Briefings from Jiangsu

Textbook Tells Kids Drink More Soda to Recycle Cans; Huai’an Parents Outraged

The book in Huai’an Primary School also tells the story of a boy who removes his underwear to raise his buttocks as guidance...

Changzhou Nurse Plays Games between Injections & Changing Dressings

Said to have a poor working attitude, the nurse became impatient after having to look up from her desktop’s game of Solitaire when...

Xuzhou School Principal Bows to Every Student Each Morning for 13 Years

Wang Guanghu believes a bow and a compliment make children more confident, the teacher-student relationship closer and home-school co-education smoother. Full story (in...

Big Screen in Suzhou Shows Images of Man & Woman Having Sex Outdoors

Commenting on the Yushan Forest Fire Prevention Command Centre’s big gaff in Changshu, a public-interest lawyer said that’s personal privacy, even if indecent....

UK had Crop Circle Phenomenon; Nanjing has Rice Paddies

While Britain did flying saucers in its wheat fields, in Nanjing’s Qixia District, it’s a Yangtze River Bridge and a high-speed train bringing...

How Suzhou Knocked ¥65 Million off Industry’s Electricity Bill

During the double holiday, 21,500 companies participated in Suzhou’s first implementation of its Deep Valley price policy for industrial electricity consumption. Full story...

High-Speed Ticket Holders Can Visit 5 Major Changzhou Attractions for Free

Those taking the new high-speed line to Jintan are entitled to one free admission to each of the participating scenic spots with their...

Exhibition Debut of Eastern Jin Dynasty Tomb found in Nanjing University

The tomb was discovered in 1972 during construction of an on-campus, air-raid shelter. 180 items therefrom are now on public display in the...

Yancheng 78 Y.O. Buys Chess Robots, Converts Home in to Activity Room

Fu Qiang converted his home 10 years ago to help local villagers in need. This past holiday, he used money from his children...

Book Wuxi-Singapore from ¥748 from Today, on Jetstar Asia

The special offer is valid until 16 October for the twice weekly flights on an Airbus 320 from 28 December, increasing to four...

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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