While you enjoy the long weekend, here are some of the latest things that may be happening in Beijing – from visa issues to toxins in food to the chance of getting a good Wi-Fi connection on your commute.

“Going Underground” is a regular magazine column in which we explore the neighborhoods surrounding subway stations.

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Want all the glamour of being a student without all the homework? Take the subway to Renmin University (aka “Renda,” aka the People’s University of China). Just look for the swarms of loud, heavy-set Chinese women, always carrying a baby – and a purse full of fake student IDs.

Remember the bunny girl on Line 8 distributing free carrots in her shorts showing her “long” legs? Now it’s your chance to ‘catch’ her on camera tomorrow at noon on Line 10 or around Zhongguancun Station. Don’t forget to bring a bag for the free carrots!

Recent reports on Beijing seem to raise more questions than they answer: Is there really a shortage of good-looking men? What date is the iPad 2 arriving? Do we really need another massive mall? And have we finally gotten closure on a 2011 Forbidden City robbery?

“Going Underground” is a regular magazine column in which we explore the neighborhoods surrounding subway stations.

SELLING POINT
Students of Chinese history can delight in the display of might at the Military Museum, though further exploration will yield a more nuanced view of the new Beijing.