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And I Would Ride 5,000 Miles

Most parents say they would go to the ends of the earth for their children, but not so many have the courage and means to follow through with that promise. Yet, this past weekend one mother departed Nanjing on...

Graduation Season, a.k.a. Pink Hair Day

Graduation season is upon us, and that means there is a mix of feelings in the air at high schools all over China. Many are cramming for the dreaded “Gaokao”, while others celebrate their final month in style.  毕业季即將來臨,这意味着中国各地的高中都瀰漫著混合的心情。 许多人正在为可怕的“Gaokao”填鸭式学习,而其他人则以时尚的方式庆祝他们的最后一个月。 To...

Rotarians During Nanjing Massacre Honoured at John Rabe House

Last week saw the unveiling a new display at the John Rabe House in Nanjing, profiling two local Rotary Club members and their contribution to the International Safety Zone, as well as the people of Nanjing, following the initiation...

Allergic Reactions to Catkins in Nanjing Near Epidemic Levels

Sneezing, runny nose, cough, tightness of chest, itchy eyes and ears, itchy skin... Do you have such symptoms? Take comfort in knowing you far from alone, as that akin to snowfall which is in fact the catkins of Nanjing’s...

Contemporary Art in Nanjing Sidelined by Focus on Museums

The past weekend saw International Museum Day take place, with Nanjing jumping on the bandwagon by flinging open the doors of many museums for free entry and staging a multitude of museum-oriented events. Yet, is a virtual obsession by...

Multi Olympic Gold Medalist Stops by BSN for Impromptu Training

With many of the biggest names in sport in Nanjing for tomorrow’s IAAF World Challenge event, a few took time out yesterday to spend with students at The British School of Nanjing (BSN), putting them though their paces in...

Yangtze River Delta Mourns Passing of Architect I.M. Pei at 102

I.M. Pei, the Chinese-American architect, passed away on 16 May, at the age of 102. His loss is felt all over the world, but particularly here in the Yangtze River Delta part of China. While Pei was born in Guangzhou,...

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Iranians in China become more Visible than Countable

These things often start, not with a statistic, but with a voice; Persian heard in a lift, a WeChat...

Why Chinese Men Can’t Quit; Smoking, Face and the State

China has 300 million smokers, nearly a third of the world's total. The imbalance between the sexes is stark:...

US Dept of Justice Says Nanjing Firm Hacked NASA, Senate & More

A sharp new cyber case has put a Nanjing company at the centre of a much wider political row....

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