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Dazzling Drone Show in Wuxi for CNY gets Seal of Approval from Elon Musk

As part of Wuxi’s appearance as one of the sub venues for the Spring Festival Gala, the Nianhua Bay Scenic Area drone show in Zen Town prompted a “like” from the world’s richest man on his own platform, X,...

Xuzhou on Track to Exceed Target for GDP of ¥1 Trillion in 2025

2024 figures for Xuzhou GDP are expected to reveal a GDP of ¥950 billion. Should 2024’s growth of 6 percent continue, this would make Xuzhou the second city north of the Yangtze in Jiangsu Province with a GDP topping...

Centenarian Professor Gives 1,300 Seniors Red Envelopes with ¥100 in Suqian

Too frail to visit his hometown in person, a ceremony was held in Huaijian Village of Sihong County to recognise Song Yangyan using his savings to give back. Song turned 100 this year and has been recognised by the...

Nanjing “Hot Spots” Receive 3.087 Million Visitors on 28 & 29 January

The supposedly impressive numbers represent an increase of 9.6 percent over the same period last year. “Hot spots” are defined as scenic spots, cultural and museum venues, rural tourism, and evening cultural and tourism consumption clusters. Full story (in Chinese)...

Jiangsu Section of Yangtze River Transports 1.077 Million Passengers for CNY

Since the beginning of the Spring Festival, 3,280 passengers took to cruise ships on the Yangtze as tourists, an increase of 86.68% year-on-year; while the bulk of traffic was on cross-River ferries, which saw 550,900 vehicles, an increase of...

It May be Chinese New Year, but the Courier Business Simply doesn’t Stop

In northern Jiangsu, more than 10,000 SF Express workers have been busy during the New Year, with Huai’an alone moving some 140,000 packages. This year, electronic items are the most commonly shipped, namely appliances, phones and tablets. Full story...

Jordan Floyd and Vladyslav Koreniuk Dropped from Nanjing Monkey Kings Team

With 17 wins and 18 losses of late, ranking them 12th in the CBA league, likely meaning playoffs for the first time in team history, only the performance of the T.J. Leaf is said to be meeting the expectations...

1,000 People Displaced as Entire High Speed Train Needs Replacing in Lianyungang

The G2684/5 from Weihai to Lanzhou suffered a sudden failure on 27 January, requiring a replacement train to be brought in from Jinan. Nevertheless, upon its arrival, it took staff just 6 minutes to complete the transfer of passengers....

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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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