Frank Hossack

Masked Crowds Flock to Take in Cherry Blossom around Xuanwu Lake

Face masks were back out in force in Nanjing’s open air yesterday, for the impromptu, annual mass gathering to witness the city’s spring blossom around Xuanwu Lake, as the young, the old and the hungry descended on the area...

Nanjing Army Vet Donates Stem Cells to 6 Y.O. Leukemia Sufferer

A young Nanjing man who formerly served in the army has recently selflessly and bravely donated hematopoietic stem cells to give a chance at a long and healthy life to a child suffering from leukemia almost a thousand kilometres...

Latest Fad; Children’s Clothes Tried on to Show off Physique

The Chinese internet is once again up in arms over the behaviour of the nation’s youth. Catching their ire this time is the new trend for female adolescents to try on children's clothes in fast-fashion stores, just to obtain...

We Can Doufu Dance! 11M Video Views for Wet Market Stall Owner

A downtown, Nanjing wet-market stall owner has become an online hit, thanks to dance moves she performs in her day-to-day down-to-earth surroundings. But it’s not only the dance that has attracted the eyes of millions, just as much it’s...

700 KM of track in 15 Cities; How You Really Build Metro Systems

Following yesterday’s news of a derailment on the Nanjing Metro, things have been going a little more according to plan elsewhere in China, as a host of new lines have opened recently, adding 700 kilometres to the country’s metro...

Metro Crash; Nanjing Line 1 Train Comes off Tracks at Maigaoqiao

The impressive safety record of the Nanjing Metro was shattered this morning, when a Line 1 train came off the tracks at Maigaoqiao Station. Pandemonium ensued, as commuters filled the station wondering why there were no trains running. Pictures paint...

Europe Welcomes Nanjing Salted Duck & Other Chinese “Delicacies”

Contentment, in days gone by, was said to be a plate of salted duck with a glass of wine and the evening paper on the banks of the Qinhuai River. Thanks to a new agreement, Europeans now have the...

How Did Makeup Industry Survive 1 Year of Wearing Face Masks?

More than a year has passed since the outbreak of the epidemic and people have become accustomed to wearing masks. Under that guise, however, even the most vain of feminine beauties have reduced their lipstick use. How has the industry...

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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