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Lego, Love, 2D & 3D Collide in Nanjing’s Smallest Exhibition

Juxtaposition is where it’s at for a new mini exhibition running in Nanjing that will have you thinking about 21st Century life in alternate ways. For how do simple building blocks resonate so deeply that they become fundamental to a...

Saddle up, Nanjingers! There’s a New Indian in Town

This correspondent hails from a small town in the Scottish Highlands. Remote it may be, but that hasn’t stopped it from having one of the highest-rated Indian restaurants in the UK. This, he feels, combined with the facts that,...

Weaving Magic with Craft Beer by Nanjing’s Qinhuai River

T’was said, back in the day, that civilisation in Nanjing was a plate of salted duck, the evening newspaper and a glass of wine, beside the Qinhuai River. Today, while we will forgo the duck, that could be your mobile...

Rural Thailand Comes to Nanjing. And it’s Magnificent!

Never ever judge a book by its cover. It may look like a student diner, especially given much of its patronage, but Tai Li Tai is the real deal. Somewhat hidden away in the labyrinth of takeout prep kitchens, repair...

My Home, My Pizza, My Way, but Seriously No Menu?

Given the coincidental timing of our visit on Woman’s Day, it was just as well that La Mia Casa has mastered the concept of the production line. The QR code was the clue that LMC (they like calling it that...

Is Turkey Key to Latest International Dining Scene in Nanjing?

A miserable Friday lunchtime in late January saw our arrival to find a table of four young men plus a child, a woman and her daughter, plus a sole foreign lady upstairs, all tucking in. Named after Gaziantep, famed for...

Posh (ish) Set Lunch in Nanjing for ¥88! What’s the Catch?

These days in Nanjing, one is hard pressed to go out for lunch or dinner and not spend ¥200 per head. Anywhere decent, that is. Hence it was a pleasant to be meandering through the MixC downtown and come...

Europe Meets Middle East in Nanjing’s All New 1912; Orgasmic!

Somewhat contrary to the very nature of this part of this humble publication, we’re not here for the food. For at Foodgasm, that speaks for itself. But we would need our heads examined if we were not to indulge. Let’s...

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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

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Nanjing North Tops Out, but Jiangbei Still Wants Its Metro

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