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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

A Dichotomy of Chinese Emotion; Pressure Cooker or Placid Calm?

Frank Hossack -
Whatever you do as a Chinese, keep a poker face (喜怒不形于色). Because it’s not about experiencing emotions. It’s about not expressing them. But in a society which glorifies non-verbal implications, there should be no need to express any emotion anyway. In...
Destinations

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...
Great Nanjing Women

#MeToo Ming! A Shining Star among Qinhuai’s Debutantes; Ma Xianglan

Frank Hossack -
Ma Shouzhen (馬守真) was the foremost product of the #MeToo movement of the late Ming Dynasty. A courtesan, party animal and a hopeless romantic, she was known as a prolific painter, a benevolent citizen and one of the eight...
Strainer

Frozen 2.1; Only for Teas & Human Heads

Matthew Stedman -
“It’s just like sending gifts to myself!” It’s often said that the charm of Taobao is in the 4-day-long narrative it establishes. You order the products distractedly on your phone, return your full attention to work or family… and then,...
Feature Stories

Feel the “Qi” & Yield Not to Temptation

Yixing Zheng -
The concept of “congestion” is referenced widely in modern Chinese culture. It is present in conversations whining about public transport, city traffic, lines at a tourist attraction, hospital or service desk; in fact, almost any public space. An “uncrowded”...
Feature Stories

Unclogging the Congestion; Don’t. Ever. Let. Them. In.

Frank Hossack -
There are a lot of cars in Nanjing, getting on for three million now. That’s one for every three people, these days a small family. So with much of the city now on their own four wheels and more...
Feature Stories

Locked in, Locked out; the Congestion of Bespoke Heartbreak

Triona Ryan -
“When I Find Myself in Times of Trouble…” September is always a funny month for me. The daylight begins to contract, school imposes routine on the wildness of the summer months, and for the last 27 years, the anniversary of the...
Feature Stories

My Yoga Journey, to Certification in Nanjing

Nohemi Gutierrez -
“Inhale. … Exhale.”  These are the most said words in a yoga class. And if you have ever taken one, you have probably heard these words spoken to you by a yoga instructor who is oblivious to the fact that...

Latest News

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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...
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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...

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