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Number is Number 8 on May Day Top Ten Destinations List 

Train ticket sales have revealed the top ten; Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Xi'an, Nanjing, Changsha, and Chongqing.  Full story via this link.

Get Rid of that BMW and Get a Chinese Car or You’re Fired!

German auto giant, BMW, has had what appears to be a publicity stunt blow up in its face, in the form of blowback from a Suzhou company telling employees to replace their BMW vehicles with domestic-brand-name cars. The penalty...

Life of Zhou Enlai Chronicled in Newspaper Exhibition Opens in Nanjing

Dating back to 1919 when the future former Premier was editor of the Tianjin Student Union Daily, the exhibition contains 100+ vintage newspapers. Continues thru May. Full story via this link.

Longtouzhu Scenic “Paradise” Opens in Wuxi for May Day Visitors

Longtouzhu is a peninsula formed by Dachu Mountain winding its way into Lake Tai, located to the south of Mashan, covering an area of approximately 83 hectares. Full story via this link.

Driverless Courier Deliveries Just a Step away in Yancheng

ZTO Express and Neolix have teamed up for "final 5 K” automated delivery; 100 driverless vehicles are projected to achieve an annual volume of 150 million pieces. Full story via this link.

Taxi Drivers Urged to Welcome May Day Guests with Enthusiastic Service

The Nanjing transportation department symposium sought to further improve the quality of taxi services, calling on drivers to resist illegal and erratic behaviour. Full story via this link.

3.1 Magnitude 11 Kilometre Deep Earthquake Hits Yangzhou

The quake, which struck at 09:39 today, 27 April, in Jiangdu District of Yangzhou, exceeds the largest ever recorded in Nanjing, dating from 3 March, 2020. Full story via this link.

Happiest County-Level City in China Seizes Aerospace Industry

Taicang City of Suzhou, already producer of a large proportion of the world’s cars, is now moving in to the aerospace industry, building components for satellites. Full story via this link.

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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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