Briefings from Jiangsu

Suzhou 1st in China to Issue Local Safety Regulations for Food Chain Enterprises

The “Suzhou Food Chain Management Measures for Food Chain Enterprises”, reviewed and approved by the 76th executive meeting of the Suzhou Municipal Government,...

What’s the Top Performing Mall in China? Nanjing’s Deji Now #1!

Deji Plaza brought in ¥24.5 billon in 2024, meaning it is likely to have overtaken SKP in Beijing as the best-performing mall. Exact...

Water Levels of Yangtze in Nanjing Close to Lowest in History

As the waters dropped to levels not seen in living memory, so too have not only beaches been exposed, but also the normally...

Wuxi Takes Lead in Promoting Inter Province Water Tourism on Lake Tai Cruise Ships

Wuxi Mayor Zhao Jianjun travelled by boat on 15 February from Wuxi to Suzhou in Zhejiang Province to underscore the effort for a...

60,000 Migrating Birds Move through Nanjing Sky like an Ink Painting

The mist of birds appeared on 17 February as the flock moved approached the Xinji Zhou National Wetland Park in Nanjing’s section of...

Jiangsu Railways See 1 Million Passengers in 1 Day after Lantern Festival

16 February saw 1.1 million people transported by railways in Jiangsu. As of that date, the network had seen 28.36 million passengers during...

1st Spectator Row just 2-3 Metres from Running Track at IAAF Indoor Championships!

The spectator stands in the venue are nearing completion as the date for the Championships in Nanjing draws near. Volunteers, recruited from universities...

World’s Largest Floating Pile Driver Sets Sail from Nantong

Setting sail on 17 February with a 150-metre high frame and capable of driving 700 tonne piles, the ship is to be first...

What’s with All the Scientific Formulae on Shops along Nanjing Alleyway?

The idea for that now dubbed “Formulae Alley” derived from it being close to Gate 1 of Nanjing University of Science and Technology...

Bridge in Zhenjiang Suspected as Tombstone of Qing Dynasty Sichuan Governor

The stone slab that forms a bridge over a stream outside Jiangqiao Dongshan Village is clearly inscribed with “Governor of Sichuan”. Villagers said...

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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