Nanjing News

The summer holiday season is upon us. While this year at least, there is the opportunity for travel to almost every part of China, Nanjing still affords plenty of ideas for days out. Herein The Nanjinger’s top ten recommendations...

When a mighty Chinese rocket launched earlier today, the three astronauts aboard had many tasks ahead. Among them, while they spend 3 months in space, is delivering data for experiments developed by students and professors in Nanjing. China’s Shenzhou 12...

A Nanjing policeman became something of a hero in the past few days, helping to save the life of a young boy by carrying him in his arms and sprinting at full pelt to a nearby hospital in the...

Nanjingers certainly like a bargain. And it’s no secret; the little radishes are well known for their frugality all over the country. But now it’s official; turns out they like the cheap stuff more than anyone else in all...

Just as millions have sat the University Entrance Examination, so too others have recently graduated. For some Nanjing students wearing camouflage, this has entailed real-life, live-fire exercises with some of the country’s most sophisticated weaponry. They’re called the Red Arrows....

Many people flock to Sanya for not just the beaches, but also the duty free shop. Well, Nanjing now has its own too. But is the 1960s Rolls Royce on display just inside the front door the most interesting...

Well, maybe not Jiangsu, but perhaps Nanjing. Forgive us; the rhyme was too irresistible. Nevertheless, recent local efforts at sprucing up those most essential of public facilities are worthy of mention. And a paper published 2 years ago today...

Summer has officially begun in Nanjing and now, so has the rainy season. That can only mean one thing. Mosquitos! And anyone who’s spent a summer in Nanjing before (last year, perhaps?!) knows mozzies are a serious business. “Physical mosquito...