Breaking News out of Xuzhou of Late

200 KG of Flatbread Taken back to Work by Xuzhou Boy; Can Eat for Months!

The man, surnamed Liu, returned to Hangzhou after Chinese New Year, with his car stuffed with 100 “Zhuang Mo”, a speciality of Xuzhou. Weighing two kilograms each, he placed one on the desk of each of his coworkers. Full...

Heavy Snow in Xuzhou Crushes Farmers’ Market

With part of the Tiantai Mountain Farmers' Market in Liji Town of Xuzhou crushed by heavy snow on 21 February, the remainder was brought down deliberately for fear of bringing harm to people. Full story (in Chinese) via this...

Xuzhou Water Quality Improvement Top in Jiangsu for 2 Consecutive Years

Quality of the water ecological environment in Xuzhou has exceeded the 14th Five-Year Plan’s goals ahead of schedule, with the proportion of waters tested meeting “Excellent Grade III” standards rising to 97.7 percent, and increase of 4.5 percent. Full...

Xuzhou Girl Appears on CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala to Sing Peking Opera

Showing extraordinary talent for Peking Opera since she was a child, Guo Xiao is a graduate student from the China Peking Opera Company. Her parents both participated in the Xuzhou Peking Opera Troupe in their early years. Full story...

Inquisitive PE Teacher Drives 1,100 KM to See “Inter Village Cup” in Xuzhou

Lu Junpei, with the School of Physical Education at Hubei University, learned about the Inter Village Cup from the Internet. He noted that local villagers, regardless of gender, old or young, all understand football. Full story (in Chinese) via...

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