Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) opened a theme exhibition of planning at SIP Archives Building on August 28. Serving as a showcase of SIP's achievements of development and its future plans, the three-storied hall is divided into 19 sections and dedicates 12,000 out of total 15,000-square-meter floor area to exhibition.

The first-floor exhibitions demonstrate the two-decade achievements of SIP, starting with an overall introduction and sorted by different themes of China-Singapore cooperation, history of development, yesterday and today, an experimental plot of reform and opening-up, modern industries, and an eastern new district. You'll see a big oil painting, "Meeting of Great Men", at the entrance and enjoy the fun of interactions here.

The second-floor exhibitions feature master plan of SIP, specific plans for five main areas of Jinji Lake CBD, Dushu Lake Science & Education Innovation District, Yangcheng Lake Peninsular Tourism Resort, International Trade Zone, and China-Singapore Eco-Science Hub, as well as the floor model of SIP today and the digital sandtable display of SIP in future. Taking Yangcheng Lake area for example, the bottom of the sandtable is an LED display with proportioned models above, showing the geography, history, and overall plan of the peninsular. The six 3D landscape paintings are based on the typical local views and signify the planning concepts.

The third-floor exhibitions center on the theme of "Work, Live, Play" in eight categories of city space, ecology, industrial plan, infrastructure, transport, smart SIP, and an organized city featuring comprehensive spatial development.

Wonderful views

A multimedia corridor displaying the Eastern New District
The corridor is bordered with six multimedia interactive displays and shows you the images of a modern city while you walk through it.

A bird's-eye view of SIP
Here you'll get a chance to look at SIP from ten thousand meters above the ground as well as what the industrial park looked like two decades ago.

A circular screen showing a landscape film about Jinji Lake
Standing at the center of the exhibition room, you'll enjoy on a big circular screen the breathtaking views of Huxi CBD, Bayside Garden, Hudong CBD, Jinjidun, and Ligongdi around Jinji Lake.

Having fun with the Q&A about "Smart SIP"
The Q&A is hosted by the city's top MCs. You'll have fun watching the film and at the same time learn a lot about SIP.

A big round stage displaying the overall plan of SIP
The big LED screen and the stage-lighting effect give you an amazing and almost epic experience watching the plan models below your feet.

Introducing a future SIP with a digital sandtable
The unique design featuring U-shaped double curved surfaces gives the digital sandtable demo a dreamlike effect.

A magic journey into the "Ecological SIP"
Everywhere you look, it's green. Thanks to the cutting-edge non-contact gesture recognition technology, you can interact with the exhibits and enjoy the fun of the virtual journey.