Jiangsu

Girl from Yancheng on Team Taking Gold for China in Rhythmic Gymnastics

Hao Ting hails from Tinghu District of Yancheng. She started learning rhythmic gymnastics at the age of 8, joined the Jiangsu Provincial team in September, 2013, and was promoted to the national team in November, 2018. Full story (in...

Crew Oversight Blamed for Ocean Going Ship Running Aground in Nanjing 

The middle and rear part of the starboard side of the Shanghai-registered ship loaded with 10,400 tonnes of iron ore ran aground on 6 August off Baguazhou in the Nanjing section of the Yangtze River. It was successfully refloated...

Nantong Ditches Green Vaccination Book in Favour of QR Code

The ability to make appointments is just one of the additional features welcomed by those who were first to use the digital vaccination certificate which made its Jiangsu debut in Nantong on 8 August, replacing the paper version in...

Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympics’ Mascot Shows up at Paris 2024

Xu Xin, a young man from Nanjing brought Lele to Paris to watch the Olympics, seeking to provide the Games with a Nanjing element. He managed to give the mascot to swimmer Pan Zhanle, in the knowledge he too...

Triumphant Olympic Medal Winning Athletes Return to Nanjing from Paris

Among the athletes landing in Nanjing on 9 August were Sheng Lihao, who won two gold medals in shooting; and Yang Xiaolei, winner of a silver medal in archery. Both are already looking forward to the next Olympics in...

Gold! Suqian Opens Exhibition of Ming & Qing Dynasty Jewellery

Over 110 gold and silver ornaments on loan from the collection in the Changshu Museum of Suzhou and unearthed from tombs in recent years join 20 local finds in the exhibition which lasts until 23 September at the Suqian...

Zhenjiang Addresses Burnt Buttocks Phenomenon on 2,000 Shared Bicycles

The scalding summer makes shared bikes impossible to sit on; a PVC silver-white polymer material employed for the saddle reflects sunlight, and is wear and water resistant. The bikes have been rolled out by Zhenjiang Parking and HelloBike. Full...

14th Asia Pacific Harmonica Art Week Launched in Jiangyin of Wuxi

Over 200 harmonica masters and several thousand harmonica enthusiasts from 32 countries and regions are in Jiangyin for the event, where harmonica production is a leading global force and related industries are worth over ¥100 million annually. Full story...

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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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