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Destinations

Since its founding, The Nanjinger has travelled far and wide in this corner of the planet. For “Destinations”, anywhere goes that can be done in a long weekend out of Nanjing. Our fearless columnists have taken on Kazakhstan, Vietnam, the Phillipines, Japan and Nepal, and a multitude of China-wide choices, as well as those closer to home in our very own Jiangsu Province, some of which qualify for an overnight stay or even just a day trip!

Destinations

Pears & Poetry! Springtime in Best Kept Secret Water Town; Lili

Frank Hossack -
Way down deep in Suzhou’s south lies the crown jewel in all of China’s Jiangnan water towns. Affording deep contemplation, millennium-old authenticity, untroubled tranquility among the blossoms and credentials in poetry beyond compare; all are about to come knocking...
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Forget Sanya! Catch a Wave in Wanning; China’s Capital of Surf

Frank Hossack -
Our taxi driver said, more or less, “You gotta be kidding”, as he turned the car onto the jungle path. It had been a 2.5 hour drive from Haikou International Airport in Hainan; not short but nothing compared to the...
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Macau; Convergence of Catholicism & Global Cardinal to 100% Unashamed Capitalism

Frank Hossack -
John Waite was belting out, “Missing You”, as we stepped into a taxi outside Macau International Airport. That, along with the fact that the vehicle was a Toyota Crown, affirmed that Macau is similar to Hong Kong, the Philippines...
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Journey to the West; Xinjiang by Bike with No Permit Required

Udo Looser -
It has been 10 long years in the waiting, but this summer I arrived; Xinjiang Tian Shan (新疆天山), the Heavenly Mountains. My Journey to the West was to begin.  Bikepacking out from Kuqa (库车), the land is barren with little...
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Warlord of Crabs Awaits in Suqian Luoma Lake

Frank Hossack -
Suqian was once best known as playing an important role in China’s infamous drinking culture, being a centre for the production of “baijiu”. Today, however, that image is being shed in favour of something altogether more healthy, as manifest...
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Reliving the Past on Suzhou’s Pingjiang Lu

Frank Hossack -
Few words capture the spirit of Suzhou’s Pingjiang Lu better than “enchanting”. As a true step back in time, this is the place to relive the old, to find some authenticity that dates back as far as the Song...
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Poetry & Foreign Trade amid Classical Architecture

Frank Hossack -
The crested letters, “VR”, adorn the former British Consulate’s wall in Zhenjiang. They stand for Victoria Reign, from Britain’s then Queen Victoria. As a great place from which to begin a visit to Zhenjiang, they are also just a...
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Boats & Beaches; The Surf, Sands & Slipways of Lianyungang

Frank Hossack -
China may not be known for pristine beaches in the same way that the Caribbean or other parts of southeast Asia are. But that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. And we’re not talking about Qingdao where the grains of...
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