Briefings from Jiangsu

Media Dubs Snow Blowers in Jiangsu as “God of War in the Snow”

Utilising the engines of the  “J-7” and “J-8” fighter aircraft, the blowers can take a metre-thick wall of snow and send it flying...

PAG Private Equity Chooses Suzhou for China Headquarters

6 February sawPAG sign a cooperation agreement with Suzhou High-tech Zone to there establish its China headquarters to coordinate and manage its various...

Check out Sui Yang Emperor’s Mausoleum in Yangzhou this Chinese New Year

Now open for trial operation, Mausoleum tickets are priced ¥30 and need to be booked in advance. Among the exhibits, the epitaph of...

Gold Award Revoked! Students at Wuxi Taihu University Suspected of Plagiarism

The University’s entry to a rubbish classification design competition has been called out as a copy of "Bag Bi" was specially made for...

Price Stability for Staples & Take Away over New Year Prioritised in Nanjing

The Municipal Market Supervision Bureau has been monitoring the price trend of daily necessities such as grain, oil, meat and vegetables, as well...

Kudos to Nanjing Air Traffic Controllers; 27,000 Flights over Chinese New Year

Speaking with local media, Nanjing Lukou International Airport Controller Guo Kai said, “I have forgotten the outside world. Going to the toilet? Drinking...

What Happened to ¥7,600 in Cash Found by Hotel Room Cleaner in Lianyungang?

On 2 February, Mr. Ma, a Beijing resident who had already driven hundreds of kilometres away, received back the money he had left...

Farewell to Xuzhou Sports Centre; the Largest in China in 1995

With a primitive internal layout and many safety hazards, the demolition of the Xuzhou Sports Center Training Hall has in recent days got...

Barbecue Restaurant in Zhenjiang Gets Barbecued!

Gas leaks are thought to be behind the 04:00 blaze of 5 February over 20 square metres in the two-story, brick-concrete structure on...

Yangzhou Surpasses ¥100 Million Tourists in 2023; Behind only Nanjing & Suzhou

Among the 103 million visitors to Yangzhou last year, some 57 A-level scenic spots have received a total of 61.49 million visitors, an...

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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