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Barbecue Restaurant in Zhenjiang Gets Barbecued!

Gas leaks are thought to be behind the 04:00 blaze of 5 February over 20 square metres in the two-story, brick-concrete structure on Aimin Lu in Dantu District. Firefighters had extinguished the fire in 20 minutes. Full story (in...

Yangzhou Surpasses ¥100 Million Tourists in 2023; Behind only Nanjing & Suzhou

Among the 103 million visitors to Yangzhou last year, some 57 A-level scenic spots have received a total of 61.49 million visitors, an increase of 33.4 percent over the same period in 2019. Full story (in Chinese) via this...

Wear Hanfu or Ethnic Minority Costumes to Ride Suzhou Metro for Free

From 9 to 17 February, passengers wearing full the traditional costumes can enter Suzhou Rail Transit stations for free. Staff will confirm and open the access accordingly, without the need to swipe cards or scan codes. Full story (in...

Nanjing Woman Takes 6 Years Making Origami Dragon with Thousands of Scales

Without a single cut, Huang Xiaoxian took a 3 metre square piece of gold backed paper as the material for her dragon. She had first the idea back in 2018; despite being an origami expert, the project took years...

40 Years of Reform Charted by Xuzhou Writer in “The Railway Triology”

From the railway police department to the railway television station, Yang Hongjun gradually fell in love with his profession but did not give up his pursuit of literature and art. Critics are praising “The Railway Triology”. Full story (in...

New Property Prices in Free Fall in Nantong; Down to ¥6,250 per Square Metre

A 90 square metre apartment in the Zhongnan Century Yunchen Residential Community was priced at approximately ¥14,500/sqm at launch. The worth of the new home has now declined by as much as 56 percent. Full story (in Chinese) via...

Wuxi Implements Fast Track Service for High Speed Train Boarding

The entry channel on the far right at Wuxi Railway Station has been transformed in to a “small baggage channel” (or no baggage), which has shortened passenger entry time by 3-5 minutes on average. Full story (in Chinese) via...

High Schooler Hits “Emergency Stop” after Woman Falls Down Nanjing Metro Escalator

Wang Chenning, who fortunately pays attention to signage on the metro reacted quickly as soon as the woman fell backwards down the escalator knocking over another behind at Wudingmen Station. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about...

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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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