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Back after 4 Years! Marathon Drives Fitness Craze in Nanjing

Marathons are now all over the event calendar, all over China, proving that life has returned to normal. But they are too a bellwether for urban development and in Nanjing, the city’s Marathon also underscores a public’s commitment to...

Woman Bathes Naked for all to See; Hotel’s Bamboo Curtain a Joke

Hotels pursuing aesthetics over guests’ privacy is the issue hitting the headlines at present in Nanjing and elsewhere, as stories emerge of the psychological trauma experienced by some, if not many, after realising their nudity had been on show...

Darn Tourists Cause Permanent Damage to Nanjing Cultural Relic

Nanjing citizens are outraged after a recent incident in which an icon of our city on Purple Mountain dating from the Ming Dynasty was left scarred, most likely for life. Tourists visiting Nanjing are thought to be the culprits. It...

After Daughter’s Death, NJ’s “Fat Brother” Hero Gives Back; Food

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. For one young Nanjing man, that’s meant turning sacrifice, suffering and ultimately, tragedy, in the space of 2 short years, in to an instrument for the betterment of others who may have...

Nanjing Protection Plan to List Roads that will Never be Widened

Every so often in Nanjing, one ventures down a road not visited in some time, generating the reaction, “Wow, look, they widened the street”. The scene is more orderly with more space and less muddle. But a new plan...

Why Nanjing’s Zoo has COVID to Thank for Total 180 in Fortunes

When COVID descended upon us, it quickly looked like it was going to be curtains for our local Zoo. All income had been cut off overnight but the expenses of caring for their animals remained. Now, it’s basking in...

Robots Replace Old Ladies in Suguo Trying to Sell You Stuff

They used to prowl the fabric-conditioner aisle. And they were, frankly, terrifying. But now, they are kind of out of a job, or a hobby, or something. For technology has stepped in to attempt instead to vend us of,...

Your Next Bike is Hydrogen Powered; All You Need to Know

National regulations are about to enter effect in China with the aim of promoting the standardised and high-quality development of the hydrogen-bicycle industry. One way or the other, it’s the future of personal urban transport. Time to get up...
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1st Blind Teacher in Wuxi is Shanghai Fudan University Graduate

Jiangsu is on the cusp of having its very first blind teacher, thanks to the dedication of a student...

Nanjinger’s Illustrated Book Picked up by Top 5 Intl. Publisher

There cannot be many books, English books, illustrated by a Nanjinger and a young one at that, which have...

After the Fire; Nanjing & Elsewhere Clamp Down on E-bike Charging that Can Kill

Tragedies are not normally inevitable. They come out of nowhere. But when it comes to that of the deadly...
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