Entrepreneurship thrives among villages in Suzhou

January 13, 2024
Updated 2024/01/13 at 6:42 PM
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This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024 shows a homestay in Shushan Village in Tong'an Town of Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province.

In recent years, Tong’an Town in the city of Suzhou has scaled up efforts to boost local tourism. The town has renovated and upgraded old houses in the villages to develop entertainment clusters, drawing more young talents to jump on the entrepreneurship bandwagon to start their own businesses there. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 12, 2024 shows a view of Shushan Village in Tong’an Town of Suzhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province.

In recent years, Tong’an Town in the city of Suzhou has scaled up efforts to boost local tourism. The town has renovated and upgraded old houses in the villages to develop entertainment clusters, drawing more young talents to jump on the entrepreneurship bandwagon to start their own businesses there. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024 shows a night view of Shushan Village in Tong’an Town of Suzhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province.

In recent years, Tong’an Town in the city of Suzhou has scaled up efforts to boost local tourism. The town has renovated and upgraded old houses in the villages to develop entertainment clusters, drawing more young talents to jump on the entrepreneurship bandwagon to start their own businesses there. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Liu Yuelong (2nd L), an agritainment owner, prepares to serve the table with a coworker in Shushan Village in Tong’an Town of Suzhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 11, 2024.

In recent years, Tong’an Town in the city of Suzhou has scaled up efforts to boost local tourism. The town has renovated and upgraded old houses in the villages to develop entertainment clusters, drawing more young talents to jump on the entrepreneurship bandwagon to start their own businesses there. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024 shows a view of Shushan Village in Tong’an Town of Suzhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province.

In recent years, Tong’an Town in the city of Suzhou has scaled up efforts to boost local tourism. The town has renovated and upgraded old houses in the villages to develop entertainment clusters, drawing more young talents to jump on the entrepreneurship bandwagon to start their own businesses there. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Liu Yuelong (3rd L), an agritainment owner, serves the table in Shushan Village in Tong’an Town of Suzhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 11, 2024.

In recent years, Tong’an Town in the city of Suzhou has scaled up efforts to boost local tourism. The town has renovated and upgraded old houses in the villages to develop entertainment clusters, drawing more young talents to jump on the entrepreneurship bandwagon to start their own businesses there. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024 shows a view of Shushan Village in Tong’an Town of Suzhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province.

In recent years, Tong’an Town in the city of Suzhou has scaled up efforts to boost local tourism. The town has renovated and upgraded old houses in the villages to develop entertainment clusters, drawing more young talents to jump on the entrepreneurship bandwagon to start their own businesses there. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Wang Guangliang (L), an art studio owner, teaches pottery craft to a tourist in Shushan Village in Tong’an Town of Suzhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 11, 2024.

In recent years, Tong’an Town in the city of Suzhou has scaled up efforts to boost local tourism. The town has renovated and upgraded old houses in the villages to develop entertainment clusters, drawing more young talents to jump on the entrepreneurship bandwagon to start their own businesses there. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Zhang Meihua (3rd R), a cafe owner, serves tourists in Shushan Village in Tong’an Town of Suzhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 11, 2024.

In recent years, Tong’an Town in the city of Suzhou has scaled up efforts to boost local tourism. The town has renovated and upgraded old houses in the villages to develop entertainment clusters, drawing more young talents to jump on the entrepreneurship bandwagon to start their own businesses there. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

A host gives a livestream in a teahouse in Shushan Village in Tong’an Town of Suzhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 11, 2024.

In recent years, Tong’an Town in the city of Suzhou has scaled up efforts to boost local tourism. The town has renovated and upgraded old houses in the villages to develop entertainment clusters, drawing more young talents to jump on the entrepreneurship bandwagon to start their own businesses there. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024 shows a cafe in Shushan Village in Tong’an Town of Suzhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province.

In recent years, Tong’an Town in the city of Suzhou has scaled up efforts to boost local tourism. The town has renovated and upgraded old houses in the villages to develop entertainment clusters, drawing more young talents to jump on the entrepreneurship bandwagon to start their own businesses there. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

People walk on a street in Shushan Village in Tong’an Town of Suzhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 11, 2024.

In recent years, Tong’an Town in the city of Suzhou has scaled up efforts to boost local tourism. The town has renovated and upgraded old houses in the villages to develop entertainment clusters, drawing more young talents to jump on the entrepreneurship bandwagon to start their own businesses there. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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