EAT: The Butcher Shop at Mosto and End of an Era for the Meatball Company
If you're having trouble keeping warm, Mosto's all-you-can-eat meat feast aka The Butcher Shop wants to warm you from inside. On November 17, from 6pm onwards, the Nali Patio favorite will hold their...
View ArticleMaovemBEERS Brings Together Breweries, Books for Good Cause
Beer bars and craft breweries in five Chinese cities including Beijing will join together on Friday, November 4, for Super Beers for Books, also known as MaovemBEERS, to raise money for this year's...
View ArticleArt Weekly: The Language of Mediums
Of artists, Freud once said, “for these people, meaning does not matter. They are only interested in the harmony between lines, shapes, and borders.” In this week's Art Weekly, we look at language of...
View ArticleOn the Future of Nanluogu Xiang
Earlier this week, road work and repairs of underground electrical wiring meant the closure of many sections of the popular hutong Nanluogu Xiang. The latest round of renovations again raises questions...
View ArticleLove Queer Cinema Week in Beijing Until Nov 6
This week, through to Sunday (Nov 6), you have the chance to see some incredible queer films in Beijing and learn more about the industry as part of the Love Queer Cinema Week. There will be two...
View ArticleWeird, Wacky, and Wonderful: Meet the Pizza Cup’s Alternative Candidates!
With less than 24 hours to cast your ballot in the Pizza Cup’s penultimate round, we at the Beijinger felt it necessary to sidestep from our presidential pizza race, to shift your gaze on something a...
View ArticleNew to WeChat?: How to Find and Set Up Your WeChat Wallet
Quite a few people from the community have reached out to us, asking for a WeChat Wallet guide (for a guide to adding a card to WeChat Wallet, scroll to the bottom of this post). At first, I was a...
View ArticleThe End is Nigh: Where to Watch the 2016 US Presidential Election Results, Nov 9
Email scandals! Creepy hot mic gaffes! Toupees! Pantsuits!There have been too many memorable aspects of the 2016 Presidential election to keep track of. And thankfully this highly entertaining, but...
View ArticleCha-Ching in Beijing: Capital Leads National Trend of Rising White Collar Wages
Good news for Beijing office workers: their salaries lead the way in a national trend of rising white collar wages.According to a South China Morning Post survey (via China Daily), there was a third...
View ArticleGet Buzzed on Milk Tea (Not Mediocre Dim Sum) at the New Lou Jau Cha Don in...
We always feel like Sanlitun doesn't have enough high-quality Chinese options, and unfortunately, Lou Jau Cha Don, which recently opened in Sanlitun Soho, won't be changing that sentiment any time...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: What Beijing Looked Like the Last Time the Cubs Won the...
By now you are probably aware that the Chicago Cubs won Major League Baseball's World Series this morning. This is the first time the club has won it all since 1908, famously one of the longest title...
View ArticleAnnie's Avenges '15 Beating by Gung Ho; Meets Bottega for Bragging Rights in...
A resurgent Annie's avenged their loss in last year's Pizza Cup to edge out two-time champion Gung Ho!,ending the New Zealand pie purveyor's quest for a threepeat. The outcome means Annie's has secured...
View ArticleWeekend Gig Guide, Nov 3-6: Hiperson, NTS Live, Mutiny on the Bounty, Seeing...
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 ArticleA Few Good Seats Remain for Saturday Night's Chi Fan For Charity
A few seats at some of Beijing's top restaurants remain for Saturday night's Chi Fan For Charity (CFFC), including a vegan option and an outlet at the newly refurbished Peninsula Beijing.Founded in...
View ArticleWant Some Dog Meat for Lunch Today? You're Out of Luck
Fancy some dog for lunch at the office today? You're out of luck, as red hot food delivery platform Ele.me has banned the sale of dog meat through their popular app.According to Caixin, Ele.me is not...
View ArticleHollywood Films Coming to Beijing Screens in November
A few months ago we said that it was quite likely film regulators would open the flood-gates for more foreign films to flow into China to make up for flagging box office numbers.Well, the floodgates...
View ArticleThe Job Hunt: Ski Teacher, Western and Thai Chefs, Design Company Assistant,...
The grey and dreary Beijing winter is almost here, and who wants to spend Beijing's frigid, dark days locked up in a boring, dead-end job, with horrible colleagues you'd rather never see? As our...
View ArticleWeekend in Nightlife: DJ Coone, Pub Crawl Beijing, Comedy Dim Sum
Go Cubs Go, am I right? While this weekend, in my opinion, should be dedicated to celebrating the Cubs win of the World Series, there's plenty more for all you Cubs haters or non-baseball believers to...
View ArticleBeijing Heating to Come on an Entire Two Days Earlier Than Planned!
And finally, good news. Well, a little bit of good news. Beijing's heating will come on on November 13, two entire days earlier than normal! Mark your calendars, because that Sunday might just be the...
View ArticlePlan Ahead: China Railway Shortens Ticket Presale Period from 60 to 30 Days
It’s almost that time of the year again: the annual migration of a billion of people rushing around, trying to get home for Spring Festival. If you plan to get out of Beijing during the CNY...
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