Reviews

Sisters United; W5MEN

The lady next to me gasped when an unexpected screech burst from one of the dancers. The woman in front frantically snapped the camera button on her phone, then there rippled all around the sound of shutters and whispers....

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...

Nanjing Icon Revamped; Jin’s Café

Recently closed between March and August, Jin’s Café in the Jinling Hotel has once again opened the doors to its daily lunch and dinner buffet, something that is regarded by many as a Nanjing institution. With...

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...

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

Shiseido Sues Aldi over a ¥24.9 Primer that Resembles Its ¥540 Rival

Shiseido has sued Aldi China, the product's manufacturer and an Aldi Shanghai store operator over unfair competition, arguing that...

Forty Tables Became Twenty; Then the Bookings Stopped

Susu has sold wedding banquets at one of the biggest hotels in her small town in northern China for...

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