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Blizzards & 7cm of Snow in Nanjing in Run up to Chinese New Year

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There was no white Christmas for Nanjingers, but the chances of a white Chinese New Year are increasingly likely, as this part of the country prepares for some pretty rainy and snowy conditions, with January closing out and giving...
National News

In Limbo! New Year Travellers Trapped by Unexpected Quarantines

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For many, 2022 was to be the year when they finally got to go home to see their families. But some are finding that easier said than done, as overzealous authorities implement ever-more stringent and constantly changing requirements forcing...
National News

School Children Scary Reminders of Wuhan on 2nd Anniversary

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With the Chinese New Year once again approaching, it’s all beginning to feel a bit like 2 years ago, almost to the day. But in 2022, the focus is on all those holidaying school children with little to do. The second...
Regional News

No NAT! Why Nanjingers don’t Need a Test to Go “Somewhere”

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Tried leaving our fair province of Jiangsu lately? If so, you likely encountered a couple of snags. Nucleic acid tests (NAT) to be precise, one 48 hours before arrival at the destination, and another upon arrival. For Nanjingers though,...
Nanjing News

Motorbike Cop Helps Mum Get Son to Make “Nanwai” Exam on Time

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China’s wishes for a “harmonious society” are often manifest in surprising ways, as one lady in Nanjing recently found out, after a motorbike policeman put her on the back of his bike and sped across town so that her...
Nanjing News

Parking Feud; Women Pushed out of Way by Car Desperate for Space

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Nanjing’s parking spaces, or lack thereof, are back in the headlines, after two women guarding an empty space were forcibly pushed out thereof by another vehicle, igniting a storm of debate on the local internet over the rights and...
Nanjing News

Citizen Couplets Adorn City Gates for Incoming Chinese New Year

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With Spring Festival now 2 weeks away, may the celebrations begin! And what better way than by once again hanging giant couplets celebrating the incoming new Chinese year, penned by Nanjing’s citizens, from our great city’s gates. This year’s “Spring...
National News

How to Open 9 Metro Lines in a Single Day? (With a Bit of Luck)

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When Nanjing’s newest metro line commenced operations last month, little did most know that similar openings were occurring at the exact same moment all over China. But how can so many such large undertakings be synchronised across the country? It...
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Editor-in-Chief of The Nanjinger, Frank Hossack, is a multi-award winning Radio/TV host who has worked in China for the past 30 years. Frank has also written for Time magazine 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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