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Two Rappers in Yangzhou Release Music Video to Promote City

Zhu Baoxing and Liang Wansan are the two young singers who say they recorded their song, “Hand in Hand”, in Yangzhou Dialect so that the charm of the thousand-year-old city can be more widely disseminated in a way that...

Playground in Zhenjiang Burnt to a Crisp by Young Boys Playing with Fire

Located on the riverfront in Sipailou Sub District of Jingkou District, the fire broke out at 22:30 on 5 February. Police estimate the damage from the fire to be inches of ¥100,000 and are discussing relevant compensation matters the...

What was the Most Popular Tourist Attraction in China this Spring Festival Holiday?

The China Tourism Academy revealed on 5 February that among the top ten tourist attractions in the country, Nanjing’s Confucius Temple-Qinhuai Scenic Area ranked first, with its 1,700 year old Lantern Festival; and Zhongshan Scenic Area ranked fifth. Full...

Long Holiday Drives Record Numbers of Flights & Passengers at Nanjing Lukou

Nanjing Airport operated 5,278 flights over the longer CNY holiday, seeing 761,000 passengers, with an average outbound load factor of 87.9 percent. Passenger traffic to Tokyo and Osaka in particular grew significantly, by 83.3 percent year on year. Full...

Which Cities in Jiangsu Experienced the Most & Least Growth in 2024 GDP?

Data released on 7 February by the Jiangsu Provincial Bureau of Statistics for all 13 cities in the Province shows that Huai’an’s GDP grew the most, by some 7.1 percent, while the poorest performer was Nanjing, with a growth of...

2025 to be Key Year for Nanjing Metro with 3 Lines Set to Open

This year will in all likelihood see the length of the Nanjing Metro network exceed 500 kilometres, to potential rank 7 in all of China, as the northern section of Line 5, and the extensions to both Line 3...

Business in Suzhou Scenic Spot Accused of Using Fire Fighting Water to Cook for Tourists

The Wuzhong District Market Supervision Bureau is investigating the accused business in the Shihu Scenic Area after a local resident took a video at the end of January that indeed appeared to show a fire hose being used for...

Passengers Stranded after Ground Water Seeps into Nanjing Metro Line 10

Services between Jiangxin Zhou Station to and Xinjiang Station on Metro Line 10 are suspended after the 5 February incident while emergency repairs are under way. Buses are now opening between Green Expo Park Station and Wanhui Cheng Station....

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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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