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Shawn Li

Once-Virtually-Extinct Porpoise to Receive Underwater Protection

On 28 October, Nanjing authorities announced that an intelligent monitoring system, including underwater acoustics, will be established in the Nanjing Yangtze Finless Porpoise Provincial Nature Reserve. The-one-of-a kind porpoise, known as "baiji" in Chinese, was brought to the verge of...

Ugly School Uniforms; Which Nanjing School Takes the Crown?

School uniforms have always been a nightmare that Chinese students cannot escape, for pretty much just one reason; they’re ugly. Not surprising therefore, does the local topic of conversation often get steered toward debating which school should take the...

Practical Tips to Fight Six Internet Safety Traps in China

In today's society, it can be said that cybersecurity is closely related to every citizen. Nowadays, a mobile phone can make the road congestion situation clear at a glance, and you can buy pretty much everything without leaving your...

From Kerosene to LED; 70 Years of Lighting up Nanjing’s Streets

Alert readers will have picked up on the fact that China today celebrates her 70th birthday. Authorities up and down the land, in every field of public service, have been clambering over each other to be seen to be...

Stress-Release House in Nanjing Combats China-Youth Anxiety

Smash bowls, dishes and beer bottles; have a big pillow fight! A “Stress-Release House” and “Venting Room” in Nanjing has made the headlines after attracting a large number of young people and students who, presumably, feel in need of...

Smart Gyms Point the Way for Future Fitness

Fitness is in, as you may have noticed. But its future is smart. Just as well, since there is quite a lot of Chinese people, and they increasingly have very little time for fitness in their busy lives. This 8...

Incapable Chinese Youth Drive Demand for Garbage “Kuaidi”

In a community in Qixia District, Nanjing, “kuaidi” (courier), Jiao Yuwei, called a customer; “Ms. Zhou, you have made an appointment for online garbage collection. I have already arrived. If you are at home right now, I will come...

Nanjing’s Districts in the Eyes of Locals

Nanjing may be described as a mild and inclusive city, where local people are known for their calm nature. But still waters run deep for this city, where chasms divide the people of Nanjing’s various districts, who have over...

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