Beijing International Tourism Festival will kick off this Sunday (September 19th), and performers from nearly 22 different countries and regions will be putting on an elaborate parade and show along the Qianmen Avenue in celebration of the event. This ... Read More>>
Beijing was smothered by the heaviest fog of the year and the first hazardous air pollution day in 2011 on February 21st. According to meteorologists, the fog will not pass off until tonight and cloudy weather is expected from Friday to Sunday. Highest ... Read More>>
The incongruously titled “Happy Magic Water-Cube Park”, claimed to be the largest water park in the world, was opened to the public on the morning of June 16th. According to reports, the park located on Xiaotun Road, Fengtai District, costs a ... Read More>>
In response to the Moscow subway attack, Beijing police tightened security checks at subway stations around the city. Starting March 30, security checks at all Beijing Subway stations is tightened. For the first time, policemen will use detectors to search ... Read More>>
As if Beijing hasn’t banned enough fun, it has come up with a new regulation: Kongming lanterns (the ones that are like tiny hot air balloons and fuelled by candles) are now no longer permitted. Read More>>
According to the latest “Worldwide Cost of Living Survey” conducted by The Economist, Zurich has become the most expensive city to live in the world. In terms of Chinese cities, Shanghai ranked 42nd on the list while Beijing came in 59th. ... Read More>>
On April 11th, Beijing police started a crackdown on prostitution in nightclubs and entertainment centers all around town, closing down 35 night clubs after the raid. Beijing police has stated recently that they will continue to check up on nightclubs and ... Read More>>
Beijing is planning to keep emissions down, as APEC blue skies, as the clear skies in Beijing have been nicknamed by netizens, have apparently kick-started a new mentality. Hopefully. Read More>>
Photo: bjnews.com.cn Beijing’s tallest skyscraper, the 330m China World Trade Center III, opened officially on August 17th. The World Trade Hotel, located on floors 64 through 81, was one of the first businesses to commence operations. It only takes ... Read More>>
CJ Foodworld, a food court featuring various international restaurants, recently opened its first branch outside of Korea near the Rosedale Hotel in Beijing's northeastern Lido area. The trendy building houses various food establishments including Bibigo, ... Read More>>
Opening hours: 9:00 - 12:00;13:00 - 16:30 Closed on Monday 45 years ago, a large group of life-size clay figures portraying the story of rent collection in China’s countryside were first displayed at China Art Museum in Beijing. The exhibition was ... Read More>>
The 2012 top ten Beijing catering establishments was announced on May 9 by the Beijing Business Today. Read More>>
This year, the official website of the Beijing Subway (http://www.bjsubway.com/) is being revamped; with one feature allowing passengers to enquire online about lose items in subway stations. Beijing Subway, lose items in subway stations, lost items on the ... Read More>>
A McDonald's branch will open on Jiugulou Dajie (旧鼓楼大街) in Beijing on December 30th. It will be the first McDonald's to be modeled after the "Old Beijing" aesthetic, not to mention it will be situated right across from the historical Bell and ... Read More>>
A new IKEA store is set to open in Daxing District in Beijing on November 7. The Swedish furniture store will be located near the Xihongmen subway station. Read More>>
Beijing’s Bird’s Nest has been transformed into a delightful Disney Princess themed Ice and Snow Festival, which will stay put until February 23. Expect sparkles, candy floss pink and a lot of giggling screams. Read More>>
After a 4-month trial operation, the commuter bus in the Shuangjing area was finally put into use last week, connecting many surrounding neighbourhoods with Shuangjing Station of Subway Line 10. According to reports, 10 other commuter bus lines will be open ... Read More>>
Capital M restaurant will hold their 2012 Capital Literary Festival in Beijing from February 25th until March 7th. The festival will host 21 talks on various topics related to writing, food and traveling (check out their website, listed below for a full ... Read More>>
The Ministry of Railways announced on June 11th that Beijing-Tianjin intercity trains would launch online sales of tickets at 05:00 in the early morning of June 12th, so will the Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Rail to run operation at the end of June. It is ... Read More>>
Beijing’s Capital Airport came third in a recent poll that judged 140 airports on their customer satisfaction levels. Read More>>
By the end of 2009, Beijing’s population had reached 19.72 million; 7.26 million were migrants (those without a permanent household registry in Beijing) that had lived in the city for more than 6 months. During the 4-year period starting in 2006, ... Read More>>
Beijing police announced on August 19th, that more than 80,000 employees with different entertainment centers in the city have already registered their names and information with the police department, and received their IC (“smart”) employment ... Read More>>
Italian Super Cup 2011 will be held at the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing on August 6th. A total of three Italian soccer tournaments are planned to take place in China between 2011 and 2014. Online ticket: http://www.damai.cn/ticket_26302.html ... Read More>>
Sanlitun Village in Beijing began holding its folk lantern festival on the night of February 16th, attracting large crowds of people from home and abroad. According to reports, the festival will run until February 20th. The lights will be lit everyday from ... Read More>>