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Frank Hossack

Jiangxin Zhou Lighthouse Top Local Getaway for National Day?

With another holiday just around the corner, and the biggest of the year at that, time to brave the crowds again or take things a little slower and closer to home? Introducing “Lollipop Lighthouse”. It’s recently become the hot photo...

Face Saving Moon Cake Reunion with Family after 22 Years

This past Mid Autumn Festival shall always be fondly remembered by one particular family, one no longer in Nanjing. For that’s when they were reunited with a missing family member, some 22 years since departing in search of fortune. In...

Nanjing Education Institution Slapped with ¥500,000 Fine

Education and training providers are back in the spotlight after one such institution in Nanjing was handed a large fine for its conduct, marking another blow to the already beleaguered sector after a recent crackdown by Beijing. It was false...

Unclogging the Congestion; Don’t. Ever. Let. Them. In.

There are a lot of cars in Nanjing, getting on for three million now. That’s one for every three people, these days a small family. So with much of the city now on their own four wheels and more...

Penguins Kick Nanjing’s Tourist Attractions Back into Gear

The last of Nanjing’s tourist attractions opened their doors once again this week after our city’s COVID outbreak, but before they did, an opportunity was seized to do something different. After all, the scenic spots were only off limits...

Gatherer of the Entirety of Chinese Knowledge; Zhu Di

Zhu Di (朱棣), the third to be top dog in the Ming Dynasty and often referred to as the Yongle Emperor, brought much that is great to the world, including the Forbidden City. He also remained relevant until very...

Travelling the Silk Road in an Evening, on a Bike!

Wow! That’s the word South Korean journalist, Chaewon Woo, uses 124 times in her book, “Cycling the Silk Road; From Shanghai to London in 36 Weeks”. And not without good reason. An eye-opening and surprising read, Cycling the Silk Road...

I Swear I will Never Leave My Power Bank in the Car Ever Again

Cars on fire have become a bit of a recurring theme in Nanjing these past days, as spontaneous combustion and a mobile phone power bank have been the reasons handed down for three vehicles catching fire in the city...

About Me

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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