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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

Cruising Yantai-Dalian; Sea Views and Seagull BBQ Included

Frank Hossack -
Excitement in the air is tangible as up to 2,000 people discover they are now back online. For this is not a plane where flight mode can be more or less ignored; it’s the middle of the ocean, and...
The Supplement

When Maps Go Tidy and Place Names Go Wild in Rural China

Frank Hossack -
Somewhere in inland China, a place once known as “一群猪” (Yi Qun Zhu; A Herd of Pigs) has become “一碗水” (Yi Wan Shui; A Bowl of Water). Elsewhere, uglier names are being scrubbed away too; and a lively argument...
The Supplement

The Quiet Changzhou Lane that Gave China the Sound of itself

Frank Hossack -
Somewhere along a quiet lane by Changzhou’s old canal, a man who changed the sound of modern China still sits in the half-light. His former home is full of memory, sorrow and wit; yet the world he helped pronounce...
Big Reads

Where there’s Muck there’s Money! Public Toilets 100% Reimagined

Frank Hossack -
Hardly once polite talk around the dinner table, the subject of using a public toilet has recently become just that, thanks to a remarkable innovation out of Chengdu which has made a discussion as to answering nature’s call around...
Feature Stories

Would You Eat an Unborn Chicken Fetus?

Frank Hossack -
Evocative for many of childhood memories, street food is perhaps at its very heart a comfort. Deep down, we know the chances are it’s phenomenally bad for us, but tough times call for tough decisions. These are the moments...
Feature Stories

Beyond the Plate; Top Tips for Nanjing Street Food

Samuel Wilson -
The night hums in Nanjing like a half-rememberedmelody; familiar, chaotic, irresistible. 夜晚在南京嗡嗡作響，就像半信半疑的旋律；熟悉、混乱、不可抗拒。 Skewers sizzle on open flames, sending curls of cumin- laced smoke into the air. The clang of frying woks punctuates the dusk like percussion, each metallic hit followed by...
Chinese Opera

Chinese Opera Demystified (3) Costumes; A Visual Symphony of Tradition

Xinlei Yuan -
Unlike costumes in Western operas, those in Chinese Opera are highly symbolic, hinting at the personality, social status and even the destiny of the operatic characters, characterised by their colours; both bold and subtle; their shimmering hairpieces and those...
Money Talks

Money Talks (xviii); Understanding Financial Wellness

Chris Golding -
We often hear about physical wellness and mental wellness. If you’re thinking financial wellness simply means having a lot of money, think again. The concept is more comprehensive and subtle than that. Financial wellness is about creating a healthy economic...

Latest News

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Nanjing Could Put Canberra on a New Flight Path to China

Travellers between China and Australia may soon have another part way across the Pacific. Nanjing has emerged as the...
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China’s Fertility Insurance Turns Costly IVF Bills into Real Babies

Since 1 January 2025, couples pursuing fertility treatment across China have walked into a rather different kind of appointment....
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Shanghai’s 21 Year Metro Fare Freeze Finally Faces a Hearing

Commuters across Shanghai are to see a fare structure tested for the first time in over two decades. On...

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