The 2020 SIP Spring Festival Get-together took place at Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre, SIP on Jan 20.

The event is designed to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival as well as SIP’s achievements over the past year in local social and economic development. Just days before, Ministry of Commerce of China released the results of its latest evaluation of the country’s National Economic and Technological Development Zones (NETDZs). SIP retains for the fourth straight year the top spot in the comprehensive evaluation.

At the event, Suzhou Symphony Orchestra (SZSO) performed a list of classic western and Chinese songs. Chen Xieyang, a renowned Chinese conductor and SZSO’s music director, led the performance, and Chinese erhu (a bowed two-stringed traditional Chinese instrument) performer Duan Aiai shared the stage.