Frank Hossack

The Building of Nanjing (19); Dashengguan Yangtze River Bridge

Key to being able to get us from Nanjing to Beijing in just 3 hours and 13 minutes is the Nanjing Dashengguan Yangtze River Bridge, so much so, in fact, they put it on a coin. 南京大圣关长江大桥是让我们在短短3小时13分钟内从南京到北京的关键,事实上,他们把它写在硬币上。 After they depart from...

Nanjing Man Takes Gold in Hammer Throw at 2023 Asian Games

Wang Qi, a 2019 student of Nanjing Normal University, broke the 70-metre mark with six consecutive throws to win the championship with a throw of 72.97 metres. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as...

Yangzhou Reunion Festival with a Difference for Seniors who Lost Only Child

Seniors who most fear the holidays were cared for this Mid-autumn Festival with activities by those with the Hongfu Community Dream Volunteer Association. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Yangzhou via this link.

Nanjinger’s Therapy Coaches Swim Team to Record Medal Count at Asian Games

Former synchronised-swimming world champion, Guo Li, has the habit to pat their muscles and make team members do dance exercises before they enter the water. Full story via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never before via this link.

Zhenjiang Ferry Takes 8,000 Vehicles across Yangtze River in Single Day

Together with 5,000 passengers on foot or bike, congestion at other river crossings led to the Zhenjiang Wufengshan Ferry setting the daily record on 29 September. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Zhenjiang...

1st Digital Low Carbon Demonstration Factory in China Announced for Wuxi

The Siemens project makes up part of the €600-million investment secured by a Wuxi New District delegation which visited German and Italy in late September. Full story via this link; read the absolute essentials about Wuxi via this link.

On this Day in Chinese History; 1 October

This day, 1 October, in 2020, President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech via video at the High-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly commemorating the 25th anniversary of the World Conference on Women in Beijing, comprising a...

Consumers Set to Save Big as Wuxi Launches 2023 Taihu Shopping Festival

Participating shopping malls, including the MixC and Great Eastern Department Store, have collectively knocked ¥3 billion off their prices for the 2 month promotion. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Wuxi via this...

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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