For all you video game fans, Nanjing has a surprising number of arcades. Keep in mind that arcades are not generally easy to find, as they do not have large or particularly noticeable advertisements. However, most new arcades have new and shiny 3-D games like Tekken 5, Midnight Maximum Tune, and Time Crisis. The largest [...]
It’s late January 2008, and everyone’s pretty excited because it’s snowing in Nanjing. Three years ago, there was snow, but nothing close to what one considers a white x’mas. In any case, I had the rare opportunity to catch that glimpse of snow before leaving two days after it had begun.
There were families playing with [...]
Hanzhong Gate Square 汉中门广场 is where one of the gates of the old city wall reside.
What’s nice about this Hanzhong Gate Square is the people gathering in the area. Before the dawn has broken multitudes would have gathered here in separate groups to participate in group exercises like Taichi, Yijinjing, Fan-dancing and what not. Same [...]
“Three street parallel to Hanzhong Road, behind the Sheraton”
Take a look at the map here:
Up on top, you have Hanzhong Road (Red)
Below that is Shigu Road (Blue)
Below that is Houjiaqiao (Purple)
Below that (not shown on the map) is Tangzijie
On this street and around, you will find used motorbikes, used airconditioners, used bicycles, used whatever else. [...]
The Nanjing Hash House Harriers run different venue every month. They meet Sundays at 9am, and everyone is welcome!
Email: nanjinghash@gmail.com
The library at the junction of Taiping Road and Zhongshan East Rd. Next to it an awesome park where you can hang out, where you can also go underground to check out Carrefour a.k.a “Jialefu”.
Sam’s Chinese Massage Salon is a little difficult to find if you don’t
know where the Tianfeng Hotel is located, but the main entrance is
just West of the Xinhua bookstore on Zhongshandonglu. There’s an
archway in between some shops that leads into the hotel’s parking lot.
You can see what the front of the hotel looks like in [...]
Pottery lessons in nanjing. Last they said it was something like 100 yuan for 10 times.
In the spring, there’ll be people buying plants, jade piece and other things in the market here…
This massage place is along Yunnan Road, if my bearings remain with me.
A taxi driver recommended the place.
The people who gave us the massage were good enough, although it certainly felt as if they were just doing their job - pretty mechanical.
Perhaps it would have been different with another set of people?
Here’s how the beds [...]
Wutaishan is an area near the Nanda and Nanshida Universities where you can do sport. There’s a running track, places to play tennis, bastketball and alot more. Here’s the basketball courts…
Here’s the entrance to the stadium, where you can catch Wang Lihong and many other famous Chinese pop stars…