Briefings from Jiangsu

Rebuilding after the Tornado; Insured Suqian Residents to Receive Compensation

Those with damaged buildings who had bought in to a government insurance scheme for just ¥2 stand to receive ¥180,000 for main structural...

1,000 Drones Create Fireflies & Joggers in Skies Over Nanjing’s Pukou

The colourful shapes were among those created by the drones’ formation flying for Pukou District’s first Poetry Conference in Fenghuang Pavilion on 23...

Wuxi’s Sunan International Airport Reopens; Receives First Wide Body Aircraft

After 3 weeks of renovation, the Airport reopened on 24 September with the touchdown of China Southern Airlines flight CZ3913, operated by a...

¥20 Million! Suzhou Middle School Receives Largest Donation Since Founding

The donation, intended to fund construction of the School’s new Zhengyi Building, was made by Ni Zugen, Chairman of the Lexy Group, on...

2023 World Coastal Forum Underway in Jiangsu’s Yancheng City

The Forum in part focuses on sustainable development, protection and restoration of coastal ecosystems, and collaboration in the protection of migratory species. Full...

¥200 Million Ski Park in Wuxi Expected to Open by Year End

With four junior and intermediate ski runs, with its longest at 500 metes, the Zhuhai Qingshan Ski Park shall occupy a total land...

Oktoberfest Kicks off in Suzhou’s “Hometown of German Companies”

Concurrent with Munich’s Oktoberfest, the Taicang Rothenburg Beer Festival is underway in the city home to 500 German companies and where 3,000 Germans...

Free Parking in Yangzhou for Outsiders during National Day Holiday

40 government agencies around Yangzhou’s scenic spots shall be open for car plates prefixed other than “苏K”, while a QR code can monitor...

Blessed by Messi; Light Rail Train Sets Sail from Nantong to Argentina

A photo of CRRC’s first new-energy such train for export to Argentina has been signed by football legend, Lional Messi, given it is...

Anti Riot Emergency Response Tested in Zhenjiang Hospital

In case of terrorist incidents, Danyang PSB’s Daoshu Police Station and Daoshu Health Centre conducted anti-riot and emergency response drills on 21 September....

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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