2006-09-20 04:00:00 PDT Suzhou, China-- Lissome willows, luminous moon and lilting breezes: Such are the qualities the people of Suzhou look for in life and art. All that is soft and softer is beloved ...

Around 3,200 kilometers away in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, the local dialect is facing a preservation crisis. Wang Yue, 24, is tackling the issue in an unconventional way — through comedic videos. In ...

Suzhou Pingtan is a general term denoting Suzhou Pinghua and Tanci, namely, storytelling and ballad singing in the Suzhou dialect. Flourishing in Suzhou of Jiangsu province, it also enjoys great ...

Thousands of native dialects have fallen into decline since China started the "Popularizing Putonghua" campaign in 1956. The decline has been accelerated by the booming economy and other developments ...