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Enormous Fire Engulfs Factory in Suzhou; Miracle no one was Trapped

The fire broke out at approximately 13:20 on 27 May in the factory on Shengzekeji Lu in Wujiang District of Suzhou City. The fire was brought under control and its cause remains under investigation. Full story (in Chinese) via...

World’s Biggest Pile Driving Ship Assembled in Nantong like Lego

The diesel-electric hybrid that is 130.5 metres long and 40.8 metres wide has a pile frame height of 150 metres. It can drive piles with a maximum weight of 700 tonnes and a diameter of 7 metres. It will...

Garlic Ferry across Grand Canal Big Boost to Farmers’ Incomes in Xuzhou

Local government’s specially commissioned ferry was put in to operation with the arrival of the biggest garlic harvest season in Pizhou City that is home to 47,500 hectares of garlic plantations, generating in excess of ¥10 billion every year....

Suzhou Mass Sports League for 2024 Kicks off with 84 Events Planned

all people and all ages are the hallmarks of the League that aims to build a higher level of public fitness. This year introduces paddleboards and frisbees that can meet the diversified fitness needs of citizens, and promote consumption....

Wuxi Joins the TOD Craze with 3-line Transfer & Lakeside Ecology

Defined by the TOD Institute as compact, walkable, vibrant, livable and sustainable mixed-use pedestrian-oriented communities, the Transit Oriented Development trend is coming to Wuxi in the form of Lihu Future City. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read lots...

152mm Howitzer Shell Discovered on Construction Site in Zhenjiang

When Zhenjiang’s Special Police Detachment arrived at the scene in Runzhou District on 25 May, they immediately expanded the safety perimeter and evacuated the crowd. The shell was found to be 65 centimetres long, weighing over 40 kilograms. Full...

Descendants of Charles Henry Riggs Donate Relics to Nanjing Massacre Memorial

Riggs’ descendants were in Nanjing to on 27 May presented eight sets of precious cultural relics and historical materials, including the Jade Medal awarded by China to those who established the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone. Full...

Drone Transports Loquats to Market in Suzhou from Island in Lake Tai

Loquats have a short shelf life and are easily damaged by storage conditions and during transportation by water and land that would take 45 minutes; the drone can make the journey with 30 kilograms of loquats in 10 minutes...

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China Creates an X-Class of Train Numbers for Services above 350KM/H

China is giving its fastest trains a letter of their own. A new X prefix, read xīn (新, "new"),...

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...

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