“If you don’t go to the gym in March, you will cry in April” is a modern Chinese expression adapted from a famous compilation of Han dynasty poetry. So it has come to be that Nanjing’s fitness centres are...
In a terribly British way, right down to the red, white and blue bunting, it was a time of reflection at the British School of Nanjing Friday, as the official opening of the school's new campus took place, marking...
On Tuesday this week, Google’s Artificial Intelligence program AlphaGo completed a feat many thought would be safe for decades into the future; it beat human Go champion Lee Sedol in the complex, centuries-old game of strategy and won a...
As the world marked the observance of International Women’s Day yesterday with women’s rights issues topping the agenda for many, women in Nanjing exercised their very own rights of another kind to the full, namely to shop until they...
80 year-old Wu Xin’an showed off a colour-glazed glass Jasmine flower made solely by himself; the delicate buds peaking through the transparent glass amazed the crowds. Wu Xin’an has devoted his life to the production of glassware since he...
When Valentine’s Day met The First Day Back to Work after the 7-day Chinese New Year Holiday, the Nanjing Commerce Bureau found the romantic pairing to be worth a doting ¥2.38 billion yuan during the holiday, up 9.6 percent...
With Chinese New Year just a week away, people are on the move. As anyone who has witnessed the ghost town that is Nanjing for this week long holiday will testify, approximately two thirds of the population of Nanjing,...
