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Pizzagram and The Butchers Club Open in Joy City, Xidan
Italians might already be familiar with ordering their pizza by the gram, but now the mathematically-inclined and hungry can sate their statistics and stodge cravings as far west as Beijing’s Joy City....
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New Andingmen Wine Shop Drinkin Looks to Woo Discerning Hutong Drinkers
Beijing isn’t exactly awash with wine bars or wine shops, especially when you consider the number of cocktail lounges and craft brewpubs popping up and hogging the spotlight in the capital’s F&B...
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Chinese Tech Giants Are Cooking up Their Own China-Centric Michelin-Like Guides
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.China enjoys a worldwide reputation as the “kingdom of cuisine.” Thanks to a long history, vast territory and extensive contact with other...
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The Job Hunt: Cartoon Illustrator, Receptionist, Car Show Host, Hiking Guide,...
Who wants to spend their Beijing days locked up in a boring, dead-end job, with horrible colleagues you'd rather never see again? As our beloved reader, you should know that you don't have to submit...
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Straight Spirit: Rock Bottom Retail Priced Whiskey In the CBD
Straight Spirit– the name says it all. Patrons can pop into the cozy little, newly opened Central Park liquor shop and events venue (which can currently fit about 30 patrons) and throw down retail...
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NGO CandleX Helps to Shine a Flame on Mental Illness in Beijing
Seeking the right type of help in Beijing can be difficult. The factors that make up living in a foreign country – a reduced support network, hindered communication, additional stress – can be more...
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Chinese Internet Users Grow to 772 Million
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.China now has 772 million internet users according to a report published by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) today (in...
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Super Bowl LII: Catch the Game of the Year at These Beijing Venues, Feb 5
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...
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Step into the Cashless Future, Beijing’s Unmanned Stores
Clearly Beijing doesn’t need human beings any more. We can finally wave goodbye to squeezing into packed out subway cars, pushing through walls of people at top sights, and queuing for hours to get a...
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Temple Fairs: The History Behind Spring Festival's Most Crowded Tradition
Lunar New Year in Beijing: Dumplings, bad TV, a heady mix of alcohol and cheap explosives, and, of course, temple fairs. Depending on the last temple fair you visited, these annual events might seem...
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Highway Robbery: The Prices We Pay for a Taste of Home
I think we all go through a phase of wanting to learn some of the staple dishes our parents made. It is in a way your responsibility as someones’ child to maintain these culinary traditions, and pass...
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Gulou Sushi Vet Murasakitama Ups Its Game with Luscious New Ark Shell Rolls...
Though the swaths of izakayas near the Japanese embassy in Liangmaqiao are arguably Beijing’s best known, Murasakitama is a worthy hutong alternative. It would be an understatement to call the...
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Beijing's Best Events That Won't Leave You Hungover, Feb 5-9
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 Many Auspicious Symbols of Spring Festival
The saying "if you can’t beat your enemy, join them" rings particularly true during Spring Festival, a time when our sight is inundated by a sea of red and an explosion of characters decorating...
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Partition, OBOR, and India's Relationship With China: Q&A With Author Nisid...
Although 70 years have passed since the Partition of India, its reverberations are by no means restricted to that era or that region. In fact, journalist and author Nisid Hajari won the esteemed 2016...
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Anyone Home?: Beijing Spring Festival Bar and Restaurant Opening Hours
NOTE: This post will be updated frequently in the run-up to Spring Festival.If you aren't actively celebrating Spring Festival (aka Chinese New Year) then it can be a tricky time to be in the capital,...
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EAT: New Menu at Pizza Marzano, New Deals at Gung Ho!, Palms x Slow Boat Chef...
Italian-style chain Pizza Marzano (formerly Pizza Express) have a new menu out in time for spring, including plenty of light-sounding dishes. Highlights are the avocado and prosciutto crostini, as well...
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Celebrate the Art of Romance at Galleria This Valentine's Day
GalleriaChoosing a restaurant for Valentine’s Day can be a minefield. Too fancy and it can feel like you’re at an interview; too casual and you could find yourself looking for another date by the end...
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China's Tech Giants Announce Plans for Hongbao Battle Ahead of Spring Festival
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.The Lunar New Year (aka Spring Festival or 春节 chūnjié) is just two weeks away and Chinese internet tycoons are poised to enter the latest...
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Ample Meat and Bona Fide Bavarian Delicacies at Lucky Street's Bodensee Kitchen
Walking up the wooden steps to Bodensee Kitchen, which shares the same entrance to the South German Bakery on the Chaoyang Park-adjacent Lucky Street, its difficult to know what to expect. Despite...
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