Briefings from Jiangsu

90 Trucks Perform Load test for Longtan Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing

Carried out at night to avoid the influence of temperature, the trucks, weighing a collective 3,600 tonnes, confirmed the construction quality of the...

Swimmer Drowns in Swimming Pool in Just 1.2 Metres of Water in Suqian

Staff with the gymnasium of the Shuyang County Workers' Cultural Palace in Suqian are saying that the swimmer’s drowning while in the pool was...

News Emerges Nanjing Metro will Link with Yet Another City! But which one? 

In response to a citizen’s query on a leadership message board, Liyang Municipal Transportation Bureau replied that the Changzhou-Liyang-Lishui line has been included...

Suzhou Unearths Earliest Bronze Artefacts to Date, Possibly from 3,500 Years Ago

The Tangbei site on the west side of Dushu Lake in Suzhou announced on 28 November the recent unearthing of four bronze arrow...

Yancheng Tours 13 Provinces Nationwide to Attract Talented College Students

Thanks to the series of job fairs at over 60 universities and colleges, students all aver China are coming to be familiar with...

Extremely Rare Albino Spot Billed Duck Spotted in Lianyungang

Crescent Moon Island in Lianyungang has become rather lively of late, with people flocking there to get a glimpse of the unusual guest...

Security Guards in Nanjing Accused of Stealing Students’ Takeaway for 1/2 a Term

Following reports by vendors, a student video reveals security guards at the Jinshen College of Nanjing Audit University in Xianlin continuing to steal...

Driverless Intelligent Sightseeing Buggy Enters Operation by Nanjing Eye 

Capable of of only 5 km/h, tourists can reach out to hail the buggy, a destination for which can be selected on the using...

Family in Nantong Work Together to Save Life of 1 Year Old who Fell into River

Zhang Wendi is fortunately a nurse. Out walking with her family in Qutang Town of Hai’an City on 17 November, they heard a...

Tickets are ¥100 for 39th Nanjing Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Bailuzhou Park!

This year’s exhibition of the gaudy runs from 1 December 1 to 30 April, 2025. Admission from 10:00 to 16:00 is ¥50 per...

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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