SIP saw a surge of visitor arrivals around the New Year's Day holiday from Dec 30, 2018 to Jan 1, 2019, indicating its great popularity among both tourists and local citizens. For this, a diversity of New Year celebrations played a big part.
The 1st Jinji Lake New Year Chingay Parade consisting of parade, street performances, exhibitions and a walking tour offered brand new experiences to the participants.
The audio-visual shows at Jinji Lake Music Fountain, SZSO's New Year concert at Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre and Suzhou Youth Philharmonic Orchestra's New Year concert at Suzhou Eslite Bookstore added to the festive joy.
Additionally, the 2019 YLPTR New Year Running at Yangcheng Lake Peninsula Tourist Resort (YLPTR) offered the participants a good chance to celebrate the festival in running, shopping and fun games.
HB World in YLPTR was another hot destination during the holiday. Over 30,000 people gathered together here on New Year's Eve to count down for the coming year and watch fireworks, and the "Super Run" the next day attracted 2,019 runners.
Among other events were a variety of fashionable and fantastic exhibitions and parties at the most sought-after commercial complexes such as Jiuguang Department Store, Suzhou Center and Yi'oulai Suzhou Village, all drawing lots of revelers.
January 2, 2019