Jiangsu

Former Mayor of Zhenjiang Investigated on Suspicion of Serious Violations of Discipline

Zhu Xiaoming formally served as Deputy Secretary of the Zhenjiang Municipal Party Committee, Mayor and director of the Ethnic and Religious Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress. Full story (in Chinese) via...

Direct Flights between Changzhou & Hong Kong Announced; Tickets from ¥377!

Operated by Hong Kong Express Airlines as UO272/3, the new service begins on 23 May with the incoming flight arriving in Changzhou at 20:05, departing for Hong Kong at 20:50. The service shall initially operate on Wednesdays, Fridays and...

Get Tax Back across Jiangsu at Point of Purchase instead of Queuing at Airport!

Simply by completing a credit card pre authorisation when purchasing goods at any one of 114 shops across Jiangsu, visitors will have their refund processed automatically at customs as they exit China after staff verify the goods are in...

¥5 Billion Invested by Korean Firm in Home Appliances Project in Huai’an

The Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) intends the project to produce 5 million units of smart home appliances annually; the project’s first steel columns were erected on 15 April in Huai'an Economic and Technological Development Zone. Full story (in...

Taibo 2025 Memorial Ceremony Held in Wuxi Attended by Descendants Worldwide

3,000 years ago, Taibo, established the first pinnacle of ancient civilisation in the Jiangnan area known as Wu culture. In Wuxi, nearly 1,000 descendants of Taibo attended the Taibo Mausoleum on 10 April to pay homage to their great...

Car Windscreen Smashed by Hail Stone the Size of an Egg in Nanjing

The owner of the car, a Mr. Guo, encountered the extreme hail while driving on 10 April. Describing the hail as dense as raindrops, his car’s widescreen was smashed in the convective weather that lasted about 10 minutes. Guo...

Nanjing Metro Line 1 Exceeds Design Life; 5 Year ¥122 Million Renovation Announced

Most of Line 1 and parts of Line 10 (originally also Line 1) shall be subject to the renovation. While old facilities and equipment are replaced or upgraded, non-stop operation to the greatest extent is the overall aim in...

3 Retired Warships & 1 Submarine Key Attractions at Taizhou Naval Ship Cultural Park 

The donations from the People’s Navy to Taizhou, the "Mother City of Sailors”, began in 2011. This year, an electric cruise ship has been added to take visitors around the ships up close. Tomb Sweeping Festival brought in over...

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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...

Shanghai’s Railway Map Shifts East; Cross City to Hongqiao soon but a Memory

For years, Shanghai’s high-speed rail map has pulled passengers towards Hongqiao. That balance is beginning to change. New stations...

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