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Nanjing Massacre Survivor Shi Xiuying Passes Away Aged 98

Born in October 1926, when 1937 came, Shi Xiuying’s father was unable to find a home for her and her siblings in the refugee camp, and so he built a shed for the family out of reed mats on...

Countdown is on for Opening of Latest Mega Mall in Suzhou

With the handover ceremony for the 65,000 square metre Suzhou Wujiang Shengze Rainbow Shopping Centre recently held, so local residents can now look forward to a new destination for their high-end shopping, dining and leisure pursuits. Full story (in...

Middle Schools across Nanjing Release Timetables for 2024’s Military Training

The middle to the end of August is the period selected for this year’s military training. Nanjing No. 1 Middle School, Zhonghua Middle School, Nanjing Yuhuatai Middle School and NFLS Hexi are among those to have announced. Full story...

Nanjing Property Company No Money to Remove Massive Sinking Pile of Trash

The 8-metre long, 2-metre high pile of assorted rubbish outside the No. 100 Courtyard of Jinling Village in Gulou has become a mosquito magnet since it appeared at the start of June. Yuecheng Property is unable to make ends...

1st “Made in China” New Ship of 2024 Sets Sail in Lianyungang

Built in Lianyungang and sailing under the Panamanian flag to Russia, the “HUANHANG 69” departed the City’s port on 10 July, after completing the complicated exit procedures for newly built ships with a “one-stop” clearance. Full story (in Chinese)...

Once Mediocre Wuxi Student Admitted to Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts

In kindergarten, Li Xinjin, created comic strips about princes, princesses and monsters. In the third year of junior high school, she decided on art as her future major, to overcome her demons and be accepted by the prestigious Beijing...

Party Secretary Writes Noodle Narrative to Promote Zhenjiang Specialty

“Pot Covered Noodles” was named as one of “China’s Top Ten Famous Snacks”  in 2017. Now, municipal party secretary Ma Minglong has written the foreword for a magazine seeking to empower the speciality’s intellectual property rights. Full story (in...

“Archaeology China” Releases 2,200YO Western Han Dynasty Discovery in Yancheng

Unearthed roads, wells, drainage facilities, and housing sites featuring building components such as tiles pottery are among four major discoveries to now be revealed to the public, with others elsewhere in Jiangsu, Henan and Zhejiang. Full story (in Chinese)...

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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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