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YOG Opening Ceremony; Unmissable!

A second dress rehearsal for what will undoubtedly be the biggest and greatest show put on in China since Beijing in 2008 went off Tuesday night at Nanjing Olympic stadium with barely a hitch. Beneath a...

Absolute silence required during shooting & archery events

Spectators of Shooting and Archery events must remain silent during the events to allow athletes to perform. Any sound during the events may impact the athletes and ultimately interfere with the results. Spectators are requested to turn their mobile...

Policemen in Qinhuai district publish cool image posters

The posters of Qinhuai policemen for Nanjing Youth Olympic Games (YOG) made a debut on the wide outdoor screens in Nanjing’s downtown Xinjiekou area and Confucius Temple on Aug 6. The cool and handsome looks of policemen in the...

900 new energy buses for YOG all made in Nanjing

900 electric buses to serve the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games (YOG) have all been delivered and will be put into operation successively soon to ensure green travel during the YOG. Produced at BYD Auto’s and Nanjing Golden Dragon’s new...

Kissing contest celebrates Chinese Valentine’s Day in Nanjing

Couples participate in a kissing contest held in celebration of Chinese Valentine's Day at a department store in Nanjing, Saturday, August 2, 2014. They competed in various kissing poses to win the big prize from the store.

Juicy peaches wear “underwear”, price surges

A picture showing a box of juicy peaches wearing “underwear” has gone viral on the Weibo (Chinese equivalent of Twitter) recently. The idea came from an online fruit store in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province. The owner of the...

YOG virtual torch to relay in Nanjing via two routes

The online torch of the 2014 YOG had arrived in Nanjing after a round-the-world tour across 203 countries and regions on July 29 and attracted up to 70 million participants in the process. The virtual torch of the 2014...

Nanjing agency creates ‘haunted house’ database

The popular thriller The House that Never Dies has drawn attention to haunted houses. An agency in Nanjing therefore began to establish a “haunted house file” and has collected nearly 200 such houses so far. “We have established a...

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Car-Bed Campers Turn Hotel Car Parks into Free Showers and Toilets

Chinese road trippers are swapping hotel rooms for the back seats of their own cars, folding them flat into...

China’s Metro Map Grows by Almost 65km Ahead of National Day

China’s National Day holiday has arrived with three cities adding new metro links. Nanjing, Qingdao and Changchun have opened...

Shanghai’s Railway Map Shifts East; Cross City to Hongqiao soon but a Memory

For years, Shanghai’s high-speed rail map has pulled passengers towards Hongqiao. That balance is beginning to change. New stations...

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