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Taicang offers new services as alternate port

Tuesday, 15 January 2008 14:22

Taicang International Gateway in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, expects throughput to double this year to two million TEUs with the provision of new international services.

And by 2011, the port expects to handle over five million TEUs by providing alternative services to complement the development of Shanghai port.

Fred Castonguay, managing director of Taicang International Gateway, said: "We expect to see a significant growth in our international service offerings."
He said the US economic slowdown would not have a significant impact on the growth of throughput at Taicang. "We don't feel that the current situation of the US is going to have a tremendous impact on the projections going forward," he said, adding that the growth of the port is linked to the choices of services it provide to customers.
"Even if throughput stays flat this year in Shanghai, I still think that we can achieve two million TEUs," Castonguay said.

Blackberry presence in Suzhou

Tuesday, 11 December 2007 20:22

Blackberry 8700

Alcatel and TCL have entered into an agreement with RIM to allow for Blackberry presence in Suzhou, Jiangsu province by the end of this year.

Currently, nearly 300 wireless networks in more than 120 countries are supporting BlackBerry mobile email service. In Asia, it has been widely accepted by users in Japan, South Korea, India, and Taiwan.

Earlier in October, RIM had signed a deal with Alcatel Lucent to sell Blackberry 8700 in China’s mainland. Later the company announced cooperation with China Mobile to launch its BlackBerry mobile phone e-mail service in China’s mainland.

Blackberry is entering Chinese market, which is already ruled by Redberry, a similar mobile email service released by China Unicom, the second largest wireless operator in this country.

Global subscribers for Blackberry mobile phones show an increase by 1.2 million in the first quarter of 2007, totaling to 9.2 million with the growth rate touching 76.5 percent.

RIM’s range of award-winning products, services include the BlackBerry wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements.

Last Updated ( Friday, 18 July 2008 08:27 )

Changsha turtle comes to Suzhou to save species Global crisis

Tuesday, 11 December 2007 20:10

Last hope … the female giant soft-shell turtle

SHE is fed a special diet of raw meat. Her small pool has been encased with bulletproof glass. A surveillance camera monitors her movements. A guard is posted at night.

The agenda is simple: the turtle must not die.

Unnoticed and unappreciated for decades, a large female turtle with a stained, leathery shell is now a precious commodity in the decaying Changsha Zoo in China.

Earlier this year, scientists concluded that she is the world's last known female giant Yangtze soft-shell turtle. She is about 80 years old and weighs almost 100lbs.

The world's one undisputed, known male lives 500 miles away at a zoo in the city of Suzhou. He is 100 years old and weighs about 200lbs. They are the last hope of saving a species believed to be the largest freshwater turtles in the world.

"It's a very dire situation," said Peter Pritchard, a prominent turtle expert in the US who has been involved in efforts to save the species.

For many Chinese, turtles symbolise health and longevity, but the saga of the last two giant Yangtze soft-shells is more symbolic of the threatened state of wildlife and biodiversity in China. Pollution, hunting and rampant development are destroying natural habitats.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 11 December 2007 20:19 ) Read more...

Ancient glamour of Shantang area in Suzhou

Tuesday, 11 December 2007 19:31

Shantang

A photo taken on December 6, 2007 shows the Shantang area in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu Province. The fame of Shantang dates back to 825 AD, when renowned statesman and poet Bai Juyi during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) launched a 3,600-meter long embankment project in the area. Since then, the area has become home to many temples, guild houses, gardens and bridges, making the area a historical corridor of Suzhou.

Source: China View

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 11 December 2007 19:31 )

German 80s & 90s Party

Wednesday, 21 November 2007 06:31

80s & 90s Party

Don't miss on Saturday November 24th start at 8:00 PM the only real German 80s & 90s Party in Suzhou. DJ Ralf from Germany spinning all your favorite 80s & 90s hits. Not only for germans, there will be several english 80s & 90s hits on the mixer. Let the past come back here in China!

Nice sound from Nena • Hubert Kah • Ideal • Jawoll • Kraftwerk • Morgenrot • ZaZa • Extrabreit • Ärzte • Vera Kaa • Spliff • Rheingold • Profil • Joachim Witt • Bleib Treu • Grauzone • Fehlfarben • Europe • Scorpions • Peter Schilling • Falco and many more...

No entrance fee and all night long Happy hour (Buy 1 Tiger Draft get one for free) will make the party complete. Come and enjoy this event at:

Bar Blue (before Whiskey Jack) - 1. Floor No. 150 Shi Quan Street directly beside of Scarlet Disco (蓝枪鱼酒吧 - 十全街150号)

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 21 November 2007 06:39 )

Chongyuan Temple to Reopen Today after Reconstruction

Friday, 16 November 2007 21:21

The Chongyuan Temple is to be reopened to the public today, after a large-scale reconstruction. A grand Buddhist ceremony will be held on November 16th and 17th to celebrate the reopening of the ancient temple.

Originally built in the Northern and Southern Dynasties (386–589), the Chongyuan Temple has a history of 1,504 years. After the reconstruction, the new temple has set several records: it has the highest above-water Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy) Pavilion of China, the tallest and heaviest indoor Guanyin's figure of China and the heaviest bronze bell of China.

News also shows that nil entrance fee of Chongyuan Temple will be charged within three months after the opening. From February 18th 2008 to February 18th 2009, the entrance fee will be priced at only CNY 1.00. The fare for visiting the Guanyin Pavilion by elevator will be CNY 20.00 per one.

The Nutcracker - Ballet of the Slovak National Theatre

Thursday, 08 November 2007 20:29

The Nutcracker

The classic tale of the Nutcracker performed by the Ballet of the Slovak National Theatre are be in Suzhou on 23. to 25. of December 2007. The will be a show every evening at 7:30 pm in the Suzhou Science and Cultural Arts Centre Grand Theatre.

The Ballet have a very succesful story and present a lot works of Slovak composers, e.g. Magic Night and Poem Macabre (music by E. Suchoň), The Jinxes (music by I. Zeljenka), Soldier and a Mother (music by J. Cikker), choreographies by Karol. Tóth, and also Metamorphoses (music by E. Suchoň), choreography by Jozef Dolinský, and a ballet for children A Bug was Born (music by T. Frešo), choreography by Jozef Zajko. Of Russian provenance the most successful was Spartacus by A. I. Khachaturian staged by Otar M. Dadishkiliani.
Other premieres were Three Cards (music by K. V. Molchanov), The Prodigal Son, The Inspector (music by A. B. Tchaikovsky), choreography by Jozef Dolinský, followed by The Legend of Love, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, etc. Among the best were works by Karol Tóth, such as The Rites of Spring, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (music by M. Jarre), as well as a composition by the Cuban choreographer, Iván Tenorio, The House of Bernarda Alba (music by S. F. Barroso). Other choreographers at that time were Miroslav Kůra and a Slovenian choreographer Henrik Neubauer.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 08 November 2007 23:55 )

Record Painting sold for record $10.7 Mio.

Thursday, 08 November 2007 18:00

A record price for a Chinese painting was set yesterday when a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) handscroll was auctioned off in Beijing for 79.52 million yuan ($10.7 million).

Du Wei, a spokesman for the China Guardian Art Auction Co Ltd, which staged the auction, said: "This is the highest price ever achieved for a Chinese painting."

The Red Cliff Handscroll by Qiu Ying (1494-1552), an artist from Suzhou in Jiangsu Province, came from a private collector on the mainland.

The price included a 12-percent commission fee.

German Sausage Corner open today

Friday, 02 November 2007 23:10

Curry Sausage

Good news for our German experts!

Today open in Shi Quan Street (Bar Street) the first „German Sausage Corner“ from 6:00 pm on you can eat your favorite German sausage or curry sausage! (Bratwurst & Currywurst).

Right side from Scarlet Disco Pub you can now get the best sausage in town including German style French fries.

Come and eat Traditional German Food and drink Genuine German Draft Beer.

Last Updated ( Friday, 02 November 2007 23:13 )

16th Golden Rooster and Full Blossom Film Festival

Thursday, 25 October 2007 05:14

opening ceremony

Established in 1981 by the Association of Chinese Filmmakers, the award is so named because 1981, according to traditional Chinese calendar, was the year of the rooster. The yearly awards are decided by a special committee composed of film experts.

Final winners will be announced during the 16th Golden Rooster and Full Blossom Film Festival, running from October 23 to 28 in the our City Suzhou.

The festival is a great event jointly organized by China Literature and Art Federation and China Film Artists Association since 1992, previously known as Hundred Flowers Award by "Popular Film" and Chinese Film Golden Rooster Award evaluation.

Back in August 2006, Suzhou and China Film Artists Association signed an agreement on the permanent location of Golden Rooster Award evaluation in Suzhou, and this has a direct bearing on Suzhou being chosen for the site of film festival, decided through the traditional application procedure.

For many years, China Film Artists Association has hoped to set up a permanent base for the evaluation of the Golden Rooster Award, the highest award for Chinese films. The name Jinji Lake, literally meaning Golden Rooster Lake, is a happy coincidence that prompted the departments concerned in Suzhou to propose the permanent base by the lake, and the idea was endorsed by China Film Artists Association.

International Film

The award evaluation base is located on the eastern shore of Jinji Lake with an area of over 100 mu, which includes standard film projection hall, living accommodations for the evaluation committee members, the lakeside Jinji Award Park, an exhibition hall for Golden Rooster Award and Hundred Flower Award, and a water-born "Star Road".

The base is preparing to hold China Suzhou Jinji Lake Film Month and other activities, and at appropriate time, to host a thematic international film festival. The base will be ready to receive the evaluation committee members during the 26th China Golden Rooster Film Award in 2007.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 October 2007 05:21 ) Read more...

Regalia Hotel Opens at Ligongdi

Friday, 19 October 2007 22:21

Backview

Regalia Resort Hotel at Ligongdi Island, SIP, was formally opened for business on Oct. 13. The hotel is located at the tip of the causeway surrounded by the scenic Jinji Lake, featuring cultural traditions of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Swimming pools, authentic Thai spa, Thai-style decorations and luxuriant hotel amenities make the hotel an ideal holiday resort.

The hotel has 45 rooms, each with a private balcony offering vantage points for picturesque lake scenes on all sides. The luxury suites are equipped with private outdoor massage tub for sheer relaxation. Standing at the wooden porch of the room at the edge of Jinji Lake, the guest will be enchanted by the beauty of nature.

Outdoor View

The Regalia Serviced Residence Management, a subsidiary of Grand Central Holdings Ltd. (GCH) of Hong Kong, has in recent years been actively involved in developing leisure and vacation projects in Shanghai. The Regalis Hotel in Suzhou is the first small-sized luxury hotel and the fifth of Regalia chain hotels in Mainland China. The spa center at Regalia is run by the famous Thai Privilege Spa Company and staffed with some thirty professional service personnel from Thailand.

Ligongdi is the only long causeway in Jinji Lake with a length of 1,400 meters, originally built by the magistrate of Yuanhe County of Suzhou during the Guangxu Reign of the Qing dynasty.

Rooms

The first phase of property development on the causeway features a waterside street of international culinary culture with restaurants, entertainments, and leisure facilities.

Based on the successful development of the first phase, SIPUD is now drawing plans for the Phase-2 development of the causeway project on the southern shores of Jinji Lake, and upon completion, Ligongdi will become a scenic business street with the largest-scaled landscape panorama in Suzhou.

Source: SIPAC

Last Updated ( Friday, 19 October 2007 22:25 )

Scientific and Cultural Center in Splendor by Jinji Lake

Sunday, 14 October 2007 02:20

Night view

Suzhou Science Technology Culture and Art Center was inaugurated in a grand ceremony on the evening of Oct. 1, which declared the opening of the largest-scaled and best-equipped and multi-functional scientific and cultural complex in the history of Suzhou.

At the inauguration ceremony, the Center was jointly unveiled by Wang Rong, Executive Member of CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee and Secretary of CPC Suzhou Municipal Committee, Yan Li, Deputy Secretary of CPC Suzhou Municipal Committee and Mayor of Suzhou, Wang Jinhua, Deputy Secretary of Secretary of CPC Suzhou Municipal Committee and Secretary of SIP Party Working Committee, Zhou Fuyuan, Chairman of Standing Committee of Municipal People's Congress, and Feng Ruidu, Chairman of Municipal Political Consultative Conference.

Entrance

The ceremony was presided over by Xu Guoqiang, Executive Member of Director of Propaganda Department of the CPC Suzhou Municipal Committee, with the attendance of municipal leaders Du Guoling, Qiu Lingmei, Cao Furu, Zhou Weiqiang, Wang Shaodong, Lu Yunquan, Jiang Hao, Zhou Xingguang, Qin Xingyuan, Wu Wenyuan, Fan Zuo, Zhu Yongxin, Zhu Jiansheng, Liu Zhenxia, Cheng Yaocheng, Zhao Wenjuan, Qian Haixing, and Cao Jinghao, etc.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 14 October 2007 02:27 ) Read more...

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