2022 Shangfangshan Flower Festival arrives as scheduled

March is the season when everything recovers and plants sprout green. The spring flowers on Shangfangshan have become a must for citizens and tourists to enjoy flowers in spring. In 2022, Shangfangshan’s “hundred flowers Festival” is themed with “three life dreams of mountains, rivers, forests and stone lakes above”. Apricot...

A review of Suzhou’s Spring Festival holiday through figures

During the Spring Festival holiday, Suzhou saw local consumption grow, tourism thrive and social security improve. Let’s take a look back on the holiday through different figures. Consumption Retail sales exceed 1.523 billion yuan Consumption in Suzhou grew during the Spring Festival golden week. The “Double 12 Suzhou Shopping Festival” and “stay...

Foreign guests feel Chinese Lunar New Year festivity in Suzhou

A new episode of the “Experience Suzhou with Foreign Experts” series event kicked off at Heyuan Garden and Yiyuan Garden on Saturday (January 22). It was sponsored by Suzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau and Garden and Landscape Administration Bureau with the assistance of World Heritage Institute of Training and...

Suzhou New Year looking

What is the New Year in Suzhou? When I was a child, New Year was the expectation of wearing new clothes, setting off firecrackers with my ears covered, the handwritten Spring Festival couplets pasted by my grandfather, the big white steamed bread steamed on my grandmother’s stove, the festive new year...

You may want to check out these tips for upcoming Suzhou holiday

The next China public holiday will be in 2022 — New Year’s Day (January 1-3). New Year’s Day is one of the public holidays in China and people usually have three days off. Although it’s not a traditional festival in the country, most malls are specially decorated during this holiday and the...

Back to the past for the “200-year-old concert” in Suzhou Huqiu

The 22nd China Suzhou Huqiu Quyi Performance is held successfully. As a large-scale Kunqu Opera gathering organized spontaneously by the people, Huqiu Quyi Performance attracts literati, distinguished performers, professional artists, and the public to Tiger Hill every year. Huqiu Quyi Performance was first held more than 200 years ago when Kunqu Opera was in...

Here comes fresh and healthy water caltrop fruit

The fall wind brings fresh water caltrop fruit. The regional water caltrop fruit has actually already entered the marketplace in big quantity to welcome the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on September 21 this year. Water caltrop, grown in rivers and ponds, is one of the 8 water plants in...

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...

Six customs of Suzhou Chinese Valentine’s Day

Chinese Valentine’s Day, also known as Qiqiao Festival, Qijie Festival, daughter’s day, Qiniang society, Tanabata Festival, cow and bull woman’s day, Qixi, etc., is a traditional festival among Chinese people. Derived from the worship of stars, Chinese Valentine’s Day is the birthday of seven sisters in the traditional sense. It...

Suzhou Sports Shopping Festival 2021 kicks off

Play sports, buy cheap equipment, win a lottery…A joyful sports night market marked the beginning of Suzhou Sports Shopping Festival. Suzhou Sports Shopping Festival 2021 & Jiangsu Lottery Buyers Festival kicked off at Suzhou Sports Lottery Center yesterday. The festival will last three days from June 16 to 18, and it will start...