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New Shared E-bikes Beat “Hot Butt” Summer Syndrome!

Have you ever been put off taking a shared e-bike in this hot, sweaty weather, thinking about all the hot, sweaty behinds to have been sat on that saddle right before you? Well, now there’s an answer. And what...

Changzhou Vies to become “New Energy Capital” of China

Changzhou’s plan is to emphasise the use of Building-integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) materials such as photovoltaic curtain walls, sunshades and carports. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

1.693 Seconds! 8 Year Old Boy from Zhenjiang Breaks Asian Cube Record

Jiang Lingkun from Danyang broke the record at the 2023 World Cube Association competition in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 22 July, with his pyramid-cube dexterity. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

New Arial Photography Series Reveals True Beauty of Suzhou

The photos, taken by Yang Bo, capture the Humble Administrator’s Garden, the Suzhou Museum hidden in the old city, Suzhou’s now iconic skyline and much more. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Nanjing Railway PSB Investigate Seniors for Not Giving up their Seats

Getting on the C3192 train in Gaoyu, Yangzhou, but incorrectly sat, the 63 and 64 year-old couple were challenged by the seat’s rightful occupant, aged 22, on 25 July. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Yangzhou Home Ablaze after Child Experiments with Alcohol

No one was injured in the fire on 25 July, but the house was almost burnt to a crisp. The owner claimed their child on summer holiday was doing a school experiment. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

What’s Hotter than the Weather in Wuxi? Foreign Investment!

Something is up this summer in Wuxi. The heat of 2023, coupled with a local spirit of entrepreneurship and, it has to be said, some smart government thinking, has generated a perfect storm in which foreign enterprises are literally...

Copy Rolex? 15 Jailed for ¥300 Million Counterfeit Watch Scam in Zhenjiang

The court of Zhenjiang Economic Development Zone recently sentenced the case involving the gang’s production of fake brand-name watches between 2015 and 2021. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

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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...

China’s Metro Map Grows by Almost 65km Ahead of National Day

China’s National Day holiday has arrived with three cities adding new metro links. Nanjing, Qingdao and Changchun have opened...

Shanghai’s Railway Map Shifts East; Cross City to Hongqiao soon but a Memory

For years, Shanghai’s high-speed rail map has pulled passengers towards Hongqiao. That balance is beginning to change. New stations...

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