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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.

Destinations

The Magical Properties of the Indestructible Golden Ginkgo

Frank Hossack -
Ginkgo trees are old. Like really old. Older even than the city of Xuzhou in northwest Jiangsu. That it be the oldest in the Province, dating back 6,000 years, makes it a fitting home therefore for forests of ginkgo. 银杏树很老了。就像真的老了一样。甚至比江苏西北部的徐州市还要古老。它是该省最古老的，可以追溯到...
Money Talks

Money Talks (xiii); Forget Cats’ Lives; 9 Ways to Sabotage Your Financial Freedom

Chris Golding -
According to a US Federal Reserve survey, about a third of American citizens who own their own homes do not have a retirement account for when they can’t or won’t be employed any longer. Nor do about two fifths...
Destinations

Exploring Cool Highlands; 2,000KM by Bike in Western China

Udo Looser -
How do you best combine fresh air, green pastures, ancient Buddhist grottoes, Tibetan culture, mountain passes and physical activity with photography? On a bike trip through Gansu and Sichuan. And here I was.  如何最好地将新鲜空气、绿色牧场、古老佛教石窟、西藏文化、山口和体育活动与摄影结合起来？骑自行车穿越甘肃和四川。我就在这里。 Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province, can easily...
Coding Creativity

Kal-A.I-doscope 2; Van Gogh’s The Starry Night vs. Stability

Hubert Chau -
With its deep symbolism, swirling colours and captivating imagery, Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” exemplifies that two-dimensional art remains a human specialty incomparable with AI amateurism.  After an emotional outburst when he cut off a piece of his left ear,...
Feature Stories

2 Wheeled Navigation; E-Bikes & Urban Adventures Beyond the City

Samuel Wilson -
As Chinese cities grow more congested, e-bikes have emerged as a popular, efficient and (slightly more) ecofriendly means of transportation. For years now, I’ve been a huge proponent of hopping onto an e-bike as a fun, practical yet sometimes...
Feature Stories

I Swear by, I Swear at; An E-State of Zen

Triona Ryan -
Nanjing, the city I have called home from home for the last 11 years is the place where I learned to do something I swore staunchly never to do – ride an e-bike. Now, this daily transportation adventure is...
Feature Stories

The E-Bike Entitlement; Are Pedestrians a Thing of the Past?

Frank Hossack -
I was almost killed today. Or at least close to spending a considerable amount of  time at the pleasure of the Nanjing health authorities. I had made the dreadful mistake of stepping out onto the pavement. A delivery rider...
Fiction

More than Just a Lifestyle Accessory; An Accessory to Murder

Rhoda -
If you’re human and reading this, there’s a 35 percent chance your pets and the equipment you use daily hate you.  Most of us love our owners but I was blessed with the misfortune of being owned by an idiot....

Latest News

Frank Hossack -

Car-Bed Campers Turn Hotel Car Parks into Free Showers and Toilets

Chinese road trippers are swapping hotel rooms for the back seats of their own cars, folding them flat into...
Frank Hossack -

China’s Metro Map Grows by Almost 65km Ahead of National Day

China’s National Day holiday has arrived with three cities adding new metro links. Nanjing, Qingdao and Changchun have opened...
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Shanghai’s Railway Map Shifts East; Cross City to Hongqiao soon but a Memory

For years, Shanghai’s high-speed rail map has pulled passengers towards Hongqiao. That balance is beginning to change. New stations...

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