Briefings from Jiangsu

Briefings from Jiangsu

Family Carnival Tourism Incoming as Xuzhou Opens Fantawild Amusement Park

Opened on 18 July, over ¥4 billion went into building Xuzhou Fantawild Park, where 30 outdoor amusements integrate drinking, swimming, shopping and entertainment....
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Nanjing University Campuses Open to Public for Summer Visits

Nanjing University is open to the public by appointment until 27 August; bookings can be made on the uni’s WeChat account and information...
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New Nanjing-Shanghai High Speed Railway to Open in September 

Testing of the all-new 278.53-kilometre long Yangtze River Shanghai-Nanjing High-speed Railway proceeds; operational testing is set to begin in mid August. Full story...
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Suzhou to Host 2 National Sporting Expos this December

The 2023 China Sports Culture Expo and the China Sports Tourism Expo will be held concurrently in Suzhou International Expo Centre from 8...
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Nanjing Reopens 99 and a Half Rooms After Restoration

Reopened after 4 months, Nanjing Folk Museum, located in Gan Xi’s Mansion, features more than 150 cultural relics over 2,000-plus square metres. Full...
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Nanjing Road Rage, Woman Stands Her Ground but Man Knocks Teeth out

According to the police report, the man is surnamed Li, 36, and the woman Hu, 24. Li is under criminal detention after the...
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Changzhou House Prices in Free Fall; what was ¥23,000 per SQM Now ¥20,000

From January, 2022, to now, the number of second-hand homes for sale in Changzhou has gone from 26,000 to 40,000, showing control policies...
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Wuxi Company in Hot Water for Job Ad; Men Over 60 Only

The HR firm for Wuxi Taihu Pearl Ecological Restoration Co. advertised for two men over 60 with a college degree or above in...
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Suzhou Sets up 5G Agricultural Products E-commerce Live Broadcast Base

The base aims to build Suzhou featured products and handicraft brand clusters, innovating modern agricultural development and driving farmers’ prosperity. Full story (in...
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Gas Tank Explosion at Yancheng BBQ Restaurant Kills 1, Injures 1

The explosion erupted at the Crazy Grilled Wings Bar on Huyang Lu of Yancheng’s Jianhu County on 17 July. The diner’s owner, surnamed...
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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...
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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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