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The Nanjinger arose from a dream that a city with a history as long, and a status as important, as Nanjing, deserves a world-class English media outlet. Beginning life in 2009 and evolving into being the city’s English media of record, The Nanjinger brings the international and English-speaking community a wide and varied selection of news and features about Nanjing, its surrounding area, and Chinese culture, while adhering to international journalistic standards as to both impartiality and objectivity.

Feature Stories

The Martian with the Robot Dog; NASA Does Charity?

Morgan Gallup Zhu -
I spun around and made a beeline straight for the blue man. My excitement bubbled up as I neared him and envisioned the stream of likes I’d get if I managed to snap a picture with him, right here,...
Feature Stories

Charities don’t Stop Caring; Hearts in the Centre of the Rainbow

Frank Hossack -
Caring, benevolence and philanthropy have in some ways taken a back seat during this era of epidemic. But there are those who won’t quit, people who care about saving lives other than their own. Time to find out how...
Big Reads

Royal Links in Nanjing; The Garment Fit Only for a Monarch

Frank Hossack -
With the world today mourning the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, what of Nanjing’s links to royalty? One thing stands out above all else. To some a humble piece of cloth, brocade, an icon of our city, was once...
Feature Stories

Which is the Greatest? Capital of 6 Dynasties (or is it 10?)

Frank Hossack -
Ever heard that Nanjing is commonly known as one of the “three furnaces” of China? 听说过南京被称为中国的“三炉”之一吗？ Ever heard others say, “No, China has five furnaces; not just Nanjing, Wuhan and Chongqing, but also Xi’an and Changsha”. Still there are others who...
Feature Stories

Caput Mundi; The Bathtub Racing Dynasty & Other Stories

Triona Ryan -
World Capitals (WC). The thought of them, all of them, brings a tear to my eye. There are several cities that I would give more than an eye to see, it is true. Foreign metropole, glittering with nostalgia and...
Feature Stories

The String is Severed; End of the Valdragon Dynasty

Felix Campbell -
Liya followed her father nervously down the corridor. Six guards marched awkwardly behind her. Liya紧跟着她父亲紧张地走在走廊上。 六名警卫在她身后笨拙地行进。 “Daddy, I … I’m not allowed down here”, she said, half peering with curiosity, half trying to avert her eyes which she imagined might keep...
Big Reads

The Global Crayfish Capital in our own Jiangsu Province

Frank Hossack -
China’s appetite for crayfish (longxia; 龙虾) is now well known all over the world. But the side effects of this enormous industry can be surprising, but just as appetising. And one in particular makes a visit to Xuyi worth...
Destinations

Warlord of Crabs Awaits in Suqian Luoma Lake

Frank Hossack -
Suqian was once best known as playing an important role in China’s infamous drinking culture, being a centre for the production of “baijiu”. Today, however, that image is being shed in favour of something altogether more healthy, as manifest...

Latest News

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German Chemical Giant BASF to Make Chip Materials in Nanjing by 2028

German chemical giant BASF will build a semiconductor materials plant in Nanjing, with start-up expected by the end of...
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China Creates an X-Class of Train Numbers for Services above 350KM/H

China is giving its fastest trains a letter of their own. A new X prefix, read xīn (新, "new"),...
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China’s Brain Banks Need Donors as Human Tissue Reveals Dementia Clues

China’s human brain banks are still struggling to attract donors more than a decade after the first facilities opened,...

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