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Art Exhibition Review; Theology of Relationships

The White Cube; a sanctuary for the seasoned art snob. And everyone else? Well, a little bit uncomfortable to be honest. Fill it with colourful canvases, groovy Venezuelan music and a stack of paper for doodling and you get...

Lady Friendly Line 0

For whatever reason, there seems to be a food delivery bubble expanding nationwide. On top of existing incumbents such as Baidu Delivery, Meituan Delivery and ele.me (“Are you hungry”), along with your typical Pizzahut and KFC options, it’s becoming a...

Lady Friendly Line 0

For whatever reason, there seems to be a food delivery bubble expanding nationwide. On top of existing incumbents such as Baidu Delivery, Meituan Delivery and ele.me (“Are you hungry”), along with your typical Pizzahut and KFC options, it’s becoming a...

Mirage; Sophisticated Dining Comes to Olympic Centre Area

A fish forms part of the logo that also carries the slogan “New Fashion Seafood Cuisine”; odd then that there is very little marine life being served up in Mirage, a new western eatery not far from the Olympic...

Chai Pizzeria; Don’t Go Overboard with the Green Peppers

It’s the kind of place where the pretty young things hang on weekend evenings, playing liar dice while downing shots of beer, all the time their faces illuminated by smartphone glow. At Chai Pizzeria however, they have quality to...

Prandi Pizza

It is easy to be complacent about the options for western food delivery in Nanjing. The much applauded Sherpa’s in Shanghai, Beijing and Suzhou do not dare come near us (largely, I suspect, on account that many a local...

Nanjing Massacre Memorial; Hall 3

Spoiler; December in Nanjing brings with her the spectre of the anniversary of the Naniing Massacre, on the 13th. Newcomers to the city, lucky enough to be reading this in advance, can be forewarned of the ghostly cry of...

Tap Planet; the Biggest Selection of Beers on Tap in China!

Open barely a month but with already a stalwart of craft beer fans flocking in nightly, Tap Planet is just as its name implies; the biggest selection of beers on tap in China, or so co-owner Li (the Nanjing...

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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...

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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