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Nanjing Metro Fares to Go Up by 50-100 Percent

Well, not quite, but near enough. In its 13 and a half years of operation, prices for riding the Nanjing Metro have remained unchanged, making the daily commute, for many, more and more of a bargain. From 31 March, 2019,...

Nanjing Pukou Women’s Half Marathon Celebrates Fairer Sex

Sunday, 24 March, 2019, is to be a day dedicated to the contribution of women to the running world, with the taking place of the Nanjing Pukou Women’s Half Marathon. Running has always been a showcase of both mental and...

Agatha Christie Among Shows at 2019 Nanjing Drama Festival

The "Nanjing Drama Festival 2019" has got under way this month and will last until December, with more than 20 different Chinese and foreign dramas on show for Nanjing theatre lovers. An initiative of the Nanjing Poly Theatre, the Nanjing...

1-Day-Old Baby Deer Spotted At Jiangsu Nature Reserve

Last Thursday, 13 March, 2019, a 1-day-old baby deer was spotted at the Dafeng David’s Deer nature reserve some 300 kilometres east of Nanjing on the coast of Jiangsu in Dafeng, near to Yancheng City. The “four unlikenesses” of Dafeng...

No Hate Permitted Here; We are Lovers, Not Fighters!

China experiences some of the highest rates of cyber bullying in the world. As backlash to such a statistic, a new online group has come to the fore, one in which there are no haters and no negative comments. 中国是世界上网络欺凌率最高的国家之一。...

Night Owls and Youth Drawn to 24-hour Art Gallery in Nanjing

“Does Nanjing have any decent night life, other than bars and clubs?”, is an oft-asked question. Thankfully, discerning Nanjingers have a new choice for a late night hang-out; the “24 hours Art Gallery” located in the city’s western Hexi...

Nanjing’s 21st Century Villages, Himalaya Style

Many cities are defined by their lack of definition. As counter-intuitive as that may sound, it's actually quite simple. As the city undergoes expansion and its limits creep further outward, distinct populations, each with distinctive identities, are swallowed whole...

CaFe Chemistry is Missing Link at Nanjing University in Xianlin

A cafeteria named “Café More” in Nanjing University, Xianlin Campus, has recently gone viral on social media, and it all comes down to one basic scientific discipline; chemistry. In the periodic table of elements, “Ca” and “Fe” respectively stand for...

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China’s Metro Map Grows by Almost 65km Ahead of National Day

China’s National Day holiday has arrived with three cities adding new metro links. Nanjing, Qingdao and Changchun have opened...

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...

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