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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.

Best of The Nanjinger

Life Hacks 101; Organised Chaos

Triona Ryan -
It’s been quite some time now since I discovered that my particular brand of organisation has a name; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Now, I could fill tomes with how and why this name is not only inappropriate, but...
Building the Best; Architectural Highlights of Nanjing

The Building of Nanjing (29); Nanjing’s Holy Trinity of Churches

Frank Hossack -
Christianity in Nanjing as regards architecture is reflected in the enormous significance of three structures in particular, each remarkable for having survived until this day. Capable of simultaneously accommodating over 1,000 worshipers, Nanjing Christian Mochou Lu Church (南京基督教莫愁路堂; below left) ...
Feature Stories

Perhaps this Time… You Can NOT Clean Your Room

Rain Zhong -
Adjusting that picture frame, pushing this chair in, aligning those slippers with each other, praising that perfectly symmetrical painting, unconsciously being drawn towards that triad-chord harmony. In general, we all have an inclination towards organised things.  My mum especially... When...
Feature Stories

Hustle Master! Time Saving Hacks for Life in Fast Paced China

Samuel Wilson -
Living in major Chinese cities such as Shanghai, Beijing, or even our own (not so little) Nanjing can feel exhilarating yet overwhelming for many expats both old and new. The fast pace of life, the intensity of business, and...
Strainer

It Takes Tea to Tango; The Sweet Potato Time Bomb

Matthew Stedman -
I couldn’t quite believe my eyes. There they both were. And it was my wife who’d put them there. Strewth. It wasn’t even that one of these dishes was left-overs from the previous day; no, she had consciously cooked both...
Feature Stories

Is China (& Nanjing) at all Organised, or what?

Frank Hossack -
I like the way China is organised. And when you think about this, it’s about the only way to bring order to a country of such size and complexity. China, to many, initially comes across as utter madness, the very...
Money Talks

Money Talks (xii); Behavioural Finance & How Personality Affects Your Growth

Chris Golding -
Behavioural finance, or behaviour-oriented financial market theory, is a rapidly growing field in finance that examines the effects of human emotions and behaviour on financial decisions.  In other words, this is how experiences or emotions influence the way you invest...
Fiction

Organised for Eternity; The Guardians of Our Universe

Felix Campbell -
The guardians had stood in equilateral position in the library, their marble cloaks unmoving under eons of dust. Their eyes peered up to the heavens and their arms out to the sides maintaining the balance of the forces that...

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...
Frank Hossack -

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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