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Wild Boar Swims Yangtze, Attacks Security Guard, Now Dead in Nanjing

The same boar, it is thought, that swam the River on 27 November, did not survive anaesthesia after its attack of a security guard in the Nanhu area of Nanjing. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about...

Nantong People Demand Cigarettes to Take 40 Locks off Wedding Car

3 December saw every wheel the Porsche adorned with locks in that which is a local tradition; only cigarettes and red envelopes will release the groom’s car. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about...

Free Breakfast for Nanjing Students in Return for Getting up Early

Nanjing University of Finance & Economics has launched its “Heart-warming Breakfast” activity; free nutrition for students at the designated window after 06:30. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never before via this link.

2023 Yangtze River Delta Rock Climbing Open Held in Suzhou

2-3 December saw a total of 238 outstanding rock climbers from the YRD region compete for gold medals in 24 events at Suzhou Bay Experimental Primary School. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about...

¥26 Million Bid for Mobile Phone Number Regretted by Zhenjiang Man

All eyes seek a final outcome after the record bid for the number, 18611999999, in a 24 hour auction. Regrets aside, the man should have legally paid up by 3 December. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read...

Cross Taiwan Strait Food Tech Pilot Zone Opened in Wuxi

With Wuxi a highland for Taiwanese capital investment, the recent 3rd Cross Strait Food Nutrition & Health Industry Summit was the perfect choice for the opening. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Wuxi via...

1,000 Year Old Ginkgo Trees in Changzhou Shine with Annual Beauty

The two ancient ginkgo trees in Bailong Temple of Hengshanqiao Town in Changzhou, one male and one female, appear to hold hands as their branches interlock. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Changzhou introduced as never...

Zhou Enlai’s Niece Attends Launch of Book Celebrating Premier’s Youth

Zhou Bingde attended the 1 December press conference in Huai’an for “Zhou Enlai's Youth”, with the aim of inheriting red genes and cultivating new generations. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Huai’an introduced as never before via...

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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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