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Anchors Aweigh! Boating Season Begins at Beijing Parks
Beijing residents eager to enjoy spring can now boat on the city's lakes for the first time this year as boating season officially began on Wednesday.The city's maritime department has officially...
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Travel Frog Spurs Huge Leap in China's Female Mobile Gamers
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.The number of Chinese female mobile phone gamers has risen sharply over the last year to 367 million, according to a report by Jiguang (in...
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Throwback Thursday: Maoist Golden Mango Love in the Summer of '68
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our nine-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and wonderful of yesteryear.We've all benefitted from China's...
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Fans of FKA Twigs and Aaliyah Won’t Want to Miss Rising Songstress...
While we at the Beijinger were surprised that rising Iranian-Dutch alt R&B singer Sevdaliza declined our interview request, we were all the more taken aback when the promoter told us she also...
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What’s Up in Beer: Beijing Invitational Craft Beer Festival, New Brews, and...
We wish this weekend was every day forever more – an exciting beer fest is around the corner and lots of renowned brewers (and their beards) have traveled many miles to Beijing, there are a plethora of...
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Having Paved its Roads With Good Intentions, Beijing Approves First...
A week after Baidu CEO Robin Li suggested that commercial use of self-driving technology may arrive sooner than later, the Chinese tech-giant gained official approval to allow its autonomous cars on...
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Noise Pollution: The Big Wave, Absolute Purity, Octopoulpe, FrankiD, Spill...
Another luscious bountiful weekend for all you music lovers out there, as the tease of spring brings out musical acts of walks of life – from Japanese indietronica, to tentacled renegades from Korea...
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Red Five, Going In: Star Wars Experience Arrives in Beijing This June
Witness the power of a fully operational promotional exhibit when the Star Wars Experience opens at the Live Hi-Up Square at Wukesong Stadium on Jun 16.Everything is proceeding as foreseen for the...
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State of the Arts: Find a Better Version of You at Goethe-Institut
“Everywhere we remain unfree and chained to technology, whether we passionately affirm it or deny it. But we are delivered over to it in the worst possible way when we regard it as something neutral;...
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HIV Transmission Continues to Rise at Beijing Universities
The number of HIV transmissions at Beijing universities continue to rise at an alarming over the past year, say local heath authorities.Citing incomplete statistics, the municipal Education Commission...
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Rare Single Malts and Herbal Cocktails Make Sanyuanqiao's Charles' Whisky Bar...
Most barmen are content to show you what’s on their shelf. Zax Wu of Charles' Whisky Bar, on the other hand, has so much more to show you, such as a case behind the bar filled with various Chinese...
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China Tightens Scrutiny Over Online Videos, Bans Illegal Downloads and Remakes
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.China’s State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television (SAPPRFT) today issued a notice (in Chinese) to local...
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It Figures: Palace Museum Recalls Collectible Doll Revealed to be a Knock-Off
Beijing's top cultural attraction has stopped selling one of its collectible items after it was revealed to be a knock-off of an imported product.The Palace Museum removed its "Gege Doll" from sale...
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1Up, 2Down: Peking University Courts Controversy By Offering Video Game Course
To the surprise of local news, Peking University became the latest Chinese school to offer a video game course.Enrollment was at capactity this past week for Professor Chen's first weekly class which...
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A Devotee to "Soul-Touching Filmmaking”: Q&A With Director Tianyi Yao Ahead...
At her home on the highest summit, Hong Feng sinks into the depths of despair. She wants to move down from the mountain so that her daughter can enroll at a better school. But her father-in-law is...
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Undercover Silk Street Exposé Hailed by China Daily as Demonstration of...
Proving that cultural differences run deep, a YouTube video that shows a Silk Market merchant rudely haggling with an expat has been hailed by China's top news media for her fluent English Made by...
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Peking University Opens First Games Industry Course
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.Prestigious Peking University has opened a new course of studies in gaming this semester called 电子游戏通论 “The General Theory of Video Games”...
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BlackEXPO Organizers Promise a Fun and Interactive Cultural Experience on Sat...
BlackEXPO, which runs in parallel with Black Saturday on Mar 31, puts the spotlight on the talents, businesses, and services of the black community. In the words of the organizers, BlackEXPO “is more...
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Now Online!: The Beijinger March/April 2018 Issue
“Do you eat spicy?” Is there a more commonly uttered sentence that divides the masses? Some slink away at the mere mention of la while others dose up on heat like it’s their last, teary meal. Chili...
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Beijing's Best Events That Won't Leave You Hungover, Mar 26-Apr 1
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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