Briefings from Jiangsu

Beat the Weather; Jiangsu Goes All out to Complete Summer Harvest

The Province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs wants this year’s summer harvest done by 15 June. 230,000 hectares of wheat was harvested...

Workers Now Able to “Walk” across River on Longtan Yangtze River Bridge

Construction of the catwalk on the Longtan Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing was completed yesterday, 12 June, paving the way for the Bridge’s...

Launch Ceremony for No More Paper Receipts at Jiangsu Toll Booths

As of 12 June, all 439 toll booths on expressways in Jiangsu offer electronic receipts to drivers who follow the “Jiangsu Expressway 96777”...

Carbon Neutrality Technology, Products & Achievements Expo Ranks Nanjing Top

A Jones Lang LaSalle report released in Shanghai on 11 June puts Nanjing’s comprehensive ESG rating in a leading position in the Yangtze...

Silk Archives Opens in Suzhou on International Archives Day

Suzhou’s reputation as China’s capital of silk is manifest in the Archives through some 29,592 records on display, while highlighting exchange with other...

Digital Transformation Focus of China-UK Forum in Wuxi on 9 June

The China-UK Digital Economy Innovation and Development Forum strengthened the two regions’ cooperation in smart cities, internet finance, big data and e-commerce. Full...

Forum Stresses Parent-Child Relationship Determines Educational Success

On 11 June was held the 7th International Children’s Education Forum in Nanjing Youth Theatre, with the theme, “Language Literacy Redesigned; Children’s Education...

Largest Outdoor Music Festival in Nantong’s History Despite the Rain

The Zilang Music Festival was held over the weekend of 11 and 12 June, with 50,000 fans braving both heat and downpour to...

Caribbean Water World Returns for 11th Outing at Xuzhou Paradise Resort

The wave machine that starts up on the hour every hour is one of the many attractions at the Caribbean Water World, now...

First Zoo in China to Abolish Animal Performances Hires Pigs

Pigs love to dig, and so Nanjing Zhongshan Forest Zoo has put several wild boars to work, replacing humans in tilling the land...

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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