Win Tickets To Our Tenth Anniversary Party

We told you enough about the party yesterday to whet your collective appetite, but now we want to make sure that you join our celebration. We're giving away ten pairs of tickets to the readers who impress us most with the answer to a very simple question.

And that question is ...

What is the best thing that came out in 2001 that is still around?

It can be a book, a film, a song, a person ... or something else altogether. The only limit is that it had to have come out in 2001. (We will be checking.)

To enter, simply leave a comment below.

the Beijinger’s Tenth Anniversary Party

Venue: Sanlitun Soho
Date:
Saturday, October 15
Time:
4-9pm
Tickets are priced at RMB 100. You can purchase tickets directly from us by emailing events@thebeijinger.com and getting them delivered directly to your door. You can also pay on the day (if tickets are still available).

Stay tuned to TheBeijinger.com for more details about the entertainment, sponsors and theme of the party – and more chances to win tickets for the event of the year.

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I'll say Windows XP, considering it's what 99% of China is using to access the internet! Biggrin

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join in the fun

The Beijinger is still around.

July 13th 2001 was actually the date that Beijing was named host of the 2008 Olympics...so everyone can judge whatever's happened since then has made Beijing for the better or worse...

I like this one too. Brings back great memories.

U.S. spy plane and Chinese jet collide (April 2); Sino-American relations deteriorate during a standoff. The 24 crew members of the U.S. plane were detained for 11 days and released after the U.S. issued a formal statement of regret.

I think may be a first for the US to actually issue an apology to China and beginning of at least a bit more humility in its dealing with China.

I guess Microsoft bringing out Windows XP should be mentioned as it is in a way interrelated to your bday. Smile A happy one btw.

goodstff wrote:
Poachers re-opened/opened at its current location in the northern section of Sanlitun in late October 2001. Thereby starting the land grab that has created the modern day Sanlitun bar street.

Thus the best thing to happen in Beijing in 2001 was the creation of the current location of Sanlitun's bar street (not the tourist trap around the corner) which has seen many great bars come and go.

i like this one

Books by current and former Beijinger staffers

http://astore.amazon.com/truerunmedia-20

Can't be at the party... congrats though!

The first harry potter movie is released in theaters, capturing audiences in its magical world for a full 10 years with the conclusive film of the series screening earlier this year. Two 10 year anniversaries, both ranking in the best of 2001 kickoffs!

Oh, I would love to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Beijinger!

And the answer is, of course, the birth of The Beijinger! Yeah~~ B-)

Poachers re-opened/opened at its current location in the northern section of Sanlitun in late October 2001. Thereby starting the land grab that has created the modern day Sanlitun bar street.

Thus the best thing to happen in Beijing in 2001 was the creation of the current location of Sanlitun's bar street (not the tourist trap around the corner) which has seen many great bars come and go.

George Michael.

Click here and your wildest dreams will come true.

Wikipedia goes live...really, who doesn't use it...or even relies on it..

GTA III, released in October 2001, is one of the most influential, and successful, games ever made.

It changed the way games are both made and played, and really opened the doors to 'mature' gaming and the idea that video gaming wasn't just for kids, more than any other game before it.

A very smart man wrote:
Remember, the courage to be wrong is paramount in importance to the ability to be right.

Amelie soundtrack! The movie is great, but Yann Tiersen's songs are amazing.

music-wise, Radiohead's Amnesiac just about covers it.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring film, one of the greatest films of all time.

I wish I could drink a pint with Mr. Frodo Baggins, maybe at the party I'll get that chance!

Clearly The Beijinger, but if we were going to go with something else it would be the San Diego Chargers drafting future Hall of Famer and All Time Single Season Scoring Leader, LaDainian Tomlinson. And yes, I realize I am in Beijing referencing American Football.

GO BOLTZ!

I've got mine already, but for the record - best 2001 release:

Jerry Chan, Digital Marketing & Content Strategy Director

Happy birthday, kid. Smile

Beijing getting the 2008 Summer Games in July 2001 was probably the best thing ever. Who remembers those packed streets and dreams of cleaner air?

The Beijinger of course (should be good enough to get me into a drawing for a pair
:D)