Events Watch: Beijing's Best Weekday Events That Won't Leave You Hungover,...
Our Events Watch series aims to highlight happenings that aren't focused on alcohol and drinking, but instead take a more educational or productive approach. Events include comedy, talks, networking...
View ArticleEAT: Spring in the Air With New Menus at Blue Frog, Element Fresh, and The Georg
With spring well underway (in fact, we might start calling it summer), we've been running around town trying all of the new seasonal menus on offer. Our first stop was the new Blue Frog over at...
View ArticleOwners of Shanghai Mao to Open Contentious New Beijing Livehouse in Wukesong...
Usually it's the closure of yet another Beijing music venue that makes headlines, but thankfully not this time. Instead, most of the capital's music buffs will be pleasantly surprised to hear about the...
View ArticleChina's New Air Purifier Standards Set to Filter Out Low-Quality Products
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.China is pushing forward with the formulation of new standards for the air purifier industry to help regulate the market, local media is...
View ArticleQ&A With Man Booker Winning 'Schindler's List' Author Tom Keneally Ahead of...
Though Tom Keneally is best known as the Booker Man Booker Prize winning author of Schindler's Ark, which was adapted into the Academy Award-winning 1993 film Schindler's List,he nearly made cinematic...
View ArticleThe 30 Best Chinese and International Restaurants for Beijing Visitors and...
Beijing is blessed with a fast-paced, diverse restaurant scene home to everything from high-end Western fine dining to authentic regional Chinese cuisine. However, this can make choosing a restaurant...
View ArticleSlow Boats and Caravans: Great Explorers in Chinese History
China was never closed to the world. The myth of Chinese civilization huddled behind the Great Wall, isolated and insular, is as much a product of Western imagination as any historical reality. For...
View ArticleEnjoy a Culinary Journey Through Emilia-Romagna With Opera Bombana's New...
As food reviewers, we have an in-built good food alert – when a well-regarded restaurant invites us, we don't hesitate to say yes. After our lunch at Mio, next came Opera Bombana with their new brunch...
View ArticleQ&A With Veteran German Rockers The Notwist, Playing Yugong Yishan May 14
Since forming in 1989, they've been one of Germany's most popular bands. They're known for playing heavy metal, indie rock, and electronica. Then they were signed to the same label on which Kurt Cobain...
View ArticleShenzhen Sightseeing: What is There to See in the Southernmost Pearl of the...
A city with a population of almost 12 million, Shenzhen is one of the five largest and wealthiest municipalities in China. This city, which borders Hong Kong, had a tiny population of just 30,000...
View ArticleDay at the Museum: Exploring Beijing's Best Collections
Just because you’ve been to one Beijing museum, definitely doesn’t mean you’ve seen them all. Whether you’re new to the city, or just haven’t seen a Beijing museum on the inside for a while, this list...
View ArticleCount Your Calories With Nutrition Labels at 4 Brands in Beijing
Eating out in Beijing is a culinary delight. With the tastebuds of locals evolving to desire more diversity and better quality, expats especially benefit from the areas of the city that want to cater...
View ArticleChinese Pop Culture Primer: What You Need to Know About Luhan, China's Top...
If you don't know who Lu Han is, you're not alone. As Hollywood actor Matt Damon soberly discovered during the shooting of Zhang Yimou's The Great Wall, you may not be the star of your own film...
View ArticleOlymPicks: NHL Sits Out 2018 Games, Dismaying Fans But Heartening Would-Be...
Anyone dismayed by the National Hockey League's (NHL's) shocking withdrawal from the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, should be heartened by two words: Eric Lindros.The star hockey...
View ArticleNoise Pollution: Birdstriking, Punk Rock Tribes Fest, Owen Pallett, Cristián...
Alright no time to waste – a bit of esoteric experimentalism from Xinjiang’s finest, lush string compositions via Iceland and America, reggae and dancehall parties galore, and punk rockers from China...
View ArticleNew F Bistronome in China New World Invites You to Share Their Great French...
From Flo Group, the team behind establishments like the Beijinger Restaurant Award-winning Maison Flo and Cafe Flo, now comes F Bistronome in Guomao's up-and-coming China World Mall. This new concept...
View ArticleBeijing Beats: Migas Rooftop Opening Party, Diego Miranda, DJ Kura, Azimute
Beijing Beats brings you the best in Beijing nightlife each weekend so that you can soothe the woes of a long a stressful week with some out-of-body gyrating and some experiences you'd rather forget...
View Article7 Hollywood Movies to Watch Out for at Chinese Cinemas This Summer, Many With...
At least seven big Hollywood movies are heading to Chinese cinema screens in the next couple of months, according to the Hollywood Reporter.Even more significant – many of the major blockbusters set...
View ArticleWeChat Voice Messages – Literally Worse Than Hitler
Social media has transformed our lives. Now it's easier than it's ever been to share videos of cats falling over, get into uncharacteristically aggressive arguments with complete strangers, and spread...
View ArticleNorthwest Delights: Satisfy Your Love of Noodles and Lamb at Ningxia Taste
For those of us who are curious about China’s exotically far flung outer regions, but who don’t have the airfare or time to spare for a visit, what’s the next best thing?We hoped that the fittingly...
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