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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

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...
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The Magical Properties of the Indestructible Golden Ginkgo

Frank Hossack -
Ginkgo trees are old. Like really old. Older even than the city of Xuzhou in northwest Jiangsu. That it be the oldest in the Province, dating back 6,000 years, makes it a fitting home therefore for forests of ginkgo. Now...
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Exploring Cool Highlands; 2,000KM by Bike in Western China

Udo Looser -
How do you best combine fresh air, green pastures, ancient Buddhist grottoes, Tibetan culture, mountain passes and physical activity with photography? On a bike trip through Gansu and Sichuan. And here I was.  Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province, can easily...
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Stray Cats, Five Leaf Clovers & Lakes of Magnificence, in Huai’an

Frank Hossack -
Huai’an in our very own Jiangsu has as its biggest claim to fame that it was the home of Zhou Enlai, China’s first and longest-serving Premier. Rightfully revered to this day, history buffs will therein revel in a grand...
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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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