Frank Hossack

Oh Deer Me! What on Earth Happened to You?

Have a close look at this beast. 仔细看看这只野兽。 Notice anything out of the ordinary? 注意到有什么不寻常的事情吗? Its antlers are facing backwards. 它的鹿角朝后。 Part deer, part horse, part cow, part donkey; say hello to the “Milu” (麋鹿), or “Père David's Deer”. Outside of China, it was the...

A Life of Public Service for Women; Pauline Woo Tsui

Pauline Woo Tsui was at her core an anti-discrimination activist who sought to correct the wrongs brought on the female sex in many theaters, from the USA to China. Pauline Woo Tsui的核心是一位反歧视活动家,她试图纠正从美国到中国的许多剧院中女性行为带来的错误。 Born in Nanjing on 2 October, 1920, Woo’s father...

Depressed Nanjing Student 信小呆 Wins ¥100 Million, Makes Comeback

With 600 followers on Weibo, she was just another ordinary student in Nanjing. Then her life changed overnight when she won ¥100 million in a promotion that would bring her 1.14 million followers and within a few years, endless...

CDC Answers FAQ as to 2nd COVID Jab

Seeking your COVID vaccination? Good luck with that. With Jiangsu Province all but out of some types of vaccines, so questions are being asked by many “stuck” between their first and second injection. Official local health authorities have the...

Beauty or Deformity? Only Elf Ears Can Make Me Happy

There’s a new fad in town. And it’s got pointy ears. That’s right; forget the big doe eyes, the double eyelids and the boob jobs. Today, self-respecting ladies in China are snapping up plastic surgery appointments like there’s no...

Places to Go/Stuff to Do/Great Days Out for the Summer Holidays

The summer holiday season is upon us. While this year at least, there is the opportunity for travel to almost every part of China, Nanjing still affords plenty of ideas for days out. Herein The Nanjinger’s top ten recommendations...

What’s Nanjing Students’ Role in Safety of Chinese Astronauts?

When a mighty Chinese rocket launched earlier today, the three astronauts aboard had many tasks ahead. Among them, while they spend 3 months in space, is delivering data for experiments developed by students and professors in Nanjing. China’s Shenzhou 12...

Nanjing Cop Cradles Child Charging to ICU

A Nanjing policeman became something of a hero in the past few days, helping to save the life of a young boy by carrying him in his arms and sprinting at full pelt to a nearby hospital in 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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