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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

How a Leap of Faith Rewrote My Life’s Map

Samuel Wilson -
Unexpected Journey: A fiery university essay led to a cultural exchange in China, sparking a decade-long adventure filled with discovery and adaptation. Cultural Immersion: From Beijing’s history to Chengdu’s spice, Xi’an’s ancient walls, and Shanghai’s modernity, China offered a blend...
Big Reads

Commandment #11; Thou Shalt Not Sponsor a Green Train in China

Frank Hossack -
Society, by and large, is forgiving of advertising. We may frown when Alipay takes a few seconds to open in order to serve us a sponsored message, but in the main, it’s ok. But when does commercialism come crushing...
Fiction

The Fast Life of Candice

Bobbi Ali -
"I know a planet where there is a certain red-faced gentleman. He has never smelled a flower. He has never looked at a star. He has never loved anyone. He has never done anything in his life but add...
Money Talks

Money Talks (xv); Make the Most of Your Money in 2025

Chris Golding -
Christmas and holidays can often leave you feeling like you’ve lost control of your finances. The presents. The socialising. The spending. It can all wreak havoc on your bank account. The New Year offers a fresh start. A chance...
Feature Stories

Surviving Fast Lives (by Someone who got the Hell Out!)

Nic Gibson -
Nanjing, like most large Chinese cities, hits hard, fast, and relentless. Getting swallowed up in the rhythm of the city just... happens, almost any time you step outside your home. Life can feel like a marathon you didn't sign...
Feature Stories

Too Fast to Be, or to Do

Jonathan Alexander Smith -
The one overarching word that sums up my experience in Nanjing; convenient. A convenience that has its roots in speed. The Real Fast Life. Everything, everywhere, as soon as you want it. In essence; haste, hurry  and “fast-ness” (to...
Feature Stories

24 Hour City; How Nanjing Never Sleeps

Samuel Wilson -
It’s no understatement that Nanjing, one of China’s oldest cities, wears its history proudly on its shoulders by daytime. We’ve all seen the photos and visited, probably on numerous occasions, the ancient city walls, the Confucian temple and the...
Money Talks

Money Talks (xiv); Adviser vs. DIY Investing; Consider a Self Test

Chris Golding -
There's no foolproof way to measure your success as a self-appointed financial planner. You may never know how your portfolio would perform if you paid a professional to manage it versus doing it yourself. But you can assess to...

Latest News

Frank Hossack -

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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