Frank Hossack

Cooking Chinese; Don’t Fear the Wet Market!

Wet markets have come a long way in China since COVID. Once seriously questionable in their hygiene, today they are, by and large, clean, well lit and full of fresh produce. And once they know you, staff are friendly...

Competition to Design a New Xinjiekou Icon; ¥800,000 to be Won!

This is your chance to become a part of Nanjing! A recently-launched design competition is seeking proposals from all over the world for that which is hoped will be a new iconic landmark for the very heart of Nanjing...

Open Sesame; 100% of Nanjing’s Qinhuai River Now Navigable

Nanjing’s Qinhuai River has been an integral part of life in the Southern Capital for many centuries, but it has taken until now for the waterway to become 100 percent navigable. And that’s good news from both a financial...

Thrill Seekers Left Hanging in Air at Nanjing Amusement Park

Visitors taking a ride in a Nanjing amusement park got more thrill than their tickets suggested this past weekend, when their rollercoaster stopped dead on a vertical descent, leaving the ride's occupants suspended in mid air. Turns out it...

Nanjing COVID Situation Roundup; Tuesday 28 June, 2022

Summer travel plans for many have been thrown into chaos today, as an ominous star appeared on Nanjing residents’ travel codes. It’s got people wondering whether they should risk travel, and if they do, will they be able to...

Fined on Metro for Watching Movie (but won’t Put Her Phone Down)

Take to the Nanjing Metro these days and find that it is an increasingly quiet place. That’s because our city is apparently leading the way on cracking down on so-called uncivilised behaviour. And it’s got a lot of people...

Let’s Go Glamping! Treats in Store at Laoshan Tourism Festival

School’s out across Nanjing today and that long summer holiday stretches out in front of us like a long stretchy thing. Appropriate, for "long" and "stretchy" are the words to describe the road which is home to the Nanjing...

Bringing Joy to Jiangbei; Test Runs for Metro Line S8 Extension

Citizens living near to the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge on the north banks of the River have a reason to be joyful. They are now just one step from having access to the Nanjing Metro on their door step,...

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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