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Two-Wheeled, Lifestyle Experience; Cycling Nanjing!

In a city that offers many healthy cycling choices for both seasoned athlete and weekend warrior to enjoy green scenery between visiting areas of significant historical heritage via the bike-friendly infrastructure, one of the most active and inclusive clubs...

Travelling the Silk Road in an Evening, on a Bike!

Wow! That’s the word South Korean journalist, Chaewon Woo, uses 124 times in her book, “Cycling the Silk Road; From Shanghai to London in 36 Weeks”. And not without good reason. An eye-opening and surprising read, Cycling the Silk Road...

Projectile Hurling; An Apology to My Neighbour

I’m going to stop doing it. And not only because the law has changed. I’m going to put this filthy habit to bed… if I can.  Like that petty criminal in that O. Henry story, I will reform. My vice is tea-leaf chucking.  I’ve...

A Ruler More Obsessed by Poetry than Politics; Li Yu

Li Yu (李煜) was the final ruler of the Southern Tang state whose greatest contribution was his introduction of the two-stanza form to Chinese poetry. And having his works reproduced in song by one of the most popular Asian singers...

Working out in Peace & Quiet; Gym Perfection!

If you are trying to get healthier and fitter, especially during the summer months (and more especially, after a recent event which kept most of us home), then you may be looking for a gym to join.  Maybe you are...

Enjoying the Craft Beer Festival (and 4 Mini Pub Crawls)

We don’t do too badly for craft beer in Nanjing. I’m not saying there couldn’t be improvements of course, but there is plenty out there if you know where to look. There is a decent annual summer beer festival,...

A Life of Public Service for Women; Pauline Woo Tsui

Pauline Woo Tsui was at her core an anti-discrimination activist who sought to correct the wrongs brought on the female sex in many theaters, from the USA to China. Pauline Woo Tsui的核心是一位反歧视活动家,她试图纠正从美国到中国的许多剧院中女性行为带来的错误。 Born in Nanjing on 2 October, 1920, Woo’s father...

Chasing the Black Dragon; Orientation by Oolong

I take the glass out of the fridge and sip on the dark, ice-cold liquid. The coldness is a comfort in this fast-tracked summer. And the flavour is transportational. It takes me back to Japan and my first brush with Asia;...

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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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