Frank Hossack

School Children Scary Reminders of Wuhan on 2nd Anniversary

With the Chinese New Year once again approaching, it’s all beginning to feel a bit like 2 years ago, almost to the day. But in 2022, the focus is on all those holidaying school children with little to do. 随着农历新年的临近,一切都开始感觉有点像两年前了,几乎就在今天。 但到了 2022...

No NAT! Why Nanjingers don’t Need a Test to Go “Somewhere”

Tried leaving our fair province of Jiangsu lately? If so, you likely encountered a couple of snags. Nucleic acid tests (NAT) to be precise, one 48 hours before arrival at the destination, and another upon arrival. For Nanjingers though,...

Motorbike Cop Helps Mum Get Son to Make “Nanwai” Exam on Time

China’s wishes for a “harmonious society” are often manifest in surprising ways, as one lady in Nanjing recently found out, after a motorbike policeman put her on the back of his bike and sped across town so that her...

Parking Feud; Women Pushed out of Way by Car Desperate for Space

Nanjing’s parking spaces, or lack thereof, are back in the headlines, after two women guarding an empty space were forcibly pushed out thereof by another vehicle, igniting a storm of debate on the local internet over the rights and...

Citizen Couplets Adorn City Gates for Incoming Chinese New Year

With Spring Festival now 2 weeks away, may the celebrations begin! And what better way than by once again hanging giant couplets celebrating the incoming new Chinese year, penned by Nanjing’s citizens, from our great city’s gates. This year’s “Spring...

How to Open 9 Metro Lines in a Single Day? (With a Bit of Luck)

When Nanjing’s newest metro line commenced operations last month, little did most know that similar openings were occurring at the exact same moment all over China. But how can so many such large undertakings be synchronised across the country? 当南京最新的地铁线路上个月开始运营时,大多数人都不知道中国各地也在同一时间开通了类似的地铁线路。但这么多如此大的事业如何在全国范围内同步进行? It...

Scandal of Free Entry for Women at Nanjing Wildlife Attraction

There have been shouts of, Sexism”, on the local Chinese internet of late, after a Nanjing wildlife park launched a promotion that comprised free entry for women, an incident which is highlighting a range of gender-discriminatory practices in China. Jinniu...

China Railway Ticket APP Launches English Language Version BUT

Good news for foreigners living in China with limited Chinese abilities; the China Railway ticket APP now recognises a smart phone’s language setting and redirects to the English version accordingly. But, and it’s a big but… 对于生活在中国但汉语能力有限的外国人来说是个好消息;中国火车票APP现在可以识别智能手机的语言设置并相应地重定向到英文版本。但是,这是一个很大的但是…… The update to the...

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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