Briefings from Jiangsu

Exhibition in Nanjing Showcases Artefacts from Dawn of Ancient Greek Olympics

Jiangsu TV claims the exhibition, entitled “The Glory of the Aegean Sea”, contains artefacts from the very first Olympics in 776 BCE. Lasting...

200 Square Metres of Wild Soybeans in Liyang is Changzhou’s Biggest Ever Discovery

Previously, wild soybeans were sporadically found around Tianmu Lake and other places in Liyang. The new discovery was made by Changzhou Ecological Environment...

1st Ever Kunshan Athlete to Win Olympic Medal Takes Bronze in Hammer Throw

Zhao Jie won her medal with a throw of 74.27 metres in the Paris Games on 6 August. As a schoolchild, when her...

Hail Incredulously Falls in Nanjing as Temperatures Hit 40 Degrees

Under gale force 7-9 winds and short-term heavy rain, hail fell on parts of Northern Nanjing during the afternoon of 5 August. Meteorologists...

Too Many Corpses; Impossible to Close Down Illegal Undertaker in Changzhou

Despite authorities in Lanling Subdistrict of Tianning District repeatedly removing funeral-related equipment, it were soon replaced. Out of respect for the deceased and...

Serial Window Smasher Case in Taizhou Reminds not to Leave Valuables in Cars

On 4 August, Jiangyan police received multiple reports that car windows had been smashed and cigarettes, shopping cards, cash, etc. inside were stolen....

Poor Zhenjiang Farm Girl Admitted to Peking University; Receives ¥10,000 Scholarship

With her father unable to work due to illness and her mother managing to just make ends meet, Chen Xintong scored 667 in...

Xuzhou Athlete Now has Most Olympic Medals for China of all Time

As the swimming events at the Paris Olympics closed on 5 August, Zhang Yufei claimed the title to now hold 10 Olympic Medals....

90 American Teachers & Students Join Exchange Camp at Duke Kunshan University

The Collegiate Immersion Bootcamp for eight American universities, including Duke University, Brigham Young University and Columbia University, is to carry out a variety...

Drinking & Dating Hand in Hand at 3rd Nantong Beer Carnival

Opening on 28 July, at Nantong Binjiang Sports Park, the Carnival also featured a short video competition, night market, and cultural, sporting and...

Local Reviews

Is there a Push to Pull Beer in China?

Serving beer from a hand pump (also known as a beer engine) is a curiously British thing. There are...

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...

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...

Names is for Tombstones, Baby! But not Maybe Nanjing’s Top

Initially skeptical of Fennel & Laurel due to its pretentious name, The Nanjinger was pleasantly surprised by exceptional carrot...

Location, Tick; Design, Tick; Attitude, Tick x2; Taste, Ummm…

We’re going to start out by saying, for the record, that you’re not going to like this. That is,...

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