Confirmed: Metallica to Make Beijing's Ears Bleed Jan 18, Tix on Sale Nov 17
Confirming rumors that we reported on last week, Metallica is indeed gracing our fair city with their metal presence on January 18.The Beijing gig went up on their official tour schedule over the...
View ArticleSeason's Greetings: Beijing's 2016 Christmas Bazaar Guide
The holidays are upon us again and before you grab that journal to jot down your New Year resolutions, you need to get your loved ones gifts. Thinking of gifts is usually stressful since you have...
View ArticleEvents Watch: Beijing's Best Weekday Events That Won't Leave You Hungover,...
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 ArticleMandarin Monday: How to Talk About the US Election in Mandarin
Well well well, if you haven't been talking about the US election for the past week, let us be the first to congratulate you on regaining consciousness from your coma.For those of you who have been...
View ArticleHainan Airlines Hold Mid-Autumn Activities for Foreign Employees
Hainan AirlinesOn September 8, 2016, Hainan Airlines (HNA) held Mid-Autumn Activities titled “Full moon, full love” for the foreign employees in Haikou. Forty-one foreign staff from Hungary, South...
View ArticleWhiskers, Parties, and Goodwill: Movember Raises RMB 70,000 So Far, More...
As the end of the month approaches, the Maovember charity series continues to grow long and unwieldy amounts of cash, trailing like a fu manchu across the countenance that is Beijing's nightlife...
View ArticleTech Check: New Chips Set to Make High Speed Train Travel Safer
For many China travelers, the thought of barreling down a track at 350km/h is an exhilarating, innovative, and convenient prospect. However, for anyone horrified by such high velocities, and phobic...
View ArticleStreet Eats: Winter Comfort Food Döner Kebab Opens at Sanlitun Soho
It’s increasingly freezing cold outside, thanks to the influence of this year's La Niña, so we understand why you probably just want to stay at home, curled up on the sofa with a thick blanket and...
View ArticleExplore the Tastes of Italy at This Year's Italian Cuisine Week, Nov 21-27
Between November 21 and 27, Extraordinary Italian Taste: Italian Cuisine Week will take place across the world, including a total of 70 events in China alone, with plenty happening in our own...
View ArticleI Had My Unruly Tresses Tamed at New Sanlitun 3.3 Salon Blow+Bar
Everyone knows Beijing can be tough on hair. Hot and humid summers leave hair frizzy and lifeless (when it's not stuck to your forehead with sweat ...), while the intensely dry winters play havoc with...
View Article'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' 3D China Release Pushed to 2017
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s return to Chinese theaters in a 3D rerelease of Terminator 2: Judgment Day has been pushed back due to a crowded late 2016 slot and a lengthy conversion process.The digitally...
View ArticleDonald Trump's 4-Year-Old Granddaughter Speaks Better Chinese Than You Do
Video clips of Donald Trump's 4-year-old granddaughter speaking Chinese are taking the Chinese Internet by storm.RELATED: How to Talk About the US Election in MandarinThe clips show her singing the...
View ArticleTopwin's Aptly Titled New Steak House Is a Cut Above
Any protein fiends that stop by Steak House to get their fix will be heartily satisfied. The recently opened, and aptly (albeit unoriginally) named restaurant is situated on the third floor of the...
View ArticleMel Gibson's 'Hackshaw Ridge' Becomes 6th Film to Exceed 2016 Chinese Box...
Mel Gibson-directed war epic Hacksaw Ridge (血战钢锯岭) has secured a theatrical release in China on Thursday, December 8, the latest Hollywood film to secure a slot in the last couple of months of 2016.The...
View ArticleGreat Expectorations for 'Spittoon,' Beijing's Newest Literary Magazine
Over 200 people attended the launch of Beijing’s newest literary magazine on Saturday, November 12. Spittoon shares its name with the popular poetry and fiction nights out of which it developed, and we...
View ArticleP.S. We Ate You: November/December 2016 Edition
With the release of our November/December issue comes a handful of dishes that we consider some of the tasiest things we've eaten recently. barley and mixed mushrooms Moka Bros, RMB 58 A healthy mix of...
View ArticleWhere to Get Stuffed on Turkey: Beijing 2016 Thanksgiving Events
[Updated 16/11, 3.30pm]Turkey day is coming up! Just because you're far from home doesn't mean you can't have a wonderful Thanksgiving in the northern capital with your Beijing family. All events take...
View ArticleRah Rah Beijing! Our Fair City's English Level on the Rise, Nearly on Par...
Though you maybe forgiven for thinking that Beijing's level of English sucks after your last interaction with a cab driver, we here in the capital are actually blessed by the city's obsession with good...
View ArticleEAT: BJ Foodies Charity Dinner, Haiku by Hatsune: Atlantic Wine Dinner, Plan...
Obentos, who recently closed their Central Park location, has concentrated their focus on a new winter menu. As loyal Obentos fans we couldn't resist seeing what's on offer, trying out the seasonal...
View ArticleA Closer Look at the 2016 Bar & Club Awards: Best New/Bar Club
With our A Closer Look series, we raise our glasses in recognition of the Beijinger 2016 Bar & Club Award winners, before giving a toast (in text form, of course) about why they were selected by...
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