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Nanjing North Tops Out, but Jiangbei Still Wants Its Metro

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Today’s last concrete pour at Nanjing North Railway Station felt like one of those construction moments that actually means something. The shell is now there. The question for Jiangbei is what comes next, and whether the rest of the...
Diplomacy Talks

On this Day in Chinese History; 20 July

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This day, 20 July in 1972, China and the Federal Republic of Germany signed an internal memorandum of understanding to promote the establishment of diplomatic relations. The day before, when meeting Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gerhard Schröder, Premier Zhou...
About Henan

Zhengzhou; Freight, Temple Bells and the Restless Pull of the Centre

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Given a damp evening near Erqi Square, Zhengzhou feels less like a capital trying to impress and more like it's late for something. A cargo plane hums somewhere above the roofs; a train comes through the timetable with its...
About Fujian

Fuzhou; Banyans, Broths & the Blessed Prefecture

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There is a temptation, upon setting one’s sights on Fujian, to look straight past its capital and on to Xiamen, Quanzhou or Wuyishan. Resist it. Fuzhou is not the province’s loudest sell, but it may be its best introduction. 一旦把目光投向福建，人们很容易越过省会福州，直接想到厦门、泉州或武夷山。最好先忍一忍。福州或许不是福建最会吆喝的城市，却很可能是理解这座省份最好的开场。 For...
About Fujian

Xiamen; Ferry Rattles, Island Calm and Portside Confidence

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Ferries, not slogans, are what make Xiamen feel like Xiamen. The city wakes with salt on its hands, then spends the day balancing island calm against port noise, polished promenades against crowded lanes and a modern economy against its...
About Fujian

Putian; Sea Gods, Sneaker Jokes and a City Shifting Gears

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Salt reaches Putian before the arguments do. On Meizhou, the ferries bring pilgrims, tourists and family groups in the same tide; back on the mainland, the air changes into factory dust and rubber. The city has lived with both...
Diplomacy Talks

On this Day in Chinese History; 18 July

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This day, 18 July, in 1954, Zhou Enlai met with Charlie Chaplin and his wife in Geneva. When Zhou congratulated Chaplin on winning the “International Peace Prize” awarded by the World Peace Council, he said, “You are a great...
About Fujian

Sanming; Forests, Snacks and a Red-Tinged Economy with Room to Grow

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Southwest Fujian gives Sanming a hard-to-mistake shape. Mountains press in, rivers split and rejoin, and the city keeps finding ways to live with both. It is a place of red history, green cover and snack counters that seem to...
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About Me

Editor-in-Chief of The Nanjinger, Frank Hossack, is a multi-award winning Radio/TV host and voice-over artist who has worked in China for the past 32 years. Frank has also written for Time magazine, the Wall Street Journal and The Times, appeared on the BBC and LBC, and been cited by CNN, China Daily and the New York Times, among many others.
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