News from around Jiangsu Province in eastern China and its 13 cities therein; Nanjing, Wuxi, Xuzhou, Changzhou, Suzhou, Nantong, Lianyungang, Huai’an, Yancheng, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Taizhou and Suqian.
When you order, say, a pack of crisps from the UK, and we’d forgive you for doing so, chances are it came to China, along with literally millions of others just like it, on a container ship. Recent developments...
Getting between Suzhou in Jiangsu and Shanghai has always been a right pain. Sufficiently distant to warrant a train ride, the hassle of going to either Shanghai Railway Station or Hongqiao Station simply seems pointless for a 15 or...
Shocking images have emerged online in the past days showing a young boy physically abusing a peacock in a Jiangsu zoo before eventually being stopped by the attraction’s keepers. Hoards of onlookers felt it a photo-worthy moment.
过去几天,网上出现了令人震惊的图片,显示一名小男孩在江苏动物园内虐待一只孔雀,最终被该景点的饲养员制止。大批围观者认为这是一个值得拍照的时刻。
It was around...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Fans of Slender West Lake in Yangzhou will be delighted that the area's popular evening tour returns tonight, as a Chinese New Year holiday draw sure to bring the pleasure seekers. Just wrap up warm; it’s going to be...