This April, Nanjing is hosting three fun flower festivals at various venues across the city. Visitors can check out the 30th Begonia Fair at Mochou Hu Park, the Peony Fair at Nanjing Gulin Park or the European Flower Show at the Sun Yat-sen Botanical ... 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>>
Starting from September 10th, a small car can pass the toll station on the Nanjing Airport Expressway for only 10 RMB, instead of the original 20 RMB fee. Additionally, three toll stations at the borders of Suzhou and Shanghai have also recently reduced ... Read More>>
There are currently eight buses from the Nanjing Central Gate (中央门) station to Shanghai every day from 8:00 to 16:00. The price is 68 per person. Passengers can buy tickets from outlets at passenger stations, post offices and banks in Nanjing. The ... Read More>>
The Hilton Hotel at Wanda Plaza in Nanjing is scheduled to open on November 16th. The hotel houses 355 guest rooms located on the 7-27th floors of the Wanda Plaza, which were designed by renowned international interior designers. The design of the building ... Read More>>
The tallest Christmas tree in Nanjing (30 m!) was lit recently at Nanjing International Plaza Shopping Centre. Also, a Christmas Shopping Festival is being held at the shopping centre until December 25th, making it a good shopping and entertainment ... Read More>>
The Nanjing Sports Bureau stated it would build a “belt of physical fitness and exercise along Qinhui River” within 5 years. Six sports theme parks will be constructed, each free to visitors. 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>>
As weather gets increasingly hot in Nanjing, and the summer tourist season reaches its peak, Qinghai once again welcomes tourists. Recently, the Nanjing - Xining round-trip flight route was re-opened, and will continue operating until October 4th. See also: ... Read More>>
The 2012 World Basketball All-Star Game will be held in Nanjing’s Olympic Sports Center on December 2. The event features NBA stars Allen Iverson, Rafer Alston, as well as street ballers Professor and Bone Collector. Website: http://www.damai.cn/ticket... Read More>>
In the last few days, a bus decked from top to bottom with golden adornments has appeared up and down the in the streets of Nanjing, Jiangsu province. It is reported that over 60% of the bus exterior is gold, costing over 200,000 RMB. Let’s just pray ... Read More>>
Kathrine Bergström Sweden a.k.a. Katie Goes to Tokyo will play in Nanjing on May 11. Previously the lead singer of punk band Backfish, she also collaborated with indie rock band The Posie’s before forming the 60’s psychedelic inspired duo ‘The Wilson ... Read More>>
The 2011 Changjiang Strawberry Music Festival will be held at Heron Island in Zhenjiang on October 2-5th. The four-day festival will feature a variety of international acts (over 100 artists) performing on four stages, namely, the Strawberry Stage, ... Read More>>
Starting from June 1st, a real-name system for buying bullet train tickets will be implemented. Passengers who wish to buy tickets will have to present valid identification each time they purchase bullet train tickets (except children exempt from buying ... Read More>>
According to the Nanjing Passenger Transport Management Office, surveillance systems comprising of cameras and recorders were recently installed in more than 3,000 taxis in Nanjing. Passengers will be recorded by the system during their cab rides. During ... Read More>>
According to the Nanjing Bureau of Parks and Recreation, a series of events are scheduled for the Spring Festival period. Event When Where 2012 Jiangsu Qinhuai Lantern Fair Jan. 19th - Feb. 9th Confucius Temple, Qinhuai Scenic zone 夫子庙,秦淮风光带景区 3rd ... Read More>>
From September 28 to October 10th, Hongshan Park will hold an "animation carnival". This will include playing cartoon and animation movies, COSPLAY show, interesting sand sculptures, sphere tent films, animal cartoon animation cruise etc.Time: September 28- ... 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>>
A collection of works by 20th Century American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) will be displayed at the Jinling Library (金陵图书馆) from February 21st to March 29th. The renowned artist produced over 4000 original works during his ... Read More>>
A thirteen member boy band - the members of Super Junior boast a variety of vocal ranges whose harmonies add a unique flavor to their fast dance tracks and slow ballads. The Super Junior Asian tour, dubbed the “Super Junior Show” or the ... Read More>>
Anyone caught wearing high heels of more than 4 cm while behind the wheel in Nanjing may soon be handed an on-the-spot fine of 50 RMB. According to reports, the new stipulation is included in a bill handed to the 13th CPC Suzhou Provincial Standing ... Read More>>
Now that the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail has put into effect the new route map, train tickets are in high demand. A reporter at the Nanjing South Station noticed that tickets from Nanjing-Xuzhou, Nanjing-Tianjin, and other routes were all hard to get. ... Read More>>
Metro Line 2 in Nanjing is scheduled to start operations by May 28th and will intersect with metro Line 1 at Xinjiekou station and Yuantong station. By then, making interchanges between transit lines will be very convenient at the two stations, as ... Read More>>
Famous French pianist Richard Clayderman will perform at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Stadium on January 13th. As the first foreign pianist to perform in China (20 years ago), Richard Clayderman has become something of a household name amongst ... Read More>>