Art Weekly: “Boundary,” Wu Jianjun Solo Show, “Illegitimate Production,” and...
In this week's Art Weekly, we have two young artists seeking to present global problems in different ways: a solo exhibition by Wu Jianjun, and an interactive theater production. Plenty more...
View ArticleAll-You-Can-Eat Deal at New Mr Shi’s Dumplings Near Indigo Mall, Sep 15-17
After recently celebrating the one-year anniversary of their Sanlitun branch and having opened a new venue on Xingfucun Zhonglu, the Beijinger's 2016 Reader Restaurant Awards Best Dumplings Winner, Mr...
View ArticleEvents Watch: Beijing's Best Events That Won't Leave You Hungover, Sep 14-18
Our Events Watch series aims to highlight events that aren't focused on alcohol and drinking, but instead take a more educational or productive approach. Events include comedy, talks, networking...
View ArticlePush Your Body to the Limit and Sign Up for the Beijing Spartan Race, Oct 30
Spartan RaceHaving challenged contestants from the United States to Europe, the obstacle course race known as the Spartan Race now brings its unique test of speed, strength, and endurance to China with...
View ArticleGood and Bad News For Beijing’s Most Haunted House, Chaonei 81
It seems that Beijing's notorious, 100-year-old haunted house and colonialist-style building, 81 Chaonei Dajie, is under renovation. The building has now been abandoned for at least 67 years and...
View ArticleEAT: New The Canteen Pop-Up at Jing-A, Pizza Cup Bargains, Arrow Factory...
We didn't really expect the Hatchery team to stay quiet for long following the closure of their physical location. The team has already launched a new concept called The Canteen, a lunch time pop-up at...
View ArticleThe Original Hutong Hipster: The Life and Times of Edmund Trelawney Backhouse
He roamed the backstreets and brothels of Beijing, trading in gossip and rumors, and living a life of self-imposed exile. Edmund Trelawney Backhouse (he’d want you to know the surname is pronounced...
View ArticleMemorial for GoodWorks Co-Founder Samuel Cornthwaite, Sep 18; Relatives Hope...
Since the sudden, tragic passing of her brother Samuel on September 6, Hannah Cornthwaite has wasted no time preparing a fitting tribute for her beloved sibling.Hannah (pictured with Samuel above) told...
View ArticleDivorce in Cross-National Marriages: Who’s Deceiving Whom?
An article in Sunday’s Global Times suggested that divorce rates were increasing in cross-national marriages in China due to “cultural differences, conflicts on how to raise their children,...
View ArticleUpcoming LGBT Events: Disco Extravaganza to Fight AIDS at Migas, Dining Out...
Our very own Beijing LGBT community groups can always use a little support from us, and thankfully they've found some really innovative and fun ways to get us to help out. There's a lot to look forward...
View ArticleServing a Pollution We Love: Next Chef's Day at Casa Talia By Tiago, Sep 18-21
Good restaurants are my absolute weakness, especially when they're new, and that's why we gleefully found ourselves seated at Casa Talia by Tiago (yes, again), at the latest Chef's Day media...
View ArticleChina Box Office: ‘Star Trek’ Goes ‘Beyond’ for a Second Week but Can't...
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at China Film Insider.Imported films from four different countries took the top seven spots at China’s box office this weekend with Paramount Pictures’...
View ArticleMoonstruck: The Best Rooftop Terraces to Gaze at the Moon this Mid-Autumn...
For most of us, Mid-Autumn Festival may mean little more than a cheeky three-day weekend but, like all Chinese festive occasions, it comes with a complicated backdrop of customs and practices. Chief...
View ArticleWeekend Gig Guide, Sep 14-17: A$AP Ferg, Die! Die! Die!, Hanna Turi, Nova Heart
We here at the Beijinger are pleased 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...
View ArticleMorgan’s Holiday Picks: Take it Sleazy Beijing
Last day of work before a long holiday, ahhhhh, it’s a great time to be alive. The chuanr is a little tangier, the Beijing bikini belies are a little smoother and rounder, the … something else is a...
View ArticleMake Your Own Mooncakes: Beijing’s Kitchen All-Stars Put Their Spin on the...
Ahh, mooncakes: the chewy, Mid-Autumn Festival pastries beloved by the Chinese. Unfortunately, many foreigners are averse to the typical bean paste, green tea, or sometimes meaty fillings of these...
View ArticleFresh From Hosting Chick Corea, Beijing's Blue Note Showcases The Manhattan...
Blue Note Beijing will host a four-day residency of Grammy-winning New York jazz fusion veterans The Manhattan Transfer from September 15-18, the latest in a string of strong shows since the venue...
View ArticleWhat's Up in Beer: You Most Fabulous Mid-Autumn Drinking Guide is Here!
Mid-Autumn is surely one of China's busiest festivals, and given that you have to devour so many mooncakes just to stay on top of things, it's only right that you find some beers to wash them all down...
View ArticleLunar Lessons: 10 Things You Didn’t Know about the Mid-Autumn Festival
There’s more to the Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiu Jie, 中秋节) than a nice, long weekend and random boxes of semi-edible mooncakes – here are 10 facts about the holiday you probably didn’t know:RELATED:...
View ArticleEnjoy a Traditional Italian-Style Feast with Wine, Cocktails, and Food: Sagra...
Haven't quite figured out what to do this Mid-Autumn Festival? On Saturday (Sep 17), Fang Bar teams up with Italian concept kitchen Cartoccio, and Cheers Wine for a sagra on the roof of Zarah.A sagra,...
View Article