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What Parents Want From Schools at BISE, Feb 18-19
Parents who have never been to the Beijing International School Expo (BISE) might wonder if the trip and talking to so many schools at one time are worth the information that could be gathered. We...
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Forget Valentine's Day Flowers, Opt for Hard Rock With Second Hand Rose,...
Though Dongbei-born, Beijing-based frontman Liang Long may be best known for fronting Second Hand Rose (二手玫瑰), one of China’s first breakout indie bands, or for his penchant for crossdressing onstage,...
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We Went to Try the Bird’s Nest’s New Air Corridor So That You (Really,...
The Bird’s Nest circa 2008 was a badge of China’s Olympic pride and aspirations, the steel heart of the Games and the nucleus where Olympians marched to the drum of thousands of grown men in diapers....
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Rat Out Your Neighbors and Make Sweet Money With This New Chaoyang Masses App
You might remember one enterprising Chinese citizen who earned a reward of RMB 3,000 for tipping police off about a suspected foreign terrorist last March, regardless of the fact that the accused...
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EAT: Kaiseki Sets at Nadaman, New Migas Tasting Menu, Brunch at Mio
With Lantern Festival out of the way and Chinese New Year well and truly over, Beijing's dining scene has ticked back up to full swing, with plenty of new menus and promotions to enjoy. Migas are...
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Beijing Aims to Smash its 2013 Targets by Reducing Coal Burning by 30 Percent...
Beijing mayor Cai Qi has announced government plans to further reduce coal burning within the municipality by 30 percent this year. The plan hinges on completely eliminating the burning of coal in six...
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RMB 268 Buys You a Cup of Shit Coffee in SLT Soho ... But it's Great
Cat shit coffee? Yep. Yuck.It is indeed a thing, and there's a new branch of the Kafelaku Cafe chain slinging cups of the expensive (and arguably inhumane) stuff at Sanlitun Soho. It's Chinese name...
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V-Day Box Office: La La, xXx Win ♥♥♥, Earn $$$
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at China Film Insider.Date-night at Chinese cineplexes propelled the box office on Valentine’s Day to an estimated RMB 384 million (USD 55.9 million) in...
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We Tried (Nearly) Everything on the New Common Burger Menu at Hatchery and...
It's a new year and they've got a new concept over at the Hatchery, Common Burger, this time peddling gourmet burgers and sides. The menu is inspired by the team's multicultural background and chef...
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Shanghai-Based Project Maps LGBT+ Safe Spaces, Beijing Boasts 16 Spots So Far
A Shanghai-based project, Tata, is aiming to provide more information for the LGBT+ community with regards to safe spaces throughout the country. For Beijing, they've currently mapped 16 locations. The...
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Move Over, Ofo and Mobike: Rent an Electric Car for Just RMB 1 Per Hour
Beijing's sharing economy has taken a huge step forward with the recent announcement that some 5,000 electric cars will be available to rent on a time-sharing basis in the city within two years.By...
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Annual Grape Wall Challenge Gives You A Perfect Starter List for Chinese...
Ask a group of friends to recommend the best Peking duck, burger or craft beer and you will likely have a lively debate on your hands.But wine? While some have strong opinions, many find the topic...
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Swedish Expat Transforms His 10sqm, RMB 400 a Month Beijing Dump Into a Cozy...
If squeezing yourself, and all your stuff, into a claustrophobia-inducing 10-square-meter basement apartment sounds like a nightmare, then prepare to have your expectations exceeded, and then...
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Forget Biking in Bad Air – Worry About Protecting Yourself While Working Out...
Many Beijing pollution fighters have already read the article that ran in the The Guardian this week referencing a 2016 report on the effects of excercise in polluted cities – the one that said the...
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Free Kid’s Dance, English, Piano, and Rollerblading Classes Plus Deals On...
The 2017 Beijing International School Expo (BISE) is looking even sweeter now that U-Town has collaborated with some of their shops to offer deals specifically to the event’s attendees. One warning...
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Meituan Adds Ride-Hailing Feature to Take on Didi
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.Didi and Uber’s billion-dollar merger completed last August was assumed to have finally settled the ride-hailing war with Didi as the sole...
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New Taiwanese-Japanese Restaurant Manbo Will Steal Your Heart With Affordable...
It isn't often that we find Japanese restaurants that are both affordable and well-stocked, but thankfully, Manbo, which technically serves Taiwanese-Japanese fusion, is one to hold onto. The Nanluogu...
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Down 100 Free-Flow Beers at Great Leap Brewing's Beijing Invitational Craft...
Great Leap Brewing has announced the final beery lineup for their third Beijing Invitational Craft Beer Festival, which returns March 10-12 at TRB Copper. You might remember (strong emphasis on might)...
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Throwback Thursday: The Joy of Celebrating CNY in a World Without WeChat
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our nine-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and wonderful of yesteryear.With the final cracks of...
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Beijing Beats: Spin Back, Soul Party, Peng, Do Hits!
Beijing Beats brings you the best in Beijing nightlife each weekend so that you can soothe the woes of a long a stressful week with some out-of-body gyrating and some experiences you'd rather forget...
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