On the eighteenth day of October, the eleventh Jinji Lake Cup Regatta came to an end. The three-day competition attracted more than two hundred contestants from around China who presented an intensely-competitive and breath-taking show beside Jinji Lake. 

The Lake Cup, which has been organized eleventh times in a row as an annual event, has become a favorite of sailboat lovers and tourists in autumn. The highlight of this eleventh shall be the “sailboard contest” and “night sailing demonstrative match”which was a debut of this year.

The audiences on spot were passionate. What’s more, a lot more audiences as many as over three million watched online. The heated atmosphere even overfilled the screen !

Song Kun, crowned as the first female circumnavigator in China, was invited into live broadcast room to explain the event to the audiences. Navigation experts shared their own experiences and sailing know-how with the public and answered questions online. More than ten thousand lookers-on participated in the questions and debate online.

Lake Cup Regatta has become one of the few great cultural events representing the culture of Suzhou.Events will continue springing up one after another after Lake Cup Regatta. For example, the first round of weekly sailboat contests will set sail next month on Jinji Lake jointly organized by Suzhou Baqi Sailboat Club and Shanghai Qilang Sports Co., Ltd. As a sport, sailboat race has also contributed to make Jinji Lake scenic area a must-see stop on a would-be traveller’ s itinerary especially during October. The eleventh Lake Cup Regatta is only one of the highlighted events hosted around Jinji Lake. More events of the locality are already on the way and will continue to demonstrate their respective charms for you to come to explore !