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...

Gaming meets Suzhou Embroidery in “Honor of Kings”

On the occasion of the Qixi Festival, Honor of Kings has also added a new skin — Wang Zhaojun’s “begging for cleverness and weaving” Qixi limited skin.  Elements of the Qixi Festival and national intangible cultural heritage — Suzhou Embroidery have been incorporated into the skin, which makes it more unique in style. It’s worth...

Only 15 newspaper kiosks in Suzhou are still on guard

At that time, “Suzhou Daily” and “Yangzi Evening News” were daily must-reads for Dad to come home from work. Mom always put some “bosom friends” at the head of the bed; At that time, the editor in chief of HuaHuo was still Xiaoshi. Boys and girls were also divided into...

Xiaoqiu bookstore is the last isolated island of Suzhou old bookstore

At the age of 8, he became a primary school student for the first time. He was full of curiosity about the world of knowledge, brushed a brand-new Title book, and looked forward to his future study and life; At the age of 14, he became a junior high school...

Suzhou crafts exhibited in Japan to showcase Jiangnan culture

Kanazawa Umimirai Library is currently hosting Suzhou-Kanazawa Exchange Exhibition in celebration of the 40th anniversary of their friendship, which has become an important window for Suzhou to showcase Jiangnan culture in its sister city. Themed on Suzhou crafts, the exhibition shows a total of 37 Suzhou artifacts falling into eight categories, including kesi, paper...

Suzhou Kesi Silk Tapestry

Restoration Intangible Cultural Heritage Experiential Studio is planning to have an event on Suzhou Kesi Silk Tapestry Technique at Suzhou ICH Shop Dongbei Street Branch on Saturday, July 3rd. Chinese silk tapestry is also named kesi, an essence of Chinese traditional silk art. Since the Song (AD 960 -1279) and Yuan (AD 1271 –...

Suzhou plans to give title of honorary citizen per year

To motivate the people from outside of Suzhou to participate in the city’s financial and social advancement in a more thorough fashion, the municipal government proposes to include foreign nationals, compatriots from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau, overseas Chinese and people outside Suzhou on the candidate list of Suzhou Honorary Citizen, and the awarding...

The Magical Craftsmanship of Suzhou to be released on July 10

With such culture-related concepts as “intangible cultural heritage”, “guochao” and “cultural export” becoming increasingly popular, craftsmanship of Suzhou has received widespread media coverage recently. The Magical Craftsmanship of Suzhou, a documentary focusing on various intangible cultural heritages in Suzhou, will come to theaters on July 10. Nine representative traditional Suzhou handicrafts, including colored lantern, fruit pit...

Suzhou first pet-themed park draws fans

Time for weekend outings and outdoor activities again! For pet lovers, it would be nicer to relax with their pets and have a good time together. Located at the Baiyangwan section in Huqiu Wetland Park, Huqiu Wetland Pet Park (虎丘湿地萌宠乐园) is now a paradise for pets and pet lovers. Since...

Suzhou Xima Museum | A museum hidden in a Suzhou’s high school

Do you know that there is a museum hidden in a high school in Suzhou? That is Xima Museum（西马博物馆）on the campus of Suzhou High School-SIP（SHS-SIP，苏州中学园区校）, the nation’s first special museum themed on wetland. Set up in SHS-SIP, Xima Museum got its name from its geographic location – formerly a part of Xima Village, Xietang...