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Escaping Nanjing’s Summer; 7 Natural Air Conditioners

With the hottest season of the year approaching and the school holidays either upon us or almost upon us, so many seek to escape the furnace that is Nanjing, choosing to travel to cooler cities for a summer break....

Summer Hits; Top 7 Running Spots for Joggers

For the joggers amongst us, it becomes a tricky task to find a suitable running route in a congested urban environment, especially when also factoring in traffic noise and pollution, as well as that rocketing mercury in the thermometer. 对于我们这些慢跑者来说,在拥堵的城市环境中找到一条合适的跑步路线是一项棘手的任务,特别是当考虑到交通噪音和污染,以及温度计中汞的火箭时。 Well-known...

China’s 4 Types of Entertainment TV; 3 are Fake

Entertainment television shows in China have experienced profound change over the last 30 years. From the beginning of the 1990s to the present, China's entertainment shows have experienced different stages of development, such as Hong Kong-Taiwan influenced, Europe influenced...

I’m Still Standing; Few Nanjing CD Shops Survive Online Assault

China is a fickle thing when it comes to technology; embracing the latest thing today and dumping it for something else tomorrow. So it is therefore coming to pass that the CD is now virtually all but a memory. 在技术方面,中国是一个善變的東西;今天接受最新的事物,明天把它扔掉。...

Their Home Expatria; Third Culture Kids & their Global Impact

To be born and raised in the same town, attend the same school and continue on to a local university is fast becoming a thing of the past. Further more so than attending a university not local to your...

The Evolution of Nanjing’s Xinjiekou

As the Central Business District (CBD) of Nanjing, Xinjiekou endlessly pumps life into the city’s economy, and acts as, not only the CBD, but also an important area for political and governmental exchange, as well as entertainment. As many...

Flight Attendants; Purses to Automatic & Shop Check

A Chinese-UK couple, who met in university, have succeeded in their dream of building a Boeing 737 flight simulator here in Nanjing. Now they just have to sell it to the Chinese airlines. At least it’s cheap, sort of. For...

What’s in a Name? The Big Bear Cat, aka Panda

In China, the panda is known today as "daxiaongmao" (大熊猫) which literally translates as "big bear cat". In English, it is the giant panda bear. However, when looking closely at the Chinese name, one would be forgiven for questioning...

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China’s Brain Banks Need Donors as Human Tissue Reveals Dementia Clues

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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