G wireless internet access will soon be available on Nanjing Subway’s Line 10 and all areas of the airport. China mobile has already made 2G 3G and 4G available on Line’s 1 and 2. Read More>>
According to reports, the highest speed of the Shanghai-Nanjing Inter-city Railway has been limited to 300 km/hour. In addition, as well as reducing the maximum speed, the inter-city railway will probably implement the policy of floating ticket prices, ... Read More>>
On June 6, an as-of-yet unidentified foreign woman fell to her death from one of the top floors of the Hilton Hotel in Nanjing. The hotel confirmed that the woman was not an employee at the hotel but a customer. The circumstances surrounding her death have ... Read More>>
A new set of direct charter flights (MU2727/MU2728) connecting the cities of Nanjing and Zhuhai with additional service to Sanya will open starting October 28, with a total travel time of just over 2 hours. The new flight will leave Nanjing at 8:00, arrive ... 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>>
China North Pole Pavilion Meteorological Museum opened at China's ancient observatory site – the North Pole Pavilion, in Nanjing on the morning of March 28th. The China North Pole Pavilion Meteorological Museum is the first one to exhibit the history ... Read More>>
Nanjing was crowned International Garden City at the 15th International Garden City finals held in Seoul, South Korea on October 31st. Nanjing’s comprehensive score, as well as its art culture and heritage management, ranked first among the 74 cities ... Read More>>
Nanjing Metro will have three new transit lines in operation starting May 28th; they are metro Line 2 (phase 1), Line 2 (east extension line) and Line 1 (south extension line). Ticket prices will basically remain the same, but passengers will be able to ... 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>>
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>>
DJ BT will spin tracks in Nanjing on July 22 at Club TNT. BT, or Brian Transeau, is the face of the epic house/British trance genre and a renowned electronic dance music producer. DJ BT has performed all over the world in London, Tokyo and New York. He is ... 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>>
Explosion at a Chemical Plant in Nanjing Injures Several Hundred. At 10:15 on July 28th, there was a large explosion at the Nanjing No. 4 Plastic Manufacturing Plant (located at Maigao Bridge in Xixia district of Nanjing city). As of 14:30 the same day, it ... Read More>>
It's been three years since he last stepped on Chinese soil, but this March American DJ and turntablist Rob Swift is back to get the party started. A former member of the turntablist group the X-Ecutioners, Swift is considered a maverick on the turntables, ... 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>>
As of October 16, ticket offices in Nanjing will stop issuing high-speed rail tickets to Shanghai, due to the newly opened Hefei-Bengbu line. This affects all trains between the two cities beginning with “G”. No news yet as to when the tickets ... Read More>>
Disney's stage show "Disney Live" will be performed July 21-22 at the Nanjing Great Hall of the People. Brought to Nanjing by Field Entertainment, the show features a new staging of the original live Disney show. Sing along to familiar Disney ... Read More>>
The renowned Canadian Sursaut Dance Company will perform "Fairy Night in Tropical Rainforest" at the Nanjing Cultural Arts Center (南京文化艺术中心) on August 17-18. The Sursaut Dance Company is a modern dance company committed to artistic ... Read More>>
The Disney on Ice will be presented in Nanjing on Jan. 30th and 31st. Join Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto as they embark on an unforgettable adventure on ice. See your favourite Disney characters appear in a thrilling show for the whole ... Read More>>
DJ Goldierocks from Britain brings her "wonky electro" tunes to Nanjing on May 12th. Best known for her weekly radio show The Selector, Goldierocks' show is syndicated to 34 countries across the globe and reaches an estimated audience of 4 ... Read More>>
As a new semester begins, 30 students at one of Nanjing's Jinling Middle School received a new kind of textbook that won't weigh down their backpacks: an iPad. As their teacher explains, these new "digital textbooks" actually cost only a tenth of ... Read More>>
Irish folk musician John Carroll will perform at Nanjing’s Villa Bar on November 24. In 2005, Carroll released a 5-song EP he recorded in Boston, and in 2007 he released his debut album following a tour through Ireland, Scotland and England. ... 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>>