Dreading a Visit to the Forbidden City? Try These Imperial Alternatives Instead
That dreaded feeling: You have friends/relatives coming to Beijing and they all want to see the Forbidden City. You, a savvy Beijing resident, would rather take them down the street to eat cat meat...
View ArticleUnderstanding China’s Unmanned (R)Evolution: China Cares Less About User...
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.While Amazon Go has been stealing headlines since it was revealed last year, we here at TechNode have been covering China’s increasing...
View ArticleBrick by Brick: Talks Underway to Bring Legoland Amusement Park to Beijing
Beijing looks to become a major tourist destination as the city begins negotiations to host a Legoland Amusement Park to be located on the outskirts of the capital.Miyun District Committee Secretary...
View ArticleThe Job Hunt: Book Club Instructor, Graphic Designer, F&B Brand Manager, Toy...
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...
View ArticleIndian-Inspired Delights Among Highlights of Ambitious New Side Street Menu
Side Street has been drawing foot traffic worthy of a busy main street since its launch in early 2018. The Jiaodaokou pub and eatery has certainly had a lot to live up to, considering the popularity of...
View ArticleDrunken Teddy Bear Theft by Beijing Expats Draws Chinese Condemnation
What may have started out as a drunken prank has drawn outrage from the Chinese internet after a surveillance video has emerged online that purportedly shows three expats stealing an oversized teddy...
View ArticleFraming China's Pollution Forecast Positively With 'Environment China'...
Ecology has evolved rapidly in China as of late. The Middle Kingdom has gone from a notoriously polluted place to, seemingly suddenly, an environmentalist forerunner thanks to its huge green energy...
View ArticleBeijing's Best Events That Won't Leave You Hungover, Mar 12-18
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 ArticleInside Xiaomi’s Everything Store at Beijing's The Place
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.Have you ever walked into a store, saw the products on display and thought you entered the wrong place? That’s what happened when I visited...
View ArticleCraving Yunnan Food? Try the Solid Chain Yunhaiyao at U-Town
Be it Little Yunnan, In and Out, or Middle 8, we Beijingers have more than a few solid options for Yunnan food, which made us wonder how the newly opened branch of Yunnan chain Yunhaiyao (云海肴 云南菜) in...
View ArticleA Short History of the Beijinger's Hot Chili Eating Competition (and Do You...
This year's the Beijinger Hot Chili Pepper Eating Contest, to be held at our inaugural Hot & Spicy Festival on Apr 14-15 at Galaxy Soho, marks the eighth incarnation of the heat-fueled event...
View ArticleLouder, Laowai! Expats Heartily Sing Praises of China's Progress
As an expat living in China, you may not be particularly interested in the Two Sessions parliamentary meetings that resulted in the passing of a constitutional amendment this weekend. And yet, you'd be...
View ArticleEAT: Migas Mercado Set Lunch, New Deals at Ramo, Not Your Baba's Baijiu Dinner
The set lunch at Migas in Sanlitun was always one of our favorites so we're happy to see Migas Mercado continuing that tradition. Their new lunch gives you a choice of a number of different starters...
View ArticleOutcry Over Beijing Authorities Limiting Number of Foreign Patrons in Popular...
Two racially charged signs posted outside of two of Wudaokou's most popular hangouts have been making the rounds on social media over the past 24 hours. The notices, which were spotted outside of...
View ArticleZhangzizhong Lu's Such A Café Is Poised to Be Your New Favorite Hutong Hangout
After 2017’s Great Brickening laid waste to so many of our favorite hangouts, loafing around in the hutongs certainly ain’t what it used to be. And yet the alleys are still giving rise to hidden gems...
View ArticleA Drink With Great Leap’s Carl Setzer Ahead of Beijing Invitational Craft...
If you're an old Beijing hand, a craft beer lover, or just a loyal reader of the Beijinger, you're more than likely to be familiar with Carl Setzer. Creator and co-owner of Beijing's very first...
View ArticleWhen Automated Meets "Spiritual Nourishment": First 24-Hour Staffless...
Late night shoppers looking with a need to buy books will have their very specific conditions met in Beijing as 20 new staffless bookstores that will operate 24 hours a day are expected to open...
View ArticleEpic Eye-Roll at This Year's Two Sessions Is the "Human Reaction" We've Long...
The exasperated reaction from a reporter caught doing a massive eye-roll on camera has become a national focus of attention at this year's Two Sessions in Beijing.A female reporter dressed in blue was...
View ArticleState of the Arts: Floating Platforms and Contemporary Chinese Painting at...
Ying Space kicks off 2018's spring season with a group exhibition entitled Steles II: Vivre Sans Temps Mort. Rich in both form and content, the exhibition is in fact the second leg of a previous show...
View ArticleBeijing Beats: Damien N-Drix at One Third, Prajnasonic Anniversary at Dada,...
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...
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