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...

Lianyungang City in northeastern Jiangsu derives its name from Lian Dao, the largest island in Jiangsu, and Yuntai Mountain, the highest in the province. 江苏东北部的连云港市得名于江苏最大的岛屿连岛和全省最高的云台山。 The former is remarkable, the latter less so, for it being eclipsed by the home to...

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。...

China’s propensity for surveillance has become infamous worldwide. On the country’s roads in particular. Now, in addition to cameras tracking drivers’ every move at intersections, Jiangsu police have unleashed a new anti-crime weapon, one that flies and shouts. It was...

Wishing for winter? With the heatwave set to continue, many in east China are dreaming of December. But don’t forget the role that humidity has to play; that oppressive damp has the power to make us feel both hotter...

Tornados may be most commonly associated with the USA, but recent events are bringing to light the fact that here in Jiangsu, we live in another of the world’s hotspots for cyclones. A look at the historical record also...