Frank Hossack

Money & Paying for Stuff in Nanjing

Linguistically, here in the south, when referring to monetary amounts, Nanjingers will not verbally refer to “yuan” and “jiao”. Instead, they say “kuai” and “mao”. Next, despite all the modern conveniences of mobile payments, it should first of all be...

Communication & Using the Internet in Nanjing

Hopefully, by the time most read this, the concept of VPN will not be news. Without it, there shall be no Google, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Whatsapp. And may others as decreed by the Chinese government. In their place, Microsoft...

Strangest Anomaly Creates Love Heart in Middle of Yangtze River

They’re calling it a “heart-shaped beach”. Needless to say it quickly went viral after being captured on video from an aircraft patrolling the Yangtze River. And it had viewers immediately commenting as to any possible romantic intentions on the...

Language, Translation & Use of English in Nanjing

Nanjingers speak Nanjing Dialect. While not altogether different from Mandarin in the way that perhaps Shanghainese is, the Nanjing Dialect is distinct but not unintelligible to the outsider. At least in the main. Other than the very old, almost the...

Essentials for Wining & Dining in Nanjing

Nanjing has a extensive range of select international wining and dining options, spanning Western, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Middle Eastern, Thai, Vietnamese, fusion and vegetarian, together with bars and bakeries. ABOUT CITY GUIDE With hundreds of listings vetted for quality, consistency and...

Essentials for Tourism, Sport & Leisure in Nanjing

Nanjing has a multitude of top hotels and serviced apartments, plus resorts, spas and theatres. Then there are also the many museums, parks and other attractions. ABOUT CITY GUIDE With hundreds of listings vetted for quality, consistency and longevity, The Nanjinger's City Guide has...

Essentials for Services & Shopping in Nanjing

Many of Nanjing's top-level service providers offer English-language service, including healthcare, legal, real estate, travel & transport, religious worship, beauty, consulting, pets, photography, media & design, notary & translation and hairdressing. Then there is shopping in Nanjing, which can...

Essentials for Education, Business & Community in Nanjing

Nanjing has an array of providers of international education and language training, as well as related services thereto, together with business development agencies, community-action groups, charities and providers of local-government services. ABOUT CITY GUIDE With hundreds of listings vetted for quality,...

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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