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Voluntary efforts continue to defy Massacre intent

Built in 1985, extended and renovated in 1995 and occupying some 28,000 square metres, the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall is a sprawling edifice of a museum that is impressive by anyone's standards. Nevertheless, the Memorial and all that it...

Lu Chuan’s journey to Hell

In the 75 years since the Nanjing Massacre there have been many attempts to document and tell its tale via the creative medium of motion picture making. Some were pure propaganda, others naive and some downright trite. One stands...

Focus on Nanjing Massacre: Iris Chang

Iris Chang was born in Princeton, New Jersey, USA, to parents who had emigrated from China. Author of the 1997 blockbuster "The Rape of Nanking", Iris came to be greatly in demand as a speaker and interviewee, known for...

Air raid sirens to wake Nanjing to Massacre’s 75th anniversary

The 13th December, 2012, shall mark 75 years since the Japanese army entered Nanjing at the start of the unfolding of one of humanity's greatest atrocities. This year, as every year, air raid sirens across Nanjing shall once again...

Nanjing at centre of new night-time view of Earth

Scientists have unveiled an unprecedented new look at our planet at night, while attending the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco that took place over the last few days. "For all the reasons that we need to see...

Vulture sweetly sidesteps transparency obligation

A small town in Jiangsu province has displayed an adorable example of sidestepping through its utilization of a headhunting firm to fill positions in local government. It would be pretty surprising in any country to answer the phone to...

Second working group forges stronger Sino-Italian ties

On November 9th 2012 the second edition of

147 break in Wuxi Classic finale

It is not often that a snooker match audience has the joy of witnessing the commonly considered maximum 147 break*. Even more rare is it occurring in a major tournament, while for it to happen in the final...

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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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