The Nanjinger

A pleasant surprise it was indeed to have in the last week come across our editorial desk a copy of “You Don’t Understand Our China”, authored by none other than previous staff writer for The Nanjinger, Renee Beaumont, together...

It's not surprising that China’s first official state car, built during the heart of the Mao era, should be named after the symbol of socialist revolution; the “Hong Qi”, or “Red Flag”. Built in 1958, just in time for the...

Sustainability awareness is on the rise all over the world and China is not staying behind. Being the largest producer of single-use plastic and with its largest landfill full, 25 years ahead of time, China is beginning to take...

Earlier in the year, when a new little shop opened up a stone’s throw from The British School of Nanjing, few noticed, for locked down we were. We’re talking here about the famed Wagyu, known by some to be any...

With Nanjing to officially implement mandatory classification of domestic rubbish beginning on 1 November, it is worth looking back to the experience gleaned by Shanghai in its attempts to do the same in 2019, when the reality of the...

Last November, on Singles Day, China’s State Post Bureau expected to handle a reported 2.8 billion packages, roughly two packages per person on the country’s largest shopping holiday of the year.  Olivia O’Connor, an English teacher living in Nanjing, identified...

High in the mountains outside Nanjing lies a little-known jewel. Qijia Village in Jiangning District is home to Racha Thailand, a cosy resort on a miniature scale, its size in no way indicative of the stunning quality of the...

It’s official. Nanjing can now hold its own in the world of fine dining, no longer reliant on Shanghai skills to bring master chef-class creations to life in the Southern Capital. We’re talking about Natural EATery, a dining spot of...