Briefings from Jiangsu

Bus Rear Ends Semi in Zhenjiang; Driver Cut Free with Grinder

Firefighters worked to release the driver’s stuck leg in the accident that occurred on 24 July at a toll station. 19 passengers on...

New Acting Mayor of Huai’an is Youngest in Jiangsu to Hold Position

Gu Kun, born in Haimen of Nantong in Jiangsu in 1976, studied Chinese language and literature in the Chinese Department of Nanjing Normal...

Fights Break out as Nanjing Tourists Chant for Refunds & others Faint

At noon on 24 July, visitors waiting over 2 hours for the Niushou Mountain Scenic Spot shuttle bus began chanting. Fights broke out...

Suzhou Millennial Doctor Steps in in Jilin to Save Fallen Senior Tourist

Dressed in camouflage, holidaying doc, Wang Tingyuan, treated the patient who had fallen in the Changbai Mountain Scenic Area until an ambulance arrived....

Body of Drowned 66 Year Old Sanitation Worker Found in Nanjing

The woman's son, surnamed Si, confirmed the find to reporters on 27 July. His mother had been washed away when sheltering in a...

Changzhou Vies to become “New Energy Capital” of China

Changzhou’s plan is to emphasise the use of Building-integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) materials such as photovoltaic curtain walls, sunshades and carports. Full story (in...

1.693 Seconds! 8 Year Old Boy from Zhenjiang Breaks Asian Cube Record

Jiang Lingkun from Danyang broke the record at the 2023 World Cube Association competition in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 22 July, with his pyramid-cube...

New Arial Photography Series Reveals True Beauty of Suzhou

The photos, taken by Yang Bo, capture the Humble Administrator’s Garden, the Suzhou Museum hidden in the old city, Suzhou’s now iconic skyline...

Nanjing Railway PSB Investigate Seniors for Not Giving up their Seats

Getting on the C3192 train in Gaoyu, Yangzhou, but incorrectly sat, the 63 and 64 year-old couple were challenged by the seat’s rightful...

Yangzhou Home Ablaze after Child Experiments with Alcohol

No one was injured in the fire on 25 July, but the house was almost burnt to a crisp. The owner claimed their...

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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