Noise Pollution: Re-TROS, LBM Xmas Mixer, Ronnie Burrage Quartet, Susu Yan,...
Time to get in the holiday spirit as every venue, organizer, and band looks to cash in on the Christmas that's been hollowed out by every brand imaginable including yours truly. But any excuse to throw...
View ArticleMigas Sanlitun to Shut Down After Final NYE Party
This New Year's Eve will be a night of melancholy celebration for Sanlitun socialites, as the beloved rooftop restaurant and lounge Migas will host its final shindig before shutting down. Staff at the...
View Article2017 Year in Review: 25 Albums That Wormed Their Way to Our Eardrums
You know when you’re struggling to narrow down your list from 40-plus albums that it’s been a hell of a year for music. From heart-pounding debuts to wildly surprising comebacks; from the onslaught of...
View ArticleCelebrate the Holidays With These Free Beijing Light Shows (and a Couple of...
Christmas celebrations have become so popular in China over the past few years that you can now expect to see festive decorations during a trip to your local Beijing mall.Here's a short list of places...
View Article70 Million: The Approximate Number of Practicing Christians in China Today
There are approximately 70 million practicing Christians in China today, accounting for 5 percent of the population. Not a huge fraction of China’s 1.3 billion citizens you might say but...
View ArticleSofar Sounds Bring a New Year's Secret Gig Special to Beijing, Dec 30
When it comes to music, there's no right or wrong way to enjoy it, but we know that with smartphones, tablets, step-calculating watches, and brain activity monitoring earrings (soon to come), we can...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Chinese Actresses You Need to Know
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at China Film Insider.With a booming entertainment industry, China has seen a growing number of outstanding new generation actresses. Along with their...
View ArticleWest-End Outlier Max's Pizza Serve Up Surprisingly Strong Pizza Options
Picture this: you're a savvy Beijinger living in Baobaoshan. No, that's not facetious, because even though that far-flung, west- end Line 1 subway station is far from the F&B action in Dongcheng...
View Article2017 Year in Review: Beijing's Urban Landscape and a Few Predictions for the...
2017 was a year of change for Beijing, but then again what year since 1421 hasn’t been a year of change for the city?Even so, China’s capital looks very different than it did this time last year. As...
View Article2017 Year in Review: Our Top 7 China Travel Destinations
Another year, another memory card full of pictures, a head full of memories, and a vague list as to where you want to head next already on the go. One of the reasons Beijing is such a great city to...
View ArticleBeicology: Environmentalist Enraged After Seeing Endangered Bird for Sale on...
What's your typical Taobao browse like? A billion tabs and far too many items in your basket? British birdwatcher Terry Townshend had a far less than normal Taobao experience this past week when he...
View ArticleState of the Arts: Weiyi Li’s Show at Hive Center “More a Selfie Than a...
State of the Arts is our regular arts column whereby we take a look at the newest moves in Beijing's creative scene and highlight art news as well as exhibitions, artists, and openings that you should...
View ArticleWhere to Catch a Christmas Service in Beijing This Weekend
Merry Christmas everyone! Just in case you’re sticking around for the holiday and want to attend church services, here are a few places around town to attend mass along with their individual service...
View ArticleDidi Just Pocketed USD 4 Billion in Funding and is Set to Face a New Rival in...
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.Didi Chuxing, China’s dominating ride-hailing giant, today announced that it has raised over USD 4 billion in a new equity funding round....
View ArticleVictoria’s Secret Opens Three-Floor Asian Flagship Store in WF Central
Victoria’s Secret is a big deal. Its existence lures people in magically, just like the love potion in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Proof of such could be found at the mega-lingerie brand's Shanghai...
View Article2017 Year in Review: Our Top 5 International Travel Destinations
Another year, another memory card full of pictures, a head full of memories, and a vague list as to where you want to head next already on the go. One of the reasons Beijing is such a great city to...
View ArticleJun Trinh of 4corners and Gireesh Chaudhury of Punjabi Enter Dining Hall of Fame
This year’s Dining Hall of Fame inductees are towering restaurateurs, known not only for the delectable cuisine of their venues but also their charismatic, dynamic personalities. They both brought...
View ArticleIconic Japanese Brand Kuma Opens Affordable Café and Store in APM, Wangfujing
Long known as a magnet for tourists, Wangfujing has recently upped its appeal to locals with a spate of new arrivals like the opening of the largest and oldest toy retailer Hamleys from London and...
View Article2017 Year in Review: Best New Restaurant Openings
I’m sure most of us will be more than happy to see the back of 2017 but despite a trying year, small pleasures offered glimmers of hope here and there, notably, as far as this columnist is concerned...
View ArticleZine-A-Gogo Means a Zine a Day for Loreli's New High-Speed Project in Fangjia...
In this smartphone age of swiping, scanning, and screen grabbing, few things can seem more obsolete and sluggish than a hard copy zine. However, that assumption was rendered null by the crafty folks at...
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