Jiangsu

New Devices in Nanjing Look at Tongue, Measures Pulse, Recommends TCM Tea

Operating in a herbal tea shop in Jiangbei New Area, the tongue diagnosis accuracy is put at 70 percent, while that for pulse diagnosis is as high as 90 percent. An average healthy person is likely to be recommended...

Entire Shanghai-Suzhou-Huzhou High Speed Line Complete; Static Tests to Begin

On 30 July, the final section of contact wire was hoisted to the last of 7,237 pillars which had been assembled in 525 days, over a total length of 591 kilometres. The Line is also known as a Lake...

Ship Hitting Buoy & Fleeing Scene Caught by Surveillance Cameras in Yangzhou

At 6:30 on 30 July, Yangzhou Maritime law enforcement officers found that the Yangtze River No. 91 red buoy had been damaged by a collision, but no report was received. Smart maritime systems and surveillance cameras ID’d the suspect...

Barber in Yangzhou Climbs Outer Wall 6 Floors Barehand to Save Trapped Child

Fei Tengfei from Chaohu in Anhui province was awarded as a hero on 31 July by Yangzhou Jiangdu District for ascending six floors utilising a 50-cm gap to save the child who had become trapped on a narrow balcony...

250 Hydrogen Powered Bikes are Latest Attraction at Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum

Nanjing Zhongshan Scenic Area welcomed the hydrogen-powered bicycles on 1 August from their production base in Changzhou on 1 August. Visiting tourists said that the new type of transportation adds new fun to their sightseeing experience. Full story (in Chinese)...

1st Fresh Hippo Store in Northern Jiangsu to Open in Xuzhou

The store in Xuzhou Yunlong Wanda is representative of the City’s plans to actively introduce new high-end retail business projects, including internationally-renowned convenience store chains such as Lawson and 7-11. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read lots...

New Exhibition of 2,500 Year Old Ancient Chinese Artefacts Opens in Suzhou

Now on in the Suzhou Museum, the exhibition “Luoyang and Suzhou in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty” focuses on the era’s reform and innovation. Chariots, daggers, bronze chimes, pottery, lacquerwork, jade and much more on display until 17 October. Full...

Angler’s Complete Failure to Catch any Fish Broadcast Live to Millions in Xuzhou

When "Tongshan Rong Media” cut their official account’s broadcast to a fisherman reeling in his empty rod, the soundtrack changed to "It's not a sin for men to cry”. Comments soared; “The whole network knows that you didn't catch...

Latest News

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...

Best of The Nanjinger