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Psych Rock Extended Family: Interview with Gate to Otherside Ahead of Their...
Most bands write love songs, but few live out romantic fairytales quite like Gate to Otherside. At least that’s how it sounds when you hear about the Beijing psychedelic group’s origins.Two years ago...
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Street Eats: From Ganjiakou to Sanlitun Soho, Visit Lady Chai for Authentic...
Originating in Ganjiakou in western Beijing, Ms. "Lady" Chai has been running a small beef noodle business for nearly 30 years, thus solidifying her place in many a Haidian local's childhood memories...
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Allegations of AQI Manipulation After Anti-Smog Truck Seen Parked Beside...
It's been a dreadful week for air in Beijing with the air quality index exceeding 900 after last Thursday's (May 4) sandstorm attack. Residents throughout the city were left with no choice but to...
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Stevie Mac and The Mac Daddies Set to Debut New Original Tunes at Temple, May 13
Since forming two years ago Stevie Mac and The Mac Daddies have kept us covered in every sense of the word, not only playing a multitude of gigs at venues of all types but also showcasing their...
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Oscar-Winning ‘Manchester by the Sea’ Passes China Censorship
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at China Film Insider.Amazon Studios’s Oscar-winning film Manchester by the Sea has passed censorship in China and could be heading to screens here...
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Didi Goes Bilingual: App Now Offers Ride-Hailing in English
Didi Chuxing Didi Chuxing, China’s transportation giant that offers on-demand ride-hailing from its one-stop app, recently rolled out bilingual functions, a major boon for expats and travelers who long...
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Do You Know Your Buns: Watch Beijing Expats Identify Local Burgers Ahead of...
The challenge: a simple one. The reason: a tasty one. The competitors: a special bunch, to be sure.In the name of all things holy and burger-like we invited four teams of meat-in-a-bun-loving expats to...
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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...
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Beijing Expat's "Love of the Hutongs" Used to Promote High-End Restaurants
An American expat living in Beijing may be the latest casualty of a Chinese media with a habit for altering how foreigners are perceived in China – all from using the same content.READ: UK Tourism...
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Brace for One Belt One Road Summit Impact (May 14-15): Blue Skies, Crowded...
The One Belt, One Road Summit, May 14-15, is imminent and with the barrage of meetings come a number of restrictions on Beijing life as we usually know it. It also means lots of important visitors...
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Live Beijing Music’s Top 10 China-Based Acts Playing at Wetware Douban Music...
The Wetware Douban Music Festival will be (fingers crossed) unfolding later this week and it really is a thing of beauty. As festivals like Strawberry, Midi, and Intro get pushed further and further...
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Heaven Supermarket Raided; Many More Police Checks Expected Over the Weekend...
A raid at the popular bar Heaven Supermarket in Sanlitun last night (May 10), and information passed on from well-placed sources, indicates that this weekend could see yet more visits from the police...
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Slow Boat Taproom Upended and to be Shut Indefinitely; 5 Kuai Pints to...
Sad news, Beijing drinking buddies. After five years in the business of pouring delicious cold pints and serving one of the best burgers Beijing has ever seen, Slow Boat has announced that their...
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8 Beijing Subway Stations Shut as of Today and Through the Weekend, Thanks to...
While we may be getting excited about the benefits (re: blue skies) that the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) Summit (May 14-15) will bring us, we're all too aware of the mafanthat is accompanying the...
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Throwback Thursday: An Ode to Chez "The French Shop" Gérard, Supplier of...
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our nine-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and wonderful of yesteryear.For eight years now, Chez Gérard,...
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China World Tower's The Lounge Gets an Afternoon Tea Revamp, 80 Floors Up;...
Perched at a regal 80 floors above Beijing's CBD at the top of the China World Summit Wing, it's a given that Atmosphere Bar and its neighboring café and restaurant The Lounge make for one of the best...
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Burger Brief: Take a Break on Burger Break's New Xiaoyun Lu Restaurant and Patio
Burger Brief takes a look at some of the attendees of the Beijinger's 2017 Burger Cup. With the grill warming up ahead of the 2017 Burger Cup’s voting starting on May 22, the day after our May 20-21...
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Not Familiar With the "Belt and Road"? Here it is Explained Using Propaganda...
To most local residents, next week's Belt and Road Summit means the inconvenience and hassle associated with the various international events hosted by Beijing over the years. But do you actually know...
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Salsa Extravaganza!: Party at Pachakutiq's Friday Latin Parties With Singer...
For many Beijingers – be them local or foreign – salsa dancing can be a great and novel way to pass the days' more romantic hours. But for Venezuela born Gilberto Romero, the genre was a childhood...
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Noise Pollution: The Notwist, Dollar Wong, The Dice, Click #15, Jungle Mico...
As you’ve been hearing all week– the po po will be out and about this weekend, and while the music venues are usually too much trouble for them to break up, it’s best to be prepared. Bring some...
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