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Nanjing Basics; Introduced as Never Before

For let no one tell you different. Nanjing is the rightful capital of China. Our city has enough experience to back up that claim; arguably China’s greatest architecture, past and present; a rich history of engagement with other countries;...

Give Us Our Daily Bread; The Bare Essentials Baked to Perfection

You are reading this in English. I can therefore assume that, unless you have some aversion to carbs, you have found your solution to the problem of bread.Personally, I have a bread maker from Midea which cost less than...

The Building of Nanjing (35); Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum

He dreamed of a strong, unified and democratic China, in death creating an everlasting symbol of China’s transition from empire to republic. Today, the Sun Yat-sen mausoleum remains a must see for both Chinese and international visitors to Nanjing. 他梦想着一个强大、统一和民主的中国,在死亡中创造了中国从帝国向共和国过渡的永恒象征。...

Paying Awe Struck Respect to Departed Royalty in Nanjing

Such a contrast could not be starker. On one side of the road; billions of dollars churning away at earning more money for their makers. On the other; peace, solitude and a whole heap of accompanying real estate, for...

The Building of Nanjing (34); Jiming Temple

On the one hand, there is its status as one of Nanjing’s most popular attractions, with its supreme wooden architecture as backdrop to Buddhist observance, playing the role of nunnery to converts stationed within.  一方面,它作为南京最受欢迎的景点之一的地位,其顶级的木制建筑作为佛教修行的背景,为驻扎的皈依者扮演尼姑庵的角色。 On the other, the crowds are...

The Canny Leaf Steeped in Tradition; Or… Tea for 12 Hour Shifts

Let’s say that it halves with each cycle. Each consecutive steeping produces half the flavour of the last. With each pouring, the drink more closely resembles water. Eventually, water is all that this drink will have become. The exponential...

Poor Man’s KFC; is Change in China as Good as a Rest?

Wallace Burger & Chicken was No. 2 on a China Daily Top 10 fast-food list a decade ago. And so now also to be found in every last nook and cranny in Nanjing. Popular, yes, but no plain sailing. Frequently criticised...

Child’s Play? Finding the Right Coach taking a High Speed Train

Sounds a dawdle, we know. And it is, if you too are in the know. But to the uninitiated or non-Chinese readers, once at the station and then on the platform, the final challenge is getting on the train,...

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Nanjing Goes Negative as Suzhou Surges in China’s Trade Shuffle

Nanjing has found itself in the wrong column of China’s latest foreign trade rankings. While most major cities grew...

From Suzhou to Liverpool by Bike, One Student Makes the Link Real

Student Luke Rimmer left Suzhou on Tuesday with a bicycle, a ridiculous distance ahead of him and, by his...

Nanjing North Tops Out, but Jiangbei Still Wants Its Metro

Today’s last concrete pour at Nanjing North Railway Station felt like one of those construction moments that actually means...

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