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“Love Hotels” out, “E-sport Hotels” in, this Valentine’s Day

Young couples don’t go to "love hotels" on Valentines Day anymore. In fact, they pretty much don’t go anywhere now, because the youth of China are increasingly checking in as singles. To play e-sports. But they might take their...

Free Entry to Tourist Attractions in Jiangsu this Chinese New Year

There’s a lot of money to be saved on a family day out or 3 this Chinese New Year, as a slew of tourist attractions and scenic areas across Jiangsu Province will have their entry barriers raised for the...

Xuzhou; Athens of the Orient & Powerhouse of the North

Regarded by some as the “Athens of the Orient” on account of its profound historical heritage and numerous historical sites, Xuzhou is today an important communications hub and a node city in China’s Belt and Road Initiative. 徐州因其深厚的历史遗产和众多的历史遗迹被一些人视为“东方的雅典”,如今是中国“一带一路”倡议的重要交通枢纽和节点城市。 Surrounded by mountains on...

Changzhou; From Cotton to Rejuvenation, but Watch out for Dinosaurs

As a relatively young city compared to many others, Changzhou dates back only a little more than 2,000 years, to the beginning of the Qin Dynasty. Historical records put a date for the first settlement in the area at 221 BCE. 与其他许多城市相比,常州是一个相对年轻的城市,其历史仅为2000多年,即秦朝初期。...

Zhenjiang; a Former Capital, a Pulitzer Prize and… Spectacles!

Zhenjiang is Jiangsu’s smallest city jurisdiction, at just 3,840 square kilometres. But size is no measure of quality; Zhenjiang was in fact capital of Jiangsu Province between 1928 and 1949, when Nanjing served as the capital of the Republic of China. 镇江是江苏最小的城市辖区,面积只有3840平方公里。...

Nanjing’s 2022 in Review; COVID, Sport, Heatwave, Fire & Flying

Saying goodbye to 2022 in Nanjing, and indeed in all of China, can be seen as being punctuated by the dramatic turn in the fortunes dealt our way by the year’s final weeks. It's a turnaround begging reflection, perhaps...
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