Frank Hossack

New Acting Mayor of Huai’an is Youngest in Jiangsu to Hold Position

Gu Kun, born in Haimen of Nantong in Jiangsu in 1976, studied Chinese language and literature in the Chinese Department of Nanjing Normal University. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Fights Break out as Nanjing Tourists Chant for Refunds & others Faint

At noon on 24 July, visitors waiting over 2 hours for the Niushou Mountain Scenic Spot shuttle bus began chanting. Fights broke out as some jumped the queue. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Suzhou Millennial Doctor Steps in in Jilin to Save Fallen Senior Tourist

Dressed in camouflage, holidaying doc, Wang Tingyuan, treated the patient who had fallen in the Changbai Mountain Scenic Area until an ambulance arrived. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

Body of Drowned 66 Year Old Sanitation Worker Found in Nanjing

The woman's son, surnamed Si, confirmed the find to reporters on 27 July. His mother had been washed away when sheltering in a Yuhuatai culvert on 19 July. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

New Shared E-bikes Beat “Hot Butt” Summer Syndrome!

Have you ever been put off taking a shared e-bike in this hot, sweaty weather, thinking about all the hot, sweaty behinds to have been sat on that saddle right before you? Well, now there’s an answer. And what...

Changzhou Vies to become “New Energy Capital” of China

Changzhou’s plan is to emphasise the use of Building-integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) materials such as photovoltaic curtain walls, sunshades and carports. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

1.693 Seconds! 8 Year Old Boy from Zhenjiang Breaks Asian Cube Record

Jiang Lingkun from Danyang broke the record at the 2023 World Cube Association competition in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 22 July, with his pyramid-cube dexterity. Full story (in Chinese) via this link.

New Arial Photography Series Reveals True Beauty of Suzhou

The photos, taken by Yang Bo, capture the Humble Administrator’s Garden, the Suzhou Museum hidden in the old city, Suzhou’s now iconic skyline and much more. 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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