Clusterf*sh: Panic Ensues After Freshwater Fish Pulled from Tanks at Beijing...
An odd turn of events has caused many of the live freshwater fish typically sold in Beijing markets to disappear and the city's food safety bureau to deny there's a problem, instead telling everyone...
View ArticleChinese Shanzhai Version of 'Mad Max' aka 'Mad Shelia' Streaming Tomorrow
We knew China had thriving cottage industry for cheap-and-nasty movie knock-offs, but crikey, this one really takes the cake.Check out the trailer for Mad Shelia (疯狂希莉娅), the new Chinese movie which...
View ArticleThis Week in Health and Fitness: Tribe Black Friday Deals, Last Chance for...
This Week in Health and Fitness brings you the latest fitness and health goings on from around town so you can live your #bestlife.Ok, so we're going to hazard a guess and say that you are either lying...
View Article5 British Christmas Essentials to Grab Before Marks & Spencer Closes
Ah, the Great British Christmas. Mince pies popping up in supermarkets before Halloween is over. The annual battle for the best Christmas ad. Keeping your fingers crossed for snow on Christmas morning....
View ArticleHot Models and Frilly Undies: Abercrombie & Fitch and Victoria's Secret Touch...
Two of America's biggest retail brands are about to touch down in Beijing just in time for you to start your Christmas shopping. The Global Timesreported Wednesday that the largest American retailer of...
View ArticleSpiffed-Up Nanluogu Xiang Reopens in Part, Says Goodbye to its Old Raggedy Self
After being closed for several weeks for repaving, a good chunk of Nanluogu Xiang has reopened to pedestrians. Those looking to venture north and south along the famed shopping street can now do so in...
View ArticleWhat’s Up in Beer: Black Friday Deals, Hangover Brunch, Beer-Fueled Ski Party
Welcome back beer lovers! First of all, you deserve some applause yourself, since you have overcome the turkey and beer feast, potentially with hangover, and yet you still have the power to click and...
View ArticleBooze Your Winter Blues Away with The Tiki Bungalow's New Warm Cocktails
Though the weather outside is frightful, The Tiki Bungalow's new cocktails are sure to delight you.The offbeat Andingmen venue, which won Best Cocktails and Best New Bar at our Bar and Club Awards...
View ArticleWeekend Gig Guide, Nov 25-27: Birdy Nam Nam, Temple in Exile, Guiguisuisui...
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 ArticleWeekend in Nightlife: Birdy Nam Nam, Rødhåd, Cheers Wine Tasting, and More!
Regardless of whether or not you celebrate Thanksgiving, it's the perfect excuse to stuff yourself with turkey and pie (and to be thankful for the positive things and people that make up your life)....
View ArticleToday's the Day to Hit That Xmas Shopping List Hard at Pop-Up Beijing, The...
Black Friday and Singles Day may very well be behind us, but local fans of artisan wares will be all the more excited for today's lineup of specialty markets.Let's start with the Beijing Flea Market,...
View ArticleThe Job Hunt: Cook as Head Chef at Annie's, Mix Cocktails, Intern With Us
The freezing cold Beijing winter is here, and who wants to spend the frigid, dark days locked up in a boring, dead-end job, with horrible colleagues you'd rather never see? As our beloved reader, you...
View ArticleIn Case You Weren't Paying Attention: This Season's Beijing Restaurant and...
It happens to the best of us: you've forgotten to pay attention to the Beijinger blog. If that's you, here is a reminder of all the exciting, shiny, new things that opened in our city this autumn that...
View ArticleQ&A With Echo Xie and Zhang Fan, Core Staff of DC Chinese Film Festival
Founded by Cai Yibin in 2011, the biennial DC Chinese Film Festival (DCCFF) celebrates Chinese cinema in its broadest sense, whether made by ethnically Chinese filmmakers, filmed in Mandarin or a...
View ArticleD for Dense Bones: Vitamin D Will Keep You Healthy This Winter
Vitamin D is produced naturally in our skin when exposed to the rays of the sun. It has an important role in taking the calcium from the food we eat into the body. Calcium is necessary to make our...
View ArticleThe Beijing Woman With 120 Dogs
While I was looking for adopters of the three lovely puppies that I accidentally found, most people simply replied “We love dogs but we cannot take one home.” One lady referred me to someone who might...
View ArticleWarm up for Winter With These Five Global Soups
Look, we know you know it's winter and we certainly don't want to jam it down your throat. But, any change in the season inevitably necessitates a change in diet and I for one am relishing the...
View ArticleTech Check: 4 Little Known WeChat Functions That You Need to Try
From messaging to topping up our mobile minutes to (best of all) sending hóngbāo, there seem to be few facets of our lives that haven't become dominated by WeChat. And now, the ever-evolving app has...
View ArticleWhen East Eats West: Testing New Fusion Dishes on Beijing’s Unsuspecting Elderly
Zhajiangmian, China’s much loved dish of thick noodles covered in a gloopy and near-black soybean sauce, pork, and sliced cucumber, is often used as a quintessential example of how Chinese food has...
View ArticleBeijing the Trashiest Town in China, Yet City Still Wants to Kick Out Recyclers
Beijing may produce more trash than any other city in China, but that's not stopping the city from upping their efforts to toss out the trash recycling guys many of us depend on.Beijing produced close...
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