Beijing's 6 Best Indoor and Outdoor Courts for Pick-Up Basketball
In the past few days Beijing's summer has gotten into full swing, which means the season of outdoor pick-up basketball, one of Beijing's favorite summer pastimes, has officially begun. For students and...
View ArticleUnappreciated Shifu: Giving Beijing’s Dogged Drivers Their Due
Sure, it’s easy to quibble about Beijing drivers – from the grizzled taxi hacks that refuse to pick you up to the aspiring Uber chauffeurs that incessantly lose their way because they’re bewildered by...
View ArticleTame Your Sweet Tooth at the 200-Year-Old Cafeteria Cova
First opened in Teatro alla Scala near Milan in 1817 by former-soldier Antonio Cova, Cova is known for its delicate handmade cakes and confectioneries. In 2013, the French multinational luxury goods...
View ArticleThe Job Hunt: Be Our Graphic Designer, Coordinate English Media for BCIS,...
Summer is coming up, and who wants to spend the best of Beijing's days locked up in a boring, dead-end job, with horrible colleagues you'd rather never see? As our beloved reader, you should know that...
View ArticleMargaux's Picks: Más 4 Year Anniversary, Goose Island Migration Party,...
The weekend is coming at us at full speed once again, and that means it's time to whittle down the best that the short two days has to offer. Thankfully, this weekend delivers a little bit of...
View ArticleFantastic Authentic and Spicy Hunan Dishes at Dongsi's Charming Nice Rice
First opened near National Arts Museum of China in 2011, before shutting down and moving to its current two-story location on Dongsi Ertaio in 2014, Nice Rice has remained quietly popular due to its...
View ArticleAndrew Dougherty to Perform 'Beijing State of Mind' at the American Ball...
People in a Beijing state of mind will be in luck if they attend the 2016 American Ball on Saturday, May 14, which will feature a unique performance as part of the night's program.Along with dinner,...
View ArticleTake Some Time Out with These 6 Weekend Getaways
China's sporadic short holidays make it slightly more complicated to plan for trips to other countries, so the best option is often to head for the hills and not stray too far away from the city. Below...
View ArticleA Closer Look at the Restaurant Awards: The Best Casual Italian Restaurant in...
The Beijinger 2016 Reader Restaurant Awards may be a vague memory as we enter into Burger Cup territory, but we've still got plenty of results to share with you.Winner of Best Italian (Casual) went to...
View Article8-Bit Unplugged: An Afternoon Barbecue Featuring Acoustic Performances,...
Yet another great event to add to our summer calendars, 8-Bit brings us 8-Bit Unplugged, an afternoon barbecue, acoustic musical performances, poets, and storytellers.The evening will feature Tavey...
View ArticleWhat’s Up in Beer: New Imports at Drunk Begining, Flow Brew’s Revised Beer,...
It's busy in the beer scene this week, let's take a look.Drunk Begining [sic] imports several new beers this week: Green Flash West Coast IPA, Goose Island Sofie, Deus, and eight beers from Ballast...
View ArticleThe Best of Beijing's Tech Events, May 12-18
After the Global Mobile Internet Conference last week, there are a number of other tech events around Beijing this coming week. Here's what not to miss if you're trying to make it in the Chinese tech...
View ArticleParty from Dusk 'til Dawn in the Desert by the Great Wall, June 9
Yeah, you guessed it, dates and some of the line-up for the Great Wall Party 2016 have been announced! So if you had a good time at Strawberry Festival, or are planning on attending INTRO, read on for...
View ArticleWeekend Gig Guide May 13-15: Ratatat, CNdY, Pinball City, An Art Show, Rock...
We here at the Beijinger are happy to present Live Beijing Music's weekend gig guide, written by head honcho Mr. Will Griffith. Will has been running around Beijing for over four years, documenting the...
View ArticleWanda Invests in Next 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Film
Just four months after buying Hollywood studio Legendary for USD 3.5 billion, Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin is now teaming up with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.Movie Media Group, a subsidiary of...
View ArticleStreet Food: The Remorseless and Evil Food No. 1 Fried Chicken Fillet
Taiwanese fried chicken fillets have maintained steady rule, sitting atop the greasy street food hierarchy since first appearing four years ago, and in doing so broke the norm of school kids getting...
View ArticleChinese Gay Travel Agency Glow Travel Takes Pride in New App
Ricky Wang, founder and CEO of Glow Travel, talks to us about his LGBT travel agency and their new travel information app, which aims to make travel easier for gay Chinese tourists. In 18 months, Glow...
View ArticleTalking Travel: Morocco Welcomes Travelers from China Visa-Free
Starting June 1, tourists holding People's Republic of China passports will be able to travel to the Kingdom of Morocco visa-free. Reports in both Chinese and Moroccan media did not specify how long...
View ArticleWorld Health Organization Tobacco Tax Increase in China Reduced Smoking Slightly
In the year since China's Ministry of Finance announced an increase in tobacco taxes, tobacco prices throughout the country are up and consumption is down, albeit slightly, the World Health...
View ArticleHenan ProvGov: Water Banquets Not Fit For Empresses
Just because something has been around for a really, really long time, doesn’t mean it’s good. That’s what we discovered at the Henan Provincial Government Restaurant where the specialty is the famous...
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