Regarded by some as the “Athens of the Orient” on account of its profound historical heritage and numerous historical sites, Xuzhou is today an important communications hub and a node city in China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
徐州因其深厚的历史遗产和众多的历史遗迹被一些人视为“东方的雅典”,如今是中国“一带一路”倡议的重要交通枢纽和节点城市。
Surrounded by mountains on...
As a relatively young city compared to many others, Changzhou dates back only a little more than 2,000 years, to the beginning of the Qin Dynasty. Historical records put a date for the first settlement in the area at 221 BCE.
与其他许多城市相比,常州是一个相对年轻的城市,其历史仅为2000多年,即秦朝初期。...
Once upon a time, Suzhou typified the water towns of Jiangnan, the area south of the Yangtze River home to villages interlaced by canals, rivers and lakes. Today, at the far end of the spectrum, what was 30 years...
In the history of modern China, Nantong set records as a kind of “city of firsts”. The new nation’s first museum, first textile school, first embroidery school, first drama school, and the first Chinese-run school for the blind and...
A 1-year-old old baby boy has had a near-miraculous escape after swallowing one of the most toxic substances available; caustic soda. The baby, who could have been maimed for life, was lucky enough to be seen to just in...
Lianyungang City in northeastern Jiangsu derives its name from Lian Dao, the largest island in Jiangsu, and Yuntai Mountain, the highest in the province.
江苏东北部的连云港市得名于江苏最大的岛屿连岛和全省最高的云台山。
The former is remarkable, the latter less so, for it being eclipsed by the home to...