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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

Hume, Hope & Happiness; A Tradition of Human Survival

Triona Ryan -
Traditions tell us how to be who we are. This year, for the first time in the history of The Republic, Ireland has had to cancel its St. Patrick’s Day Parades, and even worse, the pubs have been closed...
Destinations

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...
Feature Stories

How WeChat, Urbanites & Consumerism Destroyed China’s Traditions

Steven Yeh -
When I was a third grader, my family used to take moon cakes and chairs outside to sit in front of the lake, admiring the full moon for an hour. It was exciting for the first 5 minutes, but...
Feature Stories

Draw Loom Enlightenment; How China Helped Dress The Beatles

Frank Hossack -
The Paisley Pattern is well known the world over. Its hallmark teardrop motif, created by the draw looms that also give us Nanjing Brocade, caught the eye of Queen Victoria, while The Beatles helped to encapsulate the design into...
Big Reads

Trains and Railways to the Rescue in Fight Against Covid-19

Frank Hossack -
During these dark days, the importance of trains in maintaining our ways of life is uppermost. With air travel decimated, many rail services continue, transporting people, freight and medical aid, across countries and continents. Prior to China’s High Speed Railway...
Strainer

When You Can’t Settle for a Mere Kettle

Matthew Stedman -
They call it “herbal medicine”. And in this house, this week, it’s everywhere. I call it “horrible medicine”. But I actually quite like it.  It smells of fragrant-soil and it tastes like fragrant-soil-with-brown-sugar.   Apparently, it has an English name; Isatis Tinctoria....
Feature Stories

In Hot Water; Eastern vs. Western Approaches to Hygiene

Wang Yutong -
“Doctor, I’ve got a flu.” “Doctor, I got a fever.”  Illness is a great unifier.  What’s the go-to answer given by all Chinese to this situation? “Drink hot water!” Yes, that’s it! On the other hand, the other answer given by all...
Feature Stories

Hygiene & Healthcare Frauds Take Advantage of Elderly Loneliness

Josefa Meng -
With no need to see a doctor or have an injection, healthcare has become an essential tool of hygiene for the elderly in China. But knowing that it is a trap, why are so many old people fooled? According to...

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...

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