Drowning Death Fails to Deter Swimmers at Beijing's Secret Nudist Hangout
A recent drowning death at a popular Beijing nudist bathing spot has failed to deter regulars as local authorities promise to crack down on the "uncivilized" and "dangerous" activity.Located to the...
View ArticleShanghai’s Famed Bar Rouge Team Opening Beijing Sister Venue InfraRouge at...
The team behind one of Shanghai’s finest nightclubs is opening a hotly anticipated new venue in Beijing.Yes, Bar Rouge’s reputation precedes itself, considering the throngs of sharply dressed...
View ArticleWorld Baijiu Day Is Here! Celebrate at These Beijing Venues
The time has arrived to face your fears and sip on some quality renditions of China's favorite spirit. Yes, even though many of us have had horrible experiences knocking back glasses of low-grade...
View ArticleSpoil Yourself with New Seafood Splurge Semi-Buffet Brunch at Feast
When you think August, what jumps into your mind? Vacation, sunshine, the beach, seafood, and lots and lots of bubbly drinks (for example, Champagne). For those of us unable to travel, brunch is the...
View ArticleCheap Escapes from the Rush of Golden Week
Even though Golden Week is still almost two months away, when it comes to national holiday travel plans, you really cannot start too soon. Anyone who has ever traveled in mainland China during this...
View ArticleFatal Knife Attack at Papa John's Restaurant Franchise in Beijing
A Papa John's franchise restaurant was the site of a fatal knife attack on Tuesday that appears to be a case of workplace violence.The Beijing Youth Dailyreported that a dispute between a Papa John's...
View ArticleGet Stuff'd While You Still Can: Hutong Sausage and Suds Favorite Being...
And the hits just keep coming.Yet another hutong favorite is on the verge of closing, thanks to the relentless bricking-up of street-level businesses across town. This afternoon (Aug. 9) laborers...
View ArticleThe Only Brewpub in 798 Art District: Ram Brewpub
A day of gallery hopping in the 798 Art District with your artsy-fartsy friends is enough to make anyone thirsty. Though that neighborhood isn't known for the type of high grade bars we've become...
View ArticleTurn Your Office Desk into a Corner Office
Most employees spend the majority of working days tethered to their desks, staring at the same view for hours until their eyes are exhausted and boredom is triggered. The good news is, a change of...
View ArticleSwimming Inside an Optical Illusion: Prototype Pool Debuts at Beijing's Water...
Relief is coming for China's notoriously hot summers in the form of a new mobile public swimming pool that debuted on Tuesday right outside the National Aquatics Center.Called "edgeless" for its lack...
View ArticleBeijing Beats: Elysia Crampton, Mason, and a Hot Up-And-Comer From Hanoi
Beijing Beats brings you the best in Beijing nightlife each weekend so that you can soothe the woes of a long and stressful week with some out-of-body gyrating and some experiences you'd rather forget...
View ArticleThis Week in Health and Fitness: How to Say the Names of Common Wheat-Free...
Wheat-free flour, sometimes referred to online as “alt flour”, is a great way to add flavor and depth to your cooking, whether you are fully gluten-free or just looking to eat a little bit more...
View ArticleCelebrating 30 Years in China, KFC Unveils Angry Burger on July 31
The Beijinger Burger Cup was held three months ago, but obviously, our passion for burgers never ends. And that passion is not limited to local “craft” restaurants, but also extends to global chain...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: the Olympic Craze and Survival Hacks
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. Looking back at the Beijinger...
View ArticleWhat’s Up in Beer: New Brews on Tap, A Free Beer Every Day, Beer Deals and...
Congrats, you have almost survived another Beijing summer, and the heat has almost begun its retreat into autumn. After the season's insane amount of events, how’s your liver? This week, let’s take it...
View ArticleHoping to Give Children Competitive Edge, Visiting Tourists Overwhelm...
As the best universities in China, Tsinghua and Peking University come in at the top of every parent's wish list for their children. But with competition for enrollment so unbelievably high, Chinese...
View ArticleTaco 'Bout Good Value: Beijing's Best Taco Night Deals
Mexican food seems to be having a bit of a moment in Beijing right now and the city's best restaurants are competing for our attention with some great deals, most notably on that fixture of many a...
View Article5 Things To Taste, Smell, Touch, Hear And See This Weekend
Beijing can be overstimulating, to say the least. Let’s be real, sometimes even our sixth sense gets a decent workout, the one where you know that stick of chuan'r will get you sick for the next two...
View ArticleNoise Pollution: Snapline Returns, Namo and Japanese Bands Galore
Summer continues pulling out some surprises for music lovers out there, including the return of one of post-punk’s most loveable and offbeat bands, some hard-hitting rock n' roll at some of the...
View ArticleCocktail Geniuses From Chaplin Open Glamorous, Spacious New Restaurant In...
The newest branch of Chaplin will positively floor you before you even have a chance to glance at its menu. That’s because the new Shilipu-adjacent location looks less a bar and restaurant than the...
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