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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.

Strainer

Red Code to a Bull; I’m All out of Green I’m So Lost without You

Matthew Stedman - 19th October 2022

So I’m a red risk all of a sudden. It’s a shock for someone who’s conjured only green codes from so many apps this past quarter-of-a-decade. My red code will be a shock for some reading this, too. Perhaps, blissfully green for...

Building the Best; Architectural Highlights of Nanjing

The Building of Nanjing (10); Nanjing Railway Station

Frank Hossack - 19th October 2022

At 01:10 on 12 November, 1999, a fire broke out in the waiting room of Nanjing Railway Station. Later it would be discovered the cause was the aging of internal wiring. The fire quickly spread to the entire facility,...

Big Reads

10 Unusual Museums to Soak in some Culture this National Day

Frank Hossack - 30th September 2022

Thinking of things to do over the National Day holiday in Nanjing? How about some culture with a twist? At least one of these museums should appeal to all, with “unusual” and “lesser known” our watchwords for this list...

Big Reads

Why does Nanjing’s Music Stage Sound so Perfect?

Yi'an Ren - 22nd September 2022

Nanjing Forest Music Festival 2022 fell on 8 September, taking place in the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Music Stage, providing music fans with an enjoyable audio-visual experience in a beautiful and truly unique setting. With doves and fireflies flying up...

Feature Stories

From Confucius to Earthquakes; Rocking the Foundations of Giving

Frank Hossack - 16th September 2022

Foundations. That’s the watchword in the world of charity in China today. Their rise is the manifestation of an unprecedented shift embracing philanthropy in the Middle Kingdom. Factors such as an increasingly international outlook, more disposable income, changes in...

Feature Stories

The Martian with the Robot Dog; NASA Does Charity?

Morgan Gallup Zhu - 16th September 2022

I spun around and made a beeline straight for the blue man. My excitement bubbled up as I neared him and envisioned the stream of likes I’d get if I managed to snap a picture with him, right here,...

Nankinish Delights

Eating at Confucius Temple? Hidden Gems Known Only to Locals

Zeyuan Wu - 16th September 2022

Have you ever thought of visiting the Confucius Temple (Fuzimiao; 夫子庙) area and sampling some local cuisine there? If so, you might have already been warned off by your Nanjing friends. It is puzzling because the area indeed had a...

Strainer

Queen of Oolong; The Royal Tea She Maybe Never Even Tried

Matthew Stedman - 16th September 2022

HRH E II R, Queen Elizabeth the Second. Her name has appeared in these pages twice before now. And why would a Chinese tea column be concerned with the former monarch of the United Kingdom? Actually, Strainer first mentioned her as...

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