Briefings from Jiangsu

New Book about John Rabe, Saver of Thousands in Nanjing Massacre, Published

On 19 January, Beijing Union University and China Publishing Group Research Press jointly hosted a book launch and academic seminar for “Rabe and...

Kunshan in Suzhou Realises Record Foreign Imports & Exports; ¥761.06 Billion

With a year-on-year increase of 10.3 percent Kunshan Customs reported that imports and exports exceeded 700 billion yuan for the first time. The...

Solved! How Changzhou Tackled Green Disposal of Retired Photovoltaic Cells

Changzhou’s first dismantling demonstration line, which can handle 3,000 tons of scrapped photovoltaic modules annually, uses high-pressure jet grinding to greenly and efficiently...

Yangzhou Route 66 Bus Driver Runs Red Lights to Save Sick Passengers

Asking other passengers to get off the bus and take the next one, driver Lu Jinbin raced his vehicle on 17 January so...

Monkey Troop Scales Drainpipes to 33rd Floor in Suzhou

The national second-level protected macaques were seen crossing the road at the foot of Shangfang Shan, while over a dozen played on the...

Changzhou Museum Launches Song Dynasty Exhibition for Spring Festival

The exhibition focuses on the cultural relics of the Two Song Dynasties unearthed in Changzhou, describing the life of Changzhou people in the...

Man in Huai’an Throws Out ¥30,000 Cash Inheritance with the Garbage

The man, surnamed Yong, threw away his mother's red satchel as rubbish just 2 days after her death. The inheritance inside was later...

Quit Smoking Clinic in Wuxi Booked Solid in Minutes

Set up by Wuxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, the clinic uses a chronic disease management model to establish files for smokers, conduct regular...

River in Xuzhou Smells So Bad Local Residents Dare Not Open their Windows

While investigations are ongoing, it is believed the cause to be treated waste from a food processing firm in Peixian Economic Development Zone...

Staff at Nanjing Gulou Hospital Donate 147.2 Litres of Blood

557 medical staff participated in the donation this year on 18 January, held every winter for decades as a period when blood is...

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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