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This is Halloween! A Torrent of Spooky, Bloody, Boozy Celebrations to Make Up...
Last weekend was quiet. Too quiet. Eerily quiet. But this weekend promises to be straight-up scary, with everyone hoping to comp their losses and raise our spirits post-Plenum with plenty of blood,...
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Peng Sushi Brings Humble Japanese Fare and So Much More to Xinyuanli Xili
When you first pop inside, Peng Sushi appears to be exactly what you'd hoped for: a quiet, reasonably authentic, affordable Japanese joint on par with many near the embassy in the Liangmaqiao area, or...
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Collapse of Square Dancing Apps Show it's Still Too Early to Cash in on...
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.Group-purchasing, ride-hailing, VR/AR, shared spaces, bike-rental … New trends or verticals continue to emerge in China’s tech world. Some...
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Jing-A's Alex Acker Gives Us the Low-Down on What to Expect at 8x8 Beer Fest
Starting with the humble 700L brewing facility at The Big Smoke in 2013, Jing-A has since expanded a taproom at Courtyard 4 with popular year-round beers, small-batch, seasonal, and experimental brews,...
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Japanese Post-Rocker Taka Talks Boozing, Mono, and His New Solo Project Ahead...
As the lead guitarist of Mono, Takaakira "Taka" Goto struck a major chord in every sense of the word, playing in one of Japan’s most beloved post-rock bands and working with acclaimed producers and...
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Fast Food Purveyors Have Some Tricks to Provide You With Halloween Treats
Holidays can be lonely days. Thanksgiving and Christmas make most of us realize just how far we are from our families. Valentine's Day and New Year's Eve aggressively remind us that we have no one to...
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Don't Miss a Treat: Tickets Selling Quick for Beijingkids' Annual Halloween...
There has been a tremendous response for beijingkids' upcoming Halloween costume party at the Canadian International School of Beijing (CISB) this coming weekend. In fact, so much so that our...
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China's Leftover Women Outraged at Satirical Ikea TV Commercial
When doing business in China, overseas companies are best to leave the satire to the locals.Furniture retailer Ikea has apologized and retracted a television advertisement that has sparked public...
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Curry Papa: A Quick, Flavorful, Affordable Lunch Outlier in Ever-Pricey Sanlitun
So you're hurrying through Sanlitun, and your stomach's growling. And your wallet's not exactly overflowing. And you're in a hurry. The sleek, Westernized neighborhood is often chatted up as Beijing's...
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Harmonica Legend Sugar Blue Talks Recording With The Rolling Stones Ahead of...
Aside from being a Grammy Award winner and a famed collaborator of The Rolling Stones, Sugar Blue is also a sweetheart through and through. During a recent interview with the Beijinger ahead of his...
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All Treats, No Tricks: Halloween Dining Options for the Faint of Heart
Halloween doesn't necessarily have to mean scares, wild parties, and untag-yourself-on-Facebook level of embarrassing costumes. If you prefer to eat your way through the holidays, many of Beijing's...
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Sink or Swim: Tsinghua Students Must Pass Compulsory Swim Test in Order to...
As with most examinations of Tsinghua University-caliber students, things are going swimmingly as they pass their swim tests required for graduation with an extraordinarily high success rate.Last...
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What’s Up in Beer: Your Ultimate Beer Guide to Halloween, New Brews, and New...
The mist is gathering and the atmosphere is getting spooky. Halloween gives kids and adults alike a chance to dress up and have fun, and even if the delivery of your costume was postponed due to the...
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Throwback Thursday: A Look at the Crimes, Punishment, and Macabre Moments 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.We find ourself this Thursday at...
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The Top 15 Apps You Need for Living in China
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.Say goodbye to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and welcome your new favorite apps. Here is everything you will need to navigate your China...
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I'm Loathin' It: McDonald's Changes Their Chinese Name, Chinese Internet Goes...
When you want to get a coffee, do you think of mermaids? Or when considering fast food outlets, do "little red hats" come to mind? That's the type of corporate branding being suggested in China's...
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Affordable, Healthy Salad Restaurant Walad Chaan Warms You up in the CBD
Pizza Cup has just ended and Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve are just around the corner. It’s not that my inner vegetarian just woke up, but the urge to put something healthy in my body is...
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5 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...
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Noise Pollution: Behind the Shadow Drops at Yugong Yishan, the Ultimate...
And just like that, we return to our regular programming ... Hope everyone had an excellent Plenum! I know I did. Pajama party all weekend long. Though with the temperature dipping more and more, it...
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Hairy Charity Practices: Maovember Turns Your Scruff Into Something Better
Using small change for big change is the principal behind the annual Maovember charity campaign. The "mao" refers to the coins worth a tenth of a renminbi – not much on their own, but they add up...
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