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Colour Photos Emerge of Nanjing Massacre Intl. Safety Zone

With the 10th National Memorial Day for victims of the Nanjing Massacre upcoming, on 13 December, so annual attention turns to the atrocities in Nanjing of 1937, this year being marked by the release of newly-discovered evidence thereof. 12 月...

¥0.5 Billion Fine Builds Finless Porpoise Protection Centre

Nanjing’s finless porpoises have been much in the news of late; their numbers on a steady rise and them featured extensively in last week’s Yangtze Culture Forum held in our own fine City. But bizarrely, they also have to...

What’s the Inside of Nanjing North Station Like? Green & Clean!

Improving passenger experience and addressing current flaws in station design are the key takeaways from plans for Nanjing North Railway Station just released. But delays are pressuring the delivery of that set to be the largest railway station north...

Ban on Food Beauty Lamps; Look up when Buying Vegetables!

Set to soon enter effect are new measures aiming to curb the use of so called “fresh food lamps”, also known as “beauty lamps” at vegetable markets nationwide, while the public are also being called upon to do their...

Then & Now; China’s Tallest Building, the Jinling after 40 Years

Guests checking into the Jinling Hotel in Nanjing these days will notice the 40th anniversary badge imprinted on the card that holds their room key. Some may not, however, be aware that in 1983, this was the tallest building...

Back after 4 Years! Marathon Drives Fitness Craze in Nanjing

Marathons are now all over the event calendar, all over China, proving that life has returned to normal. But they are too a bellwether for urban development and in Nanjing, the city’s Marathon also underscores a public’s commitment to...

Woman Bathes Naked for all to See; Hotel’s Bamboo Curtain a Joke

Hotels pursuing aesthetics over guests’ privacy is the issue hitting the headlines at present in Nanjing and elsewhere, as stories emerge of the psychological trauma experienced by some, if not many, after realising their nudity had been on show...

Darn Tourists Cause Permanent Damage to Nanjing Cultural Relic

Nanjing citizens are outraged after a recent incident in which an icon of our city on Purple Mountain dating from the Ming Dynasty was left scarred, most likely for life. Tourists visiting Nanjing are thought to be the culprits. 南京市民对最近发生的一起事件感到愤怒,事件中紫金山上一座明朝的城市标志被留下了伤痕累累,很可能是终生的。来南京旅游的游客被认为是罪魁祸首。 It...

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Shanghai’s Railway Map Shifts East; Cross City to Hongqiao soon but a Memory

For years, Shanghai’s high-speed rail map has pulled passengers towards Hongqiao. That balance is beginning to change. New stations...

Shiseido Sues Aldi over a ¥24.9 Primer that Resembles Its ¥540 Rival

Shiseido has sued Aldi China, the product's manufacturer and an Aldi Shanghai store operator over unfair competition, arguing that...

Forty Tables Became Twenty; Then the Bookings Stopped

Susu has sold wedding banquets at one of the biggest hotels in her small town in northern China for...

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