The Supplement

Somewhere in inland China, a place once known as “一群猪” (Yi Qun Zhu; A Herd of Pigs) has become “一碗水” (Yi Wan Shui; A Bowl of Water). Elsewhere, uglier names are being scrubbed away too; and a lively argument...

Somewhere along a quiet lane by Changzhou’s old canal, a man who changed the sound of modern China still sits in the half-light. His former home is full of memory, sorrow and wit; yet the world he helped pronounce...

Hardly once polite talk around the dinner table, the subject of using a public toilet has recently become just that, thanks to a remarkable innovation out of Chengdu which has made a discussion as to answering nature’s call around...

Society, by and large, is forgiving of advertising. We may frown when Alipay takes a few seconds to open in order to serve us a sponsored message, but in the main, it’s ok. But when does commercialism come crushing...

The sprawling plains of northern Jiangsu belie that which lurks under foot; millions of years of geological change at work resulting in a superlative diamond in the world of liquor production. It’s one recently come to be officially recognised...

Known for boasting the beginnings of China’s Wu culture brought about Wuxi people’s reputation for being smart, making them an employer’s dream. That indeed spurred the region’s industrial development, but it also gave rise to their having a diverse...

Economic development and high-speed trains may be how the world ponders China’s progress, but little can say better how far the country has really come over the past 25 years than a young woman leaping into a crystal-blue sky...

Something is immediately apparent upon crossing the border from Jiangsu into Zhejiang Province. A sudden deterioration in quality of road surface. 从江苏越过边境进入浙江省后，一些事情立即显现出来。路面质量突然恶化。 And that happens at the border’s toll gate, where the Jiangsu government collects a slice of cash from every...