Briefings from Jiangsu

1st Winter Geese Arriving at Shijiu Lake in Nanjing Coincide with “Lidong”

As one of the important migratory bird habitats in Jiangsu, Shijiu Lake may host the geese until February, should temperatures remain between 0...

Skiers Get Ready; International Ice & Snow Resort Opens in Suzhou

Over 1.3 million sqm, Taicang Alps International Resort opened on 8 November; among its attractions, five snow trails of different slopes up to...

Going Green for Double 11! 8,000+ New Energy Vehicles to Deliver to You

In order to ensure logistics services during this year’s 11/11 shopping bonanza, Nanjing has allocated around 2.5 times the daily number of delivery...

Wuxi Gears up China-Europe Cooperation with Industrial Innovation Zone

The Zone was unveiled on 8 November during the 2023 China-EU (Wuxi) Industrial Innovation Cooperation Conference. Siemens was among the first to sign...

“Safety Vigilantes” Made of Hot Pot Staff in Taizhou Police’s Anti Fraud Effort

The proactive police effort saw participating diners at Haidilao in Tianmushan receive coupons for sharing anti-fraud propaganda photos on their WeChat Moments. Full...

Southeast Asian Cuisine Focus for Creative Food Expo in Yangzhou

Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam plus other countries joined the China (Yangzhou) International Creative Food Expo held from 3 to 5 November....

Yao Ming Looks on (Sad) as France Takes Basketball Masters in Wuxi

Shooting and slam dunk contests were also part of the Wuxi stop of the 2023 FIBA 3×3 World Tour Masters that saw Paris...

2 New Flights to Debut out of Nanjing in Time for Snow & Ski Season

Juneyao Airlines is to launch the service to and from Changbaishan on 15 December, while an international link with Nagoya will begin exactly...

Kayak & Paddle Board Racing Comes to China; Makes Debut in Suzhou

The East Taihu Lake Resort event, aiming to promote a low-carbon and healthy lifestyle and thought to be first of its kind in...

Ceiling Collapses at Nanjing Gulou Hospital; 1 Minor Scratch is Miracle

The suspended ceiling, some 8 metres wide, collapsed at the top of the escalator on 4F of the Outpatient Department on 6 November,...

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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