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In the race along Donghuan Road Wal-Mart have open the doors. RT-Mart are still in preparation so Wal-Mart win the first game. The crowded Donghuan Road is shaping a prosperous shopping block, while the competition among Auchan, Carrefour, Wal-Mart and RT-Mart will be more white-hot.

In the supermarket industry, the distance between two neighboring hypermarkets must be two kilometers at least. But, RT-Mart, Wal-Mart, Auchan and Carrefour from the north to the south along Donghuan Road do not follow this convention, and the distance between RT-Mart and Wal-Mart is a mere pittance of 100 meters.

As the borderline of downtown Suzhou and SIP, Donghuan Road converges the dense population of the old Suzhou and the strong purchasing power of New Suzhou citizens, and is becoming a spot of hot contest among supermarkets.

One month ago (25th June 2009) the world’s most well known man, Michael Jackson leaves a legacy of changing the music world as he passed away at the UCLA Medical Center in USA.

In yearning and love, Dream Hollywood presents on 25th July 2009 in remembrance of the "King of Pop" a Michael Jackson Night. Come and sending love out to Michael and remember him. Every visitor get a Michael Jackson T-Shirt for free.

The complete night Dream Hollywood plays Music and Videos from Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5. Some special Music Production never published and never hear before will be presented by a foreign DJ. Michael Jackson double are announced to be there, so don't miss the night and let us say goodbye to him. Entrance will be free.

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009), also known as the "King of Pop", was an American recording artist who became one of the most commercially successful entertainers of all time. He started a solo career in 1971, having made his debut in 1964 as a member of The Jackson 5. His unique contributions to music and dance, along with a highly publicized personal life, made him a prominent figure in global popular culture for four decades also in China.

His 1982 album Thriller remains the best-selling album of all time, with four others—Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), and HIStory (1995) among the best selling. He popularized several physically complicated dance moves, such as the robot and the moonwalk. He is widely credited with having transformed the music video from a promotional tool into an art form, with videos such as "Billie Jean", "Beat It" and Thriller making him the first African American to amass a strong crossover following on MTV.

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The full solar eclipse this morning fall in Water. Raining and heavy clouds blocked the view of the total solar eclipse. Darkness was felt in Suzhou around 9:35 to 9:40 but the eclipse was not clear visible due to heavy clouds, said some disappointed visitors on JinJi Lake who had arrived here from Korea to watch the event.

The biggest disappointment was for the big Tourism Groups, which had just come from far away to see this total solar eclipse and hope for a clear weather. But as the sky darkened fully for about five minutes, watchers became excited again.

“Although the rain came, We don’t want to screw up the mood. We want to enjoy the special day,” some girls said before dancing and singing in the rain with their friends. “We don’t want to wait until the next 300 years to see this again.”

According to the weather forecast (Link) it should be rain Wednesday morning, let us together strongly hope that this will not happen, to be a witness of this full solar eclipse.

Also a report on the European Institute for Space Quantum Physics (Link) reporting of a Earthquake risk during this eclipse in Chengdu region of Sichuan. Let us cross the fingers and pray that this prediction are not happen.

For your reference, here are most important times for Suzhou for the path of the eclipse:

Partial Eclipse Start   08:22
Total Eclipse Start    09:35
Maximum Eclipse     09:37
Total Eclipse End     09:40
Partial Eclipse End   10:59

Of course, it's important to remember that if you value the ability to see, you cannot view the eclipse without special glasses. Sunglasses will not do the trick, please be aware of this. Most of the small shops in Suzhou are selling eclipse glasses for 8-10 RMB.

Please take a look here to some science guys how to view an eclipse.

A traditional way in the past of viewing the eclipse is, get a bucket of water and put some black ink (which can be bought for calligraphy at any Chinese stationary store) in it, then view the eclipse via its reflection.

For any photographer looking to shoot the eclipse, be sure to check out "How to photograph a solar eclipse", by Fred Espenak. Basically, you should have a Solar Filter, a darn decent telephoto (300mm+) or an attachment to a telescope.

Please remember that this full solar eclipse is a one in lifetime chance in Suzhou. The next one will only happen in 300 Years so in the Year 2309.

Münchener Biergarten Suzhou just have open for Service. Nice tasting food and spectacular Paulaner beer brings German feeling to Suzhou. Directly located beside of the main entrance of Suzhou Science and Cultural Arts Center (SSCAC)

The German Executive Chef "Helmut" cook for you at lunch (Special Lunch Menu) until late evening. The nice Live Band keep you relaxed and happy.

The entertainment is an essential element of our success owner Tony Wu say. For us it is important to offer a premium entertainment, which attracts the local customers as well as the expatriates and meets a broad taste. Starting the evening with warm and easy listening music before setting the stage alive with feet-tapping and finger-snapping numbers after dinner time, our Filipino Live Bands are able to cheer up any audience and respond to any demand or wish. Function Facilities & Catering Service With a great accommodation capacity, we are able to host corporate or private parties up to 500 customers. Our policy is to create customized packages in form of set menus or buffets, which meet personal needs. Well-equipped, we are able to provide professional function facility support. In addition we provide catering services at our customers’ preferred location.