Jiangsu

Cultural Tourism Revenue for 2023 in Xuzhou Hits ¥100 Billion

Monitoring data from the local smart cultural tourism platform shows that the city’s 4A and above scenic spots received a total of 46.7196 million tourists, a year-on-year increase of 91.5 percent. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read...

Wuxi Produced Electric Tricycles become Internet Celebrities in USA

Orders placed by American customers on various e-commerce platforms for the delivery tricycles made by Jiangsu Guowei Motorcycle in Xishan Electric Motorcycle Industrial Park have surged since the start of the year. Full story (in Chinese) via this link;...

China-Russia Construction Deal begins on Nuclear Power Plant in Lianyungang

The waters off Lianyungang on 26 January were the site for the lowering of the first pipe pile for Units 7 and 8 of the Tianwan plant which will make it the worst biggest nuclear power-generating facility. Full story...

First Time Ever Red Crossbill Photographed in Yancheng

Famed ecological photographer Sun Huajin accidentally came across the rare and small finch that is a national Grade II protected wild animal when he was snapping photos in Yancheng People's Park on 23 January. Full story (in Chinese) via...

Suzhou Metro Operations Extended over CNY; to Run as Late as Midnight

Trains on all lines of Suzhou Rail Transit shall be extended by 40 minutes on 9 February (New Year’s Eve) and by 70 minutes on 24 February (Lantern Festival). Some intervals between trains are also adjusted. Full story (in...

Bluer Skies, Clearer Waters; Nanjing’s Environmental Happiness Index on the up

A 25 January press conference revealed that the City’s forest coverage rate is now 31.95 percent, top in Jiangsu for 5 consecutive years, while 80.26 percent of river banks are ranked as ecological coastlines. Full story (in Chinese) via...

First Fish Caught in Huai’an Reservoir in Time for New Year Dinner Tables

On 24 January, at Longwangshan Reservoir in Xuyi, fishermen began to pull in their nets to supply the market before Spring Festival; half a million kilograms are expected from the Reservoir this year. Full story (in Chinese) via this...

Tesla Cybertruck’s Debut in Nanjing & 7 other Cities Said to be Imminent 

While the NEV will not go on sale in China, its appearance in showrooms is predicted to help boost Tesla’s flagging sales. Other appearances in Beijing, Chongqing, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Xi'an and Shenzhen. Full story via this link; read...

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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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