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Mellow glutinous rice wine
2022-07-11
Hai'an in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, has been home to numerous century-old glutinous rice wine-making families since ancient times.
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In pics: Enchanting lotus flowers in Hai'an
2022-07-05
Summer is without doubt the season for lotus flowers and in Hai'an – a county-level city administered by Nantong in East China's Jiangsu province – there are a raft of ideal spots where folks can admire them.
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Making copperware, a traditional handicraft
2022-07-04
Many coppersmiths must now make a living through other means, as there is little demand for handmade copperware. However, there is a copperware store in Hai'an owned by a skilled coppersmith.
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Steamed hilsa herring
2022-07-01
Hilsa herring is one of three delicacies in the Yangtze River and is especially popular among natives of Hai'an in Nantong.
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Home-cooked food: Yellow croaker
2022-06-24
Hai'an natives' love for yellow croaker started with Zhang Jian (1853-1926), an industrial magnate and scholar in Nantong whose fishing vessel caught the first yellow croakers in Nantong.
