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Heavy Snow in Xuzhou Crushes Farmers’ Market

With part of the Tiantai Mountain Farmers' Market in Liji Town of Xuzhou crushed by heavy snow on 21 February, the remainder was brought down deliberately for fear of bringing harm to people. Full story (in Chinese) via this...

New Model for School Buses Launched in Nanjing; APP Ready!

Some 5,500 people can benefit from the buses to and from Nanjing Foreign Language School in Hexi; the bus may drive into the campus while a security officer is stationed aboard. Parents may track their child’s position via an...

Outpatient Department’s Roof Collapses at Hospital in Suqian

It was only by a miracle that no one was injured in the incident at Suqian First People’s Hospital which occurred on February 20 at 22:37. Medical treatment continues is in normal order; investigations are underway. Full story (in...

Jiangsu University Student Battles Devastating Forest Fire in Yunnan Province

Chemical Engineering Masters’ student Liu Bangxiang was returning from his New Year holiday in the Miao Autonomous Prefecture when he stopped to join the battle on 19 February. He and nine others eventually brought the fire under control. Full...

¥300 Million from Central Government for Shoreline Restoration in Nantong 

The construction of seawalls is among the initiatives to be realised by the Nantong Marine Ecological Protection and Restoration Project in Qidong with funds from the from the central financial subsidy. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read...

Nanjing Normal University gives Sri Lanka Theatre 1st International Concert 

The Bel Conto Concert was the first international performance held at the Lionel Wendt Art Centre in Colombo, with most of the performers being teachers and students from the School of Music at Nanjing Normal University. Full story via...

Buddhist Chants Given Intangible Cultural Heritage Status in Changzhou

Kuo Chen, abbot of Tianning Zen Temple, is one of four more national-level intangible cultural heritage inheritors selected by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The others represent Su embroidery, ivory carving and bamboo carving. Full story (in Chinese)...

Fresh Hippo Brings More Discounts to Nanjing; Steak was ¥119, Now ¥70

The popular retailer has build a vertical supply chain and streamlined minimum stock keeping units by more than half to achieve reductions; Nanjing joins Beijing and Changsha as test cities. Free delivery on orders over ¥99. Full story (in...

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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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