The 2nd Nanjing International Music Festival will be held from April 30 to May 2 at Nanjing Green Expo Garden’s Binjiang Park. About 30 rock bands and artists from home and abroad are scheduled to perform. Cui Jian, the godfather of Chinese rock and ... Read More>>
According to reports, construction work on the Airport Light Rail from Nanjing South Station to Lukou Airport will commence in April. It is planned to be put into service at the end of 2013. However, the Airport Light Rail can only reach a maximum speed of ... Read More>>
On the morning of March 7th, a train of Nanjing subway Line 2 broke down for 15 minutes due to traction fault. The subway operation company immediately implemented the emergency plan and the subway system returned to normal 15 minutes later. See also: ... Read More>>
Dutch acoustic pop band The Black Atlantic are performing at 61 House in Nanjing this March. The band showcases a wide variety of instrumentation with a penchant for ambience and an abundance of melancholy, multi-layered vocal harmonies; inspired by such ... Read More>>
Hailing from Sydney, Agnes Kain are an indie-folk-pop boy/girl duo who achieve their unique and catchy sound by playing a wide range of instruments including the violin, mandolin, piano, glockenspiel and acoustic guitar. Don’t miss them at 61 House ... Read More>>
A new high-speed EMU and a 400-kilometers/hour high-speed detection train began a test run on the Shanghai section of the Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Rail (Zaozhuang West Station - Nanjing - Shanghai Hongqiao Station) on February 20th. It’s reported ... Read More>>
LIMAN is widely known as one of the pioneers of electronic music in China and one of the main figures responsible in the birth and growth of the scene. He has worked with one of China’s most famous rock bands – Queen Sea Big Shark, and has also ... Read More>>
According to the Nanjing 2011 Urban Construction Mobilization meeting held on January 7, Nanjing metro Line 10, Line 12 and a line to the airport will be constructed this year. The first-phase of Line 4 may also start construction. Nanjing subway Line 10 ... Read More>>
The first water bus route on the Yangtze River went into operation on January 18. The water bus travels across the Yangtze River between the Liuhetongjiangji dock and the Yanziji dock located in Nanjing and has reduced the travel time from 2 hours to 20 ... Read More>>
The 25th Nanjing Spring Festival Lantern Show will be held in the Confucius Temle - Qinhuai Scenic Area from January 31 to February 20. Over 200 lantern sets and colored lanterns will be on display. See Also: Cool Days, Warm Soaks: The Top Hot Springs in ... Read More>>
The Human Resource and Social Services of Jiangsu province announced on December 4th that starting from February 1st, the minimum wage in the province will be increased from 960 RMB to 1140 RMB, only 20 RMB less than that of Beijing. The increased minimum ... Read More>>
According to reports, the high-speed train from Nanjing to Chengdu, Nanjing to Chongqing will be open on January 12th for the first time. With the opening of the high-speed train, it’s expected that more discounts will be available on plane ticket ... Read More>>
The 29th Nanjing New Year’s Long-Distance Race will be held on January 1st, 2011 on the west square of the Nanjing Urban Planning Museum. About 3000 local people will join the race and the route will be: Nanjing Urban Planning Museum – Xuanwumen ... Read More>>
The opening ceremony of the world’s seventh highest tower, the Zifeng Tower, was held on Dec 18th, 2010. Construction for the 450-meter high, 89-story tower began in January 2005 with a total investment of 5 billion RMB and is located at Nanjing ... Read More>>
At approximately 8:00 AM yesterday morning in the Jiangning district of Nanjing, a conflict erupted in front a building in which several dozen workmen clashed with “fully-armed” security personnel associated with a building developer wearing ... Read More>>
On January 7th, the Turkish dance group "The Fire of Anatolia" kicks off their world renowned show at the Nanjing People’s Grand Hall. The Fire of Anatolia is hailed by the European media as one of the world’s three best dance ... Read More>>
November 9th, the Nanjing municipal government held a news conference to announce starting at 10:00 on the 12th the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum will be open free of charge. It will be open free daily from 8:30 to 17:00. However entry into some other parts ... Read More>>
October 29th, Xuanwu Lake is launching another scenic tourism and leisure project, currently beginning trial operations, dubbed "Xuanwu Lake Night Tour". According to reports, going through a large portion of Xuanwu Lake visitors can see along the ... Read More>>
According to news from the World Trade Center (WTC) economic summit held in Nanjing, a 318 meter high the World Trade Center will be built in Nanjing. With a total investment of 5 billion RMB, the contruction of "Nanjing World Trade Center" ... Read More>>
October 23rd -24th the first and largest ever outdoor music festival in Nanjing will open in Nanjing Green Expo Garden. 18 bands and artists including ones from Europe, North America, local Nanjing, Hong Kong and Taiwan are scheduled. Expect the French band ... Read More>>
Nanjing International Auto Show will be held from Sept. 28th to Oct. 4th at Nanjing International Exposition Centre (Hexi). The quality and image of the show is improved in the new exhibition centre. Four exhibition halls and three outdoor squares are used ... Read More>>
Nanjing Taiwan Trade Mart, the first mall in China with endless shelves of imported goods from Taiwan, opened for business on September 16th. This 40.47 hectare (100 acre) mall area is located on the north side of Hexi Avenue, between Olympic Sports Center ... Read More>>
On August 23rd, according to the Voice of China radio broadcast, several hospitals in Nanjing treated approximately ten people each for symptoms related to eating crayfish in the past week. The patients all complained of muscle aches, and were diagnosed ... Read More>>
Nanjing Metro officials plan to have 12,000 free bikes deployed to service Metro Line 2 and its south extension line stations by September 3rd. Passengers will be able to use them free of charge. The first batch of 280 bikes will be stationed at the Xueze ... Read More>>