Taihu Lake Plum Blossom Festival
The Taihu Lake Plum Blossom Festival Celebration is held in the Linwudong Square, West Hill, Taihu Lake. Focused on the plum blossom, this festival sees all kinds of wonderful folk culture activities in a propitious and enthusiastic atmosphere. Visitors from all sides take great pleasure in Taihu Lake's water, the surrounding hills, and the fragrant flowers.
Zhuozhengyuan Azalea Fair
Suzhou Zhuozhengyuan, one of China's Top 4 Famous Gardens, hosts azalea Fair from March to May each year, exhibiting over 200 kinds and 10,000 pot of azalea. Spring azalea, Mao azalea and western azalea are in various forms and they are competing in beauty. Among them, the oldest one has a living history of over 400 years, which is very rare in Jiangnan. There will be photography, calligraphy and painting contests during the fair, providing opportunities of creation for fans of photography and fine arts.
In attracts masses of tourists at home and abroad to come for appreciation.
Zhouzhuang International Tourism Festival
Zhouzhuang International Tourism Art Festival is hosted in the ancient town of Zhouzhuang on April, 12th each year. The Art Festival hosts international art creation contest each year, on subject of river village and ancient town, in forms of photography, calligraphy, painting, literary art, art, craft and literature, etc. Meanwhile, the Fair resumes traditional folk activities with river village characteristics, such as Village Girls Dance, Lamp Boat, Fish Hawk, Lotus-fruit beating Box, Carrying Flower Basket and Ape Tea, etc. It has been developed into a festival celebration activity with both a congregation of world's famous artists, super artistic level and participation of ordinary people and good mass base.
Zhouzhuang International Tourism Art Festival has been successfully hosted for 4 sessions, and at each session, there emerged a great numbers of works of high quality, high artistic level and extreme value. There fore, Zhouzhuang is also named as China Literature and Art Creation Base by the Association of China Literature and Art Circle, which makes good publicity of the Fair.
Shanghu Peony Fair
Shanghu is located in Changshu, 40km away from Suzhou. It is temperate in climate and moderate in soil here, with a long history of planting peony. In the Shanghu Peony Refined Product Gardens, there are 5000 ground-planting peonies of over 180 breeds, among which there are rare peonies, such as dead-branch peony, green peony, black peony and green-hill white snow, etc. There are rich tourist resources and human scenery around Shanghu, such as the National Forest Park-Yushan Mountains, the ancient temple with a history of 1000 years-Xingfu Temple, "Lu Dang Kindling"-Shajia Bang and tombs and former residence museums of Jiang Shang, Yan Zi and Weng Tonghe, etc. In order to obtain its own focal tourist product for Shanghu, attract tourists at home and abroad to come to Changhu spring traveling and visiting temples and promote the development of tourist industry of Changhu, since 1988, succeeding Luoyang, Henan and Heze. Shangdong, Changhu has hosted Shanghu Lake Peony Fair with great influences in Hu Ning region. On March 31st each year, it is very crowded in Shanghu Park. Tourist from all over the world come to see green mountains and rivers to their hearts content and appreciate the beautiful spring. Sightseeing and visiting temples make tourists drunken in the atmosphere of "national beauties are drunk in the day and heavenly fragrance dyes clothing at night'.
The Main Active ties during the Suzhou Tourist Festival
Items |
Time & Place |
Sponsor & Undertaker | |
The Opening Ceremony of the Suzhou Tourist Festival |
10:00, April 3 The Suzhou Amusement park |
Sponsor: the Suzhou Municipal Government Undertaker the Municipal Tourism Bureau and the Management Committee of the Newly Developed Area | |
The Evening Activities |
The evening of April 3 The Suzhou Amusement Park |
Sponsor: the Suzhou Municipal Government Undertaker: the Municipal tourism Bureau, the Suzhou Amusement Park | |
“The Spring of Jiang of Jiangnan Display of Famous Flowers” |
The Flower Fair in Tiger Hill |
March 12 to June 6 Tiger Hill |
Sponsor: the Suzhou Garden Bureau Undertaker: the Management Office of Zhuozhengyuan (The Humble Administrator’s Garden) |
The Azalea Fair in Zhuozhengyuan |
March 15 to May 15 Zhuozhengyuan |
Sponsor: the Suzhou Garden Bureau Undertaker: the Management Office of Zhuozhengyuan | |
The Peony Fair in Shanghu Lake of Changhu |
April 3 to May 2 |
Sponsor: Changshu Municipal government Undertaker: Changshu Tourism Bureau and the Management Office of the Shanghu Lake Park | |
The Tulip Display in Kunshan |
April 1 to May 31 The Tinglin Park |
Sponsor: the Kunshan Municipal Government Undertaker: the Kunshan Tourism Bureau and the Tinglin Park | |
The Famous Historical City-Wu Culture Show |
The Exhibition of a Series of Fine Articles in Museums |
April to May All the Museums |
Sponsor: the Municipal Cultural Bureau, the Silk Corporation Undertaker: The Municipal Museum, the Opera Museum, the National Museum, and the Silk Museum |
Suzhou Painting and Calligraphy Show |
April 27 to May 4 Wu Zuoren Art Museum |
Sponsor: the Municipal Cultural Bureau, the Municipal Cultural League Undertaker: the Artists Association, the Municipal Calligrapher Association | |
The Book Fair and the Philatelic Exhibition |
April to May The Conference Center |
Sponsor: the Municipal News Publication Bureau, the Municipal Post Office Undertaker: the Municipal Xinhua Book Store, the Postal Service and Commercial Correspondence Advertisement Corporation | |
The Demonstration of the Art of the Chahua (arranging flowers in a vase and the Plotted Landscape) |
April to May |
Sponsor: the Municipal Garden Bureau Undertaker: the Municipal Chahua and Plotted Landscape Association | |
The Display of the Collections of the Admission Tickets |
April to May Yiyuan |
Sponsor: the Municipal Garden Bureau, the Municipal Collection Association Undertaker: the Municipal Collection Association | |
The Joint Performance of Suzhou Local Operas |
The Special Performance of the Local Operas (Su, Kun, Jing, Yue, Xi, and Hu) |
April 3 to 5 The main squares of the city |
Sponsor: the Municipal Cultural Bureau, the Municipal Cultural League Undertaker: the Municipal Mass Art Museum, the Municipal Professional Troupe |
The Special Performance of Pingtan and Singing and Dancing |
April 30 to May 2 The city’s major squares |
Sponsor: the Municipal Cultural Bureau, the Municipal Cultural League Undertaker: the Municipal Mass Art Museum, the Municipal Professional Troupe | |
“The Spring of Jiangnan” Celebration of the Ancient Town Tourist Festival |
China Suzhou Zhouzhuang International Tourist Festival |
From April 21 The Town of Zhouzhuang |
Sponsor: the National Tourism Administration, the Province Tourism Bureau, the Municipal Tourism Bureau, the Kunshan Municipal Government |
China Suzhou Wujiang Tongli Spring Tourism Cultural Festival |
From April 18 The town of Tongli |
Sponsor: the Province Tourism Bureau, the Municipal Tourism Bureau, the Tongjiang Municipal Government Undertaker: the Wujiang Municipal Tourism Bureau, Tongli Town Government | |
China Suzhou Luzhi Apparel Cultural Tourist Festival |
From April 25 The town of Luzhi |
Sponsor: the Province Tourism Bureau, the Municipal Tourism Bureau, the Wuxian Municipal Government Undertaker: Wuxian Municipal Tourism Bureau, Luzhi Town Government | |
“The Spring of Jiangnan ” Delicious Food Display |
The Appraisal Exhibition of Exquisite Refreshments |
April 4 to 10 Suzhou Amusement Park The Conference Center |
Sponsor: the Municipal Trade Bureau, the Municipal Tourism Bureau, the Municipal Tourism Group Undertaker: the Municipal Cooking Association, the Municipal Tourism Restaurant Association |
The Display of New Sorts of Delicious Food |
April 26 to May 2 The Leading Hotels and Restaurants |
Sponsor: the Municipal Trade Bureau, the Municipal Tourism Bureau, the Municipal Tourism Group Undertaker: the Municipal Cooking Association, the Municipal Tourism Restaurant Association | |
Having Food on the Boat Tour of the Ancient City |
May 22 to 28 The Canal and the Taihu Lake |
Sponsor: the Municipal Trade Bureau, the Municipal Tourism Bureau, the Municipal Tourism Group Undertaker: the Municipal Cooking Association, the Municipal Tourism Restaurant Association | |
“The Spring of Jiangnan” Popular Spoils Activities |
The Long Distance Race during the Suzhou Tourist Festival |
April 3 The Industrial Area-the Suzhou Newly Developed Area |
Sponsor: the Municipal Sports Committee, the General trade Union, the Management Committee of the Newly Developed Area Undertaker: the Municipal Sports Committee |
A Series of Exhibition Competitions of the Mulan Boxing |
April 4 The Residents Square |
Sponsor: the Municipal Sports Committee, the Municipal General Trade Union, the Municipal Women’s Federation Undertaker: the Municipal Sports Committee | |
Postal Delivery Advertisement Cup Kites Competition The Weifang Kite Exhibition in the Gardens |
April 10 Guihua Park The Center of the Neighborhood |
Sponsor: the Municipal Sports Committee, the Garden Bureau, the Garden Management Committee, the Municipal Education Committee, the Postal Service and Commercial Correspondence Advertisement Corporation Undertaker: the Postal Service and Commercial Correspondence Advertisement Corporation, the Center of the Neighborhood | |
The Bicycle Cross-country Race |
May 1 Suzhou Amusement Park-Taihu Lake The Mingzhu Amusement Park |
Sponsor: the Municipal Trade Union, the Municipal Sports committee Undertaker: the Municipal Sports Committee | |
“The Spring of Jiangnan” Exhibition of Suzhou Specialties |
The Special Local Products, the Joint Exhibition of the Famous Quality Products |
April to May Major Bazaars, the Suzhou Amusement Park |
Sponsor: the Municipal Trade Bureau Undertaker: Major Bazaars |
The Appraisal Exhibition of the Tourism Commodities and Souvenirs |
April to May Major Bazaars and Specialized shops |
Sponsor: the Municipal Trade Bureau, the Silk Company, the Craft Company Undertaker: Major Bazaars, specialized shops | |
The Ecological Tourism Photograph-taking Competition |
April 27 Within Suzhou City |
Sponsor: the Municipal Tourism Bureau, the Municipal Cultural League Undertaker: the Municipal Photography Association | |
Evening Activities during the Tourist Festivals |
The Classical Night Tour of the Wangshiyuan |
From March 15 Wangshiyuan |
Sponsor: the Municipal Tourism Bureau, the Tourism Group corporation, the Cultural Bureau, the Garden Bureau Undertaker: the Municipal National Tourism Group |
The Wuyuegong Restaurant and Theatre |
April Suzhou Hotel |
Sponsor: the Tourism Group Corporation Undertaker: the Municipal National Tourism Group | |
The Night Garden in Panmen |
May Panmen |
Sponsor: the Municipal Garden Bureau Undertaker: the Management Office of the Panmen Scenic Spot | |
The North Pagoda’s Garden |
May The North Pagoda |
Sponsor: the Municipal Religion Bureau Undertaker: the North Pagoda Park | |
The Recreational Performances on the Resident Square, Local Delicacies and the Night Market |
May The Resident Square and other busy commercial area |
Sponsor: the Municipal Trade Bureau, the Municipal Cultural Bureau Undertaker: the Municipal Cooking Association, the Municipal Mass Art Museum | |
The Immortals’ Temple Fair |
May 25 to 30 Nanhao Street, the Rock Road |
Sponsor: Jinchang District Government |