Briefings from Jiangsu

Briefings from Jiangsu

Jiangsu Green & Low-Carbon Building Intl. Expo to be, er, Low Carbon

To be held 10-11 October, the expo shall focus on green low-carbon buildings, and the latest urban and rural development practices plus technological...
Briefings from Jiangsu

Suzhou Metro Trains to Run until 01:00 over 6 Days during Dual Holiday

From 28 September to 3 October, all lines will run until 01:00 the next day, while from 4-6 October they will run until...
Briefings from Jiangsu

New Nanjing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Opens Tomorrow, 28 September!

The all-new Yangtze River Shanghai-Nanjing High-speed Railway departs Nanjing South to Jurong, Jintan, Wujin, Jiangyin, Zhangjiagang, Changshu and Taicang. Full story (in Chinese)...
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Self Service Everything Stores in Wuxi Go Viral; “Cheap, Fun and Simple”

Self-service dance studios, manicure centres, chess and card rooms and much more are the latest trend; photo studios give clients half an hour...
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Holiday Period to Require Reservations for Entering Nanjing’s Confucius Temple

Closed to traffic on its surrounding roads, foreign visitors to Fuzi Miao may skip the reservation and simply use the on-site green channel...
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Clashing Swords! 280 Young Fencers Compete in Jianye District Cup in Nanjing

In Jianye at present, four kindergartens, 14 primary schools, five junior high schools and two high schools have opened fencing extracurricular tutoring classes....
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Ex Suzhou Shooting Star Sets 1st World Record at Hangzhou Asian Games

19-year-old Sheng Lihao, a surprise silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, shot 253.3 rings to take the men's 10-metre individual air rifle on...
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100 Taxis await National Day Visitors at Nanjing South Railway Station P2

The Jinling-themed taxis have specially-trained drivers who will become cultural-tourism promoters to showcase Nanjing style from 29 September to 1 October. Full story...
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Tower Capped out on World’s Tallest Cable Stayed Bridge across Yangtze

A total of 61,000 cubic metres of concrete was poured to realise each of the Changtai Yangtze River Bridge’s towers and their completion...
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Nanjing Railway Station Recruits Volunteers to Provide Holiday Assistance

Wearing yellow jackets, 40 volunteers from universities and technical colleges shall be on duty at the Station entrance, ticket office and elsewhere to...
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Local Reviews

Matt Ford -

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...
Frank Hossack -

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...
Frank Hossack -

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...
Frank Hossack -

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...
Frank Hossack -

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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