The Nanjinger

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  • Yangtze River Delta nets 1 Trillion US$ in 2010

    The Wuxi City Statistical Bureau has published its latest report on 2010 economic operation in the Yangtze River Delta area. The results make for impressive reading, to say the least.

    The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Yangtze River Delta area last year reached 6.9872 trillion yuan (US$1.058 trillion), corresponding to 17.6% of the national total and a year on year growth of 12.6%, 1.6 percentage points over the previous year. The report also shows total exports from the Yangtze River Delta area reached US$592.6 billion in 2010, up 32.8% year on year, while foreign investment for the year amounted to US$45.5 billion dollars, up 8.4%.

    The Yangtze River Delta spans the Shanghai to Nanjing corridor and adjacent areas, including the cities Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, Taizhou, Nantong, Huzhou, Jiaxing and Shaoxing; with an area approximately equal to that of France. With a population a little under 100 million, it is the second largest concentration of adjacent metropolitan areas in the world after the Pearl River Delta that comprises Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and others. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature the Yangtze River Delta is also the biggest cause of marine pollution in the Pacific Ocean.

  • New high speed lines link Nanjing, X’ian, Chengdu and Chongqing; but students not so happy

    Even before we have time to become blasé over having the world’s fastest train in our backyard for our fun weekends in Shanghai, we now have several other options to consider, in a westerly direction. This week saw the opening of high speed train links between Nanjing and Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, and Chongqing Municipality. Elsewhere, the new Xi’an North Railway Station has opened, following a generic model making it look much like the Hongqiao Transportation Hub in Shanghai or for that matter, almost any modern new airport. The new high speed trains shall link Xi’an and Nanjing in just four hours.

    However, not everyone is happy over the proliferation of high speed trains all over China. Students and other low income groups have been voicing their dismay over ticket prices ahead of the mandatory journey home to spend Chinese New Year with their family. As an example, a second-class G train ticket from Nanjing to Shanghai costs ¥146, some 57% more than a D train seat. The student discount for the ride home at holiday time only comes to 25%. Such excessive prices are forcing many to face hugely inflated journey times on slower trains and irritable tickets office employees reluctant to sell the cheaper tickets.

  • Nanjing South Railway Station awards solar roof contract

    The Nanjing based solar cell and module manufacturer China Sunergy has won an approximately 7 MW solar module supply contract with CEEG (Nanjing) Solar Energy Research Institute, for the Nanjing South Railway Station solar roof project. The step shall result in the world’s largest stand-alone building integrated photovoltaic (“BIPV”) project in one structure, and shall also make the Nanjing South Railway Station one of the most energy efficient public buildings in China.

    CEO of China Sunergy, Stephen Zhifang Cai said, “We are very happy to see our high-quality solar panels being used in this landmark project, which will certainly raise public awareness and appreciation of renewable energy. We look forward to playing an increasingly bigger role in building China’s eco-friendly projects.”

    While Nanjiing South Railway station is being touted as the soon to be largest railway station in Asia, our home province Jiangsu has for some time enjoyed a reputation as the country

  • Taxi surcharge may become double price

    Last year discussion has raged over the raising of taxi surcharges in Nanjing. Due to the increasing cost of fuel all taxis may charge an extra 1 RMB beyond the meter total. This topic is now more serious now since the price of gasoline has gone up three times this year and stands at 6.77 RMB.

  • Olympic Panda “Lang Lang” dies in Nanjing

    “Lang Lang” was one of the eight “Olympic Pandas” admired around the world during the 2008 Beijing Games. Last month, at his temporary home in the Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo, Lang Lang suffered a seizure and was subsequently diagnosed as having epilepsy. After initially exhibiting a strong recovery Lang Lang was overcome by another seizure on 1st December and fell into a coma. Despite 24 hour a day care and therapy from panda experts from Nanjing and Sichuan, the native home of the panda, Lang Lang succumbed, passing away on Thursday 16th December.

    The results of an autopsy performed by researchers from Nanjing and the Wolong Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in Sichuan have yet to be published, while Lang Lang’s body is expected to soon return to his spiritual home in Sichuan province.

    Lang Lang died a little less than 4 years, 4 months old. Epilepsy is known to be common among older pandas; in 1999 the then oldest panda in the world, “Du Du” died of the disease, aged 37, in Wuhan. The life expectancy of pandas in the wild is approximately 25 years.

  • The Nanjing Massacre

    China marks 73rd anniversary of the tragedy

    On Monday morning more than 5,000 people came to the Nanjing Memorial Hall to mourn victims of the Nanjing Massacre.

    On Dec. 13, 1937, the invading Japanese army occupied Nanjing and launched a six-week massacre. Approximately 300,000 people lost their lives in this second Japanese-Chinese war.

    The Japanese take over of the city only took a few days but the occupation and war crimes by the Japanese has scarred the Chinese nation to this day. Even in 2010 the topic is hushed up in Japan, while the Chinese shall forever suffer the pains of this tragic occurrence.

    However, the Japanese-Chinese relationship has improved. 15 monks from six Buddhist temples in Japan were part of the ceremony on Monday. They all prayed for peace and a long-term friendship between the people of China and Japan.

    Also present were thirty survivors of the massacre and relatives of some of the victims. Through these activities Zhu Chengshan, curator of the memorial hall, and others want to remind people of their history and to ask for lasting peace for the human race.

    Although difficulties surrounding the events shall remain between the two countries, let us all hope that something like that will never happen again!

  • Steel box girders overturned in Nanjing

    On Friday night seven workers were killed and another three were injured in a a tragic accident. Steel girders being used to build an overpass on a bridge fell resulting in the deaths of the men. An unnamed expert was quoted by the “Yangtze Evening News

  • New City Park is on the way

    A greener city is on the way. Last week saw the announcement that in a further effort to improve the amenities and public spaces available within the city, a new park is to be built beside Purple Mountain and the Xuanwu Lake. The announcement was made by Jin Weidong who is the deputy director of the Nanjing Municipal Bureau of Tourism & Gardens who said that the city will invite world-class planners and experts to plan this district. Jin also said that this area was chosen because of the abundance of tourism attractions in the area.

    In a further announcement, the free admission to the Xuanwu Lake Park during the National Day this year was seen as a success so now the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Scenic Spot will also be open for free starting from November 12th, 2010. Jin Weidong announced that this will be the first in a number of free admission parks over the coming months. With cold weather on the way, it remains to be seen how popular this move will be. It would be more welcome to run this idea all year around.

    Photo reproduced with thanks to mundosanto.com

  • Cholera Outbreak in Nanjing

    NANJING – Nineteen high school students are sick after the latest cholera outbreak in east China, local health authorities said Friday.

    Some students at Wucheng’en High School in Huai’an, Jiangsu Province, began showing the symptoms of fever, sore throat, bellyache, diarrhea and vomiting on September 2. They were initially diagnosed as suffering from food poisoning. But after doctors detected cholera bacteria in the students’ excrement samples, local health and disease control authorities declared a cholera outbreak on September 6, the statement said.

    In addition to the 19 confirmed cases, one student was diagnosed as a “healthy carrier,” or a person who was infected with the cholera bacteria but displays no symptoms. However, “healthy carriers” can transmit the bacteria to others. “Currently, all patients are in stable conditions after having received treatment. There are no severe cases,” the statement said. Local health authorities are working to trace the source of the epidemic.

    The last cholera outbreak in Jiangsu occurred in 1994-1995. The provincial health department has warned Jiangsu is likely to confront a new period of cholera outbreaks and called for strengthened disease-prevention measures. Last month, some 38 people fell ill after a cholera outbreak in Mengcheng County in east China’s Anhui Province. Local residents blamed low hygiene awareness levels and street food stalls for the outbreak.In the wake of the outbreak, local authorities shut down street food stalls and restaurants for disinfection.

    source: China Daily

  • Billionaire invests in traffic safety.

    Some wealthy people invest in more businesses to increase their already astounding wealth, others buy