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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

“Ghost Stations”; Nanjing’s Forgotten High-Speed Rail Stops

Frank Hossack -
China’s high-speed railway network, as we all know, is nothing short of a marvel. Yet, it is also not without criticisms. Among them, so-called “ghost stations” that, for one reason or another, see more trains pass through than stop...
Destinations

Enchanting Kazakhstan; Steroids on the Steppe

Snooze Northcott -
In a gem of a country on China’s far western border and off the radar for many, we felt like intrepid travellers as we set off for a week to visit Almaty, Kazakhstan, conveniently located on the Silk Road....
Feature Stories

Nanjing’s Districts in the Eyes of Locals

Shawn Li -
Nanjing may be described as a mild and inclusive city, where local people are known for their calm nature. But still waters run deep for this city, where chasms divide the people of Nanjing’s various districts, who have over...
Feature Stories

Your Place/Space in the Chinese Scheme of Things

Frank Hossack -
With the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing just last month, and for the purposes of this article, I want you to imagine that the “Xiao Qu” (鬼혐) in which you live in Nanjing as being on the...
Feature Stories

Location Lore; Giveaway Histories of Nanjing Streets

Kristen Wang -
Like most Chinese cities, the major streets of Nanjing are named after other cities in China. As per the debate over culture, identity and symbols in the “politics of place” branch of geography, so it be that Zhongshan Lu...
Big Reads

Eindhoven; Nanjing’s Sister Shapes the Future

Frank Hossack -
On an international scale, Nanjing’s Dutch sister city, Eindhoven, is a small dot on the map, yet the associated, so-called “Brainport” region is succeeding through its high-tech industry in becoming a key player on the global market. 在国际范围内，南京的荷兰姐妹城市埃因霍温是地图上的一个小圆一点，但相关的所谓“Brainport”地区正在通过其高科技产业成功成为全球市场的关键参与者。 In 2010, the...
Big Reads

Rock’n’Roll Finally on the Map in China; Only Took 35 Years

Kristen Wang -
Rock'n'roll has traditionally always been held in low esteem in China, considered a cult for minorities. Now, however, it’s seeing the big time in the form of a new TV show, “The Big Band”, following in the footsteps of...
Feature Stories

Scandalous Tales Behind Nanjing’s 70 Ancient Names

Kristen Wang -
Nanjing comes tops for a number of things at a global level; longest city wall and oldest wooden Buddhist temple being just two. Today, we add to that list the city that has changed its name more than any...

Latest News

Frank Hossack -

Baby on Board in High Speed Train Emergency Delivered by Urologist into Nanjing

Mid-journey between Shanghai and Nanjing, a routine high-speed train service turned into an improvised delivery room, when a lady...
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Iranians in China become more Visible than Countable

These things often start, not with a statistic, but with a voice; Persian heard in a lift, a WeChat...
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Why Chinese Men Can’t Quit; Smoking, Face and the State

China has 300 million smokers, nearly a third of the world's total. The imbalance between the sexes is stark:...

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