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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 February 2010 14:53 )
Monday, 18 January 2010 09:07
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 The Suzhou Marriott Hotel opened its doors to guests, offering luxurious accommodations, exquisite restaurants, modern design and great meeting space. In celebration of its opening, the hotel currently offers a special introductory rate of CNY 788 per night for deluxe accommodations, complimentary internet access and breakfast buffet for two, valid until March 31, 2010 Situated in an ideal downtown area for business travelers, the Suzhou Marriott Hotel is located in close vicinity to the new high tech development zone, adjacent to Suzhou Government and Administrative Service Center, with easy access to Suzhou International Expo Center and China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park. Spacious guest rooms are designed to accommodate both leisure and business visitors, featuring plush new bedding, bathrobes, flat screen television, ergonomic chairs, high speed internet and a well lit full-sized desk. The executive lounge is located on the 48th floor and boasts a superior view of the city.  The hotel also offers three specialty restaurants featuring international cuisine and local favorites. Man Ho is the hotel’s signature restaurant, serving Cantonese and local dishes, fine French wines and Chinese liquors. The restaurant also has five private rooms with personal hostesses, perfect for small parties. The rustic décor and large wood fire oven at the Alto Vino creates a comfortable and inviting environment for fine dining. Southern Italian dishes dominate the menu and the stylish restaurant is positioned as the best Western style restaurant in Suzhou. Asia Bistro is a reasonably priced three meal a day buffet restaurant that serves a variety of Asian cuisines. Fresh ingredients prepared at lively cooking stations are sure to entice guests looking for a tasty feast. The hotel’s ideal location makes it a great venue for meetings and social events. Furnished with the newest audio and visual equipment, it offers 17,000 square feet of flexible space, consisting of 13 meeting rooms and a ballroom of almost 5,000 square feet for up to 450 people. The new hotel incorporates the latest innovations of Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International’s performance-driven brand. Operating under a long-term management agreement between Marriott International and Suzhou New Development Investment Co., Ltd, the property’s General Manager is Jerry Miao and director of marketing is Loren Zhu. In addition to the newly opened hotel, Marriott’s portfolio in the city also includes 380-room Renaissance Suzhou Hotel. A third addition, 267-room Courtyard by Marriott Suzhou is currently under development and is expected to open later this year. Suzhou Marriott Hotel is the tenth property to be flagged under the Marriott Hotels and Resorts brand in the country. Hotel Location and InformationNo.1296 Ganjiang Road West, Jinchang District Suzhou, 215004 China Phone: 0512 82258888 Fax: 0512 82258899 Sales: 0512 82258888 Sales fax: 0512 82258899 Source: Hospitality Net™
Last Updated ( Monday, 18 January 2010 09:45 )
Saturday, 26 December 2009 19:35
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 26 December 2009 19:58 )
Thursday, 17 December 2009 09:55
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 On 11th of January 2010 Sheraton Hotel & Towers, located on Xin Shi Road will be rebranded as part of the Pan Pacific Hotels Group. Guests can now book their stays at Pan Pacific Suzhou – due to open on 11 January 2010. The landmark 484-room property features traditional Suzhou gardens and ancient Chinese aesthetics fused with modern comforts and luxury. Prior to its opening, Pan Pacific Suzhou is undergoing refurbishments to deliver the level of personalised experience synonymous with the Pan Pacific brand. At Pan Pacific Suzhou, guests can expect an enhanced overall experience in line with the Pan Pacific standard of luxury, starting from the booking process through to their arrival and stay at the hotel.  We from Suzhou Exapt say Goodbye to Sheraton and welcome the new General Manager Jeffrey Ong who is apointed beginning of December 2009. His most recent role was that of General Manager of the InterContinental Hotel in Dalian which he assumed after a very distinguished posting with the InterContinental Hotel Hong Kong. Jeffrey holds an MBA (Hospitality and Tourism Management) and a Diploma in Japanese Language Studies from Kyoto University of Foreign Studies. He is also proficient in Mandarin, Cantonese and Taiwanese. About Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited is a listed hotel subsidiary of Singapore-listed UOL Group Limited, one of Asia’s most established hotel and property companies with an outstanding portfolio of investment and development properties. Based in Singapore, Pan Pacific Hotels Group owns, manages and/or markets over 30 hotels, resorts and serviced suites with over 10,000 rooms in Asia and North America including those under development. The Group comprises two acclaimed brands: Pan Pacific® and PARKROYAL®. Pan Pacific ® is a leading brand in Asia and the Pacific Rim situated in key cities of distinguished destinations offering premium accommodations and services. PARKROYAL® is a regional Asia Pacific brand which promises a lifestyle-approach to hospitality that will leave guests with an experience to remember. For more information, visit pphg.com
Last Updated ( Thursday, 17 December 2009 10:20 )
Tuesday, 17 November 2009 15:46
Ralf
Construction will start this year on a second Metro line in Suzhou City to connect the Jiangsu Province city to the high-speed railway linking Shanghai and Beijing.
A review was held over the weekend for the preliminary design for Metro Line 2, today's Oriental Morning Post reported.
According to the plan, the new line will start from Suzhou Station on the new Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, now under construction, and extend 26 kilometers through the city's five districts.
Nineteen kilometers of track will be underground with 22 stations. The new line will link with Suzhou's Metro Line 1, which is being built.
The second Metro line, expected to start operation in 2014, is part of Suzhou's traffic development program to build four Metro lines in the 1,000-year ancient city. The city also plans to build a fast rail line linking Suzhou to neighboring Wuxi City's Suofang Airport.
Source: ShanghaiDaily.com
Wednesday, 04 November 2009 22:53
Ralf
 This year Suzhou Expat presents together with BAR BLUE on 11th November 2009 the biggest Carnival Start in Suzhou ever seen. Our German DJ plays the traditional Carnival Hits from Germany and around the world. International Party Music all night long. Our Party brings the right atmosphere and everybody who comes costumed will get one beer for free.
Officially Carnival starts in Germany at 11th November at 11:11am (elften elften elf Uhr elf) and continues in a fairly low-key way for about three months before the Crazy Days (Tolle Tage) which climax on “Rosenmontag” (has nothing to do with roses, it is derived from "rasender Montag" raving Monday), the 42nd day before Easter. Carnival season is traditionally seen as a chance for people to go wild and let their hair down before Lent starts on Ash Wednesday. In Germany Carnival is a regional festival and is celebrated in different ways according to different local traditions. It known as Karneval, (Rheinland area), Fastnacht (around the city of Mainz), Fasnet (in Swabia south-west region of Germany and in the south-west of the state of Bavaria), Fosnat (in the Franken region northern Bavaria), and as Fasching (around the city of munic and in Austria).
Carnival is also celebrated around the world......
 Places especially noted for elaborate Carnival celebrations include 's-Hertogenbosch and Maastricht in The Netherlands, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz in Germany, Portugal, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Salvador, Recife and Olinda in Brazil, Barranquilla and Pasto in Colombia, Port-of-Spain in Trinidad, Santiago in Cuba, Venice in Italy, Nice in France, New Orleans (See New Orleans Mardi Gras) and Mobile, Alabama in the USA, and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Cádiz in Spain, Binche Eupen Hasselt and Malmédy in Belgium. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia, is a well-known pride parade. The Quebec City Winter Carnival is the biggest winter-themed carnival in the world. It depends a lot on good snowfalls and very cold weather, to keep snowy ski trails in good condition and the many ice sculptures intact. For this reason it does not observe the lunar based Easter celebration but is fixed instead to the last days of January and first days of February of the solar calendar.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 04 November 2009 23:02 )
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Saturday, 26 September 2009 15:04
Ralf
 Last year a lot of people are disappointed as Sheraton anounce that 2008 will be no Oktoberfest in Suzhou.
But this year even in this hard times Sheraton brings the 6th Oktoberfest back to Suzhou. Like you can see in our Photo Gallery this event is very special and a highlight in Suzhou.
The 6th Oktoberfest, jointly organized by Sheraton Suzhou Hotel & Towers and DUSA, will be held again this year from Wednesday October 14th until Sunday October 18th, 2009.
This year the event is planned for 4 consecutive evenings and a Special Sunday Oktoberfest Brunch. It will be held in a real beer tent outside on the tennis court on the 3rd level of the hotel. The event will start at 18:00 (6:00 PM) daily with beer, authentic German food, traditional Oktoberfest Games and lucky draw prizes. During which the famous Bavarian band “Munchner Musikanten” flown in especially for the Oktoberfest festivities will be playing.
Tickets for this great event will be individually sold from September 21st onwards, on Level 1 of Sheraton Suzhou Hotel & Towers. Please purchase the tickets early, to avoid any missing.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 21 October 2009 19:04 )
Wednesday, 16 September 2009 13:03
Ralf
 The last days of Sheraton Suzhou Hotel and Towers are running because the Pan Pacific Hotels Group are at the start of a "growth strategy" for China and that means they're going to open their second hotel in China in January 2010.
After opening up the Pan Pacific Xiamen earlier this year, they will now be taking over and rebranding the Sheraton Suzhou Hotel and Towers. It's a 484-room place which Sheraton just added a brand new wing of 99 rooms to earlier in the year (obviously nobody told them they'd be handing it over).
 "Pan Pacific guests can expect an enhanced overall experience in line with the Pan Pacific standard of subtleness, delicate service and attention to details, starting from the booking process through to their arrival and stay at the hotel" said A. Patrick Imbardelli, President and CEO, Pan Pacific Hotels Group.
Before the January reopening they'll be putting some Pan Pacific "brand standards" in place. And then the group will be looking ahead to its continued attempt to rule China, with its third hotel planned for Tianjin in 2011.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 16 September 2009 14:50 )
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Wednesday, 16 September 2009 11:59
Ralf
 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.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 16 September 2009 16:18 )
Wednesday, 22 July 2009 20:41
Ralf
 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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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 25 August 2009 21:22 )
Wednesday, 22 July 2009 18:05
Ralf
 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.”
Here a Video from Suzhou click below:
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Here a Video from Chongqing there was more Luck with the weather click below to see:
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 23 July 2009 15:31 )
Tuesday, 21 July 2009 14:24
Ralf
 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.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 21 July 2009 14:37 )
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