Briefings from Jiangsu

Nearly 10,000 Wild Cormorants Gather by Hongze Lake in Suqian

The cormorants were found gathered on 23 January in the reed-dense area of the waters of Sihong Yangmaozui, no doubt seeking the abundance...

Ice and Snow Economy Surges in Xuzhou with CNY 2025 Spent on Skis!

With beginner, intermediate and advanced ski slopes, the Dajingshan Ski Resort  in Jiawang District of Xuzhou has this year expanded its area from...

Tackling Myopia in Children; Jiangsu Implements Primary & Junior High Eye Exercises  

The "2.15 Special Action” issued by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education stipulates two eye exercises per day, together with a 15 minute...

Does Nanjing have a New Tallest Building or doesn’t it?

The C1 main tower of Nanjing Financial City Pass 2 in Jianye District has a height of 416.6 metres and a total of...

Suzhou Convenes Spring Festival Symposium Embracing CCP Alternates

Liu Xiaotao, Communist Party Secretary of Suzhou, attended the 23 January meeting, expressing his good wishes to all the City’s political parties, trade...

Girl Uses AI to Thank Sponsor in Zhenjiang for Helping Her Leave the Mountains

In 2018, Chen Bing and his wife were inspired by a TV report about children in Daliangshan and began sponsoring Xiao Mo, one...

Wuxi Rolls out Themed Train Readying for National Spring Festival Gala Appearance

With Wuxi this year joining Wuhan, Chongqing, Lhasa and Beijing as the main venues of the annual TV Spring Festival Gala extravaganza, so...

Foreigner in Wuxi Commended for Righteous Act Saving Senior Lady from Drowning

Horace Edward Beacham III, an American, was out for a jog on 17 January when he saw a senior lady who had fallen...

147 Metres! Longest Wind Turbine Blade in China Arrives in Yancheng

In an operation that took several hours, three cranes were required to hoist the 85 tonne blade, that is also the heaviest in...

Queues for Pet Grooming pre CNY in Nanjing despite Price Hikes of 50%

With a full grooming taking up to 2 hours and prices for non-members also doubling at this time of year, many customers are...

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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