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101 on Nanjing North Railway Station; All You Need to Know

Nanjing is now officially set to have three high-speed railway stations by the time this decade is out, with the go ahead being given for another gigantic rail hub, one strategically placed to compliment the two already operating in...

How Many Cars are in Nanjing? And How Many are Electric?

Sitting in seemingly endless traffic in Nanjing, it’s easy to wonder as to exactly how many cars there are in Nanjing. That has always been a bit of a mystery, until now, as the new year has brought with...

Cop is “Best Man” as Bride Injured in Wedding Party Car Crash

Weddings are chock full of ceremony and duty. Particularly for the best man. It could be booking the hotel rooms or finding an additional supply of champagne glasses. Or as a local cop found out recently, taking the bride to...

Nanjing 2022 GDP up but not a Lot; Guangdong still Trumps Jiangsu

With the new years behind us, it’s time to assess our financial performances during 2022. The City of Nanjing has just managed to beat a growth of 2 percent, while Jiangsu is now snapping at the heels of Guangdong...

Gold Rabbit Rush! Shoppers Hustle for AU Despite World Price

Sales of gold are up in Nanjing this Chinese New Year, by quite a large margin, and the desire for lucky-gold bunnies seems to not to be tainted by present prices for the precious metal. 今年农历新年,南京的黄金销量大幅增长,而人们对幸运金兔的渴望似乎并没有受到当前贵金属价格的影响。 This Spring Festival, offline sales...

-15.6 Degrees! For Some, Yesterday was Coldest Day for 46 Years

China’s year of the rabbit is only a few days old, but already records are being set in our very own Jiangsu Province as to the chill index being experienced by many. 中国的兔年才过去几天,但我们江苏省的许多人所经历的寒冷指数已经创下了记录。 According to statistics released by Jiangsu Meteorology, between...

Online Booking Needed for Fuzimiao Lantern Festival and Laomendong

Thinking of heading out to see the Chinese-New-Year lights and lanterns at Confucius Temple or Laomendong? Advance reservations are now necessary, as authorities attempt to keep both numbers and COVID at bay. 想去夫子庙或老门洞看新年灯笼吗?现在需要提前预订,因为当局试图控制人数和新冠疫情。 It’s been a crazy time of year since...

Nucleic Acid Testing Booths Repurposed as Chinese New Year Market

Noticed a change in the urban landscape? Not additions thereto, but rather the absence of structures which were, until recently, a disconcerting reminder of COVID. That's right, those nucleic-acid testing points. 注意到城市景观的变化了吗?不是增加,而是缺乏结构,直到最近,这些结构仍然令人不安地提醒人们注意新冠病毒。没错,就是那些核酸检测点。 Assuming one testing booth for every 5,000 people, China...

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China has 300 million smokers, nearly a third of the world's total. The imbalance between the sexes is stark:...

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