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What to Food Order and From Where When the AQI is High
You know the drill by now: the AQI is pushing 300 for the fifth day in a row and you're starting to just feel generally gross. "I know," you think to yourself, "I'll eat only salads for the next couple...
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Construction Done, But Nanluogu Xiang Is Same Old, Same Old
The Great Nanluogu Xiang Facelift is over and the result is a resounding "meh."Those harboring secret fantasies of having the alley revert back to the days of the late Qing Dynasty (or at least the...
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Where to Watch Super Bowl LI (51) in Beijing Monday Feb 6
Like a burly NFL quaterback quickly lumbering to tackle his opponent, several Super Bowl 51 is fast approaching, and several Beijing bars and restaurants are getting in on the football frenzy. Chances...
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Wokipedia: T is for ... Tea Eggs, Tong Sui, Twice-Cooked Pork
T… tea eggs 茶叶蛋 The humble tea egg is the most portable of all Chinese breakfast foods. Pots of tea eggs can be found outside most convenience stores and hole-in-the-wall breakfast dives, drawing in...
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New Modern Korean Hot Pot at Sulyi in Sanlitun's Topwin Center
After weeks of walking on the street (and trying not to be blown away) this winter, there’s only one thing left in my mind – hot pot. Opposite to the constantly occupied Taiwanese hot pot Coucou, Sulyi...
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Open Doors: Talking Beijing's LGBT Scene Outside of Apps and Bars
Beijing’s LGBT scene is pretty active, but where do you go if you’re not surfing the usual apps or meeting people in bars? Hoping to fill this gap, and make it easier for the introverted or the...
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Even When Not Playing, WeChat Still Wins the 2017 Hongbao Wars
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.This year’s hongbao war winner goes to WeChat, who sent out 14.2 billion red envelopes on New Year’s Eve. Alipay adopted augmented reality...
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The Ultimate 2017 Valentine's Day Beijing Events Guide
With Spring Festival well and truly out of the way, it's time to start thinking about where to take your chosen someone for Valentine's Day. With only a handful of days left to go, you'll want to get...
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Beijing's Guo'an Now Worth More Than AC Milan and Bidding for Rooney
Although Beijing Guo'an – and the Chinese league it plays in – has yet to develop the same kind of international prestige as its European counterparts, the Chinese capital's footie club is now at least...
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Did Beijing Seem Empty This Past Week? That's Because 8.48 Million People...
After considerably placated attack from firecrackers and fireworks, Beijing seems much quieter than usual – shops and restaurants remain closed, the subway is still pretty empty, and even the streets...
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What’s Up in Beer: Two New Brews at Jing-A, 15 New Imports at NBeer, and Slow...
Hey beer drinkers, welcome back! Congrats on surviving CNY (with a special thanks to The Big Smoke, Great Leap Brewing, and Slow Boat Taproom who saved us by staying open during the week-long holiday)....
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Mile Shite Club: The Worst Places to Eat at T3 of Beijing Capital...
Flying and eating – there's barely a worse combination to experience during our short lives on this planet, and yet it's something that we all must endure.By now, I've got my system down – skip all...
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Are China's Bike-Sharing Platforms Really Part of the Sharing Economy?
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.China’s O2O market has seen quite a few companies doing interesting things, some succeeding, some failing. The latest hot vertical is...
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Surge of Returning Spring Breakers Cause Travel Chaos in Beijing
If you're thinking now is a convenient time to go traveling, think again.With Spring Festival over, it's time to go back to work. And with 8.48 million Beijing residents having left the city for the...
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Start the New Year Afresh by Trying One of These New Restaurant Openings
The Spring Festival holiday is over and now we're looking at two whole months of work before the next national holiday – Qing Ming – in early April. However, it's not all doom and gloom. Rejoice in the...
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China Box Office: A Record Set, A Scandal Brews, and Accounting Rules Change
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at China Film Insider.After three chaotic days of five wide-release Chinese New Year (CNY) films jockeying for the hearts and wallets of Chinese...
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Little More Than Eye Candy for Wealthy Kid(uldt)s: Iconic Brand Line Friends...
Deep down, everyone has a little Peter Pan living in their heart which is why we assume that Line Friends, a Korean-owned spinoff of the banned-in-China Japanese messaging app Line, has done so well....
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Wholesome Qinghai Soups Served at Xindong Lu Newbie Gewa
Though it might be hard to believe, you don’t need to journey far for a bowlful of wholesome, homestyle Qinghai soup. In fact a humble new little Xindong Lu eatery is readying piping hot servings of...
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RIP Keith Wyse, Goodwill Worker and Bread of Life Bakery Co-Founder
Beijing's expat community is mourning the January 6 passing of Agape Family Life House director Keith Wyse, whose legacy of helping orphan Chinese children with special needs is sure to long live...
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Arsenal, Chelsea to Play Pre-Season Friendly in Beijing July 22
London soccer teams Arsenal Football Club and Chelsea Football Club will meet for the first time ever outside of London on July 22 at Beijing's National Stadium (The Bird's Nest) in a pre-season...
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