The 5th Jiangnan Culture and Arts & International Tourism Festival opened in Suzhou last month and will last till late June to offer citizens and tourists in the city a chance to savor the charm and essence of the culture of the region south of the Yangtze River. The festival comprises five chapters to introduce the public to the music, culture, opera, dances and tourism resources in the region. SIP is taking part in the festival with a diversity of cultural and art activities. Below are several of the most eye-catching events. Suzhou Jinji Lake Biennale is underway   The 6th Suzhou Jinji LakeBiennale scheduled in SIP from Apr 15 to June 25 is fuelling a wave of zest forart across Suzhou.The three themeexhibitions, “We Are Better Off”, “Rainbow: From the World of Bridges” and “TheBiennale of the 6th China Youth Sculpture”, are amazing. They are in additionto 20 parallel exhibitions with exhibits ranging from popular art to classicart and more than 300 art education activities.It is learnt that thisyear’s Suzhou Jinji Lake Biennale is the biggest editio... [MORE] Diverse performances staged on banks of Jinji Lake   The Jiangnan Culture andArts & International Tourism Festival has attracted many famous art troupesand performers with their best-loved projects.There is the “Melody fromJiangnan”, the “Jiangnan Mini Theatre” Summer Performance Season, the SuzhouOperas, the 2023 China (Suzhou) Performing Arts Market, etc. TheSuzhou Culture and Arts Centre in SIP plans to put on 31 stage plays includingthe “Dream of the Red Chamber” by the National Ballet of China, the moderndrama “Mr. Donkey”, the “... [MORE] Annual Jinji Lake Dragon Boat Race to kick off soon   The 2023 China Telecom“Hello 5G Cup” Jinji Lake Dragon Boat Race is going to kick off in SIP on June22 to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival which, reckoned on the fifth day ofthe fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar, will fall on that day this year.The event will bringtogether 66 teams consisting of 1,398 people. Ofthem, 60 will compete in the 22-people 300-meter straightaway races and 12-menand 12-women 300-meter straightaway races. Six of the teams will perform in the22-teens 300-meter... [MORE] Seminar to be held to mark the 50th anniversary of the archaeological excavation of Caoxieshan Site   A seminar will be held inlate June to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the archaeological excavationof the Caoxieshan Site, an archaeological site featuring 6,000-year-old ancientcivilization.Located in SIP, the CaoxieshanSite proves to be the center of the prehistoric civilization in the Taihu Lakebasin and the origin of the culture of the region south of the Yangtze River.It is hailed as “a source of rice farming culture in the world”, and was designatedas a “major historical and cultura... [MORE]