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New Energy Vehicles Account for 33.22% of 2023’s Vehicle Sales in Suzhou

With Suzhou issuing ¥100 million in subsidies for the “Double 12 Suzhou Shopping Festival”, sales hit a record high; 457,000 units, up 5.8%. Some buyers received a ¥12,000 discount. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute...

Suzhou South Railway Station; Set to Open by End 2024

Some 10 kilometres away from Zhouzhuang Ancient Town and surrounded by dense lakes, a huge steel structure is rising from the dense network of surrounding lakes. It’s a spectacular sight. For this is to be the all-new Suzhou South...

Driver Appears on Suzhou TV’s “Night Bus News” for a 4th Time

As well as continually returning items left on his bus to their owners in record time, Liu Jiquan, driver of the 1052 bus in SIP, has also been hailed as a “Firefighting Hero”. Full story (in Chinese) via this...

1st Song Dynasty Document Unearthed in Tomb on Display in Suzhou

Visitors To the Wu Culture Museum in Suzhou can learn of an unfolding social picture of life in the Southern Song Dynasty through the documents and cultural relics. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials...

2,024 Take Part in 25th New Year’s Day Welcome Run in Suzhou

A New Year atmosphere was realised with frisbee, BMX and paper-cutting activities, as well as Spring Festival couplet writing joining the 4K and 10K races. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Suzhou via this...

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