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World’s longest trolley without trolley poles runs in Huai’an

The world’s longest trolley without trolley poles recently went into service in Huai'an. Passengers in the trolley can enjoy high-quality communication network services as the 2G, 3G and 4G signals from three main communication network providers, namely China Mobile, China...

Qinhuai Showcase Touches the Intangible

80 year-old Wu Xin’an showed off a colour-glazed glass Jasmine flower made solely by himself; the delicate buds peaking through the transparent glass amazed the crowds. Wu Xin’an has devoted his life to the production of glassware since he...

Rumours Fan Flames of a Return for H7N9 “Bird Flu”

China is gearing up for its first public health crisis of 2016, and it’s neither bird, pig nor human; more a combination of the three. Large numbers of people in Jiangsu are coming down with the...

Hey Big Spender!

When Valentine’s Day met The First Day Back to Work after the 7-day Chinese New Year Holiday, the Nanjing Commerce Bureau found the romantic pairing to be worth a doting ¥2.38 billion yuan during the holiday, up 9.6 percent...

Big Chicken to Big Data; Sizing Up the Tastes of Chinese New Year

The ability to know what a Nanjinger is having for breakfast is “the greatest source of power of the 21 century”, the CEO of review site Dianping has claimed. Zhang Tao was in part referring to his site’s “Taste of...

Math Evacuation; Exodus 20:16 in Numbers

With Chinese New Year just a week away, people are on the move. As anyone who has witnessed the ghost town that is Nanjing for this week long holiday will testify, approximately two thirds of the population of Nanjing,...

Reading Culture Next Big Thing; Power to Women!

Not so long ago, the word “harmony” was inescapable in China. More recently however, the simultaneous musical notes intended to unify a nation have been oddly quiet. Now that the orchestra has left the building, who...

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Car-Bed Campers Turn Hotel Car Parks into Free Showers and Toilets

Chinese road trippers are swapping hotel rooms for the back seats of their own cars, folding them flat into...

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...

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