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High School in Nanjing Achieves Admissions to Oxford for 4 Consecutive Years

Wang Mofei, a student from Nanjing Jinling Middle School Hexi International High School, has received a conditional offer from Oxford University. All in, the school has also seen admissions for nine students to Cambridge University. Full story (in Chinese) via...

Case of Malaria Detected in Wuxi; Public Warned to Stay Vigilant as CNY Travel begins

The patient had returned from Zambia to Yixing with a fever and chills, after which the local Department of Infectious Diseases confirmed the in infection with malaria parasites. Remember, the symptoms of malaria and a common flu are similar....

World’s Highest Definition Cinema Screen Opens in Wuxi

Dubbed “CINITY LED”, highlight of the nine-screen China Film Jialai Cinema complex which also features 2,144 all leather sofa seats and JBL sound systems is the world's first LED projection system that supports the 4K/120 frames per second format....

“Sky Zoo” Opens in MixC Mall in Nanjing’s Qixia District to Celebrate 1st Anniversary

The surge in popularity enjoyed by Nanjing Zhongshan Forest Zoo in recent years has led to a host of co-branded creative peripherals such as a 38-meter-tall giant giraffe installation and many other animal-themed attractions. Full story (in Chinese) via this...

Villagers Step up to Help Firefighters Extinguish Huge Wildfire in Lianyungang

The blaze near Wutong Lanshan Community in Haizhou District was determined to be the result of locals deliberately burning dead grass in the wild. A quick response from all prevented winds from spreading the fire to neighbouring houses. Full...

New International School Project on Yangtze River Island in Nanjing Cancelled

The Nanjing Municipal Planning Department’s revised plans state that the land for an international school in centre of Jiangxin Zhou is now instead to be reserved for a 48-class primary school. The plans cite improving educational facilities. Full story (in Chinese)...

Villagers in Nantong Find Traffic Lights Flashing Yellow in their Vegetable Patch

A video posted online taken on 13 January by a local resident who was attracted to the bizarre sight has now been viewed more than 600,000 times. The land has been expropriated and the continued construction of Gangsheng Lu...

Yak from Qinghai goes on Sale in Metro in Nanjing; Supermarkets Everywhere to Come

With Yuhuatai District and Datong County paired in 2016, Metro became the first reseller for that it is hoped will represent annual sales exceeding ¥500 million nationwide, allowing over 10,000 herdsmen in Qinghai to increase their incomes. Full story (in...

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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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