Jiangsu Suhang Shipbuilding Group donated two dragon boats to the Chinese Consulate General in Cape Town, South Africa, with a launch ceremony held in Zhuhong town in Xinghua on Sept 2.

For the locals of Zhuhong ancient town in Xinghua, having zaocha has become something of a ritual, making it a way of life.

Thirty-three administrative villages in Xinghua were recently included in Jiangsu's second batch of provincial-level livable, business friendly, and beautiful rural areas.

After Start of Autumn, green rice leaves were seen rustling in the wind at the organic rice plantation in Dazou town in Xinghua.

Diaoliang village in Xinghua integrates its waterways into the lives of its locals, lending the ancient place both charm and vitality.

Foreign tourists can now claim VAT refunds for purchases as low as 200 yuan ($27.82) per day, down from the previous threshold of 500 yuan, with cash refunds up to 20,000 yuan.

A bumper harvest of figs has been welcomed in August in Xinghua, which has also boosted the area's fruit picking industry and deep processing sectors.

Xinghua promoted its rich cultural and tourism resources at the recently concluded 7th Grand Canal Culture and Tourism Expo, held in Suzhou city from Aug 15 to 17.