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Wuxi Rolls out Themed Train Readying for National Spring Festival Gala Appearance

With Wuxi this year joining Wuhan, Chongqing, Lhasa and Beijing as the main venues of the annual TV Spring Festival Gala extravaganza, so Wuxi Metro's themed train embraces CNY and the partner cities, and all dominated by the colour...

Foreigner in Wuxi Commended for Righteous Act Saving Senior Lady from Drowning

Horace Edward Beacham III, an American, was out for a jog on 17 January when he saw a senior lady who had fallen into the adjacent waters. Lying down and reaching out to prevent her from going under, Beacham...

147 Metres! Longest Wind Turbine Blade in China Arrives in Yancheng

In an operation that took several hours, three cranes were required to hoist the 85 tonne blade, that is also the heaviest in China, to shore upon its arrival in the Dafeng Port Area of Yancheng Port after a...

Queues for Pet Grooming pre CNY in Nanjing despite Price Hikes of 50%

With a full grooming taking up to 2 hours and prices for non-members also doubling at this time of year, many customers are saying it is worth spending a little more money in order to give their pets a...

Number of Families Making 600YO “Child Lanterns” in Yangzhou Declines to just 7

Huainan Village in the Slender West Lake Scenic Area used to have 40 families keeping alive the Ming Dynasty craft which uses bamboo strips to weave paper-paste lanterns in a 22-step process. Sales are booming again as CNY approaches....

Spring Festival NEV Traffic to Account for 19%; Can Jiangsu’s Service Areas Cope?

Jiangsu now has a total of 206 charging stations, 43 battery swap stations and 1,984 charging guns; 622 more than a year ago. All are high-power equipment of more than 120 kilowatts, capable charging over 100,000 new energy vehicles...

Drunk Man Falls Asleep on Elevated Section of Highway in Suzhou

Alerted by concerned citizens at 01:38 on the night in question, Wuzhong District Police found the man and returned him home. They and his terrified family learned he had dinner with friends and insisted on walking home alone after...

Renovation of Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Hall in Nanjing Now Complete

The completion of the project, which began on 21 October last year, comes at a good time, as the State Administration of Cultural Heritage closed out 2024 with an approval to include Mausoleum on the “Tentative List of World...

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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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