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"We Are Very Nerdy About Every Detail": Vienna DJ Duo HVOB Talk Perfectionism...
Vienna DJ duo HVOB (Her Voice Over Boys) have built an enthusiastic following since their eponymous 2013 debut by crafting a stripped-down, pulse-pounding take on house and techno. Consisting of...
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Treat Yourself This Singles' Day With These Delicious 11-11 Deals
Being single is not shameful. In fact, China celebrates its lonelyhearts with a whole day (11-11) dedicated to us. And what is the ultimate form of celebrating yourself and only yourself and the fact...
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EAT: World Vegan Month, New Dishes at Obentos, Burgundy and Beijing Duck,...
Obentos have released their new winter menu, featuring plenty of healthy dishes that are nevertheless warming enough for winter. The dishes include new shared plates, salads, grain bowls, and bentos...
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Street Eats: Rich, Creamy and Smooth – Tea by the Bay Probably Provides Best...
Yes, we here at the Beijinger are, at this point, basically emotionally dependent on milk tea, cheese tea, and the somehow eternally trending matcha (Japanese green tea). So, whenever we see a new milk...
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State of the Arts: Lu Yang Explores 'Neuroscience and Religion' in Encephalon...
Entering the world of Encephalon Heaven feels like experiencing an otherworldly vision, like you're somewhere else: a haunted house maybe, or in a chamber where a demonic creature is about to be...
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China World Mall's Beef Hot Pot Can Satisfy Your Sichuan Hot Pot Cravings All...
It’s been a while since our most recent hot pot phase – the one that followed a wave of openings such as Little Faigo, Eight Hot Pot, Coucou, Black Knight, Celadon, and Yijiaren. For some of us, hot...
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This Week in Health and Fitness: Hoist Kegs for Maovember, Free Community...
Many of us are understandably put off by the idea of paying extortionate gym fees, but there are plenty of ways to keep fit without coughing up cash. Several groups and companies around Beijing offer...
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WeChat Contacts You Need to Add, Pt. 1
I heard about WeChat three hours after arriving in Beijing. My first response was, "This is an unnecessary app; I have Whatsapp, why would I also need WeChat?” Boy, was I wrong! The discovery of WeChat...
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The Past, Present, and Future of Singles' Day, the World's Largest Shopping...
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.It’s that time of the year again. Chinese hand-choppers, online shopping addicts who promise to chop off a hand if they continue to buy...
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Beijing Beats: DJ Die, HVOB, Dim Sum Disco Turns 6, and Grammy-Winner Paul...
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...
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Beating the Landlord: New Rental Policies Tip in Favor of Tenants' Interests
Beijing is not a cheap city to live in, especially when it comes to rent prices. It always costs an arm, a leg, and a bowl of tears when you hand over all the money from a month of hard work to follow...
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Tea Time in Wonderland: Experience the Magic of Singaporean Luxury Brand TWG Tea
So you've finished a long day of (window) shopping with your wealthy friends at SKP, gleening goods from luxurious brands like Chanel, Bvlgari, Estee Lauder, La Mer … It's all simply too much, you feel...
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What Boxing Cat's New Sanlitun Pop-Up Lacks in Glitz, It More Than Makes up...
There was much abuzz leading up to Boxing Cat's entry in the Beijing craft scene in the form of a pop-up venue at the end of October, not least because it would directly face Jing-A's 1949 courtyard...
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Cheers Dares You to Win Your Weight in Wine (No Joke) This Maovember
Maovember continues with what is possibly the most enticing (or downright scary) opportunity to win stuff in the name of charity yet: Cheers Wine is daring you to win your weight in wine by simply...
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"My Music and My Work Are an Extension of My Life. And I Intend to Live All...
Of all the enthused reviews that Molly Nilsson has prompted in her promising, decade-long career thus far, the most attention-grabbing may be one recent write-up that declares the Swedish singer and...
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What’s Up in Beer: Beer-Active, New Brews, and Shenzhen Beer Fest
First thing's first: If you haven't heard about Maovember or our boss Mike Wester’s Mao-a-Thon, the latest installment, Beer-Active,will be held tonight (Nov 9) at BActive. For RMB 100, Ankit Nayal...
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Chic-A-Go-Go Does Beijing with Punk Dance Lessons for Children
There are two possible reactions to seeing Chic-A-Go-Go show for the first time: "How is that not viral?" and "How is this even allowed?" The music show for all ages (which translates to being tailored...
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Throwback Thursday: When Things Stayed the Same and Industrial Development...
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.In Beijing, perhaps more so than...
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Alibaba vs JD: The Battle to Get Singles' Day Packages to Your Door
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.For the past few weeks, Chinese e-commerce titans have been racking their brains as the year’s largest shopping spree, Singles’ Day on Nov...
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Is It a Café, Bar, or Snack Spot? Andingmen Newbie Liaoliao Coffee Can Bar...
Be it beans, booze and or a bite to eat, Liaoliao Coffee Can Bar (了了咖啡餐bar) has a wide-ranging menu to quell just about any of your hankerings. But can any establishment, much less a humble new hutong...
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