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A Legend Reopens; Bluer Skies Ahead for Redefined Nanjing 1912

Nanjing’s long-renowned centre for hedonism is seeking to shake off its questionable upbringing, with recent moves to encourage drinking and dining options that are more of the family-friendly variety. As such, staple of the expat community in Nanjing, Blue...

2019 University Rankings; How Does Nanjing Fare?

Highly-influential university consulting company, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), based in London, has recently released its 2019 rankings for universities all over the globe, including China. Those studying in Nanjing will be pleased to know that their city’s universities occupy 10...

International Short Video Competition Seeks Nanjing Entries

Preliminary city entries are now being sought into the international short video competition “Foreigners on China”. Those who enter are in the running for a cash prize of US$5,000 (¥34,000) an all expenses paid trip to Beijing, recognition, introductions...

First Yangtze Nanjing Contemporary Art Fair Opens

Today saw the grand opening of the Yangtze Nanjing Contemporary Art Fair, which is being held at the Nanjing International Exhibition Centre over the next 4 days. Covering an exhibition area of over 12,000 square meters, the fair is showcasing...

Blues Legend Zhang Ling to Sweep through Nanjing on 13 October

Nanjing is in for a treat on 13 October, as Beijing-based Blues legend Zhang Ling comes to the city to perform at The Purple Mountain (TPM) drama space. China's rock legend Cui Jian once said, "I have always doubted whether...

International Children’s Music Festival Comes to Nanjing

Kids of Nanjing, get set to rock! The much anticipated Hand in Hand International Children’s Music Festival is coming to Nanjing. Hand in Hand was founded by American journalist Rebecca Kanthor and her husband Liu Jian,  a Chinese musician and...

Nanjing Student Fined 10k for Selling Faster Broadband on Campus

Dissatisfied with his vocational college’s slow Internet and the campus night-time disconnection of the network, one student, Yan Xindi, decided he had had enough and purchased a broadband account on Chinese major online shopping platform, Taobao. He then sold...

Yangtze Nanjing Contemporary Art Fair Begins in October

To be held from 11 to 14 October, the Yangtze Contemporary Art Fair will be a professional and high-quality art fair held in Nanjing in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere promoting in-depth communication between collectors and galleries.  The Fair also...

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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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