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Media Dubs Snow Blowers in Jiangsu as “God of War in the Snow”

Utilising the engines of the  “J-7” and “J-8” fighter aircraft, the blowers can take a metre-thick wall of snow and send it flying six metres away at a speed of 10 kilometres per hour. Full story (in Chinese) via...

PAG Private Equity Chooses Suzhou for China Headquarters

6 February sawPAG sign a cooperation agreement with Suzhou High-tech Zone to there establish its China headquarters to coordinate and manage its various asset management businesses in the country. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute...

Check out Sui Yang Emperor’s Mausoleum in Yangzhou this Chinese New Year

Now open for trial operation, Mausoleum tickets are priced ¥30 and need to be booked in advance. Among the exhibits, the epitaph of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty and the phoenix crown of Empress Xiao. Full story (in...

Gold Award Revoked! Students at Wuxi Taihu University Suspected of Plagiarism

The University’s entry to a rubbish classification design competition has been called out as a copy of "Bag Bi" was specially made for the Year of the Rabbit. That image of a rabbit and a bag has been trademarked....

Price Stability for Staples & Take Away over New Year Prioritised in Nanjing

The Municipal Market Supervision Bureau has been monitoring the price trend of daily necessities such as grain, oil, meat and vegetables, as well as new year’s eve dinners, issuing reminders and warnings as necessary. Full story (in Chinese) via...

Kudos to Nanjing Air Traffic Controllers; 27,000 Flights over Chinese New Year

Speaking with local media, Nanjing Lukou International Airport Controller Guo Kai said, “I have forgotten the outside world. Going to the toilet? Drinking water? They don’t exist”. Controllers work 2 hours on, 2 hours off. Full story (in Chinese)...

What Happened to ¥7,600 in Cash Found by Hotel Room Cleaner in Lianyungang?

On 2 February, Mr. Ma, a Beijing resident who had already driven hundreds of kilometres away, received back the money he had left in the He’an Lake Hotel room on We Chat. Room attendant Gu Shouxiang was responsible. Full...

Farewell to Xuzhou Sports Centre; the Largest in China in 1995

With a primitive internal layout and many safety hazards, the demolition of the Xuzhou Sports Center Training Hall has in recent days got underway. Nostalgic citizens have been visiting to show their respects. Full story (in Chinese) via this...

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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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