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Gym and sports facilities
The Chinese concept of fitness concentrates predominantly on health, while the western ideas of fitness focus on building body strength. Basically, there are 2 types of Health Clubs/Gyms: hotel clubs that open their membership to the general public and standard alone pubs in the main downtown districts. Shop around and compare rates, joining fees and facilities.
Health equipment is a hot commodity in Suzhou. Buy enough to fill a space and you have yourself a health club. It can be a godsend if you want to build your biceps but can cause you excruciating pain if used incorrectly. Unfortunately, in a new industry, hearsay travels faster than real advice and everyone thinks he is an expert. Don’t depend on it. Do your own research before putting on that fifty-pound weight.
| Gym and sports facilities | |
BoDi Fitness Club |
Genway Xinghai International Fitness Club 建屋•星海国际健身会馆 |
Clark Hatch Fitness Center |
Impulse Total Fitness |
Chang Fang Yuan |
Megic Health 美捷健身俱乐部 |
Dimond Fitness Club |
Olympic Gym Club |
Power House Gym |
Yin Zhi Hu Club 银之湖 |
Wanjia Archery Club 万佳射箭俱乐部 |
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| Spa，Beauty Salon， Massage and Bath Houses | |
Dragonfly 悠庭保健会所 |
Lily Spa 苏州百合春天美容SPA会所 新区何山路88-41号
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Jixiang&Panelysee |
New World Pediluvium |
One Life Style 欧诺 |
Wangshi Pediluvium |
Red Points Beauty Salon红点美容美发沙龙 |
Xiyulou Pediluvium |
Jin Sha Beauty Salon 金莎美容美发 |
Xidai SPA 西黛国际健康SPA馆 |
Top Hair Salon |
Your Life 悠兰男士护肤连锁机构 |
Regalia Resort and Spa Suzhou 苏州御庭精品酒店 |
David’s Camp 戴维营男子SPA护肤中心 |
| Golf & Country Clubs | |
East Sea Golf &Country Club |
San Yang Golf & Country Club 三阳高尔夫乡村俱乐部 |
Grand Shanghai Golf Resort |
Sunrise Glof Club |
Jinji Lake International Golf Club金鸡湖国际高尔夫俱乐部 |
Sun Island Golf Club |
Theater, Dance, Concerts and Opera
If you come from a metropolitan city and are an aficionado of Western opera, ballet and theater, you will find Suzhou a dull place. Occasionally, foreign groups visit Suzhou usually at the larger theaters, but you will have to keep your eyes and ears open to be able to act quickly and get tickets as they are usually sold out quickly. It is possible to call the various theaters and make reservations.
There are several theaters that give performances of modern and traditional plays in Chinese. Often there are very interesting opportunities to see something out of the ordinary. There are also a number of dance theaters and concert halls. Traditional forms of stage performances are dwindling in popularity with most attendants being elderly people.
| Movie Theatres and Theatres | |
Daguangming Flm Art Center苏州市大光明影城 |
Suzhou Meeting Center Theatre 苏州会议中心剧场 |
Kaiming Theatre开明大戏院 |
Suzhou Science and Cultural Arts Centre科技文化中心No.1.Guanfeng Road SIP |
| Exhibition Centres | |
Suzhou International Exhibition Center 苏州国际会议展览中心 |
Suzhou Gaoxin International Exhibition Center高新国际会展中心 |
Suzhou International Exposition Center 苏州国际博览中心 |
Suzhou Urban Planning Exhibition Hall 苏州规划展示馆 |
| Galleries | |
Suzhou Painting and Calligraphy Institution 苏州国画院 |
Tianfanglou Gallery 天放楼画廊 |
Truecolor Museum |
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| Museums | |
Arts and Crafts Museum |
Silk Museum 丝绸博物馆 |
Garden Museum 园林博物馆 |
Suzhou Art 苏州美术馆 |
Suzhou Museum 苏州博物馆 |
Stele Museum 碑刻博物馆 |
Entertainment
Suzhou may be "paradise on earth" but this paradise shuts down at 10pm!! To be fair, there are a few decent bars which have opened up across the city in recent years including a great little Indian Baron Renmin Road and a couple of nice little places on Shi Quan Jie. However, if it's exciting nightlife you are after, you'd be better off making the ninety minute trip to Shanghai.
That said, Suzhou is a nice place to relax, kick back your feet and soak up some of the atmosphere in the traditional tea houses which are dotted about town. There is an especially quaint tea house in the City Art Institute on Guangzhou Lu. Check out what's going on at the Sheraton Hotel too, as they often organize parties especially on local or national holidays. What's more, while the developers are pulling down a lot of the old city, this usually means an influx of western style restaurants and bars. Locals already boast about the "little Singapore" in the outskirts of town which is an area where vast sums of money are being invested by Singaporean businesses. Investment usually equates with westernization so look out for some new restaurants and bars shooting up in this part of the city.
For kids, (or the young at heart) there are more options. Suzhou has (until the real thing in Hong Kong opens up), the Chinese version of Disney World! There is no Mickey Mouse here but, there is a large selection of high- tech amusement games and rides. Holiday Water world is another place worth trying and there is even a lake here where you can surf in the summer
