Zu Chongzhi (祖冲之) had a thing for circles. In fact, he knew his way around an ellipse better possibly than gravity itself.
祖冲之（祖冲之）对圈子情有好。 事实上，他可能比重力本身更了解椭圆。
Such was the extent of Zu’s influence, this Great Nanjinger had parks, roads and schools named after...
They call it “herbal medicine”. And in this house, this week, it’s everywhere.
I call it “horrible medicine”. But I actually quite like it.
It smells of fragrant-soil and it tastes like fragrant-soil-with-brown-sugar.
Apparently, it has an English name; Isatis Tinctoria....
Nanjing’s Deji Plaza is China’s number 2 mall in terms of annual income. No wonder the seventh floor of phase 2 has become pretty much the place to be seen these days when it comes to top-notch dining.
Standards therefore,...
Foreign supermarkets in Nanjing were in the past aplenty, but international acquisitions and the shift to online/delivery curtailed their presence heavily. Yet, chances are that, wherever you live in Nanjing, you are but a short taxi ride from a...
"After drinking my local tea, you won’t be able to walk in a straight line.”
That’s how I was introduced to this tea. It was a generous, proud young friend that set the challenge.
By “local”, she meant Guizhou. I was...
Quite a few alert readers are likely already frequenting this boudoir of delights that has seen branches pop up all over Nanjing in the last couple of years, often nearby the gates of universities inside metro stations, beside larger...
Suguo is the "shop-on-every-corner" retail chain which is, by and large, a lifeline for Nanjing residents, keeping the overwhelming majority of the local populace fed, dressed, charged, and well, pretty much, just alive in general.
Suguo comes in many shapes...
It’s pomelo season in Jiangnan. That pleases me.
Even if you don’t know its (obscure) English name, you know the fruit. It hangs, moon-like, from trees in parks and campuses everywhere. You can eat the windfalls, but they’re a little...
