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>>
Annual Beijing park passes for 2010 went on sale from Dec. 15th. A total of 30,000 passes were sold on the first day, among which two thirds were activated from the old passes. Altogether 27 points in Beijing’s major parks will be selling the passes ... Read More>>
During the week of Nov. 30th to Dec. 6th, 9000 vehicles were registered in Beijing and this makes the total number of cars on Beijing roads reach 3.981 million, only 19,000 to go before reaching four million. There will be a peak vehicle purchasing period ... Read More>>
Treatment standards will be implemented for 112 illnesses in China’s 50 major hospitals from January 2010 to October 2011. Patients will receive diagnosis and treatments that meet with the strict new standards, from medicating to nursing. Patients ... Read More>>
Beijing is about to encounter its coldest week yet, with strong winds and a major drop in temperatures set to sweep across the city from December 14th onwards. The highest daytime temperatures will not reach more than -2℃ on the thermometers for the first ... Read More>>
Around 800 traffic lights with countdown mechanisms and voice reminders were installed at 100 major crossroads in four districts in Beijing, including Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chongwen and Xuanwu. The signals can indicate the time remaining until traffic lights ... Read More>>
The 2010Beijing Museum Pass was launched on Dec. 8th. For only 80RMB, residents will have a chance to visit 58 museums that haven’t been opened to the public for free, such as the Geological Museum of China , China Aviation Museum, the Confucian ... Read More>>
Beijing confirmed 503 new cases of the A/H1N1 with 16 reported deaths and 96 requiring hospital treatment during the period from Nov. 30th to December 6th. By Dec. 6th, the total number of reported cases in Beijing reached 9,708, with 3,408 patients in ... Read More>>
Beijing’s temperature will fall in late December and the ice in some parks will reach the standard thickness for skating. The low temperatures are set to last for two to three weeks and it is estimated that the ice skating rinks in the parks will open ... Read More>>
Beijing is planning to raise the price of water for residential use from 3.7 RMB to 4.6 RMB per cubic metre. A public hearing on the water price issue will be held on Dec. 16, after which readjustments will be made. Also see: Beijing's Temporary Residence ... Read More>>
Starting from 2010, the current temporary residence permit for the floating population in Beijing will be changed into a new permit that contains a microchip to store personal data. Information of the card holder such as employment and accommodation will be ... Read More>>
The stations on the north part of subway line 5 in Beijing handle the largest passenger flow, especially at the densely populated area of Tiantongyuan. Starting from Dec. 2nd, stations including Tiantongyuanbei and Tiantongyuan may limit the passenger flow ... Read More>>
On the early morning of Dec. 3rd, the 56 national unity pillars were moved out of the Tian’anmen Square and will settle in the Olympic Green by the end of 2009. The pillars, representing China’s 56 ethnic groups, were installed at ... Read More>>
Beijing generates 18,400 tonnes of trash every day but the designed capacity for garbage disposal plants is 10,400 tonnes and the actual daily amount the plant deals with is 17,400 tonnes. As a result, the current facilities are severely overloaded. ... Read More>>
Learning from the world renowned Munich Beer Festival in Germany, Beijing will have its own version called the Beijing International Beer Festival. The event will be held at Xiedao in Chaoyang District from May 1st to 31st, 2010. Residents will therefore be ... Read More>>