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Briefings from Jiangsu

Angler in Suzhou Smashes World Record; Catches 56KG Bighead Carp

The angler was playing lures leisurely in a local river before he set a new world record for bighead carp, but not before...

Foreigners Arriving Visa Free in Nanjing in 24H1 up 5,000% Year on Year

During the first 6 months of this year, over 11,000 foreigners arrived in Nanjing using the much-promoted 144 hour transit visa free policy,...

Nanjing Massacre Survivor Shi Xiuying Passes Away Aged 98

Born in October 1926, when 1937 came, Shi Xiuying’s father was unable to find a home for her and her siblings in the...

Countdown is on for Opening of Latest Mega Mall in Suzhou

With the handover ceremony for the 65,000 square metre Suzhou Wujiang Shengze Rainbow Shopping Centre recently held, so local residents can now look...

Middle Schools across Nanjing Release Timetables for 2024’s Military Training

The middle to the end of August is the period selected for this year’s military training. Nanjing No. 1 Middle School, Zhonghua Middle...

Nanjing Property Company No Money to Remove Massive Sinking Pile of Trash

The 8-metre long, 2-metre high pile of assorted rubbish outside the No. 100 Courtyard of Jinling Village in Gulou has become a mosquito...

1st “Made in China” New Ship of 2024 Sets Sail in Lianyungang

Built in Lianyungang and sailing under the Panamanian flag to Russia, the “HUANHANG 69” departed the City’s port on 10 July, after completing...

Once Mediocre Wuxi Student Admitted to Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts

In kindergarten, Li Xinjin, created comic strips about princes, princesses and monsters. In the third year of junior high school, she decided on...

Party Secretary Writes Noodle Narrative to Promote Zhenjiang Specialty

“Pot Covered Noodles” was named as one of “China’s Top Ten Famous Snacks”  in 2017. Now, municipal party secretary Ma Minglong has written...

“Archaeology China” Releases 2,200YO Western Han Dynasty Discovery in Yancheng

Unearthed roads, wells, drainage facilities, and housing sites featuring building components such as tiles pottery are among four major discoveries to now be...
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Local Reviews

Saddle up, Nanjingers! There’s a New Indian in Town

This correspondent hails from a small town in the Scottish Highlands. Remote it may be, but that hasn’t stopped...

Weaving Magic with Craft Beer by Nanjing’s Qinhuai River

T’was said, back in the day, that civilisation in Nanjing was a plate of salted duck, the evening newspaper...

Rural Thailand Comes to Nanjing. And it’s Magnificent!

Never ever judge a book by its cover. It may look like a student diner, especially given much of...

My Home, My Pizza, My Way, but Seriously No Menu?

Given the coincidental timing of our visit on Woman’s Day, it was just as well that La Mia Casa...

Is Turkey Key to Latest International Dining Scene in Nanjing?

A miserable Friday lunchtime in late January saw our arrival to find a table of four young men plus...
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