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Local Reviews

App Puts Metro on Map

There has been a lot of Metro movement of late; the stations for line 4 are nearing completition, we are told the line is undergoing three months of testing as this very magazine is being printed, and even The...

Massage; A study in Self Analysis for China

Back in the day in China, people were “assigned” jobs, and they had little choice but to accept them with open arms. Bi Feiyu is an immigrant Nanjinger. Having studied Chinese literature at Yangzhou Normal University,...

You’re My Hopping Heuriger Hero!

The craft beer revolution in China continues, and the latest incarnation of the trend for us to enjoy has opens its doors along Xinjiekou’s Wang Fu Da Jie. With in excess of 200 bottled beers (disclaimer...

Café Elevated to Art

Used as we are in China to seeing fashions arrive from abroad to devour our attention, influencing and modifying our ways of living, it was not unexpected to witness the fascination for coffee and cafés turn from just a...

Introducing Your New Best Friend; Baopals

The trouble with being self taught in Chinese is there tend to be gaps (read “gaping holes that could swallow a star”) in the vernacular. In my case, one of them is reading comprehension, meaning, despite...

Dare to Bare @ TangSon Spa

My Chinese friends invited me to go to a Korean spa; seeing as I was given a free ticket I happily obliged. The experience was…invigorating to say the least! Paying at reception would have cost ¥128...

En Space; En Vogue

Wrongly or rightly, the quality of a dining experience is about so much more than just food. That Shanghai owned En Space has guanxi sufficient to secure themselves a location that sits into the spectacular setting...

The Uncle Pizza; Chow Down

Business is booming at this new little pizza shop in Gulou. It is not only the very reasonable pricing that makes The Uncle Pizza so successful, it’s also hands down in for the competition of the best slice in...
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Foreigners Coming to Nanjing Return to Near Pre-COVID Levels

Certainly it can be felt on the streets of Nanjing these days. Our city is once again “en vogue”...

Just how has Suzhou become a Hotbed for the Private Economy?

Suzhou’s GDP in the 1st quarter of this year topped half a trillion renminbi, a year-on-year growth of 7.9...

Nanjing-Melbourne Flight Marks 45 Years as Sister State Friends

Check in counters might be the oddest of places to hold an anniversary celebration for 45 years of ties...
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