Sticking around for chunjie can go two ways: You either relish the quiet (before the fireworks, anyway) and use the time to finish those projects you’ve been putting off, or you just get bitter thinking about your friends sunning on the beach in Thailand. This should help push you toward the former: the Beijing Municipal Government has launched a program of 2 kuai movies over the holiday! There are some great flicks on offer at theaters all throughout the city, so read on for all the info, handily translated and organized for you all right here.

He staggers forward, dances back and then, sweeping his arms all the while, slides under his opponent’s legs and whips out a measured kick from the other side.

The movements are haunting and entrancing to watch. There is a certain elegance that defines capoeiristas – the official term for those committed to this Afro-Brazilian form of martial arts – and chef and TV personality Jun Trinh is no exception.