Briefings from Jiangsu

Nanjing Man Takes Gold in Hammer Throw at 2023 Asian Games

Wang Qi, a 2019 student of Nanjing Normal University, broke the 70-metre mark with six consecutive throws to win the championship with a...

Yangzhou Reunion Festival with a Difference for Seniors who Lost Only Child

Seniors who most fear the holidays were cared for this Mid-autumn Festival with activities by those with the Hongfu Community Dream Volunteer Association....

Nanjinger’s Therapy Coaches Swim Team to Record Medal Count at Asian Games

Former synchronised-swimming world champion, Guo Li, has the habit to pat their muscles and make team members do dance exercises before they enter...

Zhenjiang Ferry Takes 8,000 Vehicles across Yangtze River in Single Day

Together with 5,000 passengers on foot or bike, congestion at other river crossings led to the Zhenjiang Wufengshan Ferry setting the daily record...

1st Digital Low Carbon Demonstration Factory in China Announced for Wuxi

The Siemens project makes up part of the €600-million investment secured by a Wuxi New District delegation which visited German and Italy in...

Consumers Set to Save Big as Wuxi Launches 2023 Taihu Shopping Festival

Participating shopping malls, including the MixC and Great Eastern Department Store, have collectively knocked ¥3 billion off their prices for the 2 month...

Twins Reunited after 60 Years by Suzhou Police for Mid Autumn Festival

The babies, left abandoned at Changshu Welfare Institute, were adopted by a local family and one in Henan. The brother had searched for...

Nanjing Local Appears in National Media as China goes Airbnb for Holidays

With hotel prices skyrocketing, the 26 year old lady in Qinhuai District is among those renting out part of their homes to travellers...

Traffic on Jiangsu Expressways up 30% on 2022 for Mid Autumn Festival

September 29 saw 4.1763 million vehicles exit Jiangsu Province, while much congestion is expected for National Day on all bridges across the Yangtze...

Nanjing Built Trains Now Serving Asian Games in Hangzhou

Built by CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Co., the specially-customised trains for Hangzhou Metro Line 19 embody the concept of "green and smart"....

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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