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The rapid development of the times is closely related to every bit of the ordinary people. In daily life, people feel changes; in full and accurate figures, people witness changes.

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...

shoe repairmen in Suzhou

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...

Suzhou old photo studio

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

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

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...

the gate of the newsstand

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

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

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...