Briefings from Jiangsu

Sanitation Worker in Yancheng Leaps into Freezing Waters to Save Young Boy

Xu Chunhua, 56, forgot that she couldn't swim after the boy slipped into a river in Yandu District at 17:30 on 6 February....

Born at 00:00:08! 1st Baby of New Year in Changzhou Named “Lucky Year”

9 hours later, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee Liu Zhiwei and Deputy Director of the 10th Obstetrics Ward Wang Wenli presented gifts...

Crowds Surge through Suzhou Ancient City’s Historical & Cultural Blocks

As of 18:00 on 10 February, the first day of the year had seen some 87,547 people visit the Pingjiang Road Historical and...

Thousands of Football Fans Turn out to Watch “Inter Village Cup” in Xuzhou

46 teams are competing in the week-long competition in Peixian County, with many players in their 50s and 60s. Xuzhou women’s football team...

Nanjing Traffic Police Launch Early Warning Detection of Fatigued Drivers

The “Cloud Whistle” system can proactively detect various types of vehicles presenting serious safety hazards, such as driving for long periods and failing...

Gatling Gun is Firm Favourite at Dazzling Fireworks Show in Wuxi

11,000 citizens turned out to the city’s 18 designated new year fireworks display spots, of which that on the Nanquan Taihu Embankment accounted...

China’s 5th Antarctic Research Base Opened; Materials Came from Suzhou

Some 30,000 cubic meters of construction materials shipped out of Zhangjiagang in November were used for the construction of Pacific facing Qinling Station...

Xinjiang Gets a Taste of Nanjing with Qinhuai Lantern Festival

The main star of the Festival in the Ili River Tourist Scenic Area is a lantern 18 metres wide and 15 metres high....

Job Fairs in Lianyungang Secure Work for 30,700 in New Year

Lianyungang City Human Resources and Social Security Department focused on key groups such as college graduates, returning migrant workers, those with employment difficulties...

Rooftop Football Fields Highlight of National Sports Centre Completed in Nanjing

The Centre in Nanjing’s Southern New Town also features an outdoor running track, a 700-sqm gym, 10 badminton courts, halls for basketball 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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