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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.

Feature Stories

Manchu; Is this the Forgotten Ethnic Community?

Emma Schneider -
That it be a modest community not often brought up, the Manchu people were nevertheless powerful rulers that undisputedly conquered China and established the Qing Dynasty, whilst being a national ethnic minority.  The Manchus carried out atypical political management and...
Feature Stories

When Your Home is the Street; Pull up a Plastic Stool!

Samuel Wilson -
I’m not sure what hits you first. Is it the multi-coloured LED lights or is it the waft of something being grilled over hot coals? Whatever it is, it’s welcoming. Open arms welcoming. All I did was turn down a...
Feature Stories

Our Community of Leprechauns; Just Stop Saying Thank You

Triona Ryan -
I knew my nap from my siesta, my Irish stew from my cocido and my Céili dancing from my flamenco. I thought I was solid on all fronts.  And then, Nanjing.  Nothing and no-one could have prepared me for the deep...
Destinations

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...
Fiction

Bears Breaking & Entering; Community Born to Dance a Deep Fake?

Morgan Gallup Zhu -
“Cap, you got a minute?”, Officer Draves asked as he poked his head in the Captain's office.  “Come in, come in”, the grey-bearded captain said. He waved them in and gestured to the two dark blue chairs in front of...
Strainer

Free Americano; For 7 Days of Hard Labour

Matthew Stedman -
I would normally have said no. But I was all out of tea that day. Actually, I welcomed that big cup of coffee after another poor night’s sleep. The drink was ice cold, mercifully unsweetened and wrapped in the green...
Building the Best; Architectural Highlights of Nanjing

The Building of Nanjing (19); Dashengguan Yangtze River Bridge

Frank Hossack -
Key to being able to get us from Nanjing to Beijing in just 3 hours and 13 minutes is the Nanjing Dashengguan Yangtze River Bridge, so much so, in fact, they put it on a coin. After they depart from...
Big Reads

“Murder on the Orient Express”; What’s the Nanjing Connection?

Frank Hossack -
T’was a September day in Nanjing much like today. And like this year, it was also a year that had seen major flooding across much of China earlier that summer. But the day stood out for there being an...

Latest News

Frank Hossack -

Tasty Solutions on the Menu at Shanghai Climate Week

Shanghai Climate Week coincides with Earth Day and highlights China's dual-carbon commitments. And while its object as also a...
Frank Hossack -

Why is the Shanghai Government Sniffing around Our Back Yard? 

Shanghai-Nanjing Innovation Belt emerges, with Putuo District driving cross-regional collaboration to boost economic growth for 50+ million people Putuo officials...
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Nanjing’s International Flights; All Change for Summer Schedule

April is rolling around, and with it comes a new schedule for flights in and out of Nanjing Lukou...

News Snippets from Jiangsu