Frank Hossack

Tilt Shift Photography Shows Jiangsu’s Massive Bridges as Miniature Models

Tilt-shift filters, increasingly-common on cameras and a trend in photography, were employed to capture in miniature many of the biggest bridges in Jiangsu. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Jiangsu via this link.

Death by Falling Brickwork Narrowly Avoided by Mother & Son in Yangzhou

The two were about to get into their car when its roof was obliterated, after the one-metre-long concrete cladding fell from the exterior wall of an 18th floor apartment. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute...

Nanjing Goes Big on Big Traffic Lights & Extended Free Parking

A super-large size traffic light in Nanjing’s Confucius Temple area has gone viral, while the city has also extended its free parking period from 15 minutes to 30 minutes. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing...

Drunk 16 Year Old Falls to Death in Wuxi; Hotel Held Responsible

With an intoxicated teenage boy dead after falling from a first floor balcony, a court has finally ruled on the case. The restaurant that first served him alcohol is responsible. Yet, coming to that conclusion is a little more complicated...

1st Anchorage of Seagoing Vessel Upstream of Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge

Costal Patrol guided the "Changqing XX" into Nanjing Meishan Port’s No. 31 berth on 3 September, as part of efforts to address the increasingly-congested Yangtze. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read about Nanjing introduced as never before via...

Nanjing to Shanghai in 6 Minutes; Watch it for Yourself!

Fancy a look at the train driver’s view ahead during a journey on the new Yangtze River Shanghai-Nanjing High-speed Railway at super-high speed, as if the train was travelling at over two-and-a-half-thousand kilometres per hour? 想不想看看火车司机在新长江沪宁高铁上以超高速行驶时前方的景象,就像火车以时速两千五公里以上的速度行驶一样? The video, released yesterday, 6...

Real Estate Developer in Yangzhou Fined ¥180,000 for Giving away Free Cars

The Jiangdu developer, offering ¥50,000 Wuling Hongguang Mini EV Macarons for house purchases in a lottery, was fined under China’s Anti-Unfair Competition Law. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Yangzhou via this link.

Police Lend Free Helmets to E-bike Riders in Suqian (after Fining them)

Officers also visited schools to lend helmets to children who lacked them. The helmets can be returned later to any of three local traffic police headquarters. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the absolute essentials about Suqian...

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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