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Artworks by Suzhou embroidery master to participate the Milan Expo

The "Impression – Zhen’s Artworks" exhibition, centering on modern embroidery artworks by Zhu Shouzhen, kicked off at Jiangsu Arts and Crafts Museum in Nanjing. Nearly 100 pieces of original works and embroidery painting papers by Suzhou’s embroidery master Zhu...

NJ to LA; New Flight Connection Opens Today

Despite the raging storms and floods, Nanjing’s Lukou airport today celebrates the opening of a new route with the first direct flight between the Southern capital and Los Angeles, expanding Nanjing’s aerial connections by one exciting destination. ...

Traditional pedicure technique – intangible cultural heritage in Yangzhou

The pedicure technique in Yangzhou is a traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment method. The pedicurist can diagnose foot diseases through asking, observing and touching, and trim and cure the foot by use of professional tools, pedicure techniques and...

“Catfish king” caught in Yangzhou

A 1.2-meter long catfish with a weight of 15.5kg was caught by a fisherman surnamed Hua in Hanjiang District of Yangzhou on June 22. He found this big catfish on his net when he fished as usual. This fish was...

Wedding Site Exploits Child Trafficking for Marketing Stunt

In a shocking marketing ploy a marriage dating website has high-jacked the serious issue of child trafficking as a publicity stunt. Over the past few days, our WeChat Moments have once again witnessed a message go viral as it...

70-year-old receives ‘human head parcel’

A few days ago, an old man Ding in Gaoyou city of Yangzhou received a parcel. He opened it and found a human head inside. Ding was so scared that he collapsed to the ground, and called the police...

War on Disposable Chopsticks; For a Greener China

Are non-reusable chopsticks a thing of the past? In its latest initiative to make China more green, the government is proposing to pass a new regulation which would see the wasteful eating instruments outlawed. If the plan goes through,...

2-meter-long snake spotted in Xuzhou restaurant

Xuzhou police station received an alarm saying that a 2-meter-long snake was spotted in a restaurant opposite the Guangshan driving school on Sanhuan East Road, in Jiangsu, May 25. The boss of the restaurant said that the thickest part of...

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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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