How to Choose a Chinese New Year Gift That Won't Offend
Chinese New Year is just around the corner, an occasion of feasting, traditional celebrations, and generosity.While finding the perfect Christmas gift for your nephew-in-law-twice-removed who you...
View ArticleCheck Out Swarrm, Beijing's Answer to King Crimson, at DDC Jan 27
Since forming this past summer, Swarrm have been making a name for themselves as one of Beijing's most promising up-and-coming post-punk bands. Guitarist Gao Fang (高放) leads the charge with riffs that...
View ArticleWhat’s Up in Beer: Stock up for CNY, the 4th BICBF, and Super Bowl Breakfast
Fellow beer-lovers, I know it’s freezing cold, but just hang on in there, it’s less than ten days until the next solar term – “start of spring”, or lichun (立春), which means warmth is not far away....
View ArticleXu Beihong: Father of Modern Chinese Painting Retrospective Held at National...
The National Art Gallery of China (NAMOC) is hosting a major exhibition featuring renowned Chinese painter Xu Beihong, the first such large-scale exhibition of his works in 10 years.Titled "Nation and...
View ArticleBlanko Mini Market Café and Lifestyle Store is Your One-Stop Shop for...
With our shopping-malls reaching restaurant and café saturation point, it takes a lot to stand out from the crowd. Blanko Mini Market has attempted to make their mark with a four-in-one combo – it's a...
View ArticleSuper Bowl LII: Catch the Bird Fight of the Century at These Beijing Venues,...
Super and bowl. Two words that you would never think to put together but through the fine American tradition of hyperbole and sport has become to mean so much to so many (mostly Americans). For the...
View ArticleA Heartwarming Taste of Qinghai, A Bu Noodles at Hopson One
While the new (and wealthy) kid WF Central has opened in Wangfujing to much fanfare, people in the east aren't just rotting at home. Hopson One, a brand-new shopping mall opened at the end of 2017,...
View ArticleMandarin Monday: The Top 10 Chinese Radicals You Must Learn
The idea that China is a "story" is fundamentally enshrined with the phrase "5,000 years of history", but we need look no further than the building blocks of its language to see that this is true....
View ArticleBeijing's Best Events That Won't Leave You Hungover, Jan 30-Feb 4
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...
View ArticleSummiting the Heights of Hospitality: Jens Corder Joins China World Summit...
China World Summit Wing, BeijingJens Corder joined China World Summit Wing, Beijing as General Manager on November 1, 2017, fresh off a stint as general manager of Shangri-La Hotel, Tianjin. China...
View ArticleDidi is Using Its New AI Brain to Crack the Toughest Puzzle – Our Cities
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.Didi is becoming big in big data and, according to latest announcements, their new project is set to change how cities look at mobility. The...
View ArticleSausages, Sandwiches, and Suds: Republic Brings Delectable Pub Grub to Gongti
Building 6 on Gongti Donglu isn’t just for the club crowd anymore. Though the complex is probably best known among laowai and the upwardly mobile Chinese youth as the home of sizzling hot clubs like...
View ArticleChinese Celebrity Kris Wu Named Super Bowl LII Ambassador
China will play a part in the USA's most-watched sporting event this year, as the NFL announced Thursday that Chinese celebrity Kris Wu will serve as Super Bowl LIIAmbassador for NFL China.As part of...
View ArticleFive New Beer Bars and Brewpubs Not to Miss in 2018
2017 gave us beer devotees plenty of reasons to celebrate. No matter how many bars you managed to tick off your list by the end of last year, there always seemed to be yet another that had just opened...
View ArticleThe Cheesecake Factory Transplants an Authentic American Dining Experience,...
There's one thing you can be sure of following a visit to Beijing's new The Cheesecake Factory: You're going to come out hurting. Not your, "we really didn't need those noodles in the hot pot" kind of...
View ArticlePerk Up With Tuanjiehu's Newbie SOE Coffee's Creatively Strong Brews
Beijing’s ever-rising wave of high-end coffee joints has infiltrated one of the capital's quieter side streets, courtesy of new café SOE Coffee. The once sleepy, oh so lao Beijing Yaojiayuan avenue,...
View ArticleBeijing to Convert Disused Coal Mine into Underground Ski Tunnel
In an announcement that encapsulates the city's shift away from coal-burning and its zeal for winter sports, Beijing will convert a former coal mine into an Olympic-standard skiing facility that will...
View ArticleStreet Eats: Hearty Hong Kong-Style Cart Noodles at Nerdy Noodles in...
The 3.3 mall remains Sanlitun's black sheep for dining, and not somewhere we would usually include on our list of lunch spots. However, if you take time to explore its nooks and crannies, you'll be...
View ArticleBest of the Blog: January/February 2018
Every issue we tally the hits fromtheBeijinger.comand bring you the most viewed blogs from our website. Read on to see which blogs were the most popular.1. Migas Sanlitun Shuts Down After Final NYE...
View ArticlePho Society Brings Delectable Vietnamese to the CBD
From the crispy fried spring rolls, to the hunger thwarting banh mi, to the warming Vietnamese beef noodles of its namesake, there’s plenty to like at Jintaixizhao-adjacent newbie Pho Society.the...
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