The SUNGENT 8th Suzhou Jinji Lake Art Festival (SJLAF) kicked off at SIP’s Ligongdi Cultural and Creative Block on Nov 10. Scheduled to last till Dec 15, the event consists of 24 art performances, 80 movies, 15 cultural and art activities and 15 public-benefit interaction activities to bring about a grand cultural and art feast to the participants. 

As an annual event initiated in 2012, SJLAF has earned a high reputation home and abroad for its diversified components tailored for people with different artistic tastes, and therefore is now one of the most-anticipated events each year in Suzhou.

This year’s performances will include musicals, operas, stage plays, ballets and concerts given by great Chinese and overseas artists.

It is worth mentioning that a series of free exhibitions, art lectures, flash mob shows and other performances will take place at different places like office buildings, streets, and squares in and outside SIP to bring various forms of art closer to people there.