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Renovated Suzhou Granary Built in 1971 is Straight Out of a Movie

Over 9,378 square metres and full of the atmosphere of the times, silos originally used for grain purchase and storage at the Yangcheng Lake 1971 Granary Mill are now a top visitor attraction. Full story (in Chinese) via this...

Suzhou Predicts to Open 3 Metro Lines in 2024

In that set to be a most fruitful year, Suzhou Rail Transit is projecting that Lines 6, 7 and 8 will be opened in 2024, increasing the length of the network by another 100 kilometres. Full story (in Chinese)...

Crops Illegally Grown on Highway Land Cleared by Suzhou Industrial Park

A 4-day rectification campaign by SIP saw some 12,000 square meters of illegal vegetable fields recently cleared from greening zones along the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Suzhou via this link. SIP开展了为期4天的整改活动,最近从沪南高速公路沿线的绿化区清理了约12000平方米的非法菜田。...

Confusion over Driver or No Driver on Suzhou Metro Goes Viral

When fully autonomous capable trains on Suzhou Rail Transit Line 11 switch to non-autonomous Line 3, a driver enters the open cab while a banner prevents passenger access. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials...

Suzhou 1st in China to Take Digital RMB Payment when Your Phone is Off

All six lines of the Suzhou Rail Transit network now accept Digital RMB utilising a smartphone’s near field communication capabilities through a wallet locked to its SIM card. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials...

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