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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...

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...

En Space; En Vogue

Wrongly or rightly, the quality of a dining experience is about so much more than just food. That Shanghai owned En Space has guanxi sufficient to secure themselves a location that sits into the spectacular setting...

The Uncle Pizza; Chow Down

Business is booming at this new little pizza shop in Gulou. It is not only the very reasonable pricing that makes The Uncle Pizza so successful, it’s also hands down in for the competition of the best slice in...

Japanese Cuisine by Day; Pub by Night

A longer term trend has seen Nanjing play host to a steady growth of Japanese joints scattered about the city. What Dason Bistro has done right has been to include an impressive selection of Japanese delights...

Selección Española; I Ham Bowled Over

Good Spanish restaurants are the kind of thing you have to go to Shanghai for (or Spain). Not to mention forking out an arm and leg. But Nanjing, quite remarkably, has its own treasure, and an affordable one. It’s...

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China Creates an X-Class of Train Numbers for Services above 350KM/H

China is giving its fastest trains a letter of their own. A new X prefix, read xīn (新, "new"),...

China’s Brain Banks Need Donors as Human Tissue Reveals Dementia Clues

China’s human brain banks are still struggling to attract donors more than a decade after the first facilities opened,...

Car-Bed Campers Turn Hotel Car Parks into Free Showers and Toilets

Chinese road trippers are swapping hotel rooms for the back seats of their own cars, folding them flat into...

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