2018 Suzhou SIP summer. The gate of orient.
苏州东方之门
SUZHOU GRAND CANAL BOAT TRIP - SUZHOU, CHINA
Suzhou Grand Canal is located at the Taihu Lake Basin in the downstream of Yangtze River and belongs to Jiangnan Grand Canal which starts from Zhenjiang in the north and ends at Hangzhou in the south, and it’s an important part of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Today’s Suzhou Grand Canal crosses the city center of Suzhou, and accounts for 4.5% of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. In 2014, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, including Suzhou Grand Canal section has being listed in the World Heritage Site List by UNESCO.
Constructed from Spring and Autumn period (770 BC – 453 BC) and basically completed in mid-Tang Dynasty (618 – 907), Suzhou Grand Canal has been the golden waterway for thousands of years and prospered the economy of Suzhou. Nowadays, there is over 6000 ships sailing by Suzhou Grand Canal, which makes Suzhou section the busiest section of the whole Grand Canal. Connecting Pan Gate, Xu Gate, Jin Gate, Chang Gate, Ping Gate, Lou Gate, Xiang Gate, She Gate, etc., Suzhou Grand Canal has protected the ancient Suzou people in their own country. On the two banks of the Canal, one is spreading of High-rise buildings and another is full of antique buildings. Modern and ancient have joined together in here, which shows the unique flavor of Suzhou in different times.
SUZHOU GRAND CANAL BOAT TRIP - SUZHOU, CHINA
Suzhou Grand Canal is located at the Taihu Lake Basin in the downstream of Yangtze River and belongs to Jiangnan Grand Canal which starts from Zhenjiang in the north and ends at Hangzhou in the south, and it’s an important part of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Today’s Suzhou Grand Canal crosses the city center of Suzhou, and accounts for 4.5% of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. In 2014, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, including Suzhou Grand Canal section has being listed in the World Heritage Site List by UNESCO.
Constructed from Spring and Autumn period (770 BC – 453 BC) and basically completed in mid-Tang Dynasty (618 – 907), Suzhou Grand Canal has been the golden waterway for thousands of years and prospered the economy of Suzhou. Nowadays, there is over 6000 ships sailing by Suzhou Grand Canal, which makes Suzhou section the busiest section of the whole Grand Canal. Connecting Pan Gate, Xu Gate, Jin Gate, Chang Gate, Ping Gate, Lou Gate, Xiang Gate, She Gate, etc., Suzhou Grand Canal has protected the ancient Suzou people in their own country. On the two banks of the Canal, one is spreading of High-rise buildings and another is full of antique buildings. Modern and ancient have joined together in here, which shows the unique flavor of Suzhou in different times.
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The golden Buddha Jazz band with 天津交响乐团。Tianjin symphony orchestra. December 8, 2018
Shantang street Suzhou-Ultimate walking tour with all details
Shantang street Suzhou-Ultimate walking tour with all details
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Shantang Street extends 3,829.6 meters, stretching from Duseng Bridge at Changxu Road to Tiger Hill in the city of Suzhou, Jiangsu province. According to a local government record (dating back to around 1753), the distance between Changmen city gate and Tiger Hill was seven lis (one li equals 500 meters), and the local people called it Shantang of seven lis.
However, in the folklore, Shantang Street was also called Shantang of seven cats, as another Chinese word, one whose meanings is Li Hua cat (a native Chinese domestic cat), is also pronounced as li.
Xu Wengao, a Shantang local, said that there was one bluestone cat lying near each of the seven bridges of Shantang Street. According to folklore, these cats were guardians appointed by history-changing politician and litterateur Liu Bowen (1311-1375). Xu said he remembers the old cat sculptures: not tall, very glossy on top from people petting them over hundreds of years, and as a place for people to rest when they were tired.
In the late 1950s, the bluestone cats were removed and used to make lime. The cat by the Puji Bridge was the last one to disappear, having been removed in 1966 and subsequently lost.
In December 2012, one collector and local entrepreneur claimed that he had found an original Shantang cat which saved by an unnamed private collector, and said if it was confirmed to be an original, he would buy it and donate it to Shantang Street. Sadly, a cultural relic expert and Xu Wengao examined the cat and found it was not an original. The suspicious stone cat was much bigger than the original cats, and the materials were different. The original cats were carved from bluestone and this one was made of granite.
Many people missed the seven stone cats, so in August 2006, seven replica stone cats were placed by the seven bridges along Shantang Street. Each cat weighs 0.8 ton and is about 1.4 meters tall. Shantang Street authority wrote on their Weibo that each of these seven guardian cats masters a fortune: The Meiren cat (美仁狸) by Shantang Bridge represents elegance; the Tonggui cat (通贵狸) by Tonggui Bridge represents wealth; the Wenxing cat (文星狸) by Xing Bridge represents knowledge; the Caiyun cat (彩云狸) by Caiyun Bridge represents happiness; the Baigong cat (白公狸) by Puji Bridge represents health; the Haiyong cat (海涌狸) by Wangshan Bridge represents fate, and the Fenshui cat (分水狸) by Xixhan Temple Bridge represents opportunity.
Lingering Gardens, Suzhou by FotoArt - December 2018
Lingering Garden is a renowned classical Chinese garden. In 1997, the garden was recorded by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. It is located outside the Changmen gate (阊门) of Suzhou, Jiangsu province. It was commissioned by Xu Taishi (徐泰时), an impeached and later exonerated official in 1593 CE. Stonemason Zhou Shicheng (周时臣) designed and built the East Garden (东园) as it was initially called. The East Garden became famous in its day when the magistrates of Wu and Changzhou County both praised the design of Shi Ping Peak, a rockery constructed to resemble Tiantai Mountain in Putao.
Lingering Garden (Suzhou, China)
The Lingering Garden Tour / 留园 / 留園 is a renowned classical Chinese garden located at 338 Liuyuan Rd. Suzhou (留园路338号). In 1997, it was recognized with other classical Suzhou gardens as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The garden also stores two UNESCO Intangible World Heritage Arts; Pingtan (评弹) and Guqin music.
Lingering Garden is located outside the Changmen gate (阊门) of Suzhou, Jiangsu province. It was commissioned by Xu Taishi (徐泰时), an impeached and later exonerated official in 1593 CE. Stonemason Zhou Shicheng (周时臣) designed and built the East Garden (东园) as it was initially called. The East Garden became famous in its day when the magistrates of Wu and Changzhou County both praised the design of Shi Ping Peak, a rockery constructed to resemble Tiantai Mountain in Putao.
Ownership passed to Liu Su, another official in 1798 CE. After extensive reconstruction, he renamed it Cold Green Village after a verse, clean cold color of bamboo, limpid green light of water. Keeping with that theme, he added pine and bamboo groves. He was an avid collector of Scholar stones and added 12 more to the garden housing them in the stone forest. It was also at this time the Celestial Hall of Five Peaks was built. The garden soon acquired the nickname Liu Yuan from the owner's surname. From 1823 CE the garden was open to public, and became a famed resort.
Ownership passed to Sheng Kang, a provincial treasurer of Hubei in 1873 CE. He repaired the damaged caused to the garden by the chaos of the Taiping. After three years the reconstruction was complete in 1876 CE, and the garden was renamed to Liu Yuan (留园). The name, while homophonous to an older name, connotes leisure and is thus pays tribute to the former owner as well as the resort period of the garden. It was at this time the Auspicious Cloud Capped Peak stone was moved to its current location. The garden was inherited by Sheng Xuanhuai from his father, he abandoned the garden in 1911 and it fell into disrepair
During Sino-Japanese War, the garden was abandoned again, and it even degenerated into breeding zone for army's horses. After establishment of the People's Republic of China, Suzhou government took over and renovated the garden. It was reopened to the public in 1954. In 2001 the garden was added to the UNESCO Word Heritage list, and remains a major tourist destination.
Since its creation the Lingering Garden has been well received by critics and has inspired artists. The East Garden is described and praised in Sketches of Gardens and Pavilions by Yuan Hongdao (magistrate of Changzhou County), ...It is the best of its kind south of the Yangtze River. It was also described in the work Notes on the Hou Yue Tang by Jiang Yingke (magistrate of Wu County). After the East Garden was transformed into the Lingering Garden it was again praised by Yu Yue in his Notes on Lingering Garden, The rockeries plants pavilions towers and halls are among the best in Wu County.
The 23,310 m2 garden is divided into four distinctly themed sections; East, Central, West, and North. The Central area is the oldest part of the garden. Buildings, the primary feature of any Chinese garden, occupy one third of the total area. A unique feature this garden is the 700 m covered walk which connects them. The built elements of the garden are grouped by section. The ensemble of structures in the central garden encircles a pond and grotto main feature. The grotto is constructed of yellowstone granite and was created by the noted artist Zhou Binzhong. The eastern section of the garden is arrayed around the cloud-capped peak stone. A central courtyard is ringing by buildings. Behind the Old Hermit Scholars' House is the Small Court of Stone Forest, a collection of Scholar stones and connected minor courtyards. The western section is mostly natural containing only a few pavilions, a large artificial hill, and a Penzai garden.
Bulgari in Shanghai The new Hotel on the banks of Suzhou Creek
The new Bulgari Hotel on the Suzhou Creek in Shanghai
Opening on Wednesday 20 June 2018, Bvlgari Hotel Shanghai is the newest outpost to join Bvlgari's growing hospitality collection. Positioned on the banks of Suzhou Creek, the hotel joins a global selection of resorts across London, Milan, Dubai, Bali and Beijing. Bvlgari Hotel Shanghai is located in a restored Chamber of Commerce building dating from 1916.
There are 82 exquisite guest rooms all with exclusive access to private gardens. Featuring six dining options (including Chinese haute-cuisine restaurant Bao Li Xuan), a triple-height ceiling ballroom, sophisticated whiskey bar and harmonious spa and fitness centre, the hotel is also minutes away from the city's signature attractions, including the iconic Bund.
A mixture of East-meets-West, old and new, traditional and modern - Bvlgari Hotel Shanghai is the perfect encapsulation of Bvlgari's cosmopolitan approach to design, lifestyle and culture.
[동배TV] 중국EP3. 코마의 쑤저우 역사기행. Suzhou, China.
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赵季平: 澳门印象 Macau Impressions / Pang · Suzhou Chinese Orchestra
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Zhao Jiping 赵季平 : Macau Impressions 澳门印象 / Pang Kapang 彭家鹏, conductor · Suzhou Chinese Orchestra / Recorded at Jiangsu Grand Theatre Concert Hall 录制于江苏大剧院, 19th October 2019.
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Suzhou Vacation Travel Video Guide
Travel video about destination Suzhou in China.
The famous discoverer Marco Polo called the Chinese city of Suzhou, 'The Venice of the East'. But Suzhou is more famous for its gardens. Beautiful bridges span across the canals while run down houses indicate the meagre financial resources of their inhabitants. The city's more impressive and elegant buildings date back to its long and glorious past, such as the town gate and Pan Men Wall.The Garden Of Politics For The Simple Man is one of the four most popular gardens in China and was designed according to the wishes of an important mandarin between the years 1522 and 1566. The Garden Of The Master Of The Nets is somewhat smaller, nevertheless it is considered to be a gem of Chinese garden design that dates back to the 12th century.Founded by Abbot Xu Taishi in the 16th century, The Garden Of Rest is also one of the country's most beautiful gardens. The Chinese garden is full of complex history and art that manifests itself as a sanctuary of simple harmony and peace and nowhere is this more true than in the gardens of Suzhou.
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Microsoft, Xiaomi in opening session stunner at IPBC Asia in Shanghai
The sale of 1,500 patents by Microsoft to Chinese handset maker Xiaomi earlier this year was the talk of Day 1 at IPBC Asia 2016 in Shanghai.
Top IP executives Micky Minhas and Paul Lin took the 400 delegates behind the scenes of the landmark deal, during the opening plenary discussion.
Here is a wrap of the day’s proceedings with IAM Magazine Editor Joff Wild, Asia Editor Jacob Schindler and China-based Bing Zhao.
They spoke a short time ago from the top of the Ritz Carlton Hotel to IPBC's Mark Laudi.
Lingering Garden – Superb craftsmanship in harmony with nature
Suzhou, a city with a 4,000-year history, gave birth to some very colorful Wu gems. Suzhou silk, Kun Qu and elegant gardens are all precious in Chinese cultural heritage. Probably the most famous of them is the Lingering Garden, one of China's four exquisite gardens.
Located outside Changmen gate in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, the Lingering Garden was commissioned by an impeached official Xu Taishi in 1593 as a private garden. Built and designed by a stonemason named Zhou Shicheng, it was initially called East Garden and was expanded over generations into what we see today. The garden covers roughly 23,300 square meters and has four themed sections, each of which has unique characteristics that allow you to experience landscape, pastoral scenes, forest and garden in one place.
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【4K】上海 漫步 杨浦滨江沿岸风景 东方明珠 苏州河/Shanghai stroll along Yangpu riverside scenery Oriental pearl（下）
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Yangpu Riverside is one of the birthplaces of modern industrial civilization in China. The Yangshupu Binjiang Industrial Belt, which has survived to this day, is a material support that reflects Shanghai's “100-year industry and century-old municipality”. In order to preserve the overall protection of Binjiang's historical features, and to stress the history and story of the shoreline carrying the riverside, Yangpu has always refined the renovation of approved historical buildings in accordance with the principle of “remarkable features and reappearance of style”.
China's longest and tallest steel structure in modern China, China's first reinforced concrete structure factory... Yangpu District still retains a large number of distinctive industrial heritage.
Xu Jin, deputy director of the Shanghai Yangpu Riverside Investment Development Co., Ltd., said, I hope that these resources can be left behind, telling future generations about the past glory, and also wanting people who have worked here to see memories. Saved it.
Industrial is the background of Yangpu. Innovation is the footprint of Yangpu. For today's Yangpu, 'red rust' should be retained and injected with new meaning. The person in charge of Pujiang Office of Yangpu District said, The future, including Shanghai Power Station More industrial relics including machine factory, Shanghai soap factory and Yangshupu power plant will be revived in the coastal line renewal. The industrial history of Yangpu Riverside region will become an important resource to enrich the cultural connotation of public space.
楊浦河畔是中國現代工業文明的發祥地之一。一直延續到今天的楊樹浦濱江工業帶，是反映上海“百年工業和百年曆史的直轄市”的物質支持。為了全面保護濱江的歷史特色，強調沿江海岸線的歷史和故事，楊浦區始終按照“特色鮮明，風格重現”的原則，對經批准的歷史建築進行整修。 。
中國是現代中國最長，最高的鋼結構，中國第一座鋼筋混凝土結構工廠……楊浦區仍然保留著許多獨特的工業遺產。
上海楊浦濱江投資發展有限公司副主任徐進說：“我希望這些資源能夠被留下，告訴後代過去的輝煌，也希望在這里工作的人們能看到回憶。保存了。”
“工業是楊浦的背景。創新是楊浦的足跡。對於今天的楊浦，'紅銹'應該保留並註入新的含義。”楊浦區浦江辦事處負責人說：“未來，包括上海發電站在內的沿海更新改造中，將恢復更多的工業遺跡，包括機械廠，上海肥皂廠和楊樹浦發電廠。楊浦河沿岸地區的工業歷史將成為豐富公共空間文化內涵的重要資源。”
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《紫禁城遊記 — 宮祭》宣傳片 A Tale of The Forbidden City Trailer (6-7/12/2013)
主辦及製作：進念．二十面體
《紫禁城遊記 — 宮祭》
Presented & Produced by: Zuni Icosahedron
A Tale of The Forbidden City
「建築是藝術節2013」節目
Programme of ARCHITECTURE IS ART FESTIVAL 2013
三度重演
The 4th Run
返回傳統的崑劇表演形式，見證最後一個漢族皇朝的滅亡，重新檢視故宮的建築意義。
To witness the demise of the Ming Dynasty, and to examine the architectural significance of the Forbidden City with a return to traditional Kunqu Opera.
6-7/12/2013 (五Fri, 六Sat) 8:15pm
香港文化中心大劇院
Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
票價 Ticket Price: $240, $420
門票即日起在城市電腦售票網公開發售
Tickets are now available at Urbtix
此劇於2009年由進念委約原創崑劇劇本及音樂，去年獲邀前往蘇州「第五屆中國崑劇藝術節」展演，2013年四度上演。
明朝末代皇帝崇禎遇上幽靈蒯祥 — 正是兩百多年前營造紫禁城的蘇州香山工匠，他們邊唱邊遊，沿著京城的中軸綫，也是王者的軸綫，從午門一路北徑走出紫禁城，爬上煤山，俯瞰這座堂堂方正的宮城，走完了生命的最後一段路，明朝三百年的基業就此戛然而止。崇禎在蒯祥的指引下，重新審視這座皇城的建造意圖，感嘆物質之宮殿與精神之家國間若即若離般的滄桑流變，完成了別家，去國，辭祖，祭宮的最後儀式。
A Tale of the Forbidden City is an original Kunqu opera performance commissioned by the Architecture is Art Festival in 2009. It was invited to participate in The 5th Chinese Kunqu Opera Art Festival in Suzhou.
Chongzhen Emperor, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, meets the spirit of Kuai Xiang, the architect, who designed the Forbidden City Palace more than 200 years ago. They sang as they strolled along the north-south central axis upon which the Forbidden City was built. They passed through the Meridian Gate, headed north and got out of the Forbidden City. The emperor climbed up Meishan (Coal Hill) and came to the last part of his life's journey. That was also the end of the Ming Dynasty which lasted 300 years. Under the guide of the architect, Chongzhen reviewed the intention of building the world's largest wooden-structure palace city. He sighed upon the fleeting changes between the material palace and the spiritual concept of home and country. The emperor eventually completed the last rites of his departure from home, from country, from his ancestors and gave offering to and bade farewell to the palace.
演出：石小梅 (南京)、李鴻良 (南京)
編劇：張弘 (南京)
策劃、導演、設計：胡恩威
譜曲：遲凌雲 (南京)
現場音樂演奏：戴培德 (南京)、許建敏 (南京)
Performers: Shi Xiaomei (Nanjing), Li Hongliang (Nanjing)
Scriptwriter: Zhang Hong (Nanjing)
Producer/ Director & Designer: Mathias Woo
Transcript: Chi Lingyun (Nanjing)
Live Music Performance: Dai Peide (Nanjing), Xu Jianmin (Nanjing)
演出長約100分鐘，不設中場休息
附中、英文字幕
Running time approximately 100 minutes without intermission.
With Chinese & English surtitles.
鳴謝：江蘇省演藝集團崑劇院
Acknowledgement: Jiangsu Performing Art s Group Kun Opera House
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LINGERING GARDEN (LIU YUAN) - SUZHOU, JIANGSU PROVINCE - CHINA
Occupying an area of 5.8 acres (about 23,300 square meters), the Lingering Garden is located outside Changmen Gate in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Originally a classical private garden, it is one of the four most famous gardens in China. Possessing typical Qing style, it is well-known for the exquisite beauty of its magnificent halls, and the various sizes, shapes, and colors of the buildings. In 1997, it was recorded on the list of the world heritage by UESCO.
With a history of more than 400 years, the Lingering Garden has changed hands several times. Each owner did his best to perfect it. The garden was first built in 1593 during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) by a retired official named Xu Tai. During the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911), it was bought by Liu Shu. As a calligraphy lover, he carved masterpieces on both sides of the corridors of the buildings. He had also collected unusually-shaped stones in the garden. The succeeding owners followed his model when doing restoration work. Almost demolished in the 1930s, the garden was repaired sponsored by the government and then opened to the public.
Lingering Garden / 留园 / 留園 (Slideshow)
The Lingering Garden Tour / 留园 / 留園 is a renowned classical Chinese garden located at 338 Liuyuan Rd. Suzhou (留园路338号). In 1997, it was recognized with other classical Suzhou gardens as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The garden also stores two UNESCO Intangible World Heritage Arts; Pingtan (评弹) and Guqin music.
Lingering Garden is located outside the Changmen gate (阊门) of Suzhou, Jiangsu province. It was commissioned by Xu Taishi (徐泰时), an impeached and later exonerated official in 1593 CE. Stonemason Zhou Shicheng (周时臣) designed and built the East Garden (东园) as it was initially called. The East Garden became famous in its day when the magistrates of Wu and Changzhou County both praised the design of Shi Ping Peak, a rockery constructed to resemble Tiantai Mountain in Putao.
Ownership passed to Liu Su, another official in 1798 CE. After extensive reconstruction, he renamed it Cold Green Village after a verse, clean cold color of bamboo, limpid green light of water. Keeping with that theme, he added pine and bamboo groves. He was an avid collector of Scholar stones and added 12 more to the garden housing them in the stone forest. It was also at this time the Celestial Hall of Five Peaks was built. The garden soon acquired the nickname Liu Yuan from the owner's surname. From 1823 CE the garden was open to public, and became a famed resort.
Ownership passed to Sheng Kang, a provincial treasurer of Hubei in 1873 CE. He repaired the damaged caused to the garden by the chaos of the Taiping. After three years the reconstruction was complete in 1876 CE, and the garden was renamed to Liu Yuan (留园). The name, while homophonous to an older name, connotes leisure and is thus pays tribute to the former owner as well as the resort period of the garden. It was at this time the Auspicious Cloud Capped Peak stone was moved to its current location. The garden was inherited by Sheng Xuanhuai from his father, he abandoned the garden in 1911 and it fell into disrepair
During Sino-Japanese War, the garden was abandoned again, and it even degenerated into breeding zone for army's horses. After establishment of the People's Republic of China, Suzhou government took over and renovated the garden. It was reopened to the public in 1954. In 2001 the garden was added to the UNESCO Word Heritage list, and remains a major tourist destination.
Since its creation the Lingering Garden has been well received by critics and has inspired artists. The East Garden is described and praised in Sketches of Gardens and Pavilions by Yuan Hongdao (magistrate of Changzhou County), ...It is the best of its kind south of the Yangtze River. It was also described in the work Notes on the Hou Yue Tang by Jiang Yingke (magistrate of Wu County). After the East Garden was transformed into the Lingering Garden it was again praised by Yu Yue in his Notes on Lingering Garden, The rockeries plants pavilions towers and halls are among the best in Wu County.
The 23,310 m2 garden is divided into four distinctly themed sections; East, Central, West, and North. The Central area is the oldest part of the garden. Buildings, the primary feature of any Chinese garden, occupy one third of the total area. A unique feature this garden is the 700 m covered walk which connects them. The built elements of the garden are grouped by section. The ensemble of structures in the central garden encircles a pond and grotto main feature. The grotto is constructed of yellowstone granite and was created by the noted artist Zhou Binzhong. The eastern section of the garden is arrayed around the cloud-capped peak stone. A central courtyard is ringing by buildings. Behind the Old Hermit Scholars' House is the Small Court of Stone Forest, a collection of Scholar stones and connected minor courtyards. The western section is mostly natural containing only a few pavilions, a large artificial hill, and a Penzai garden.