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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

The Four Unlikenesses; Up Close and Personal with David’s Deer

Frank Hossack -
Have a close look at the accompanying, beautiful photograph. Notice anything out of the ordinary? These deer’s antlers are facing backwards. Part deer, part horse, part cow, part donkey; say hello to the “Milu”, or “Père David's Deer”. Outside of China,...
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Little Tibet, Vultures & the Café at the End of the World

Frank Hossack -
It’s pretty difficult to take photos on a train from Nanjing to Lanzhou, largely because the blessed thing spends most of its time in tunnel after tunnel after tunnel. At least it does on the interesting part of the journey. Truth...
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Island Paradises; The Enticing Charms of Ningbo

Nohemi Gutierrez -
Located in the eastern part of Zhejiang province and in proximity (and appearance) to cities such as Hangzhou and Shanghai, the history and geography of Ningbo make it something else entirely.  As a coastal city, Ningbo is surrounded by islands...
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Jiuhua Shan & Chizhou; Female Buddahs & Negative Oxygen Ions

Frank Hossack -
Should we, or should we not, ascend Jiuhua Shan to pay homage at a Buddhist shrine? Tough decision. After all, we’re from Nanjing and therefore know a thing or two about climbing hundreds of steps to see a dead...
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Yunnan; Tie Dye’s Blue & White Spiritual Home

Frank Hossack -
If there was one word to describe Yunnan, likely that word would be “spiritual”. And if there were roads to Heaven, they would look like the tarmac strips that ascend the skies over this gem of southwest China. This is...
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Yinchuan; Pearl of the Silk Road

Nikita Hayward -
Perhaps the most striking thing about Yinchuan is the sense of negative space; the lack of things which are a common sight in other provincial capitals (such as Nanjing). The centre of town does not feature a McDonald’s, the...
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Enchanting Kazakhstan; Steroids on the Steppe

Snooze Northcott -
In a gem of a country on China’s far western border and off the radar for many, we felt like intrepid travellers as we set off for a week to visit Almaty, Kazakhstan, conveniently located on the Silk Road....
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Wugongshan; Get off of My Cloud!

Kristi Allen -
It was a grey and drizzly day when we arrived at Wugongshan, so we couldn’t really understand why everyone was telling us we were lucky to see the sacred mountain that day. Soon enough though, we would be standing atop...
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