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43YO Lady Completes Xuzhou Half Marathon 2 Days after Riding 720KM Home

After setting out from Beijing on 1 September and cycling for 5 and half days to her hometown in Anhui, Zhang Xin ran a half marathon in the Xuzhou Garden Expo Park on the evening of September 8, realising...

Nanjing University Professor Wins World Outstanding Chinese Award in Hong Kong

Dean of Xingzhi Academy Zhao Shuming picked up the 18th "World Outstanding Chinese Award” held on 8 September at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, sharing the stage with Hong Kong action movie star Donnie Yen. Full story...

Yancheng Experiences Epic Sunset; #1 in Jiangsu for Air Quality

The City bathed an orange red on the evening of 10 September highlighted Yancheng’s ecological credentials; its comprehensive air quality index in 2023 stood at 3.46, ranking first in Jiangsu Province for 8 consecutive years. Full story (in Chinese)...

30 Local Teachers Visit International School in Nanjing to See other Side of Maths

The teachers, from primary and secondary schools across Nanjing, visited the British School of Nanjing on 12 September, for introductions to Britain’s GCSE and A Level examination systems and a glimpse at how maths is taught in the UK....

New Photos Shed Light on Japan’s Germ Warfare Carried out in Nanjing

A 76-year old whose father was a member of the former Unit Ei 1644 has at long last released a photo album which reveals in part the activities of the Unit which was established in Nanjing 1939 under the...

Yangzhou Braces for Double Festival Tourism; Urges Locals to Stay Home

A press 10 September conference announced more discounts, public transport, parking spaces and other measures for Mid Autumn Festival and National Day, so that every tourist may "come with excitement and return with satisfaction". Full story (in Chinese) via...

Metasequoia Deer Park Opens in Nanjing on Island in Yangtze River

Feeding of the animals is permitted in the 5,000 square metre Metasequoia deer park on Jiangxin Zhou. Therein, the public can interact with sika deer, alpacas, ponies and other animals to thus embrace nature in the city. Full story...

Thermal Imaging by Drone Helps Find Woman Lost in the Jungle in Zhenjiang

Realising she was lost and at risk from heat stroke while hiking on Shilichang Shan of Dantu District, the woman called police for help. Even with the drone’s help, firefighters took some time to find her amid the Mountain’s...

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China’s Brain Banks Need Donors as Human Tissue Reveals Dementia Clues

China’s human brain banks are still struggling to attract donors more than a decade after the first facilities opened,...

Car-Bed Campers Turn Hotel Car Parks into Free Showers and Toilets

Chinese road trippers are swapping hotel rooms for the back seats of their own cars, folding them flat into...

China’s Metro Map Grows by Almost 65km Ahead of National Day

China’s National Day holiday has arrived with three cities adding new metro links. Nanjing, Qingdao and Changchun have opened...

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