October

Oct 1- Oct 7	Lingering Garden Cup flower arrangement exhibition	Lingering Garden	Lingering Garden	Lingering Garden	Promote Suzhou and its garden culture	Foreign and domestic tourists in the scenic spot
Oct 1- Oct 7	National Day golden week activities	Shantang Travel Service Co., Ltd.		Shantang street	Shantang folk customs performances	Urban residents Tourists
Oct 1- Oct 10	Lion grove traditional flower arrangement exhibition	Lion Grove Garden	Lion Grove Garden	Lion Grove Garden	Promote Suzhou and its garden culture	Foreign and domestic tourists in the scenic spot
Oct 1	National Day big lantern show and song and dance evening party	Changshu Cultural Centre, Jusha Park	Jusha Park, Changshu City	Inside Jusha Park, Changshu City	Appreciate lanterns and song and dance performances	Tourists, residents
Oct 20- Oct 26	3rd Tongli Temple Fair and Double Ninth Festival cultural activities	The People’s Government of Tongli Town	Tongli Town Tourism Administrative Office	Tongli Town	Promote traditional folk culture	Foreign and domestic tourists
Oct 23	Double Ninth Festival elderly fitness walk	Changshu Senior Citizen Sports Association	Jusha Park, Changshu City	Inside Jusha Park, Changshu City	Gathering of the seniors	Tourists, residents
Oct 24	Thanksgiving Day	Suzhou Yonglian Tourism Development Co., Ltd.	Farming Park	Farming Park	Yellow Silk Ribbon blessing activity. Tourists may wear yellow silk ribbons when entering the garden and tie the ribbons to the Weiqiao bridge with their blessings.	Tourists, small-scale activity
Oct 27, 2012- Jan 1, 2013	1st rural fairy tale festival	Suzhou Gelin Country Park Development Co., Ltd.		Gelin Country Park	Fairy tale trilogy -- All Saint’s Day: experience fairyland taken by demons and ghosts; Fairy tale trilogy – Thanksgiving Day: return to the wonderland; Fairy tale trilogy – Christmas Day: experience fairy Christmas Day and New Year.	Tourists in the park
October	2012 Taihu Ring international bicycle tournament -- Kuncheng Lake circuit tournament	The People’s Government of Jiangsu Province	The People’s Government of Changshu City	Kuncheng Lake, Changshu City	Set out to pursue Green Dream	UCI 20 teams from five continents of the world
October	Jincang Lake bicycle international carnival	Taicang Municipal Government	Chengxiang Town	Jincang Lake	Bicycle competition and exhibition, theatrical performance, and gourmet food carnival	Tourists, residents, bicycle fans
October	Shajia River National Day fireworks evening party	The People’s Government of Shajiabang Town	Shajiabang Scenic Spot, Shajiabang Town Cultural Station	Shajiabang Scenic Spot	Fireworks evening party in Shajia River to celebrate National Day	Officials, guests, and tourists
October	13th Shajia River Yangcheng Lake steamed crab gourmet festival	Changshu Tourism Bureau, The People’s Government of Shajiabang Town	Shajiabang Holiday Resort Management Committee	Shajiabang Scenic Spot	Tour Shajia River and taste Yangcheng Lake crabs	Officials, guests, and tourists
October	3rd Tongli Double Ninth Temple Fair activity	The People’s Government of Tongli Town		Tongli	Double Ninth Festival, temple fair, and folk customs	Tourists, residents
October	Pujiang River source cultural tourism festival	The People’s Government of Wujiang City	The People’s Government of Qidu Town	Qidu Town	Promote Pujiang River source culture	1,000 people
October	Holiday resort 20th anniversary celebration	The People’s Government of Wuzhong District, Holiday Resort Management Committee		Holiday Resort	Celebrate 20th anniversary of the holiday resort	Tourists, residents
October	Shantang folk customs cultural tourism festival	Jinchang District Tourism Bureau	Shantang Travel Service Co., Ltd. and other companies	Shantang street	Theatrical performances and folk customs experiences	Urban residents Tourists
Early October- Early December	Tianping Mountain Red Maples Festivals	Tian-Ping Mountain	Tian-Ping Mountain	Tian-Ping Mountain	Watch red maples	Domestic tourist in the scenic spot
October- December	Shuangfeng mutton gourmet festival	Taicang Municipal Government	Shuangfeng Town	Shuangfeng Town	Mutton gourmet exhibition, theatrical performances, and fishing competition	Tourists, residents
October- November	Jiangxiang folk customs exhibition	Jiangxiang Village, Zhitang Town,Changshu	Changsheng Tourism Development Co., Ltd.	Jiangxiang Village Scenic Area, Changshu City	Experience rural farming lives, enjoy harvests, play folk customs games, visit folk customs sites of South China, fly kite, make social practice and field exploration, and gather green fruits and vegetables of the season	Tourists, residents
Mid October	Cultural plaza entertainment center commissioning ceremony	Changshu Garments City	Garment City Performing Arts Center	Performing Arts Center	A variety of theatrical and commercial performances	Officials, guests
Mid October	Garment mall cultural square commissioning ceremony	Changshu Garments City	Changshu Garments City Management Committee	New Culture Square	Ceremonies to unveil the cultural square and Changshu Yibaizhao shopping mall	Officials, guests
October	National Day dragon boat invitational tournament	The People’s Government of Shajiabang Town	Shajiabang Scenic Spot, Shajiabang Town Cultural Station	Shajiabang Scenic Spot	Celebrate National Day with dragon boat competition	Officials, guests, teams participating the competition and tourists

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