A few days ago, Li Jianye, the mayor of Nanjing, while discussing the chaotic examination and approval process in the city, stated that all officials in functional departments must improve their "serving the community" mentality. Speaking a bit of ... Read More>>
Taxi passengers in Nanjing can now use their IC Cards to pay for their fares in about 3,600 city taxis, which are conveniently identified by a label on the dashboard that reads “welcome to use IC card”. If refused, passengers can call 96196 to ... Read More>>
According to the Nanjing Metro Corporation, six new metro lines scheduled to open in Nanjing within the next five years. Currently, Nanjing only has three metro lines: Subway Line 1, the south extension of Subway Line 1 and Subway Line 2. The total track ... 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>>
A passenger bus running from Huainan, Anhui Province to Xiaoshan, Zhejiang Province was hijacked by four criminals in Nanjing on August 30, according to the local police authorities. At around 14:20, the police succeeded in persuading three of the suspects ... 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>>
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 first IMAX movie theater in Nanjing opened on July 20th at the Hexi Wanda Cinema. The First movie it showed was Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon. See also: Experiencing Movie Magic : Nanjing’s Top Cinemas Read More>>
Following the launch of Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Rail on June 30th, Nanjing South Railway Station, the largest in Asia, opened to passengers. The massive station features a total area of 450,000 square meters and has the capacity to hold 8,000 people. ... 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>>
After 2 years’ construction, the Nanjing South Railway Station of the Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Rail is currently in its phase-out period and will be put into use at the end of June. Read More>>
With a total investment of 300 million RMB and an area of 30 thousand square meters, Jiangning Baijiahu Lake 1912 Street in Nanjing was officially opened to the public recently. It has now attracted over 60 catering businesses. Baijiahu Lake 1912 Street is ... 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>>
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>>
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>>
Starting from March 27th, China Civil Aviation began to implement the 2011 summer and autumn flight plan, according to which all flights between Nanjing and Wuhan were canceled because of strong competition from high-speed railway. This is the first time ... 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>>
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>>
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>>