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What’s Up in Beer: Your Chinese New Year Beer Survival Guide
The idea of seven long days of a brew-free Chinese New Year is enough to give anyone the shakes. "What if there's no beer?" you say. Well, fret not, as several of Beijing's brewpubs are embracing the...
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Smoke on Beijing Subway Requires Passenger Evacuation During Morning Rush
Beijing commuters were evacuated from a subway as smoke filled up a subway platform during the Tuesday morning rush hour, thereby causing multiple delays.The incident occurred at Hujialou Station on...
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Q&A With The Orchid's Joel Shuchat Ahead of Feb 15 CNY Party
You don’t have to leave Beijing to have fun during Spring Festival. For proof, just ask Joel Shuchat of the beloved boutique Orchid Hotel and Toast Restaurant. The co-owner and his colleagues at that...
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The Beijinger 2018 Valentine's Day Dining and Party Round-Up
Valentine's Day and Spring Festival fall very close together this year, which could either be an excuse to not do anything (lots will be closed anyway) or extra pressure to make a big splash depending...
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WeChat Pay Announces "Spring Festival Shake" to Win Hongbao War
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.Spring Festival (春节 chūnjié ) is just a day away and in celebration, WeChat has announced the launch of its “Spring Festival Shake (新春摇摇乐...
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Outdoor Skating Concludes After Another Short Beijing Winter
Forget about outdoor ice-skating for Valentine's Day: Beijing has shut down all of its outdoor skating rinks as the winter season comes to an end.Shichahai was the last city venue to shut down on...
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Time-Honored Shanghai Family-Style Restaurant Meiweizhai Reopens on Niujie
Following renovation, the time-honored Shanghai restaurant Meiweizhai has reopened on the first floor of Xiangda Dasha in Niujie, which might be a good option to celebrate CNY without burning a hole in...
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Get Cooking Over the Spring Festival Break with these Chinese Recipes
It's no secret that many, if not most, of Beijing's esteemed dining establishments are about to close for Spring Festival (check out our handy guide here), but instead of panicking about how you'll...
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Former NLGX Favorite Music Venue 69 Café Finds a New Home in Wudaokou
Once the musical heart of Nanluogu Xiang, the cozy 69 Café played its last melancholic tune last summer. A beacon for local indie and folk artists since its opening in 2009, the venue was both an...
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WATCH: "Banned" Rap Music is Alive and Well in China in Police Safety Video
Chinese police officers are among the select people in China allowed to wield firearms (alongside sports shooters and specified minority group hunters). And, now that rap music has been effectively...
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Joyous DJ: Rising Beijing DJ and Producer Joy Ginger Dishes On New EP
Joy Ginger is here to ease you through the longest, loneliest Beijing nights. That being said, the local producer and DJ doesn't shy away from such melancholy on his new EP, giving it a cynical title...
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Make ‘Inclusivity’ Your Mantra In 2018: A Roundtable Discussion With Some of...
Compassion, empathy, and inclusiveness. Together, those terms should become a mantra of sorts for Beijingers thinking of goodwill and self betterment in 2018. At least that’s the conclusion reached by...
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Beijing Just Witnessed its Driest Year on Record
With no forecast of snow in sight, Beijing's extraordinarily long dry spell has just entered the history books as one of driest on record.A weather observatory located in southern Beijing has reported...
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Tastemakers: Where to Sample 2018’s Top Food Trends
Early in November 2017, American retailer Whole Foods released a forecast of the food trends they predict will be keeping our palates busy in 2018 compiled by their team of global buyers and experts....
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Excellent Ming-Era Architecture and Artifacts on Display at Re-Opened Zhihua...
Zhihua Temple, one of the best-preserved repositories of Ming-era architecture and artifacts in the city, has finally reopened after extensive renovations, and the results are much better than your...
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From CCTV to the Silver Screen: A Short History of Blackface in China
A use of blackface on China's top TV station during its most highly-watched program, the CCTV Spring Festival gala, drew worldwide controversy Thursday night with a skit that included an outlandish...
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China’s Obsession With QR Codes
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.It’s no secret that China remains a leading force in the mobile payments sector thanks to easy smartphone access. In 2016, the transaction...
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iB, Wangjing’s Newest and Decidedly Chinese-Style Brewpub
It’s been a while since we've had news of a brewpub opening, otherwise, it's mainly been closures for our dear Beijing. So, when we heard of iB brewpub launching in Wangjing, we sobbed, we threw up our...
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North Korea on Display: Koryo Tours Founder On Bringing New Art and Design...
Nicholas Bonner is bringing nicknacks from one of the most isolated nations on the planet to the walls of a renowned London art gallery. Best known for shooting documentaries in the Democratic People's...
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A Drink With Debbie Ma: TCM Doctor and Homebrewer Extraordinaire
A Drink With is a regular column in which we ask Beijing personalities to tell us about their drinking habits and preferences. This issue, we talk to Debbie Ma, a TCM doctor from Taiwan, and my fellow...
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