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Strange insects found in oriental plane in Changzhou

Recently, some people in Changzhou found strange insects on oriental plane trees on both sides of Changzhou’s Yanling Road. In fact, this is the experimental release by a research group of Changzhou Green Station. The group selected a total of...

“Mini ATM” in Yangzhou college campus

Two machines looking similar to the ATM machine appeared in the dormitory of Yangzhou Polytechnic College recently and many students have withdrawn money from them. According to Fan Dongmei from UnionPay's Yangzhou branch, the new machine is a self-service financial...

Nanjing Duck Blood Soup for Breakfast, Guangzhou Dim-Sum for Afternoon Tea

A new high-speed train route from Nanjing to Guangzhou opened yesterday, slashing travel time to 7 hours, along with another intercity line that can put Nanjingers in Nantong in less than 3 hours. As part of...

Secret Garden of Nanjing Reopens

The biggest private garden in Nanjing was forgotten for decades until this Labour Day, 1 May 2016, when over 8,000 visitors lined up to witness “the most beautiful garden in the legend”, Yu Yuan (愚园), come back to life....

Yangzhou Jianzhen Int’l Half Marathon kicks off

2016 Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon kicked off at the Marathon Park in Yangzhou on April 24. 35,000 runners from over 42 countries and regions participated in the race. African athletes swept men's and women’s championships. Ethiopia's Mosinet Geremew Bayih,...

A bite of Suzhou in spring

"Song Hua Tuan Zi" (a sweet snack made of glutinous rice and rock candy) is a traditional Suzhou snack that is commonly seen in rural households in Suzhou's Dongshan, Mudu and Hengjing at the end of spring and the...

Global Climbers to Crampon Up in Nanjing in May

As the vertical challenge continues to grow in popularity the world over, proof of its solidifying boom in Nanjing can be found in the city's hosting of the IFSC Climbing World Cup, Nanjing 2016, from 7-8 May. ...

Turning Sand into Art; No Beach Required

With the precious fleeting Spring weather coming to an end, the notorious heat of Nanjing is not so far away. Nothing says summer like sun, surf and of course, sand. Hold that thought of planning a...

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Baby on Board in High Speed Train Emergency Delivered by Urologist into Nanjing

Mid-journey between Shanghai and Nanjing, a routine high-speed train service turned into an improvised delivery room, when a lady...

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:...

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