Briefings from Jiangsu

Xuzhou Museum Draws in Crowds to See Artefacts from Civilisation Questioned as Alien

The exquisite cultural relics from Sanxingdui in Sichuan Province, said to be unparalleled in China and with origins unknown, helped attract 75,000 visitors...

World’s 1st Zero Carbon Glass Fibre Smart Manufacturing Base Comes to Huai’an

With a capacity for 100,000 tonnes of fibre optic cables annually, the Base in Lianshui County is supported by a 500MW wind power...

Millions Flock to Wuxi as City Prepares to Shine Again on CCTV for Lantern Festival

Following its appearance on the Spring Festival Gala, Wuxi received in excess of 15 million tourists during CNY; popular attractions were the lights...

Bizarre but Beautiful Landscape Created by Sea Ice in Lianyungang

The positively polar landscape was created on 9 February along the coast of Haizhou Bay in Ganyu District of Lianyungang, when the temperatures...

Nanjing Metro Line 10 Expected to Resume Normal Operation on 1 March

While the safety risk posed by groundwater seepage is said to have been eliminated, Nanjing Metro is stepping up soil reinforcement, structural strengthening,...

Wind Turbine Collapses in China’s Suqian; Damage Put at ¥3 Million

The incident is said to have occurred on the night of 6 February when gale force 7-8 winds were forecast. Installed at a...

Brunei Sultan Extends Sister City Agreement with Nanjing during State Visit

The announcement came during the Brunei Sultan’s visit at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. As a result, the only pair of...

Magnitude 3.0 Earthquake Hits Xinghua City of Taizhou in Jiangsu 

The China Earthquake Network has officially determined that at 07:00 on 9 February the earthquake occurred in Xinghua at a longitude of 120.17 degrees...

China-Europe Freight Train Services out of Lianyungang Report Enormous Growth

Aa freight throughput of 6,114 TEU has been reported to be transported by the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) Logistics Cooperation Base in January, marking that...

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Cases Abound in Jiangsu; Public Reminded to Ventilate

Beware of cooking hotpot at home and ride hailing drivers who have been sitting idle for some time with the engine running. If...

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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