Jiangsu

10.5 Hours by Train from Nantong to Hong Kong Now a Reality

The fastest service makes use of the G8363 from Nantong West to Shanghai Hongqiao and the G99 to Hong Kong West Kowloon, with sleeper availability, to realise the connection in just 10 hours and 25 minutes. Full story (in...

100,000 Visitors take in Jiangsu Relics Exhibition in Xuzhou; Much More to Come!

With exhibits borrowed for museums in Nanjing, Xuzhou, Suzhou and Yangzhou, the Jiangsu “Cultural Relics Heavenly Group” exhibition at the the Pizhou Museum which closed on 6 November is to visit all 13 cities of Jiangsu by July, 2025....

Nanjing Residents Concerned Homes may become Places to View a Tomb

The discovery of the tomb of Zhang Zhao, an important minister during the Eastern Wu, and its newly-released plan for its protection is at the heart of the debate. Authorities point to other successful examples of protection versus urban...

6,500 Paintings on Display in Yancheng Children’s Calligraphy & Painting Exhibition

Opened on 9 November at the Yandu Art Musuem, the paintings drawn from almost 100 schools throughout Yancheng cover various forms, including Chinese painting, line drawing, watercolor, animation, sketching and calligraphy. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read...

85YO Yangzhou Barber Awarded after Fame Acquired due to Shanghai TV Show

The just concluded China (Nanchang) International Hairdressing and Beauty Festival awarded Qiu Qingfang of the Violet Hair Salon on Guoqing Lu in the depths of Yangzhou’s ancient city the "Phoenix" Award of China’s beauty industry. Full story (in Chinese)...

South Koreans Flying from Jeju Island are 1st Arriving in Nanjing without a Visa

The passengers on Spring Airlines flight 9C6150 of 8 November joined ordinary passport holders from Andorra, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Slovakia no longer in need of a visa, at least until 31 December 2025. Full story (in...

Nantong Coastguard Escorts Car Ferries to Secure China International Import Expo

Not one person or product is being missed on ferries headed to Shanghai for the Expo by Changhang Nantong Public Security Department in their inspections, for which the local PSB has been joined by armed police and other departments....

Old Lady in Nanjing Hospitalised after being Run over by Wild Boar

The incident took place in the afternoon of 6 November near to exit 1 of Xiaolingwei Metro Station. The Senior had been on her way to a local wet market with a shopping trolley when the boar emerged from...

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China Grows 4.5 Percent in Q3 but Exports are Doing Outsized Work

China's economy grew 4.5 percent in the third quarter, up from 4.3 percent in the second, yet investment in...

German Chemical Giant BASF to Make Chip Materials in Nanjing by 2028

German chemical giant BASF will build a semiconductor materials plant in Nanjing, with start-up expected by the end of...

China Creates an X-Class of Train Numbers for Services above 350KM/H

China is giving its fastest trains a letter of their own. A new X prefix, read xīn (新, "new"),...

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