The Nanjinger

Today, the Muslim population in Nanjing might best be described as mostly hailing from Northwestern provinces (Gansu and Ningxia; traditionally more Muslim-populated centres), with a growing, foreign-born community. Due to the tricky identity issue of having the “Hui” ethnicity...

The Chinese Zodiacal sign, Ox, occupies the second position in the Chinese Zodiac. An Ox’s personality comprises a diligent character that is dependable, strong and determined. Having great patience and a desire to make progress, Oxen can achieve their...

Bilingual just isn’t enough. In his latest book, “Bug’s Poetry”, Nanjing artist, Zhu Yingchun, gathers the munching marks and twisting trails of twelve insects from around his studio, arranging them into lines of poetry that are incomprehensibly wonderful and...

With every successful movement that has come to fruition to date; the Women’s Liberation Movement, voting rights, LGBTQ movement, Black Lives Matter movement, and the Me Too movement to name a select few; so public opinion on the matters...

Marriage is the mainstay of the modern contemporary family. In the relationship between husband and wife, that which we usually call “honesty” is actually the principle of good faith found within the Chinese Civil Code.  We know that in the...

The basin of the Yellow River (Huang He), the “mother river of China”, was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilisation and the centre of Chinese politics, economy and culture for over 3,000 years.  Unfortunately, the river is also known as...

For this month’s Sense & Sustainability, The Nanjinger spoke with Nanjing-based, Rachel Niesen, advocate and long-time dedicator to the zero-waste movement who also runs the website, EcoLaowai, dedicated to conscious living in China. Top of the agenda; common misconceptions...

It’s on your metro pass and perhaps your student card too. It greets you at both train stations and is the hallmark of the Nanjing cigarette brand. But what is that mystical four-legged creature and how did it come...