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Where there’s Muck there’s Money! Public Toilets 100% Reimagined

Hardly once polite talk around the dinner table, the subject of using a public toilet has recently become just that, thanks to a remarkable innovation out of Chengdu which has made a discussion as to answering nature’s call around...

Would You Eat an Unborn Chicken Fetus?

Evocative for many of childhood memories, street food is perhaps at its very heart a comfort. Deep down, we know the chances are it’s phenomenally bad for us, but tough times call for tough decisions. These are the moments...

Beyond the Plate; Top Tips for Nanjing Street Food

The night hums in Nanjing like a half-rememberedmelody; familiar, chaotic, irresistible. Skewers sizzle on open flames, sending curls of cumin- laced smoke into the air. The clang of frying woks punctuates the dusk like percussion, each metallic hit followed by...

Chinese Opera Demystified (3) Costumes; A Visual Symphony of Tradition

Unlike costumes in Western operas, those in Chinese Opera are highly symbolic, hinting at the personality, social status and even the destiny of the operatic characters, characterised by their colours; both bold and subtle; their shimmering hairpieces and those...

Give Us Our Daily Bread; The Bare Essentials Baked to Perfection

You are reading this in English. I can therefore assume that, unless you have some aversion to carbs, you have found your solution to the problem of bread.Personally, I have a bread maker from Midea which cost less than...

Money Talks (xviii); Understanding Financial Wellness

We often hear about physical wellness and mental wellness. If you’re thinking financial wellness simply means having a lot of money, think again. The concept is more comprehensive and subtle than that. Financial wellness is about creating a healthy economic...

The Building of Nanjing (35); Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum

He dreamed of a strong, unified and democratic China, in death creating an everlasting symbol of China’s transition from empire to republic. Today, the Sun Yat-sen mausoleum remains a must see for both Chinese and international visitors to Nanjing. The...

The Bard! Street Food of Every Ailment Shall it Rid Thee

Those of us called to teach are anything but stereotypes. We teachers are all strong, independent, free-thinking and unique in our approach to life; and the fact that we can be easily categorised, branded, classified, catalogued and labelled not...

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Tasty Solutions on the Menu at Shanghai Climate Week

Shanghai Climate Week coincides with Earth Day and highlights China's dual-carbon commitments. And while its object as also a...

Why is the Shanghai Government Sniffing around Our Back Yard? 

Shanghai-Nanjing Innovation Belt emerges, with Putuo District driving cross-regional collaboration to boost economic growth for 50+ million people Putuo officials...

Nanjing’s International Flights; All Change for Summer Schedule

April is rolling around, and with it comes a new schedule for flights in and out of Nanjing Lukou...

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