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From Rags to Riches; The ¥10 Billion Garlic Production Base in Jiangsu

Large Scale, Industrial Farming is Finally Catching on in China. For those who Played their Cards Right, it’s become a Veritable Garlic Mine. 大规模工业化农业终于在中国流行起来。对于那些玩对了的人来说,它已经成为名副其实的大蒜矿。 A county-level city under the administration of Xuzhou City in Jiangsu’s far northwest with a population of...

Crazy Hairdressers & 1956 Former Cinema Now Interactive Theatre

As the audience entered, hair dryers, music and the sound of toilets flushing were heard in the theatre during warm up. 当观众入场时,影院里响起了热身时的吹风机、音乐和冲厕所的声音。 “Who wants to wash their hair?”, or, “Which lady needs a manicure?”, were the refrains which came from the...

Rethinking Creativity! Look Out AI; We’re Not Done Evolving Yet

In the summer of 2019, I attended a discussion panel at Shanghai Jiaotong University’s School of Design. The subject: artificial intelligence (AI) and its future implementations in creative industries. Among the presenters were a Greek Computer Sciences Professor conducting...

From B2B to B2C; True Innovation Made in (Nanjing) China

Innovation. That’s a word which in Nanjing is bantered around like baozi. But slapping the label “innovative” on something doesn’t make it so. 创新。这个词在南京就像包子一样被人们戏谑。但给某件事贴上“创新”的标签并不意味着它就是这样。 To find the genuine article, The Nanjinger first asks the question, what does Africa’s number 1 music...

10 Unusual Museums to Soak in some Culture this National Day

Thinking of things to do over the National Day holiday in Nanjing? How about some culture with a twist? At least one of these museums should appeal to all, with “unusual” and “lesser known” our watchwords for this list...

Why does Nanjing’s Music Stage Sound so Perfect?

Nanjing Forest Music Festival 2022 fell on 8 September, taking place in the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Music Stage, providing music fans with an enjoyable audio-visual experience in a beautiful and truly unique setting. 2022南京森林音乐节于9月8日在中山陵音乐大舞台举行,在美丽而独特的环境中为乐迷提供了愉快的视听体验。 With doves and fireflies flying up...

Royal Links in Nanjing; The Garment Fit Only for a Monarch

With the world today mourning the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, what of Nanjing’s links to royalty? One thing stands out above all else. To some a humble piece of cloth, brocade, an icon of our city, was once...

The Global Crayfish Capital in our own Jiangsu Province

China’s appetite for crayfish (longxia; 龙虾) is now well known all over the world. But the side effects of this enormous industry can be surprising, but just as appetising. And one in particular makes a visit to Xuyi worth...

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