Briefings from Jiangsu

1,000 Year Old Vase is Star of Cultural Relics Expo in Yangzhou

The Yuan Dynasty vase is among the rarities displayed in the “Canal Collection” Cultural Week that began on 8 September in the China...

2023 International Forum on Energy Transition Held in Suzhou from 5-7 September

The Forum was co-sponsored by the National Energy Administration, the People's Government of Jiangsu Province and the International Renewable Energy Agency. Full story...

Estée Lauder, La Mer & others Found Seriously Over Packaged, Says Zhenjiang

The Zhenjiang Consumer Association found that the void ratio in 19 samples of gift boxes of tea and cosmetics purchased on and offline...

“Reverse Engineered” NEVs in Wuxi Supply Electricity Back to the Grid

The 30-minute test performed with 50 NEVs of various brands saw them put 2,000 kilowatts back to the grid, enough meet the daily...

Woman Turns to Local Media to Thank Citizens Coming to Her Son’s Rescue

The woman persuaded Nanjing Daily to thank those anonymous who used shared bikes to block the road while aiding her son who had...

Young Wuxi Family of 3 Scoops ¥6.61 Million in China Welfare Lottery

The winning ticket was bought at a Lottery shop designed with inclusivity in mind in Yueshang Outlets; its owner believes doing public welfare...

Will Takeout Parking Spaces Solve Nanjing’s E-bike Delivery Chaos? 

A total of 22 eye-catching dedicated spots, each 20 square metres in size, have been created around Gulou District, labelled “Express Delivery Temporary...

Tilt Shift Photography Shows Jiangsu’s Massive Bridges as Miniature Models

Tilt-shift filters, increasingly-common on cameras and a trend in photography, were employed to capture in miniature many of the biggest bridges in Jiangsu....

Death by Falling Brickwork Narrowly Avoided by Mother & Son in Yangzhou

The two were about to get into their car when its roof was obliterated, after the one-metre-long concrete cladding fell from the exterior...

Nanjing Goes Big on Big Traffic Lights & Extended Free Parking

A super-large size traffic light in Nanjing’s Confucius Temple area has gone viral, while the city has also extended its free parking period...

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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