Briefings from Jiangsu

Briefings from Jiangsu

Free Entry to Nanjing Niushou Shan; Reservation Line Opens Tomorrow!

Expensive any other day, entry to Nanjing’s Niushou Shan Scenic Area is free on 11 July; the reservation line opens tomorrow at 10:00...
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Suzhou Opens First Rural Constant Temperature 50 Metre Swimming Pool

At 1,900 square metres, Qixinsi Township Swimming Pool in Zhenze Town in Suzhou’s Wujiang District is the envy of rural China, with seven...
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Nanjing & Birmingham (UK) Join up for Innovative Brain Health Research

The agreement signed between Nanjing Borui Life Science Research Institute and the University of Birmingham aims to bring about real-world impacts on brain health....
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100% of Nantong Graduating Nurses Find Employment; Elderly Care Critical

With 312 registered elderly-care institutions in Nantong at the end of 2022, so too the City has an urgent need to attract the...
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Wuxi Gets New Domestic Violence Regulations Awarding those Intervening

Under the new regulations, those who report or stop domestic violence shall be recognised as righteous/brave and be eligible for a one-time reward...
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Select Tourist Spots in Nanjing Open to “Gaokao” Entrants for Free

Machangshan (Three Kingdoms Village) is among the spots in Jiangning offering free entry to candidates in both the senior high school entrance exam...
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Suzhou Opens 53 Communal Cooling Spaces; Citizens Can Escape the Heat

Too hot out there? The solution in Suzhou’s Wujiang District is 53 shared spots offering various amenities where citizens can cool off, rest...
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38 Remaining Shield Tunnels for Nanjing Metro Line 7 Now Complete

Track laying is also complete on the Yingtian Da Jie - Xishan Qiao south section of Line 7, with equipment now having entered...
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Changzhou Welcomes Back CEO of International Aluminium Recycling Firm

On 5 July, Steve Fisher, CEO of Atlanta, USA-based Novelis, met with Mayor of Changzhou, Sheng Lei, on his fifth visit to Changzhou...
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My Story of Chinese Hanzi 2023 Contest in Zhenjiang Won by Syrian Teenager

The contest’s Zhenjiang Division, held on 4 July, attracted 12 entries from foreigners all over Jiangsu, mostly students, to show their understanding of...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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