Frank Hossack

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On this Day in Chinese History; 14 July

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This day, 14 July, 1976, the 1,860-kilometre long Tanzania-Zambia Railway, built with Chinese assistance, was officially opened to traffic. Construction began in October 1970 and track laying was completed in June 1975. With terrain along the route complex and...
About Shandong

Jinan; Springs, the Yellow River, a Capital Built on Water, and Dumplings?

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Nestled in the heart of Shandong, Jinan is a city that has long had to earn its identity rather than borrow one. It is the provincial capital, but it is also a spring city, a rail city and a...
About Shandong

Qingdao; Sea Light, Beer Foam and an Open Shoreline

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Sea air, brewery foam and old masonry are the first things Qingdao offers, if you let them arrive in that order. The city’s best-known places sit close together; a pier, a hill, a German-built street pattern and the water...
About Shandong

Zibo; Qi Heritage, Kilns and a Restless Industrial Core

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Few Shandong cities carry as many layers as Zibo. It is an old Qi heartland, a ceramic base, a petrochemical centre and, more recently, the place that turned barbecue queues into national headlines. The city has learned to live...
About Shandong

Zaozhuang; Coal, Canals and a Rebuilt Sense of Place

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South-west Shandong does not hand out easy identities, but Zaozhuang has always had several at once. It is a coal city, a canal city, a battle city and, increasingly, a place trying to turn old weight into new momentum. 山东西南部并不轻易给城市贴标签，但枣庄一直同时拥有好几个身份。它是煤城、运河城、战城，而且越来越像一座正把旧包袱变成新动能的城市。 Zaozhuang...
Diplomacy Talks

On this Day in Chinese History; 13 July

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This day, 13 July, 2001, Beijing won the right to host the 29th Olympic Games in 2008 at the 112th plenary session of the International Olympic Committee held in Moscow. Upon hearing the news, a tidal wave of cheers...
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Zaozhuang; Coal, Canals and a Rebuilt Sense of Place

Frank Hossack -
South-west Shandong does not hand out easy identities, but Zaozhuang has always had several at once. It is a coal city, a canal city, a battle city and, increasingly, a place trying to turn old weight into new momentum. 山东西南部并不轻易给城市贴标签，但枣庄一直同时拥有好几个身份。它是煤城、运河城、战城，而且越来越像一座正把旧包袱变成新动能的城市。 Zaozhuang...
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Louis Vuitton & Milk Tea Meet in Suzhou; it’s a ¥10.3 Million Fight

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how on Earth did a Parisian house of luxury end up in a Suzhou courtroom over a milk tea logo? The answer is less glamorous than the brand's handbags and a lot more useful in a legal context than...
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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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