Nuandao first hit our radar last month, when it drew massive hipster crowds to its creative party of pop-up stores. The bilingual Beijing-based design blog has been quietly operating for about six months, publishing regular content on local brands, designers and events, while racking up quite a loyal fan base (350,000 followers on China’s Tumblr, DianDian, to be exact).

Yesterday, Nuandao announced its official soft launch to the public for the first time. The new-and-improved website also features e-commerce services. According to the press release, we can expect a carefully curated selection of well-designed products, some exclusive to Nuandao and “handpick[ed] for their authenticity, originality and style.”

A man who hadn’t gotten a proper haircut in over ten years was coerced to do so last month at TATA Salon.

What would you do if your office (in this case, ThoughtWorks Software Technologies) ganged up on you, raising over RMB 15,000 for a child-in-need on the terms that you chop off those long locks? This guy, Vincent Xu, cracked under the pressure and handed himself over to TATA Salon stylist Scarlet's scissor-ready hands.

China ClubFootball and the Beijinger both celebrate ten-year anniversaries next month, but only one can claim that they've been making people healthier all this time. Since 2001, ClubFootball has been at the forefront of grassroots football – getting the city's men, women and children, both local and foreign, to play the world's game.

Now ClubFootball has graciously offered us the chance to enter a team of our readers into their upcoming Autumn Men's 5-a-side season.
Even if your skills are more messy than they are Messi and your physique is closer to the fat Ronaldo than the prat Ronaldo, we are looking for you.

Homophobes, do us all a favor and hide away today – and every other day, for that matter. Everyone else, come out and celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO).

Cleft lips and palates are the fourth most common birth defect in the world, and due to a lack of resources, an estimated one million people are presently left untreated. Since Operation Smile’s first international mission to China in 1991, they’ve performed over 20,000 reconstructive surgeries. We spoke with program development manager Scott Snyder about the importance of giving every child the chance to lead a normal life.