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Europe Meets Middle East in Nanjing’s All New 1912; Orgasmic!

Somewhat contrary to the very nature of this part of this humble publication, we’re not here for the food. For at Foodgasm, that speaks for itself. But we would need our heads examined if we were not to indulge. Let’s...

The Building of Nanjing (20); Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre

In early 2001, China’s General Office of the State Council officially issued the “Letter on Cancellation of the Restriction on the Alternate Hosting of the National Games by Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong”, a decision that quickly received positive responses...

Papa’s Got Some Brand New Pasta; Uptight & Out of Sight

Entering the underground car park of Lucky Square in Jianye District, a giant advertisement for Papà Danilo features their lasagne, its positioning perfection in itself. A little predictable maybe, this must surely be their signature dish. It must therefore also...

Free Americano; For 7 Days of Hard Labour

I would normally have said no. But I was all out of tea that day. Actually, I welcomed that big cup of coffee after another poor night’s sleep. The drink was ice cold, mercifully unsweetened and wrapped in the green...

The Building of Nanjing (19); Dashengguan Yangtze River Bridge

Key to being able to get us from Nanjing to Beijing in just 3 hours and 13 minutes is the Nanjing Dashengguan Yangtze River Bridge, so much so, in fact, they put it on a coin. 南京大圣关长江大桥是让我们在短短3小时13分钟内从南京到北京的关键,事实上,他们把它写在硬币上。 After they depart from...

Safe Drinking Water? Developing Tea is the Best Kind of Tea

Among the anecdotal indicators of a country’s being developing or developed is the availability of drinkable tap water.  A developing nation which has laid down the world’s most extensive railway network can add safe water pipes to that in record...

Massacre Memorial Highlights Foreign Media Coverage

While it was unveiled on the anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre last December, it has taken The Nanjinger until this summer to get down to the Memorial Hall to see for itself. Those who follow in our footsteps shall...

We’re Making this Official; No.9 is Best Pizza in Nanjing

While we at The Nanjinger acknowledge that there are those with, shall we say, some “eclectic" (?) tastes in pizza, suppose you just want the hands-down best in Nanjing? That’s why we head to No.9 Pizzeria in Xianlin. By design...

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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...

Shiseido Sues Aldi over a ¥24.9 Primer that Resembles Its ¥540 Rival

Shiseido has sued Aldi China, the product's manufacturer and an Aldi Shanghai store operator over unfair competition, arguing that...

Forty Tables Became Twenty; Then the Bookings Stopped

Susu has sold wedding banquets at one of the biggest hotels in her small town in northern China for...

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