Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre, Modern cultural building in Suzhou, China.
The Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre is a modern cultural building in the city that houses multiple performance halls and gallery spaces within a single structure. Designed by French architect Paul Andreu, the complex provides facilities for theatre, music, exhibitions, and artistic presentations.
The centre opened on 1 October 2007 under the name Suzhou Science and Culture Arts Centre, and was renamed Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre in May 2011. It was built in the China–Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park on the east bank of Jinji Lake, on the south side of Xiandai Avenue. Its components include the Suzhou Grand Theatre, the Suyi Cinema, the Suyi Ballet troupe, the Suzhou Jinji Lake Art Museum and the park's cultural centre.
The centre's name was changed from Suzhou Science and Culture Arts Centre to Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre in May 2011, and it is known locally by the abbreviation "Suyi". Its Suyi Cinema is the permanent awards base of the China Film Golden Rooster Awards, and the site also holds the Suzhou Grand Theatre, the Suyi Ballet troupe, the Suzhou Jinji Lake Art Museum and a district cultural centre.
The centre stands on the east bank of Jinji Lake, south of Xiandai Avenue, in the China–Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park. It opened on 1 October 2007 and covers 138,000 m² of land with 150,000 m² of floor space. Its parts include the Suzhou Grand Theatre, Suyi Cinema, Suyi Ballet, the Suzhou Jinji Lake Art Museum and the park cultural centre.
The Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre is the permanent awards base of the China Film Golden Rooster Awards, hosted in its Suyi Cinema. The complex opened on 1 October 2007 and was renamed from the Suzhou Science and Culture Arts Centre in May 2011. It also contains the Suzhou Grand Theatre, the Suyi Ballet and the Suzhou Jinji Lake Art Museum.
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