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Frank Hossack

What’s the Population of Nanjing? 2021 Census Data Revealed

Population figures for the city of Nanjing, as recorded in the 2020 census, have been official released. While there has been the growth to be expected, our city lags behind other major urban areas in eastern China, making it...

Jiuhua Shan & Chizhou; Female Buddahs & Negative Oxygen Ions

Should we, or should we not, ascend Jiuhua Shan to pay homage at a Buddhist shrine? Tough decision. After all, we’re from Nanjing and therefore know a thing or two about climbing hundreds of steps to see a dead...

Nanjing’s Favourite Foreign Bakery Finally Opens in Jiangning

The good people of Jiangning District in Naniing have waited a long time for foreign-owned bakery, Skyways, to open up in their neighbourhood. So it was smiles all round, all day today, as staff and customers embraced the latest...

Students Paint 800 Square Metres of Wall Murals in 4 Days

A massive outdoor mural project undertaken by students has been completed in record time in a remote county of northwestern China, while at same time providing a shot in the arm for the local economy and valuable working experience...

32 Minutes of Cardiac Arrest; Successful Rescue in Nanjing

The death of a woman in Nanjing was only very narrowly averted last week, after a heart attack led to the lady spending 32 minutes clinically dead, while medical personnel fought to maintain her heart by artificial means. In...

It’s Flavour Overload in Tour Around the World!

A year or so into operations at The Ritz-Carlton, Nanjing, three things are apparent as to the dining therein. That the quality of ingredients employed is second to none, that attention to detail is at a level to be...

Rains of 130mm this Weekend in Nanjing on the Way

With a wet and windy weekend on the way, better batten down the hatches and make plans to stay home. Between now and Monday, strong winds and an accumulative rainfall of up to 130 mm are expected in many...

Massive Graduation Ceremony Held for 263,000 Students in Nanjing

Nanjing prides herself on being the educational hub of China. Indeed, there are more students per head of population in Nanjing than in any other major city. And so when graduation time comes, the city better have a grand...

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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