Burger Brief: Wudaoying Brewpub Regain Element Gets Adventurous With a Beef...
Burger Brief takes a look at some of the attendees of the Beijinger's 2017 Burger Cup. With only two burgers remaining, head here to help push your favorite burger through to be crowned Beijing's Best...
View ArticleSo Long Sucker: Swatting the Myths About Mosquitoes
Summer in Beijing: time to get out the T-shirts and shorts, and enjoy the sunshine. But beware, there are bloodsuckers about … All that exposed skin just presents a feast for mosquitoes, as they wake...
View ArticleThis Week in Fitness: The Top 7 Fitness Apps in China
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.This Week in Health and Fitness brings you weekly updates on fitness events, health and wellness news, and healthy eating from around...
View ArticleFrom Cocktails to Scallops: Infusion Room Serves Up Elegant Fusion Dishes at...
Known for their innovatively tasty drinks, the team behind Courtyard 4 cocktail haven Infusion Room are working to whet our appetites all the more with a new on site bistro that boasts a tasting menu...
View ArticleTraffic-Violating Expats Used by Police to Teach Chinese "Awareness of the Law"
In China, many traffic regulations are broken by both expats and locals alike. And yet, even though Chinese media has shown a preference for focusing on the former, this is done in order to influence...
View ArticleBottega Xinyuanli Soft Opening: A Huge Space to Fill With Hungry Patrons...
Bottega is back! And we are really, really relieved, because we missed the pizza more than we'd like to admit ... during their two-week closure.After boxing up their original Sanlitun location, and the...
View ArticleMandarin Month: How to Navigate Buying Medicine at a Local Pharmacy
In the lead up to our Mandarin Month mixer on June 24, where you'll be able to meet with Beijing's best Mandarin schools, we'll be dishing out some language-learning advice on a daily basis. Read on if...
View ArticleNew Taphouse Transmountain Opens in Zuojiazhuang With 30 Local and Imported...
Beijing's newest taphouse, Transmountain, located in Zuojiazhuang, is an ambitious project, boasting 30 tap stocked with local and imported brews and hopes to fill a gap in the market northeast of the...
View ArticleFecal Attractions: A Guide to Beijing's More Dubious Sights
Beijing isn’t all Ming Tombs and toxic smog, you know. Among our beloved city’s most distinctive attractions are its quirky, oddball museums. The Watermelon Museum, the Tapwater Museum, and the...
View ArticleCultural Diets: The Reason Why China Thinks Foreigners All Hate Cilantro
Food is, by far, the topic that expats in China are questioned about the most. But, strangely, it always seems to be about the same things. For example, locals will commonly ask expats about their...
View ArticleLove Live the Noodle!: The 4 Best Noodle Joints Near Xingfucun Following the...
A lot of people were completely blindsided by the closing of some of our favorite restaurants on Xingfucun, and without going down the ground zero to investigate yourself, it can be hard to figure out...
View ArticleChina Box Office: Why China Dug ‘The Mummy’
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at China Film Insider.If somehow you’d forgotten about the runaway Chinese box office successes of North American duds xXx: The Return of Xander Cage...
View ArticleStreet Eats: Celebrate Being a True Beijinger at Baoduhuang, Seller of...
The longer you stay in Beijing, the more you may start to think that traditional local snacks predominantly fall into two categories: flour-based, such as youtiao (油条, aka that deep-fried oily stick),...
View ArticleYou Voted: Q Mex Crowned Beijing's Best Burger After Six Weeks of Battle in...
Q Mex have done it! They have won 2017's Burger Cup, beating Cannon's Burgers in an epic battle decided by a mere handful of votes.After claiming second spot in our 2016 Burger Cup rankings, the...
View ArticleLow-Key Bar and Café Common Room Takes Over Ron Mexico's Old Yongkang Hutong...
As the owners of Yongkang Hutong newbie Common Room prepare for their Friday June 16 grand opening, the bar looks poised for considerable success. After all, they're situated a stone's throw from the...
View ArticleWatch Movies Under the Stars at This New Fangjia Hutong Terrace Bar
If you’re a barfly and a film buff, then we have just the new spot for you. Recently opening on the rooftop of 46 Fangjia Hutong (in the same building above Hot Cat Club, in the building just south of...
View ArticleMandarin Month: How to Ask About Your Favorite Upcoming Concerts (and Rant...
In the lead up to our Mandarin Month mixer on June 24, where you'll be able to meet with Beijing's best Mandarin schools, we'll be dishing out some language-learning advice on a daily basis. Read on if...
View ArticleMindfulness in Beijing: Teaching How to Tackle Pain Through Meditation and...
Settling into a group meditation class at the Beixinqiao-adjacent Beijing Mindfulness Centre (BMC) – think sitting on the floor, dimmed lights, gentle music, and the occasional chime to mark time –...
View Article"Keep It Alive and Find a Way": The Creative Entrepreneurs Defying Beijing's...
Even though their doors have been blocked by bricks, and bars have been fixed to their windows, many streetside Beijing businesses have remained steadfast and found creative ways to keep selling their...
View ArticleMandarin Month: The Best Indoor Plants to Combat Airborne Pollution and Toxins
In the lead up to our Mandarin Month mixer on June 24, where you'll be able to meet with Beijing's best Mandarin schools, we'll be dishing out some language-learning advice on a daily basis. Read on if...
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