The Nanjing Inferno race for charity is back on! You have been invited to take part in one of the most exciting public events of the year. Taken from a part of a book written by...
Every tea region in China has seen good times and bad times. Lost decades are not unusual in this business. The tea fields of Xinyang City (信阳市) in Guangshan County (光山县), Henan, are no exception.
One dynasty was particularly unkind....
Affable Canadian Shaun Hanna is one crafty fella. Over a year ago, toying with the idea of opening a pizza shop in Nanjing, he figured what better way to acquire the necessary knowledge than to write his thesis on...
Que sera sera, whatever will be will be, the world is not ours to see, que sera sera! This lovely classic was the inspiration for the name of owner Frank Cheung’s French fusion fine dining restaurant. Que Sera Sera...
There comes a day when every expat in Nanjing decides they are finally brave enough to try street food. Amongst the plethora of dumplings, rice, and noodles, an intrepid (and hungry) adventurer may discover Xinjiang meat...
When we think of bombs falling on our city, we usually imagine them coming from far away, perhaps from an enemy country. We rarely imagine them from just down the road. Yet, that is the first...
There’s an English word that begins with “b”. It literally means “female dog”. Don’t pretend you don’t know it.
The word has retained its full force during the many years since I first learnt it, while other “b” words, such...
If you have ever watched Miami Ink on the TLC channel or YouTube, then you will know what to expect from China Ink. On a par with the Miami Beach parlour, services (and studio design) at China Ink are...
