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 embroidery to debut at the Louvre

The France World Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition, co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture of France and the National Association of Art Industries of France, will certainly be held at the Louvre in Paris, France from November 2 to 5. Yao Jianping Needlework Art Museum姚建萍刺绣艺术馆 in Suzhou has actually been invited...

Suzhou pastry chef wins global award

Lv Haoran, a pastry cook from Suzhou, was granted the FIPGC Globe Prize of Specialist Tiramisu at Host Milano, ending up being the first-ever Chinese to win the title. FIPGC, or the International Federation of Bread, Gelato and Chocolate, holds the globe champion every 2 years, aiming to pick the...

Suzhou athletes excel at Hangzhou Asiad

The 19th Asian Gamings officially shut yesterday. A total of 20 athletes from Suzhou participated, accounting for 25 percent of the overall professional athletes from Jiangsu district, placing first in the district. After contending in seven sporting activities and 18 occasions, they won 7 gold medals, 3 silvers and 5...

German baker cooks his desire in Taicang

Erwin from Germany sees Taicang as his second home. From building a small bakery from the ground up to marketing German bread around China, he accomplished his dream gradually. A childhood years dream Why did Erwin pick to open a German pastry shop in a Jiangnan water town? The idea...

Docudrama on Suzhou’s crafts released in United States

The Wonderful Workmanship of Suzhou, a docudrama on Suzhou’s ancient crafts, was launched in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto and also Vancouver on June 24, providing the genuine Jiangnan (south of the Yangtze River) society to the target market in North America. Via the perspectives of 12 depictive...

Architect Chien Chung Pei: Suzhou is my hometown

“The old city of Suzhou is a beneficial legacy. We ought to act with a keen sense of obligation to background and individuals, work out a ‘Suzhou Strategy’ for the globe’s efforts in the conservation of old cities, as well as offer a paradigm for showcasing China’s social self-confidence,” stated...

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...

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...

A miraculous combination of Song brocade and European paintings

The opening ceremony of “Extraordinary Combination, Light of Art: International Art Exhibition of Chinese Song Brocade and European Painting” was held at Suzhou Silk Museum on 22th December. The oriental Song brocade and occidental painting transcend the time and have a close connection in Suzhou. The exhibition will last until March 27, 2022. An “encounter” between...