1. Opening ceremony for catching Yangcheng Lake crabs

Time: Sept 23, 9:30am – 10:00 am

Venue: Suzhou Top Institute of Information Technology in Bacheng town, Kunshan

2. The first online Yangcheng Lake crab cultural festival

Time: Aug 21 – Sept 28

Venue: Jingdong Mall

Sponsors: Suzhou Yangcheng Lake Crab Association, Kunshan Tourism Resort, Kunshan publicity department

3. Opening ceremony for the shooting of a tourism film "Encounter – Love in Kunshan"

Time: Mid-to-late October

Venue: Fairmont Yangcheng Lake

Sponsors: Kunshan Tourism Resort, Kunshan publicity department, Kunshan culture and sports center

4. Chinese Opera Week

Time: Oct 1 – 5

Venue: Kunshan culture and sports center

Sponsor: Art troupes

5. Parent-child carnival

Time: Oct 1 – 5

Venue: Yangcheng Lake Water Park

Sponsor: Kunshan Tourism Resort

6. Opening ceremony for Meijuke e-commerce industrial park

Time: Late October

Venue: Kunshan Software Park

Sponsor: Kunshan Magic Network Technology Co

7. Crab-related activities

Time: Late October

Venue: Xiefangyuan, a place with many restaurants to eat crabs

Sponsors: Kunshan Tourism Resort, Kunshan publicity department, Kunshan trade union, Bacheng Crab Association

Activities: a selection of the "Crab king and queen"; auction sale of the crab king and queen, with the revenue to be donated to a charity organization; a cooking contest

8. Kunqu opera yaji

Time: Early November

Venue: Yushan Villas

Activity: Kunqu opera yaji (yaji refers to elegant gathering)

9. WeChat lucky draw

Time: during the festival

Sponsors: Kunshan Tourism Resort, Bacheng Crab Association

Activity: Scan the QR code of Bacheng Tourism to attend the lucky draw, which will give awards to some lucky people.

10. Photo show

Time: during the festival

Sponsors: Kunshan Tourism Resort, Bacheng Crab Association

Activity: Scan the QR code of Bacheng Tourism, take photos of Bacheng's delicacies and share them via WeChat. The top 10 photos with most remarks will be awarded.

11. Square dance competition

Time: year round till next crab cultural festival

Sponsors: Kunshan Tourism Resort, Kunshan culture and sports center, Bacheng Crab Association

Activity: The square dance competition, themed around a "crab dance", will be held in 2015. There will be one year for competitors to prepare. The top dance team will get a money award and will be able to attend the opening ceremony of the 2015 crab cultural festival.