An event was held at SIP Chaoqian Road Experimental School on Sept 15 as the first of a series of events to be carried out across Suzhou this week to mark the National Mandarin Promotion Week which is celebrated on the third week of each September for the purpose of popularizing the use of Mandarin, the country’s official language.

During the event, the students and teachers from a number of schools in SIP staged performances such as recitations and scene plays which highlighted the charm and essence of Mandarin.

Over the following one week, schools in Suzhou will host speech contests, training sessions and other activities to popularize Mandarin and improve the participants’ proficiency in it.

September 15, 2025