Frank Hossack

Exhibition Debut of Eastern Jin Dynasty Tomb found in Nanjing University

The tomb was discovered in 1972 during construction of an on-campus, air-raid shelter. 180 items therefrom are now on public display in the Uni’s Xianlin Campus. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never...

Yancheng 78 Y.O. Buys Chess Robots, Converts Home in to Activity Room

Fu Qiang converted his home 10 years ago to help local villagers in need. This past holiday, he used money from his children to add three robots and an 80 inch TV. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read...

Book Wuxi-Singapore from ¥748 from Today, on Jetstar Asia

The special offer is valid until 16 October for the twice weekly flights on an Airbus 320 from 28 December, increasing to four flights weekly from 15 January, 2024. Full story via this link; read the absolute essentials about...

New Railway Opens, but is Economic Prosperity Sure to Follow?

Talk of the town is the new Yangtze River Shanghai-Nanjing High-speed Railway which opened to fare-paying passengers ahead of the holiday. Auspicious for many be it; in theory it can usher in prosperity all around. In one particular place...

35,000 Fans Turn out for 1st Hongze Lakeside Music Festival in Huai’an

As a sub event of the 18th China Hongze Lake Hairy Crab Festival, the music fest was held at Yuehu Music Square on 5 and 6 October with performances by 16 acts. Full story (in Chinese) via this link;...

Taizhou Outlaws Unauthorised Drone Use During 2023 Half Marathon

Concerned participants may use drones to film their performance, the Taizhou PSB has issued a four-point notice restricting unauthorised drone use during the race. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Taizhou via this...

Flower Sales in Nanjing up 20% Year on Year for 3 Consecutive Years

Annual production of butterfly orchids is now over 2.5 million plants, while Nanjing’s flower planting area exceeds 300 hectares with four large-scale flower markets. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never before via this...

Hospital in Suzhou Opens Beauty Centre; Integrates Medicine with Aesthetics

Suzhou High-tech Zone People's Hospital kicked things off with a large-scale free clinic on 8 October. Being in a hospital, expect transparency and reasonable cost. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Xuzhou via...

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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