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The Nanjinger arose from a dream that a city with a history as long, and a status as important, as Nanjing, deserves a world-class English media outlet. Beginning life in 2009 and evolving into being the city’s English media of record, The Nanjinger brings the international and English-speaking community a wide and varied selection of news and features about Nanjing, its surrounding area, and Chinese culture, while adhering to international journalistic standards as to both impartiality and objectivity.

Destinations

Chengdu; Pandas, Poets & Lost (Extra Terrestrial) Worlds

Frank Hossack -
Fully a month has passed since I took in Sanxingdui, yet, to be honest, the potential magnitude of that I saw is still sinking in. But then, I’m a believer… The Nanjinger’s recent visit to Chengdu for business happily afforded...
Money Talks

Money Talks (xvii); The Uncomfortable 3Ds Discussion

Chris Golding -
As a financial adviser, the two main issues we have to deal with are “Living too long” and “Dying too soon”. The "three Ds" are specifically difficult to talk about. Death, Dvorce & Dementia. While everyone should hope for...
Fiction

We Come in Peace; Coz We Won a Safari!

Alice Xin Liu and Joshua Nesbitt -
What a lot of humans do not know is that Solitaritans move in small packs and have vegetarian diets. Most Solitaritans didn’t make it past the age of forty solar cycles before their body broke down in a process...
Best of The Nanjinger

A Warm Welcome Awaits in Nanjing; Brave it if You Dare

Jonathan Alexander Smith -
August in Nanjing defies expectations: extreme heat replaces mild warmth, disrupting normalcy and comfort. Nanjing's summer is unbearably hot, surpassing other global hotspots with its intense, humid 38°C (feels like 48°C). Winter in Nanjing offers little relief, as indoor heating makes...
Feature Stories

1990s China; Better, Worse or Different (as in “Way Different”)

Frank Hossack -
On 22 June 1993, I flew first class to Shanghai, starting a 3-month contract to produce Western pop radio shows. My role was to sell coffee through radio programs, but I initially questioned if moving to China was a mistake. A...
Feature Stories

Arriving Home; To Where? To Myself

Emma Schneider -
Arrivals signify more than physical movement; they represent transformation, self-discovery, and entering new life phases. Growing up in China, I felt deeply rooted despite frequent moves, shaping my adaptability and sense of belonging. Moving to Germany at 10 caused cultural dissonance,...
Chinese Opera

Chinese Opera Demystified (1) Origins; The Kingdom of Opera

Xinlei Yuan -
The outsider might think of Chinese Opera as a Chinese version of Opera; just singing and dancing to the music with the lyrics in Chinese. That may be so for Chinese Opera’s common features, but therein is a world...
Strainer

Anxi Tea Tours; And Abbés 4 Anxiety

Matthew Stedman -
When I lived in Beijing, students hoping to study abroad would travel half a day to a certain shrine, praying to receive an “offer”. They were practicing hieroglossia. That’s because they deemed the shrine’s name; 卧佛寺 similar enough to...

Latest News

Frank Hossack -

Tasty Solutions on the Menu at Shanghai Climate Week

Shanghai Climate Week coincides with Earth Day and highlights China's dual-carbon commitments. And while its object as also a...
Frank Hossack -

Why is the Shanghai Government Sniffing around Our Back Yard? 

Shanghai-Nanjing Innovation Belt emerges, with Putuo District driving cross-regional collaboration to boost economic growth for 50+ million people Putuo officials...
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Nanjing’s International Flights; All Change for Summer Schedule

April is rolling around, and with it comes a new schedule for flights in and out of Nanjing Lukou...

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