Have you ever been moved by the film soundtrack of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? Musician Tan Dun used a traditional Chinese musical instrument, erhu, in his arrangement. Erhu is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument and sometimes known in the west as the “Chinese violin” or “Chinese two-string fiddle”. It is a very expressive instrument and…
Dragon Boat Festival, regarded with similar significance as other Chinese festivals like Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Mid-Autumn Day, is a very important day to Han people in China and the history of this traditional festival dates back to 2000 years ago. Dragon Boat Festival is also known as Duanwu Festival, Calamus Festival and Chongwu…
The Shanghai Expo 2010 has garnered much attention for this China metropolis. Our Shanghai Attractions series of articles was started to introduce to our readers what to do and where to go to experience all that the wonderful Shanghai city has to offer. We have brought you to the Sightseeing Spots and Attractions, the unique…
Shanghai is a place of fantasy. Hanging around the city, you will find that the streets and buildings here absorb different flavours from east and west, classical and modern, tradition and novelty. And all of these elements result in the unique combination of styles which defines Shanghai. Following our previous article on Sightseeing in Shanghai,…
Shanghai is the largest and most developed city in China. It has a population of more than 18 million and over 5.8 million migrants! This busy city has the nicknames of “Paris of the Orient” or “Pearl of China”, reflecting its importance and significance in China and the World. Even during the 1930’s, Shanghai was…
The attractions of Suzhou exist not just in its scenic and artistic landscaping and architecture. Suzhou is also a paradise for gourmets, with its long history and thousands of years of culinary experience and culture. The characteristics of Suzhou cuisine lie in its delicate preparations, emphasis on ingredients quality and its uniqueness in their dishes…
Suzhou Silk and Silk Embroidery Suzhou is not only a famous cultural city and a city of gardens, but also the silk capital of China. During the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties, it was the silk producing centre; in the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties most of the high-grade silk produced for the…
SIP (Suzhou Industry Park) In Suzhou, it is impossible not to mention the SIP. In the beginning, it was a cooperative project to build a modern industrial park in the east of Suzhou with Singapore’s experience and investment. The China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park (CS-SIP) was thus born on Feb. 26th 1994, after these years’ development…
Besides the famous classical gardens mentioned in our previous article on Background & Classical Gardens, Suzhou still has a lot of Attractions, such as: Tiger Hill A famous Song Dynasty poet, Su Shi said, “It is a lifelong pity if having visited Suzhou you did not visit Tiger Hill.” Tiger Hill (虎丘, Hu Qiu), known…
