Briefings from Jiangsu

27 Exits! Largest Metro Station in China a Model for Underground Growth in Wuxi

Wuxi is looking to the example set by Sanyang Plaza station in plans for the sustainable development of the City’s underground spaces, taking...

Flower Economy Ignited in Zhenjiang as 200,000 Tulips Bloom

A dozen varieties ofcarefully cultivated flowers from the Fure Flower Sea in Baitu Town of Jurong are being sold, freshly cut, by the...

No Trains at Sanshan Jie & Confucius Temple on Nanjing Metro on 24 February

The Line 1 and 3 stations shall not operate trains between 17:30 and 21:00, while services may also be suspended at Zhangfu Yuan...

100 Vehicle Pile up in Suzhou as Ice and Snow Conditions Hit Hard

Multiple vehicles collided end to end on the elevated section of expressway in Suzhou Industrial Park at around 07:00 on 23 February. The...

Traffic Alert for Lantern Festival; Key Parts of Nanjing Closed or Diverted

From midday on 23 February and for 2 days, it is advised to actively avoid Jiankang Lu, Zhonghua Lu, Changle Lu, Madao Jie,...

200 KG of Flatbread Taken back to Work by Xuzhou Boy; Can Eat for Months!

The man, surnamed Liu, returned to Hangzhou after Chinese New Year, with his car stuffed with 100 “Zhuang Mo”, a speciality of Xuzhou....

Nanjing Hit by 3,000 Lightning Strikes in 15 Hours on Night of 20 February

The strikes were mainly caused by the recent abnormally active warm and humid air flow in the south and the collision of cold...

Zhenjiang Judge Appears at School to Lecture on Bullying Prevention

Judge Cui Xiao of the Juvenile Case Tribunal of the Zhenjiang Intermediate People’s Court had been invited by Zhenjiang Experimental School for his...

Heavy Snow in Xuzhou Crushes Farmers’ Market

With part of the Tiantai Mountain Farmers' Market in Liji Town of Xuzhou crushed by heavy snow on 21 February, the remainder was...

New Model for School Buses Launched in Nanjing; APP Ready!

Some 5,500 people can benefit from the buses to and from Nanjing Foreign Language School in Hexi; the bus may drive into the...

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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