The Boiling Crab Takes Over Former Ke’er Digs at Xingfucun; Serves Up Spicy...
After all the carbs, sweets and other indulgences of the holiday season, I couldn't think of anything more appealing than a round of fresh, light seafood. My prayers were answered by The Boiling Crab,...
View ArticleSEE: Beijing's Improvement in Air Quality as Shown in 1,800 Photographs
The news that Beijing's air quality has improved to become its best in five years may come as a surprise to skeptics. But if you're not going to accept the word of the local environment protection...
View ArticleNew Year Resolution: Beijing's 9 Best Restaurants for Healthy Eating
Ok, we get you, your waistband has been stretched over the past two weeks, you are trying to ignore the encroaching love handles and muffin tops, and you’ve given up on tracking the numbers on the...
View ArticleTop 3 Chinese Tech Fails of 2017
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.The year 2017 was great for many tech firms in China. Tencent briefly outdid Facebook in market valuation reaching a $500 billion valuation...
View ArticleBeijing Beats: Shanghai's Azoth Crew, Markus Suckut, G2, Vice Anniversary...
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 ArticleHave a Wee Dram, Haggis, and Ceilidh to Celebrate Burns Night With the...
On Saturday, Jan 27, the Beijing Scottish Society come together at the Peninsula Hotel for their annual event held in memory of one of the world's most esteemed poets and lyricists, and the greatest...
View ArticleFlu Epidemic Sweeps Beijing With Unusual Strains to Blame
Has the office been looking a little empty this week? Winter, and especially early January, is a time of increased illness thanks to weakened immune systems and dropping temperatures, the perfect...
View ArticleGreat Wall of China to Receive Repairs Just North of Beijing
In a move that could have far-reaching consequences for local tourism, authorities have announced they will be repairing the section of the Great Wall of China that lies closest to Beijing.The Huairou...
View ArticleConfectioneries and More at 200-Year-Old Cafeteria Cova’s New Shop in...
It's been two years since we visited Cova in the Financial Street Shopping Mall, the first branch in China. When former-soldier Antonio Cova opened his original shop in Teatro alla Scala near Milan in...
View Article“It's the Art of Peace”: Aikido Shinryukan Instructor Discusses Japan's...
Now that the New Year is here, what could be better than adopting a resolution that not only helps you get in shape, but also lets you release excess energy, pent-up winter blues aggression, and allows...
View ArticleNot-to-Miss January Beijing Markets and Bazaars
Each month we round up the news about all the markets, bazaars, and fairs which Beijing has to offer. We aim to include all events, large and small, so if you have a market you want to let our readers...
View ArticleCelebrate 5 Years of Vice China w/ LA's Low End Theory Crew and Teebs Free...
My first experience of Vice was similar to many a British student's back in the late noughties; you'd grab a free copy on the way out of the pub and it would naturally find its way onto your bathroom...
View ArticleNoise Pollution: Live Power Award Winners, Backspace, Scrotal Vice, Xiao He,...
2018 isn’t messing around folks. It’s going on in with this weekend playing host to some of the best lineups I’ve seen in some time. Year-end bonus perhaps? Whatever the case, there’s no way I’ll be...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: A Look Back at Dry and Drought-y Beijing Winters
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.I have received quite a few fancy...
View ArticleGet Fresh With Me: Chaoyang to Open 60 New Vegetable Markets in 2018
Making a homecooked meal just got a lot better for residents of Chaoyang as the city announced it will open 60 new local wet markets this year.As part of a year-long initiative to improve local retail...
View ArticleCaliforks Will Satisfy Your CBD Salad Cravings at a Reasonable Price
Beijing is not short of healthy dining options nowadays (as my our round-up of nine healthy restaurants attests) but when you’re trying to eat healthy every day, as many of us will be doing in January,...
View ArticleThis Week in Health and Fitness: Fit Into 2018 at Ramo, F45 Game of the...
As I write this blog, the temperature feels like -10 degrees Celsius outside so you could be forgiven for giving up on your recently made commitment to going to the gym more. Persevere, however, and...
View ArticleYour Last-Minute Checklist Before Beijingkids' International School Fair This...
The 2018 Beijing International School Expo (BISE) is finally happening tomorrow at Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel in Shuangjing! It’s the biggest school fair of 2018, which brings together more than...
View ArticleWhat’s Up in Beer: New Brews, Beer Package, and Drunk’s New Location
Beer lovers, we know you have been staying strong and safe from the flu virus flying around these days, because we have secret weapon – glorious beer! Studies have shown that drinking of...
View ArticleSay Bye to Blue Skies: Severe Smog Returns to Beijing This Weekend
Beijing's unseasonal blue skies will come to an end this weekend as the city prepares for the first smog attack of the year immediately after suffering this winter's coldest temperatures.An orange...
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