Fate of Beijing Branches Unknown as Page One Shutters Last of Hong Kong...
The fate of one of Beijing’s last bastions of English books is up in the air today as its parent company in Hong Kong has closed the doors on its remaining outlets and gone into receivership.Page One...
View ArticleThe Job Hunt: Free Trip to Fuzhou for Foreign Unmarried Couples, Design...
The grey and dreary Beijing winter is 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 beloved...
View ArticleIs Your Favorite Beijing Restaurant Among Star Chef Eddie Huang's Top China...
Eddie Huang's verdict is in, and Peking Duck is amongst his top picks. The famously flamboyant and outspoken food personality – who founded the BaoHaus Baozi restaurant in Manhattan, hosts Huang's...
View ArticlePolice Raids Hit Destination, Temple Bar, Dada
If you are planning to party tonight, call ahead to see if there might be any change of plans at your venue of choice as at least three popular Beijing nightlife venues were raided by police last...
View ArticleBid Farewell to Modo Urban Deli with 30 Percent Off Until November 30
Brace yourselves for another loss to the F&B world at the end of the month as we bid farewell to Taikoo Li stalwart Modo Urban Deli. According to a WeChat post released yesterday by owners Mosto...
View ArticleBadaling Park Reopens Killer Tiger Enclosure
In what is sure to bring a boost to gory tourism, Badaling’s Wild Animal Park re-opened its Siberian tiger enclosure yesterday, the scene of an animal attack where one woman was killed and another...
View ArticleWeChat How To: Grouping Contacts for Privacy
There are three types of people in social media: people who are all business, people who share everything 10 times a day, and people who are in between. The anti-social, anti-sharing, and anti-media...
View ArticleHow to be Loved by Everyone Everywhere
Ah, travel. We all love travel. But does travel love us?You may, at times, have felt less than wholly welcome when visiting other countries. Perhaps you’ve turned round in the marketplace to see the...
View ArticleHave Your Finger on the Pulse (and Have a Warm, Safe Place to Hide in the...
At the Beijinger we are always on the look out for talent. If you want to get involved in media and publishing, then interning at thebeijinger.com will give you all that and more.As an editorial...
View ArticleMandarin Monday: Phrases You Need to Order the Best New Milk Tea in Town
The first rule of thumb for foodies in China: when there's a long line up of locals at a restaurant or stall you better queue up too, for fear of missing out. Such was the case when we stopped by Xiang...
View ArticleSkip the Online Reviews, Try These Five Restaurants Recommended by Hatsune's...
HatsuneFive star rankings, enthused reviews, and other such online mainstays mean very little to Alan Wong whenever he goes out to eat dinner. Instead, the esteemed Hatsune owner prefers to take the...
View ArticleEddie Redmayne and 'Fantastic Beasts' Costars Charm Beijing Fans at Red...
On Saturday, November 19, nearly 200 lucky wand-toting, preppily-dressed fantasy film fans attended an exclusive Q&A with the stars of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a new spinoff from,...
View ArticleWhere to Get Stuffed on Turkey: Beijing 2016 Thanksgiving Events
[Updated Nov 21, midday]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 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 ArticleA Good Week For Experimental Cinema With 'I Am Not Madame Bovary' and 'Billy...
Among all the paint-by-numbers popcorn movies in Chinese cinemas this month, there are a couple of stand-out arthouse films by ethnically Chinese directors which are pushing the creative envelope in...
View ArticleNo Business Like Snow Business: Best Snaps of Beijing's First Snow of Winter...
Don’t know if you noticed but it frickin’ snowed. Some kind of Christmas miracle. Although I have no idea how snow is made or what it’s even made out of, I do know that it has turned my shoes to shit...
View ArticleHow to Make Dry-Pot Cauliflower
Dry pot (gānguō) dishes appear frequently on the menus of Hunan, Sichuan, and homestyle cuisine restaurants. Exceedingly versatile, gānguō dishes can feature any combination of meat, vegetables and...
View ArticleCarouse for a Charitable Cause: Rotaract’s Winter Ball Makes Goodwill a...
This holiday season choose to make a difference. And by that, we don’t mean binge-drinking while donning Santa attire – unless, of course, your notion of making a difference is to create a public...
View ArticleBeijing's Newest Brewpubs You Won't Want to Miss
Following our first and second roundups of this year's newly opened brewpubs and beer bars, Beijing continues on its fast march to developing one of Asia's most active beer scenes (lucky for us, as...
View ArticleBeijing Winter Essentials: Survival Items to Kick Mother Nature’s Frigid and...
Winter is rarely a time to relish in Beijing – hellish smog, freezing temperatures, and globules of frozen spit aren’t usually present in Santa’s depiction of a winter wonderland. But the city’s least...
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