Marriage is the mainstay of the modern contemporary family. In the relationship between husband and wife, that which we usually call “honesty” is actually the principle of good faith found within the Chinese Civil Code.
We know that in the...
The basin of the Yellow River (Huang He), the “mother river of China”, was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilisation and the centre of Chinese politics, economy and culture for over 3,000 years.
Unfortunately, the river is also known as...
For this month’s Sense & Sustainability, The Nanjinger spoke with Nanjing-based, Rachel Niesen, advocate and long-time dedicator to the zero-waste movement who also runs the website, EcoLaowai, dedicated to conscious living in China. Top of the agenda; common misconceptions...
It’s on your metro pass and perhaps your student card too. It greets you at both train stations and is the hallmark of the Nanjing cigarette brand. But what is that mystical four-legged creature and how did it come...
Thomas came to Nanjing, as did I, and indeed many others, to learn Chinese, an exchange student from Luxembourg. Arriving in the late 90s, who knows what he expected, but perhaps last on his list was becoming the muse...
As most of the west continues to work on controlling The Bic C, China has moved past that turmoil and onto implementing local and national preventative measures to ensure that heathy living and normalcy continues for Chinese residents. One...
Most of us grew up knowing our own single birth date. After all, you can only be born once and that’s the only date of birth you can have, or is it?
Unlike the western system, which follows the solar...
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...
