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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.

7 Days in Diplomacy; this Week in Chinese History

On this Day in Chinese History; 22 April

Frank Hossack -
This day, 22 April, in 1958, construction of the Monument to the People’s Heroes in Tianamen Square in Beijing was completed. Having taken almost 6 years to build, the 37.94-metre tall obelisk weighs over 10,000 tonnes and is comprised...
7 Days in Diplomacy; this Week in Chinese History

On this Day in Chinese History; 21 April

Frank Hossack -
This day, 21 April, in 1948, the then Chinese government signed a provisional application to join the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that would later become the World Trade Organiasation (WTO). However, the Taiwan authorities arbitrarily  withdrew...
Feature Stories

Is She a Work of Art or Scarred for Life?

Triona Ryan -
Let’s pretend I was 18 when I got my first tattoo. That’s still a considerable whack of years to have been inked.  The word tattoo means literally “a puncture, or mark made on the skin”, first noted in Captain Cook’s...
Feature Stories

Word Soups; Inking Oneself & the Larger Debate

Nic Gibson -
I must confess from the get go that I don't have any tattoos. I flirted with the idea of getting song lyrics in my teenage years; I would have gone for somewhere understated, like a tricep or inner thigh....
Fiction

The Mimics Turning Tattoos into Implants

Morgan Gallup Zhu -
As Miranda's eyes fixated on the blinking red lights of the Level 5 Vernacular Lock, a surge of adrenaline coursed through her veins. The cold, unyielding metal of a gun pressed against the back of her scalp. Glancing at the...
7 Days in Diplomacy; this Week in Chinese History

On this Day in Chinese History; 20 April

Frank Hossack -
This day, 20 April, in 1949, the KMT government finally refused to sign the domestic peace agreement demanded by Mao Zedong. 3 days later, the People’s Liberation Army successfully crossed the Yangtze River to enter Nanjing and defeat the...
Feature Stories

But I have to be Beautiful (& don’t Care what You Look Like)

Frank Hossack -
Showing off one’s self in the best possible light is a natural human attribute. But, just as with everything else, in China that concept is taken to new levels. Political correctness be damned; body pride is the way to...
Strainer

Reaching Out to All You Coffee Lovers

Matthew Stedman -
So you drink coffee? Fair enough. You’re not alone. It’s an easy mistake to make. There’s plenty of time to remedy your error. If you’re reading this here in China, you have ample opportunity to switch yourself on to a...
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Latest News

Frank Hossack -

Where was Capital of Jiangsu in History? Nanjing just 1 of 9!

Nanjing, the capital of numerous ancient dynasties and even the nation itself previously, is also capital of Jiangsu Province....
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Hi 5! Nanjing’s Newest Metro Line Opens; 8 Years in the Making

They chose to do it on a Sunday. For it has been 8 long years since a spade was...
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1st Blind Teacher in Wuxi is Shanghai Fudan University Graduate

Jiangsu is on the cusp of having its very first blind teacher, thanks to the dedication of a student...
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