It’s the time of year when Nanjing gets ready to welcome musicians from all over the world, for the now-legendary Nanjing International Jazz Festival, to be held from 11 to 24 October, in Nanjing and a host of other...

Nanjing is now home to the largest population of pandas in Jiangsu Province, as a local safari park gets set to open to the public its new enclosure for China’s national treasure. “No one can say no to you, Panda!”,...

As the last of those injured in the bus crash in Laos 1 week ago that claimed the lives of 13 Chinese nationals return to Nanjing, safety concerns when traveling in less-developed countries across Southeast Asia are back in...

Nanjing may be described as a mild and inclusive city, where local people are known for their calm nature. But still waters run deep for this city, where chasms divide the people of Nanjing’s various districts, who have over...

The last few days’ Dragon Boat Festival has not been friendly to all, as this year it has coincided with the much dreaded University Entrance Examination, known in Chinese as the “Gaokao”. Each year, the exam becomes a talking...

I.M. Pei, the Chinese-American architect, passed away on 16 May, at the age of 102. His loss is felt all over the world, but particularly here in the Yangtze River Delta part of China. While Pei was born in Guangzhou,...