabre category in Segovia, Spain. An overall of 105 participants participated in the Segovia stop, amongst which eight...

Suzhou oil painting displayed at Louvre, France

Setting Sun, an oil painting with special and magnificent aesthetic impacts, caught public attention at a contemporary art event held at the Louvre in Paris lately. It was produced by 24-year-old Yixin WEI from the College of Industrial Style of Suzhou Art & Style Innovation Institute. The oil paint portrays...

The story of Suzhou lock repair shop will never end

Once, locksmiths could be seen everywhere at home, and the sound of files sharpening keys could often be heard. Later, the lock repair industry changed with the change of time. Some of them were in the street and some were downstairs of the community, using old tools, providing convenience for...

365 days a year, this Suzhou shoe repair shop has persisted for 50 years

“The new three years, the old three years, sewing and mending for another three years.” Shoes are tools for walking, but they are the carrier for the survival of shoemakers; Shoemaker is an ordinary profession, but it is an indispensable existence in life. Do you know where the shoe repairmen...

The golden years in the Suzhou old photo studio

With the younger aesthetic and demand, online “beauty camera” and “beauty filter” emerge one after another, offline “Photo Gallery” and “certificate photo gallery” are lined up, but the style of beauty is more and more unified. The former photo studio has a space of several square meters. A square stool...

Suzhou repair shops on the streets are disappearing

From huanti road to wu30 Road, have you ever seen such a tin cart? Important information will be pasted on it with colorful printed text, and the rest of the blank space is advertising. There are all kinds of tools and parts in the four cars… Different sizes, old and...

Suzhou Embroidery and Suzhou Fan

Taste Jiangnan culture and admire Suzhou crafts. What will happen when Suzhou embroidery meets Suzhou Fan? Suzhou Embroidery, one of the four most famous embroideries in China, originated in Suzhou and has a history of more than 2,500 years. Artists normally use one threaded needle to work on different patterns...