Jiangsu

Queues around the Block in Xuzhou for 50 Days of Free Public Welfare Lunch 

A dish with two steamed buns is the lunch prepared by Long Si for each beneficiary, a good deed inspired by hearing of a 70 year old man who picks up waste for a living, whose wife is bedridden,...

Nanjing Metro Line 7 Expected to be Fully Opened by Year End

All station structures plus track laying for the fully-automated central section of Line 7 have been completed, as well as hot and cold sliding tests. Equipment installation is now fully underway and only a few ancillary structures remain to...

Air Raid Sirens to be Tested all over Jiangsu on Mukden Incident Anniversary

The public are hereby informed by the Jiangsu Provincial Government that all cities across the Province shall make tests of their air defence sirens on 18 September in three cycles, at 10:00, 10:08 and 10:16. The public should carry...

Golden Bay Science & Technology Park Officially Opens in Wuxi

With a focus for all involved to jointly accelerate the deep integration of industry, academia and research, Cardinal Health and Sinopharm were among the 12 initial projects confirmed for the Park, with a total investment value of over ¥5...

Suzhou’s Blue Road Markings Try to Curb Ride Hailing Drivers’ Random Stops

Marked by blue lines, 280 of the new "stop and go" parking spaces are intended only for pick up and drop off purposes. Find them around popular business districts and scenic spots such as the Humble Administrator’s Garden and...

Suqian Live Broadcaster Makes ¥1 Million in 2 Hours Selling Warlord of Crabs

Anchor Hu Chenggong led his the team with a persuasive selling line, saying “King crab is also a local brand of our Suqian. I am also a local expert. At this time, we must stand up for the brand...

How Half the World’s Lenses for Glasses are Made in Danyang

Walking out of Danyang Railway Station that is just 25 minutes by high-speed train out of Nanjing, in Zhenjiang of our very own Jiangsu, the sign reading “China Danyang Glasses City” across the street is particularly eye-catching. 走出南京出站高铁只需25分钟的丹阳火车站,在我们的江苏镇江,对面“中国丹阳眼镜城”的牌子格外醒目。 At the entrance...

¥3 Billion Invested in Optoelectronics Industrial Base in Wuxi

A 6 September signing ceremony confirmed the settling of the Hongguang Optoelectronics Industrial Base Project in Wuxi Huishan Economic and Technological Development Zone with a focus on photonic manufacturing. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read lots more...

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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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