Beauty and Goodness
A Retrospective Exhibition on New Year Print Collection
Time: August 28 to September 21
Venues: Exhibition Hall No. 1, 2, 3, and 4, Changshu Art Museum
Visitors can expect to appreciate as many as 90 pieces of calligraphy and painting artworks by 16 artists. The paintings include landscape, flower and bird, and portrait.
Address: 117 Ximen street, Changshu, Suzhou
Colorful Suzhou — Exhibition of Traditional Chinese Painting
Time: August 27 to September 21, 2021
Venue: Exhibition hall 1、2&3, Suzhou Art Museum
The exhibition will display a total of 117 works by seven Suzhou local artists and 17 nonlocal artists, showcasing an array of Suzhou attractions, including Ten Sceneries of Grand Canal and Suzhou classical gardens.
Address: 2075 Renmin Road, Gusu District, Suzhou
teamLab Future Park
Time: July 15-November 21 (closed on August 16, September 13, and October 18)
Venue: Lawn Square, Suzhou Center (next to No.9 Entrance)
Ticket Price: Weekday Ticket: RMB108 yuan (for weekday use only), standard ticket: RMB138 yuan, family ticket (one parent and one child under 12): RMB588 yuan (valid during the whole exhibition period)
teamLab hosted their first large exhibition at Miraikan in 2015, which attracted over 500,000 visitors. After four years of arrangements and preparation, teamLab’s new project Future Park will make its debut in Suzhou.
Address: Suzhou center, Suxiu Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou
Exhibition of Selected Treasurable Collection from Suzhou Pingtan Museum (2015-2020)
Time: September 1 to December 26
Venue: Suzhou Pingtan Museum of China
Suzhou Pingtan Museum of China (Suzhou Opera Museum) has accumulatively restored over 6,000 sets of opera and quyi antiques since 2015, including a considerable amount of ancient books on pingtan, former collection of noted artistic and academic figures. The exhibition, made up of two parts, is designed to showcase the very essence of the collection to the public.
Address: No. 3, zhongzhangjiaxiang, Gusu District, Suzhou
Coral Fossils Collection Exhibition
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., April 1, 2021, to December 31, 2022 (opens on weekends and holidays only)
Venue: Tongli Lakeview Hotel
Service-Hotline: 0512-63337888
Ticket Price: Free of charge
Visitors can expect to see a wide variety of coral fossils through the exhibitions with three different themes.
Address: No. 8, Chongben Road, Tongli Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou
The 2nd Suzhou Jinji Lake Composition Competition
Commission Concert II
Time: 7:30 p.m., September 18
Prices: RMB580/380/280/180/80 yuan
Venue: Suzhou Jinji Lake Concert Hall
Founded in 2016, the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra comprises more than 70 musicians with an average age of 30, who hail from China and 18 other countries and regions including Japan, South Korea, and the United States. First held in 2018, the competition invites composers from around the world to write music inspired by the city of Suzhou.
Address: F2, Suzhou Culture and Art Center, No. 1, Guanfeng Street, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou
Frozen: Olaf’s Adventure
Children’s Drama
Time: 2:30 p.m./7:30 p.m., September 19
Venue: Suzhou Yinshanhu Grand Theatre
Ticket Prices: RMB480/380/280/180/100 yuan
You’ll love this fanciful and heartwarming stage adaptation of the celebrated animated film. Join Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Sven, and all of your favorite characters as they embark on an epic, ice-filled journey of self-discovery, camaraderie, and the real meaning of true love.
Address: 888 Qinghe Road, yinshanhu, Wuzhong District, Suzhou
Symphony of Sizhu
SUCO 2021-22 Music Season Opening Concert
Conductor: Peng Jiapeng
Erhu Solo: Zhu Changyao
Venue: Suzhou Chinese Orchestra Concert Hall
Time: 7:30 p.m., September 13
Ticket Prices: RMB380/280/180/80 yuan；
packages (for two): RMB608/448/288 yuan
Performance List (part): William Tell Overture, Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana, Slavonic Dances, Moon Reflection In Erquan…
Address: East of Buqing Road, high tech Zone, Suzhou
Cloudy Mountain
Director: Li Jun
Stars: Zhang Yuxi, Huang Xiaolei
Genre: Action, Adventure, Disaster
In Theaters (China): September 17
Set in a fictional town, the nerve-wracking story follows a series of natural disasters taking place after a severe ground collapse, which pulls the father and several bus passengers into an underground cave.
Book of Mountain and Seas: Teeny Little Families
Director: Kevin Munroe, Kristian Kamp
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
In Theaters (China): September 19
Kevin Andrew Munroe is a Canadian filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer, animator, and artist. His best-known work is that of writer and director of TMNT. Based on a Chinese legendary, the film is produced by the same cast that made the popular film Shrek.
All About My Mother
Director: Tianyu Zhao
Stars: Toby Lee, Jingyi Zhang, Fan Xu
Genre: Drama
In Theaters (China): September 19
A daughter in her early twenties was so suffocated by her mother’s overwhelming love and attention that she felt the need to leave. This is a story of a mother who is always providing for her family and the events that transpired as she was about to retire.