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Josefa Meng

Pet Owners and Drunks May be Hit Hard by New Ride-Hailing Rules

Strict new regulations in the works for online ride hailing in Nanjing could see all pets banned from vehicles and require those who cannot take care of themselves to be accompanied. The measures, if promulgated, might well then be...

Date Space! The Price of Privacy for Quiet Moments Alone

Tired of shopping, waiting in line for dinner or a friend who is late? Just looking for some “we time” with your loved one? Now Nanjingers have the chance to buy a little personal privacy in so called “shared...

T Rex Fossil Discovery Underscores Celebrating Museum in Nanjing

Nanjing’s Museum of Paleontology is this month celebrating the 15th anniversary of the opening of its very first exhibition hall, an event which has extra significance given China’s recent discovery of the only Tyrannosaurus Rex (T Rex) fossil footprint...

China’s Safety Culture; Grounded in Myth, Fact or history?

Taboo, originally the native language of Tonga Island in the South Pacific Polynesia, has two meanings; 1. "sublime", "sacred" and "inviolable"; 2. "dangerous", "prohibited" and "untouchable." According to the second, only if people believe and abide can their...

Noodles Noodles, My Kingdom for a Bowl of Noodles

Continuing The Nanjinger’s series of classic local eateries, we present Xilaishun (西来顺), the Lanzhou beef noodle restaurant at the entrance of Nanjing University of Science and Technology that can be said to offer must-eat handmade noodles, given the more-or-less...

Nanjing & Jiangsu Girl Power Help China to Volleyball World Cup

Just prior to the National Day holiday, China was given further reason to celebrate her birthday, as the country once again walked away winner of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup, while two of the victorious team’s members,...

Ghost Markets Latest Attraction for China’s Sleepless Young

In the ghost market of Nanjing, there is only that which you would not dream of buying, and so too nothing that you cannot buy. Such is the attraction for many; young people who don’t spend time at bars, don’t play...

Nanjing Metro Line 2 “Holiday Stations” Reflect Festive Mood

With the Mid-Autumn Festival in our wake and but 12 days until the National Day holiday, the current "in joke" on the Chinese Internet is, "What to do for the next 2 weeks?". Unbeknown it may be, but in...

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