Jiangsu

Direct bus route connects scenic areas in Nanjing and Yangzhou

A direct bus route connecting Yangzhou's Jinghuacheng Living Mall and Nanjing's Jinniu Lake Subway Station opened on August 8. The K30 route covers 76 kilometers, making it the longest in Yangzhou with 115 stops. The full fare is 10 yuan...

Creative handicrafts of Yangzhou wood carving unveiled

A number of creative handicrafts made through traditional Yangzhou wood carving technique were unveiled. The wood carving technique is an intangible cultural heritage at the provincial level in Jiangsu. The 1:40 scale miniature Wenchang Pavilion made of Gold Phoebe nanmu...

Finless porpoise rescued by fisherman

Sheng Jinyin, a fisherman at Heping Street of Zhenjiang, accidentally found a stranded young finless porpoise while he was organizing fishing nets on July 18. He immediately saved the calf and also contacted local fishery authority. Sheng later received...

Artifacts of Changzhou debut in overseas auction

A special auction of artifacts from Changzhou was held in New York on July 15, local time in the US. A total of 42 out of the 98 artworks were sold at the auction with the turnover rate of...

Colorful Rice Paddies Festival held in Suzhou

The 2016 Yangcheng Lake Colorful Rice Paddies Festival kicked off at the Lotus Island of Yangcheng Lake in Suzhou’s Xiangcheng District on June 25. On a large rice field of 80 mu (5.33 hectare), farmers created beautiful pieces of...

Local Expat Student Advertises World’s Biggest Crane Co.

A student at The British School of Nanjing is starring in a new television commercial for the world’s fifth largest construction machinery business. Carol Potgieter, in year 5 at BSN, appears with her father and others in the new video...

Exhibition on works of Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali held in Jiangsu

People walk past aposter at the entrance of an exhibition of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 31, 2016. A total of 86 paintings, prints, sculptures and porcelain works of Pablo...

College in Nantong buys A320 for students

An Airbus A320 aircraft from France landed at Nantong Airport on the evening of May 14 and it will become a member of Jiangsu College of Engineering and Technology. The aircraft will settle in the Airport Industrial Park in Nantong...

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China’s human brain banks are still struggling to attract donors more than a decade after the first facilities opened,...

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...

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