Frank Hossack

1st Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine Passes Away in Nanjing

Professor Zhou Zhongying passed in Nanjing at 05:20 on 2 October. A TCM innovator and representative of the 7th National People’s Congress, he was 96. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never before via...

Patriotic Drones Write “Long Live the Motherland” in Wuxi’s Evening Sky

The drone show was part of the holiday display and activities on offer at the recently-completed, ¥750-million Xidong Jiuli Cangqing Cultural Tourism District. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Wuxi via this link.

Nanjing University Reveals Origin of Earth’s Early Continental Crust

Professors from the Uni’s School of Earth Sciences & Engineering collaborated with Professor Simon Wilde from Curtin University in Perth, Australia, for their findings. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never before via this...

Queues form at 06:00 in Suzhou; “Eat National Day Noodles Together”

Endless streams of customers for Su-Style Noodles were seen at famous noodle houses on 1 October; the Zhangjiagang Shazhou Hotel sold 900 bowls by 13:00. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Suzhou via...

3.197 Million People Take Nanjing Metro on National Day 2023

The Nanjing Metro was busier than normal, but not excessively. Most travelled was Line 1, with 832,000 journeys. The network usually sees 2.5-2.7 million passengers. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never before via...

It’s Gold & Bronze for Jiangsu in Men’s Long Jump at Asian Games

Wang Jia’nan and Shi Yuhao, both with the Training Centre of the Jiangsu Provincial Sports Bureau, took the medals with jumps of 8.22 and 8.10 metres, respectively. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about...

Free Public Transport in Changzhou for Ticket Holding Tourists during Holiday

Those with hotel bookings, tickets to scenic spots or concerts, or air or train tickets to Changzhou itself can acquire a QR code for the free transportation. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about...

Up 238%! 2.494 Million Tourists incoming to Nanjing on National Day

The increase was also 12.8 percent up on 2019. Top spots visited were the City’s two 5A sites; the Confucius Temple-Qinhuai Scenic Belt and Purple Mountain. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never...

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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