Briefings from Jiangsu

Nanjinger Celebrates New Year by Driving an Overnight Bus, as He has for 7 Years

Hu Shengyue (52) has driven the Y40 bus’ overnight service for over 2,000 nights, having been chosen for his strong sense of responsibility,...

Secretary of Nanjing Kicks off Campus Football High School League

Zhou Hongbo, Secretary of CPC Nanjing Municipal Committee, kicked off the League finals in Yuhuatai Middle School on 29 December in that now...

Medical Breakthrough for Alzheimer’s Disease made by Hospital in Nanjing

Technology developed by a team in the Department of Neurosurgery of Nanjing First Hospital meant that recent surgery for Mr Li, an Alzheimer's...

Suzhou to Wuxi Airport Now just 15 Minutes as New Highway Opens

Lacking one of its own, Wuxi Sunan Shuofang International serves as Suzhou’s de facto airport. Opened on 2 January, the Wangyu River Bridge...

Saved by the Government; Suqian Children’s Hospital has a Buyer!

After over a month of zero-interest, Suqian Zhongneng that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the State-owned Asset Management Centre of Sucheng District, registered on 12 December,...

Wuxi Youth Symphony Orchestra Joins in Annual New Year’s Concert

Established in October 2024, the Wuxi Youth Symphony Orchestra joined the 1 January annual event, conducted by Lin Daye, artistic director and chief...

Xuzhou Metro sees a Record 638,100 Passengers for New Year Celebrations

31 December saw 298,000 passengers take Line 1 of the Xuzhou Metro; Line 2 190,900; and Line 3 some 149,200. Pengcheng Square, Xuzhou...

Tickets for World Indoor Athletics Championships in Nanjing on Sale Today!

On sale from midday on 1 January, for that which is China's first hosting of the World Indoor Athletics Championships, purchases possible on...

Nanjing’s 6th Cross-Yangtze River Bridge Opens; Drive to Yangzhou in 5 Minutes!

Nanjing's easternmost crossing; the Longtan Bridge (officially the Ningyang Yangtze River Bridge; opened on 1 January to a queue of cars waiting to...

Media Releases Stunning Photo Gallery of Nanjing as New Year’s Day Dawns

The collection of photos released by Nanjing Daily features the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, Zifeng Tower, Xuanwu Lake, the Nanjing Eye and the...

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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