The Suzhou Silk Museum is a museum in Suzhou, China. It documents the history of silk production and Suzhou embroidery from around 2000 BC. Exhibits include old looms with demonstrations, samples of ancient silk patterns, and an explanation of sericulture. Of major note is a room full of live silk worms, eating mulberry leaves and spinning cocoons. [1] By December, 2009, the live silkworms had been replaced with models.
Suzhou is a major prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, China. As part of the Yangtze Delta megalopolis, it is a major economic center and focal point of trade and commerce.
The Suzhou Museum is a museum of ancient Chinese art, paintings, calligraphy and handmade crafts in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. It is one of the most visited museums in the world, with more than 2 million visitors in 2018. The Folk Branch of the museum is at the Bei family ancestral temple near Lion Grove Garden. The Western New Pavilion was designed by renowned architect I.M. Pei and was completed and opened in 2006.
The Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open was a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and Ladies Asian Golf Tour (LAGT). The first LET event held in China, it was played at the Suzhou Taihu International Golf Club in Shanghai. The 54-hole tournament was founded in 2008, and was held until 2013.
Suzhou Sports Center is a multi-use stadium in Suzhou, China. It is currently used mostly for soccer matches. The stadium holds 35,000 people.
The Suzhou North railway station is a high-speed railway station in Suzhou, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China. It will be served by the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway. It is 10.5 kilometers away from Suzhou railway station.
Qionglong Mountain is the highest mountain of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. It is located in southwest of Suzhou, whose elevation is 341.7m. One of the most famous ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu lived here after retirement, and he wrote the masterpiece The Art of War here. Qionglong Mountain has the longest sky way in Suzhou and the only provincial natural reserve in Suzhou as well.
Leqiao Station is a station of Line 1 and Line 4, Suzhou Rail Transit. The station is located in Gusu District of Suzhou. It has been in use since April 28, 2012, the same time of the preoperation of Line 1.
Xiangmen Station is a station of Line 1, Suzhou Rail Transit. The station is located in Gusu District of Suzhou. It has been in use since April 28, 2012, the same time of the preoperation of Line 1.
Central Park Station is a station of Line 1, Suzhou Rail Transit. The station is located in Suzhou Industrial Park of Suzhou. It has been in use since April 28, 2012, the same time of the preoperation of Line 1.
Xinghai Square Station is a station of Line 1, Suzhou Rail Transit. The station is located in Suzhou Industrial Park of Suzhou. It has been in use since April 28, 2012, the same time of the preoperation of Line 1.
Dongfangzhimen Station is a station of Line 1 and Line 3 of Suzhou Rail Transit. The station is located in Suzhou Industrial Park of Suzhou, near the Gate to the East skyscraper, which is positioned at the intersection of the historical East-West-axis of Suzhou Old Town with the West bank of Jinji Lake. The station has been in use since April 28, 2012, the same time of the preoperation of Line 1.
Xinghu Jie Station is a station of Line 1, Suzhou Rail Transit. The station is located in Suzhou Industrial Park of Suzhou. It has been in use since April 28, 2012, the same time of the preoperation of Line 1.
Nanshi Jie Station is a station of Line 1, Suzhou Rail Transit. The station is located in Suzhou Industrial Park in the East of Suzhou. It has been in use since April 28, 2012, the same time of the preoperation of Line 1.
Xingtang Jie Station is a station of Line 1 and Line 5, Suzhou Rail Transit. The station is located in of Suzhou. It has been in use since April 28, 2012, the same time of the preoperation of Line 1.
Zhongnan Jie Station is the Eastern terminus station of Line 1, Suzhou Rail Transit. The station is located in Suzhou Industrial Park of Suzhou. It has been in use since April 28, 2012, the same time of the preoperation of Line 1.
Laodong Lu Station, or Laodonglu Station is a station of Line 2 and Line 5 of Suzhou Rail Transit. The station is located in Gusu District of Suzhou. It started service on December 28, 2013, the same time of the operation of Line 2. There is an inclined elevator in the transfer passage between two concourses, allowing passengers with disability to transfer.
Suzhou International Financial Square is a supertall skyscraper designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates in the Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu, located to the east of Jinji Lake. It is the tallest building in Suzhou. It is a multi-purpose building which includes apartments, hotels and offices.
Suzhou Zhongnan Center is a stalled 499.2-metre (1,638 ft) tall building in Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. Original plans called for a height of 729 metres (2,391.7 ft) but plans were scrapped in 2019 in compliance with China's ban on buildings taller than 500 metres (1,641 ft). The new tower was proposed in 2019 and construction started less than a year later however, work was halted in mid 2022.
Jinghai Station, is a metro station on Line 2 and Line 3 of the Wuxi Metro. It started operations on 28 December 2014.
Nanmen is a station of Line 4 and Line 5 of Suzhou Rail Transit. The station is located in Gusu District of Suzhou. It has been in use since April 15, 2017, the same time of the operation of Line 4.