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The Nanjinger
The English Media for Nanjing and Jiangsu Province
Big Reads
Student Run Shops in Dorms are China’s Newest Underground Economies
Frank Hossack
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16th March 2026
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Big Reads
E-Bikes with Power Banks; China’s Latest Low Tech Innovation
Frank Hossack
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14th February 2026
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Big Reads
The Lowdown on China’s Cute Cuddy Toys Comforting Us in a World Gone Crazy
Frank Hossack
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19th January 2026
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Front Page Feature
What are My Top Options for International Schools in Nanjing?
Frank Hossack
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2nd May 2024
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Nanjing Guides
How to Borrow an Umbrella from the Nanjing Metro (it’s Free too!)
Frank Hossack
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21st February 2025
Nanjing Guides
A Multitude of Museums! A Deep Dive into Nanjing’s History, Culture & More
Frank Hossack
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30th April 2024
Nanjing Guides
Cooking Chinese; Don’t Fear the Wet Market!
Frank Hossack
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2nd July 2022
General Info
Police Registration; Yes, it’s a Must but You Can do it Online
Admin
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8th November 2019
Necessities
English Service for Emergency Telephone Numbers in Nanjing
Frank Hossack
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7th February 2023
Diplomacy Talks
On this Day in Chinese History; 31 March
Frank Hossack
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31st March 2026
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This day, 31 March, 1989, the Chinese Navy’s first Type 679 ocean-going training ship “Zheng He” with global navigation capabilities set sail from Qingdao for a visit...
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Feature Stories
Why is the Shanghai Government Sniffing around Our Back Yard?
Frank Hossack
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10th April 2025
Taxi! Nausea, Check; Body Odour, Check; Both Kidneys, Check
Triona Ryan
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6th April 2025
3 Taxi Drivers, 3 Journeys; Connecting Us, Connecting Our City
Samuel Wilson
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6th April 2025
Death & Taxis How Close Have You Come to Dying?
Jonathan Alexander Smith
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6th April 2025
China Taxis then & Now; The Hardware’s Changed but the Software?
Frank Hossack
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6th April 2025
Best of The Nanjinger
Best of The Nanjinger
Parsley Li
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24th July 2017
Chinese Language and Culture; the Obscurity of “When in Rome”
Best of The Nanjinger
Frank Hossack
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15th June 2017
Expat Nightmares; Cross-Cultural Adaptation
Best of The Nanjinger
Geoff Gibson
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13th June 2017
English Names = More or Less Economic Opportunity for Chinese Youth?
Best of The Nanjinger
April Jin
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27th June 2018
Cat Cafés; Cute or Commiserable?
Best of The Nanjinger
Triona Ryan
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12th August 2017
Self Promotion; an Expat Guide for the Uninitiated
Best of The Nanjinger
Thomas Hale
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19th June 2017
Power to the People; Global Workforce Migration
Outrageous!
Hannah Guinness
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What Doesn’t Kill You Can Only Make You Stronger, Right?
Han Dou
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A4 Waist or Super Skinny Scary Chinese Barbie?
Frank Hossack
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The Dropa; Large Scale Extra Terrestrial Invasion of China
Han Dou
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When Team Building Ends up Meaning Kissing Rubbish Bins
Han Dou
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Crazy Rich Chinese; @Children of the Yuan
April Jin
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Dating Market; Tamed to Tether; Whackos and Wusses