Jiangsu

Lost Old Man Spends 2 Days Sitting in Grasses in Yancheng

Cui Haibing is the good samaritan who found the man and took him to town to eat a bowl of beef noodles while waiting for officers from Dafeng Police Station. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

30 Tonnes of Glass Shatters across 4 Lanes of Expressway in Taizhou

A truck carrying the glass made an emergency manoeuvre to avoid a collision on the Taizhou section of the G2 Beijing-Shanghai Expressway at 08:15 on 12 August. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Schools in Nanjing to Postpone Return from Summer Break by 3 Days

With 1 September a Friday, so the decision to delay the new academic year. Teachers start on 31 August; schools and kindergartens on 4 September. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Birthday Party Put on for Pair of Pandas Turning 7 in Nantong

The Giant Panda House in Nantong Forest Safari Park prepared birthday cakes made of bamboo and fruit, for "Xinghui" and “Xingfan" who turned 7 on 12 August. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Parents & Kids get Hands on in Nanjing Rubbish Sorting Competition

24 families were the finalists in the contest, in which they were challenged to “turn waste into treasure”, choosing recyclables to then create useful products. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Hybrid Rice, High in Yield, Crystal White in Looks, Developed in Wuxi

The Quanyou 1610 is a new indica-japonica hybrid rice proven to return a wet rice yield per hectare of 15 tonnes, some 10 percent more than other varieties. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Tributes Pour in after Suqian Traffic Cop Dies of Brain Haemorrhage on Duty

Li Jianlan had been in a coma for over a month. His last words were, “There are many accidents at this intersection; let’s get out of the car and take a good look”. Full story (in Chinese) via this...

Suzhou Debuts Wireless Charging Piles for New Energy Vehicles

The two piles, featuring both wired and wireless charging, have been installed in Suzhou New District. There were 308,400 NEVs in Suzhou in June, 2023, #1 in Jiangsu. Full story via this link.

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