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Beijing Metro Now Fully Phone-Swiping Compatible as More Restrictions are...
The good news is that you can now use a phone to gain entry to every subway station on the Beijing Metro (except you, iPhone users). The bad news is that there will be longer wait times for more...
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Chinese Documentary 'Twenty-Two' Shows How WWII Sex Slaves Live Now
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at China Film Insider.A documentary on the remaining Chinese women who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese army during World War II...
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A Roundup of 15 of Beijing's Newly Opened Brewpubs and Bars You Won't Want to...
How time flies, there are only four months left in this year, four months! If you don’t follow our beer column tightly nor appreciate our hard work as we drink through these places, I don’t blame you...
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Building and Breaking Walls: An Art-Filled Sunday, Aug 20
While the summer heat is still in full-swing and the surface of Beijing is enduring 'beautifications' as we speak, artists are here to witness it all. Young Beijing creatives have most certainly been...
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Xinhua Mocks India's Territorial Claims With Bizarre Caricature
Xinhua has its raised its rhetoric against India regarding a two month-long territorial dispute by employing a cultural stereotype denounced by critics as being racist.The Chinese state media outlet...
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Brush the Dust Off of Beijing Museums With These Apps
The last few times I have asked Beijing visitors or newbies about their impression of The Forbidden City, the answers were pretty standard: the first two halls are mesmerizing and then you enter a...
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True to Its Roots, Singapore Seafood Opens at China World Mall
Summer is, for many of us, a time to hit the beach and savor the salty sea breeze and fresh flavors of tropical coconut and lemongrass cocktails with fresh seafood dishes. But, since an equal number of...
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Essential Ingredients to Cooking Healthy Grub, Chinese Style!
Although dining in many fanguanr in Beijing immediately brings to mind pools of soybean oil, abundant MSG and questionable quality, Chinese cuisine itself is truly one of the world’s healthiest....
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Fuchengmen Boulevard Will Be Rebuilt to Look Like It Was Never Rebuilt
Beijing has a very peculiar love-hate relationship with all things old: despite feeling compelled to knock down its alleys and brick up its old buildings, the Chinese capital is equally driven to...
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Fuhuazhai Chinese Pastry Shop Brings us Back to the Qing Dynasty with...
Everyone likes pastries for their alchemy of fat, flour and air, no matter civilians or royalty. When we talk about Chinese pastries, one name stands above the rest: Daoxiangcun.Daoxiangcun started in...
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Bungee Jump Mishap Causes Plunge Into River at Beijing Scenic Area
A Tianjin woman has escaped serious injury after she plunged several meters into a river after accidentally getting detached during a bungee jump at a Beijing scenic area.The incident happened Friday...
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Roof Café: Cheap Coffee and All the Signature Dishes of Parkview Green's...
Tucked away in the Parkview Green Museum on the 10th floor of Parkview Green Mall, Roof Café is a high-quality, but low-key addition to the luxurious leisure complex. And while it may seem more of a...
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The Royal Treatment: Family Fizz Share Their Experiences as Beijing’s...
the organizersBeijing was home to the imperial family for hundreds of years but how many of us really get to see the city through the eyes of an emperor? A recent large-scale O2O campaign run by...
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The Ultimate Beijing Happy Hour List
Drinking on a budget? Then this is your bible, your print-out-and-keep, favorite-on-WeChat guide to happy hours in Beijing, loosely organized by area of town. Ed's note: We have tried to make this list...
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Mandarin Monday: A Guide as to What to Expect When Visiting a Local Beijing...
Going to the hospital sucks. Over the past 17 years, I have been to every hospital you can name in Beijing for my spine and various other things, ranging from motorcycle accidents to lady business. And...
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Beijing's Best Events That Won't Leave You Hungover, Aug 21-27
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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A Notice to Bargain Hunters: Wantong Market to Permanently Close Next Week
It seems Beijing has been testing our bottom line for the love of this city. In a push to move chaotic wholesale markets to the suburbs and onto the Internet, authorities have taken steps to shut down...
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What Exactly Do You Wear to a Pizza Festival, Anyway?
As is always the burning question on everyone's tomato-stained, cheese-encrusted lips in the weeks leading up to our massive celebration of all things pizza in Beijing: what exactly do you wear to a...
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Visitor Mauled at Beijing Badaling Wildlife Park Complains Staff Criticized...
A man that escaped serious injury from a black bear mauling at Badaling Wildlife World says he is unsatisfied with the "critical tone" the park has taken towards him for breaking its rules.A man named...
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Hong Kong Day Tripper: Find Some Peace on Lamma Island
Lamma Island has a completely different vibe from that of Hong Kong Island, despite being a mere 20-minute boat ride away from Central Station (pier 4, HDK 14 one-way to Yung Shue Wan, the island's...
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