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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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Didi Continues Pivot Into Two Wheeled Mobility With Beta Test of Electric...
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.Chinese ride-hailing behemoth Didi is beta-testing its electric bike rental service in South China, a person with knowledge of the matter...
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Uncontacted Expat Tribe Discovered in Shuangjing
This post comes courtesy of our partners at China Liar, Beijing's least reliable news source. Earlier this week a group of isolated, previously undiscovered expats was found living in Shuangjing....
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Sanlitun's Sleek New Cocktail Bar Scandal is 2018's Best Opening So Far
When you hear "cocktail," what images spring to mind? For us, shakers, rows of gleaming spirits and ice – lots and lots of ice – and perhaps a smooth bartender are the operative ingredients when it...
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Four Hutong Bars Team Up to Raise Funds for Cancer-Stricken Expat Mgassa...
Tonight, four bars in the Beixinqiao area will donate profits to help Mgassa "Kíddö" Tanda, a well regarded Tanzanian expat and former hutong bar manager and bartender who has been stricken with a...
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Beijing-built App Castbox Speeds Up Your Research With Podcast Audio Search
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.Editor’s note: This was contributed by Elliott Zaagman a trainer, coach, and change management consultant who specializes in aiding Chinese...
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Playlist: Alice Ting Ting, Founder of Borderless Music Label
Few live shows go unnoticed by Alice, known to most as Ting Ting, given that she frequents and organizes music and art events around Beijing. Her fiery red hair can often be spotted in the front rows...
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Back for More: Rouge Restaurant Offers Hearty Cantonese Dishes
We have to confess, until now, we haven't gone back to Rouge Restaurant since it first opened three years ago, even though we've walked past it hundreds of times. That's not because their food is bad,...
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Beijing District Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Bitcoin Exchanges
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.A Beijing district court dismissed a lawsuit against Chinese bitcoin exchanges, stating “people have the right to freely participate in...
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Jan 16 Marks Last Call for Jiaodaokou Favorite Ron Mexico; Rebranding in the...
Ron Mexico, the bar which survived angry neighbors, relocation, and the Great Brickening of '17, will close on Jan 16, according to an announcement posted Saturday on the bar's WeChat group. "All good...
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Beijing Neighborhoods to Upgrade With Hundreds of Private Elevators This Year
The ever-changing face of Beijing continues to develop as hundreds of new private residential elevators will be built across the city this year in order to cater to the growing needs of its massive...
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What Does 1,000 Kuai of Dessert Look Like? We Find Out at Beijing's Most...
Sitting behind an unassuming whitewashed wall in Baiziyuan decorated with large metal gears sits what might just be Beijing's most luxurious café, Now Mansion.Claiming to serve the best coffee and...
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Beijing's Best Events That Won't Leave You Hungover, Jan 14-21
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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Mandarin Monday: The #30DayChallenge Learning New Chinese Words
How many of you have written “exercise” or “get fit” on your New Year’s resolution lists? They’ve both been my annual pledge but I have still yet to develop a perceptible six-pack. Let’s face it:...
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State of the Arts: Ozzola’s Study of Light and the Invisible at Galleria...
Florence-born and Tenerife-based Giovanni Ozzola returns Beijing for the first time since his 2013/4 exhibition La Theorie des Comètes. His latest show at Galleria Continua might not be necessarily new...
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In the Food Court of the Crimson King: New Mall-Based Wangjing Venue Kirin...
Wangjing is on the verge of breaking out. All the makings are there – solid communities, a breadth of delectable restaurants, the Central Academy of Fine Arts and the young, hip art kids that come with...
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Beijing to Improve Over 900km of Bike Lanes, Expand Urban Rail
Beijing will improve over 900 kilometers of bike lanes while extending the urban rail network to 630km this year as part of an effort to increase the availability of green transportation options in the...
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Sacré Boeuf! Beijing Lifts French Beef Ban
Beijing’s beef lovers and F&B businesses alike have hailed a deal reached between China and France that will end a 16-year embargo on French beef.The agreement was reached after the French...
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EAT: New Smoothie Bowls at Tribe, Brunch at Migas Mercado, January Specials...
For those doing their best to keep up healthy January resolutions (or simply treat their body a little bit better), Tribe has just released a series of three brand new smoothie bowls, perfect for...
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Street Eats: Hong Kong-Style Tong Sui at the Sesame
Cantonese cuisine is especially comforting in the winter – imagine, what could be more satisfying than trays of steaming dim sum followed by bowls of sweet tong sui? For the uninitiated, tong sui...
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