Briefings from Jiangsu

Changzhou Museum’s Unique & Interactive Exhibitions Produce a Surge in Visitors

With extended opening hours and exhibits dating from the Song Dynasty, many families have visited the Changzhou Museum this CNY. Other cultural relics...

3 for 3! Changzhou Cop’s Saving of Drowning Person from Cold Waters is 3rd in 3 Months!

59-year-old veteran policeman Liu Xiong with the Diaozhuang Police Station in Tianning District is fond of swimming, a pastime leading him to save...

4.5 Million Solar Cells Shipped per Day over CNY by Huai’an Manufacturer

Among independent cell manufacturers, Jietai Technology's N-type cell shipments have ranked first in the world for 3 consecutive years. Last year's foreign trade exports...

Roll on Roll off Ship Traffic in Taicang of Suzhou Surges 161% in January

The first foreign large automobile ro-ro ship of the Lunar New Year, the EQUULEUS LEADER, berthed in Taicang on 31 January, as the...

Market for Drone Performances Explodes as 500 Light up Jiangsu Garden Expo Park

In the past 3-4 years, performances featuring 200 drones were common, especially during the holidays. Thanks to customer demand, 500 drones in a...

Mayor of Taizhou Takes to the Streets to Shops to Thank Essential Service Workers

Mayor Wan Wenhua met with delivery riders, car-hailing drivers and others in Hailing District who have worked during Chinese New Year to provide...

Dazzling Drone Show in Wuxi for CNY gets Seal of Approval from Elon Musk

As part of Wuxi’s appearance as one of the sub venues for the Spring Festival Gala, the Nianhua Bay Scenic Area drone show...

Xuzhou on Track to Exceed Target for GDP of ¥1 Trillion in 2025

2024 figures for Xuzhou GDP are expected to reveal a GDP of ¥950 billion. Should 2024’s growth of 6 percent continue, this would...

Centenarian Professor Gives 1,300 Seniors Red Envelopes with ¥100 in Suqian

Too frail to visit his hometown in person, a ceremony was held in Huaijian Village of Sihong County to recognise Song Yangyan using...

Nanjing “Hot Spots” Receive 3.087 Million Visitors on 28 & 29 January

The supposedly impressive numbers represent an increase of 9.6 percent over the same period last year. “Hot spots” are defined as scenic spots,...

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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