The Exit and Entry Administration of Beijing Public Security Bureau at Hangtianqiaoxi in Haidian District has been crowded with people applying for passports, Travel Permits to Hong Kong and Macau and Taiwan permits by Mainland residents in recent days. The ... Read More>>
The construction of the Beijing – Shanghai high-speed railway line and Beijing – Shijiazhuang passenger special railway line has recently begun. The special railway line project for passengers running from Beijing to Shenyang, Zhangjiakou and ... Read More>>
The official Beijing Map Website (www.bjmap.gov.cn) was launched by the Beijing Map Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning. Readers can not only check the latest map, bus routes and search for information of schools and hospitals, but can also see ... Read More>>
The administration office of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau opened two new Entry and Exit Administration Centres at the CBD and on Financial Street on Jan. 6. The stations are currently only offering services to people working in the ... Read More>>
As the country prepares for the Spring Festival transportation starting from the end of January, information about the train tickets presale period has been announced. The presales period for train tickets from Beijing West Railway Station will be cut by ... Read More>>
The 2010 annual pass for tourist spots in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei went on sale from Dec. 3rd, 2009 and can be purchased throughout the year of 2010. The pass covers 47 tourist spots including Mangshan Park in Changping District and Qipanshan in Beijing, ... Read More>>
According to Beijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Center, Beijing saw 285 days with blue sky in 2009, which means days of second grade and better than second grade air quality was 25 days more than the year’s air quality quota and a record high ... Read More>>
The suggested retail price for firecrackers in Beijing for the coming Spring Festival for the Year of the Tiger is 20 RMB, a decrease of 30% compared to last year. Supermarkets including 10 Chaoshifa (超市发) stores in Haidian District and Huahui Huachen ... Read More>>
Beijing received its heaviest snows in 59 years snows on Jan. 3rd. The Beijing Meteorological Station issued warnings eight for cold fronts and blizzard, including the first ever use of the yellow alert for blizzard and orange warning signal for road ice. ... Read More>>
Heavy snow hits Beijing on Sunday (Jan. 3), leading to the cancellations of flights and closures of highways. As of 22:42 on January 3, 520 flights were delayed and 756 flights were cancelled at the Capital International Airport in Beijing due to the heavy ... Read More>>
Beijing’s coach bus ticket delivery service will begin charging a delivery fee of 5 RMB for each ticket starting Jan. 15th, 2010. The fee may rise to 20 RMB during the Spring Festival period in February but will return to 5 RMB after that. The coach ... Read More>>
James Cameron’s 3D movie Avatar will start screening in China on Jan. 4th, 2010. The film is released in film projected 2D, Digital 2D, Digital 3D, Digital IMAX 3D and film projected 3D formats in Beijing’s Cinemas. Here are some tips for ... Read More>>
Ice rinks in Zizhuyuan (also known as Purple Bamboo Park), Beihai Park, Taoranting Park and Shichahai Park have opened or will be opening soon. Visitors to these parks will be able to take part in skating as well as various ice events. Rink Location Opening ... Read More>>
Group tickets for official tours to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo will go on sale for Beijing visitors March, 2010. Group tickets are not available for individuals but can be purchased by signing up for tour groups on certain travel routes run by authorized ... Read More>>
During the three day Jan 1-3 New Year holiday, the number of bullet trains between Tianjin and Beijing’s South Station will be increased. Four of the trains will stop at Wuqing while the rest will run directly between Beijing and Tianjin. The majority ... Read More>>
The planned New Year’s Eve countdown party at The Place on the night of Dec. 31st was cancelled due to the sudden cold fronts arriving in the next ten days. The celebration activities including snow carving, ice blocks, snowflakes and shows will be ... Read More>>
Grand imperial palace dances, used in ancient China to pray for good luck, will be held in Chanfu Temple in Beihai Park in Beijing from Dec. 28th to Feb. 28th. Performers wearing palace clothing of Han Dynasty will dance to the music played on ancient ... Read More>>
Eleven city level parks in Beijing including the Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven and Beihai Park will offer nine public services to the tourists for free. The services include a free tour guide consulting service, promotional materials, drinking water, ... Read More>>
Beijing will build 50 service centers to bring more convenience to the residents’ daily life. Thousand residential standardized construction trial spots will be confirmed, 41 residential service centers and 1000 village service stations will be built. ... Read More>>
Wang Zili, the former general manager of Beijing’s Xiushui Market Street, better known to foreigners as Silk Street or the Silk Market, was arrested in Hohhot on Dec. 21st by police from Beijing’s Chaoyang District. The Chaoyang Police confirmed ... Read More>>
Beijing confirmed 303 new cases of A/H1N1 with 11 reported deaths for the period from Dec. 14th-20th. The total number of reported cases in Beijing has now reached 10,433 with 60 deaths. The severity of A/H1N1 and flu seems to be on the decline – the ... Read More>>
Beijing authorities have issued a traffic congesting warning, predicting traffic jams in eleven areas of the city, CBD and Lufthansa Center on the Christmas nights of on Dec. 24th and 25th. The eleven areas expected to be busy include Xidan, East Chang'an ... Read More>>
No more desperately trying to flag down a taxi near Wangfujing – a new Wangfujing taxi station, opposite the Wangfujing Bookstore, will start operation soon. The station covers areas of Jiaowei Hutong in the east, Chenguang Jie in the west, Dashamao ... Read More>>
The annual income of lawyers in Beijing varies quite significantly, according to a survey by the Beijing Lawyers Association. 7.9% of the surveyed lawyers earn more than one million yuan a year while 40% of lawyers’ annual salary falls between 50,000 ... Read More>>