Suzhou News

World’s Tallest Suspension Bridge; Major Milestone Achieved

This will be a bridge getting on for the height of the Zifeng Tower in Nanjing, our city’s tallest building. And living where we do along the Yangtze River, we know a thing or two about big bridges. But,...

Wife Murders Husband; Hides Body in Ice Chest for 15 Months

Suzhou in our very own Jiangsu has been the sene of a most gruesome discovery in recent days. That’s where a woman has surrendered to the authorities after her husband’s dead body was found in an ice chest in...

World’s Biggest Container Ship Takes to Sea Trials in our Back Yard

When you order, say, a pack of crisps from the UK, and we’d forgive you for doing so, chances are it came to China, along with literally millions of others just like it, on a container ship. Recent developments...

Shanghai-Suzhou Metro Link Just Weeks from Trial Operations

Getting between Suzhou in Jiangsu and Shanghai has always been a right pain. Sufficiently distant to warrant a train ride, the hassle of going to either Shanghai Railway Station or Hongqiao Station simply seems pointless for a 15 or...

Introducing the Cities of Jiangsu