Frank Hossack

Digital Transportation Forum Talks all Things Smart in Yancheng

The Forum, held on 26 August, promotes the digital transformation and intelligent upgrading of infrastructure such as roads, ports and waterways, as well as smart-logistics operations. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the essentials about Yancheng via...

“Living Fossils” Receive Protection as Wuxi Legislates for Ancient Trees

Wuxi’s Municipal Green Committee Office has decreed that trees over 100 years be “Ancient trees”, while those aged 50-100 be “Reserved ancient trees”. 51 initially qualify. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the essentials about Wuxi via...

Huai’an Boy Donates Bone Marrow TWICE to Save Father with Leukemia

In 2014, Wang Xunzhou in Huai’an, then 11, donated 1,200 millilitres of bone marrow to his father with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. 9 years later, he has done it again. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the essentials...

17.5 KG 15 Month Old Baby in Suzhou is also 85 CM Tall

Simply “dream grandsons” of many a Chinese grandmother, the baby is described as “moderately obese”. Experts remind that does not necessarily mean good health. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the essentials about Suzhou via this link.

Nanjing Primary School Jogging Team Racks up 500 Kilometres

For the past three summer holidays, joggers with the Experimental Primary School of Nanjing University of Technology ran for a total of 171 days, accumulating 22 members. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Stunning Timelapse Photography Shows Yangzhou Flowers Blooming at Night

Purple Cow News captured rain lilies, known in Chinese as “Pang Lili” (胖丽丽) blooming on the evening of 23 August, to then create a beautiful time-lapse video. Full story (in Chinese) via this link; read the essentials about Yangzhou...

7,000 Year Old Fire Making Hand Drill Discovered in Jiangsu

Under the gaze of today’s super-tall wind turbines transitioning us from fossil fuels, in Jiangsu there has been discovered evidence of our first polluting efforts 7,000 years ago; a friction-based, fire-making device from the now earliest known Neolithic site...

Blooming Crabapple Stealing the Show in Nanjing’s Mochou Lake Park

In the southwest corner of the Park in front of Tangfanglan Garden, crabapple is often used to decorate flower beds, adding an elegant touch to Jiangnan courtyards. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

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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