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Renée Gray Beaumont

Retired Revelers Reap Benefits of Free Jiangsu KTV

In Nanjing, recently launched was the “Sunshine Entertainment Sunset Glow" project, aimed at benefitting the middle-aged and elderly. Thus far it has helped change what were once secretive entertainment venues into jumping daytime leisure options. The...

Confucius Temple Bans Stinky Tofu for Being… Well, Too Stinky

Wafting down the streets around Fuzimiao (Confucius Temple), you’ll recognise it for sure; the unpleasant, unappetising stench of Chou Doufu (Stinky Tofu), bubbling away on a stick. Chou Doufu is a tourist spot specialty across the nation, making it...

Nanjing University and the Dorm Room that Inspired Singles Day

All the single guys! All the single guys! All the single guys! Now put your hands up, up in the club, just broke up, I’m doing my own little thing…. This refrain is the modern day...

Foreign Student Detention Dismay Over Visa Violation

Everyone understands; you’ve packed up your entire life, told of your impending adventures and new life abroad, said goodbye to family and friends and relocated to China, only to find out you may be getting shipped right back, due...

New Foreigner Era; YChina & the Laowai Influencers

A shining beacon of innovative foreign success has come through efforts in Beijing via voxpops; Latin for “voice of the people”. Israeli born Raz Gal Or has taken Weibo and Youtube by storm in recent months with the startling...

Nanjing Developed Hologram Projector Marks Star Wars Anniversary

“Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope”, Princess Leia pleaded via hologram in Star Wars. That was exactly 40 years ago. Now, a viral video of Nanjinger Zhou Quan’s handheld fan, that produces 3D hologram images which appear...

Courier Gun Case Cracked by Cops

2 November 2017, the Public Security Bureau of Jiangsu in Taizhou announced its uncovering of a case involving the trade of firearms. Police seized 180 guns and accessories totalling more than 3,000 pieces. 14 people have been arrested in...

Nanjing Joins Ranks of Fashion Capitals

The glitterati of Nanjing was out in full swing last night as the Kevin Liu Dimor fashion show got under way; possibly one of the most shining events of the year and quite the glamorous ending to October. ...

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