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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.

Best of The Nanjinger

Maintaining Personal Hygiene in Ancient China

Shawn Li -
With the rapid advancement of the times, people have begun to pay more and more attention to their personal image, and have also attached great importance to personal hygiene. Things such as toothpaste and hand sanitiser have become daily...
Feature Stories

International Diplomacy’s New Messenger is a Wooden Sailing Ship

Frank Hossack -
Something quite remarkable is happening on the banks of the Yangtze River in Nanjing. A vast wooden ship is poised to set sail as China’s new international diplomat; destination foreign lands to which its predecessors voyaged long ago. Late last...
Big Reads

The Fish was THIS Big! Chinese Characters Akin to their Meaning

Josefa Meng -
As opposed to the Latin alphabet that gives us words which sound like their meaning, the Chinese words of long ago often look like their meaning. Just like the ancients, these characters work from dawn to dusk, perhaps leaning...
Feature Stories

From Central Heating to Hotpot; China’s Luxurious Warmth!

Josefa Meng -
The Qinhuai Line is the geographical dividing line between north and south China. On both sides of this border, there are obvious differences in natural conditions, geographical features, agricultural production and people’s living customs. And their heating systems. Dependent on geographical...
Feature Stories

Luxury in China, 1980s Style

Shawn Li -
In the eyes of many people today, today’s refrigerators, colour TVs, washing machines, and cars are nothing more than ordinary; few remember that which appeared in recent years was unimaginable 30 years ago. Back in the 1980s, the daily...
Feature Stories

Is Luxury Toothpaste the Holy Grail of Chinese Brands?

Chesna Goel -
Just what is a luxurious item or service? For people in poverty, having enough food for the day or having an extra pair of clothes is a luxury.  What does luxury look like for the 21st century Chinese cosmospolitan?...
Strainer

Apocalypse Tea; Should I Drive After Drinking This?

Matthew Stedman -
"After drinking my local tea, you won’t be able to walk in a straight line.” That’s how I was introduced to this tea. It was a generous, proud young friend that set the challenge. By “local”, she meant Guizhou. I was...
Big Reads

Ideas Worth Spreading; Iconic Talks Return in 2020

Triona Ryan -
Planning is underway in earnest for the idea-fest that is TEDxYouth@NIS on 21 March, 2020. The event burst onto the calendar ever so subtly back in 2016, with the very first talks from the community, by the community and...

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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...
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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