Briefings from Jiangsu

Malaysia Hits up Wuxi to Promote Visa Free Tourism as 2025 Beckons

Song, dance, dress and food were the hallmarks of the Malaysia Travel Carnival held in Wuxi on 30 November, hosted by Toursim Malaysia...

Remarkable Road Design Solves Height Differential for Waterway in Wuxi

The Qiting Bridge over the Xili Cao River in Yixing was opened to traffic on 1 December. With a clearance of seven metres...

Suzhou Rail Transit Line 7 Enters Service; 1 December @10:00!

35.2km long with 29 stations and nine more to come, Suzhou’s Line 7 is the first to implement smart cleaning robots which are...

Video Captures Helicopter Crashing into Lake Tai in Changzhou 

Motorboats and speedboats rushed to the 30 November crash site after the helicopter hit the the waters of Lake Tai West nose first....

Yangzhou Man Blind in Left Eye after Straining to Defecate; Recovery Expected

On one hand, the man enjoys strenuous exercise such as weightlifting; on the other, he suffers from extreme constipation. Doctors with Yangzhou Hospital...

Smart Car Washing Points in Nanjing Now Meet Environmental Standards

Some 60 new or upgraded smart car washing points are now to be seen around Nanjing, with some capable of accommodating 10 or...

Wuxi Lifts off from China’s 1st Commercial Space Launch Site!

Launched successfully into orbit atop a new model Long March 12 rocket on 30 November from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site was...

Wuxi is Number 2 in 2024 Quality of Life Report for Yangtze River Delta

Stressing that people’s livelihood is the most important element of Chinese modernisation, the Report placed Shanghai 1st, Hangzhou 3rd, Suzhou 4th, Nanjing 6th,...

Changzhou Girl is 1 Millionth Visitor to Egyptian Pyramid Exhibition in Shanghai

Hua Jiawen, a 4th-year student from Changzhou, was lucky enough to be number 1,000,000 in line to see the “Top of the Pyramids:...

Toilet Needs of Nanjing Ride Hailing Drivers Addressed by Special Parking Points

The west side of the Shangri-La Hotel is one of 22 points located next to roadside public toilets. With the 2-3 vehicle bay...

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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