Steeped in history, Beijing East and West Roads have since 1949 been home to the city’s most important government bodies and military bases. Considered to be the centre of Nanjing, sits the splendid Nanjing City People’s Municipal Government, located...
Teachers in a Jiangsu town practice being a Teacher Mum, a phrase that has been coined to a number of teachers who have taken on an additional more nurturing role for the children who are “left-behind”.
江苏一个小镇的教师正在实践“教师妈妈”这个词，这个词是指一些为“留守”孩子承担更多抚养角色的教师。
After China opened...
It was 17:19 on a Friday evening and my train was departing Nanjing South Railway Station, headed for Shanghai. The seat next to me remained empty, so for the time being, I placed my magazine and bottle of water...
Early morning China is when you see it the most: Tai Qi, Qi Gong, badminton, swimming, square dancing and more. Before the young'uns roll out of bed, their parents and grandparents have already spent 1 to 2 hours outside...
Earlier in 2018, Sammi Zhao, a returnee and a holder of Australian permanent residence, slurped her drink and thudded the tall glass on a table at The Loop, a favourite hangout spot in Nanjing. Complaining about “the hell” she...
The world’s first cat cafe, Cats’ Garden, was opened to the public in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1998.
世界上第一家猫咖啡馆“猫花园”于 1998 年在台湾台北向公众开放。
The concept soon gained international attention and blossomed in Japan, where a dense population in urban areas huddles in the...
Webster defines holiday as “a day on which one is exempted from work”. Academic rigour should only be to be taken with a grain of salt in a country where all rules are flexible, if you have the right...
This is not the first time I have visited the Grand Courtyard to Gan in Xinanli, a crossroad north of Sanshanjie metro station. On a balmy weekends nearly 20 years ago, way before Line 1 thundered beneath Nanjing for...
