Frank Hossack

Extreme 40+℃ Temps Hit Eastern China; GF10 Winds Buffet Nanjing

Weather authorities’ high-temperature warnings went “red” this morning, with parts of east and central China, including Nanjing, expecting 40-plus degrees Celsius, while a recent massive recent storm has also wreaked damage across several parts of our city. Yesterday, 11 July,...

The Four Unlikenesses; Up Close and Personal with David’s Deer

Have a close look at the accompanying, beautiful photograph. Notice anything out of the ordinary? 仔细看看随附的漂亮照片。 注意到有什么不寻常的事情吗? These deer’s antlers are facing backwards. 这些鹿的鹿角朝后。 Part deer, part horse, part cow, part donkey; say hello to the “Milu”, or “Père David's Deer”. Outside of...

World War II@85; Nanjing Remembers Marco Polo Bridge Incident

Many believe it to have been the true beginning of the Second World War, while the 85th anniversary of that day has been marked in Nanjing in another solemn ceremony that reminds of our city’s unique place in 20th...

Death Penalty for Boyfriend of Nanjing Student Killed in Yunnan

Just 2 days short of the second anniversary of her murder, the killers of a Nanjing college student have been handed the death penalty as the “trial of the century” came to a close in faraway Yunnan, scene for...

Stuck for Stuff to Do this Summer? Don’t be Lazy; Be a Sloth!

Sloths are our planet’s slowest-moving mammals. And now, they’ve eventually made it to Nanjing. If you’ve never seen one of these (kind of) lovable beasts, now is your chance. Just don’t hang around; they might be off in the...

“Alien” Recreated as Nanjing Senior Coughs up 1 Litre of Blood 

Some eating out in Nanjing have found themselves suddenly close to acting in perhaps the most-memorable scene from sci-fi horror classic movie, “Alien”, when a dining companion began to uncontrollably cough up blood at their table. 一些在南京外出就餐的人突然发现自己差点就演了科幻恐怖经典电影《异形》中最令人难忘的一幕:一名就餐同伴开始在餐桌上不受控制地咳血。 It was just recently...

Who Won the iPhone?! International Photo Contest Ceremony a Hit

Half a million votes were cast in Nanjing’s recent international photography competition, and with the epidemic once again under control, so the time had come to recognise the winners with their certificates and a host of valuable, high-tech prizes. 最近在南京举行的国际摄影大赛已获得50万张选票,随着疫情再次得到控制,是时候用证书和一系列珍贵的高科技奖品来表彰获奖者了。 Yesterday,...

Where are all the Halal Restaurants in Nanjing?

Nanjing’s foreign community has changed much in recent years, and now Muslims make up a considerable portion of the city’s population from overseas. It therefore only makes sense that The Nanjinger makes available a bilingual list comprising many of...

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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