The Beijinger Blog - Dan Edwards

Screen Time: Alice in Burton Land, Zhang Ziyi's Bad Year & Zhang's B*stards at UCCA

thebeijinger — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:30:00 +0800

There’s lots happening around Beijing in the world of film over the next week – here’s the run down on gossip, Tim Burton’s latest and indie screenings around town.

Modern World Stopped by Naked Chinese Man!

thebeijinger — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0800

Our favorite blog ChinaSMACK has a very amusing translation of a post on the Chinese site MOP, detailing the attempts of a portly naked Chinese man to bring the modern world to a halt, one taxi at a time. “Evil and ugly modern society, retreat!!!!” the man reportedly declared, while attempting to lift a cab from the road.

Restaurant Awards – the Rage and the Praise

thebeijinger — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0800

The net is abuzz with chat about The Beijinger’s Annual Restaurant Award results which were officially published yesterday morning – here’s a roundup of online reactions.

New Show of Peace Date Tentative?

thebeijinger — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:23:00 +0800

Following our breaking of the news that Beijing’s Show of Peace had been postponed last week, the Global Times managed to obtain some additional comment from organizer Rick Garson, published in today’s paper.

iPhone China Apps

thebeijinger — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0800

Steven over at Lost Laowai has provided a list of cool China iPhone apps for those who have made the leap to smart phones. Unfortunately I’m still using an antique Nokia, so I haven’t been able to check out the Lost Laowai suggestions, but a couple of them sound particularly useful for Beijingers.

STOP PRESS: Show of Peace Postponed

thebeijinger — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:43:00 +0800

Back in January we reported on the Show of Peace, announced with much fanfare (with the support of rock legend Jimmy Page), and supposedly scheduled for April 17 this year. Aside from a “clarification” issued by the organizers when theBeijinger.com and China Music Radar reported that one of the “confirmed” acts was actually playing in Japan the night of the concert, the promoters have been suspiciously quiet in recent weeks. So it was no surprise when we received a notice today stating the Show of Peace has been postponed until October.

Quick Link: Eating Organic in China

thebeijinger — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0800

The German-based site Clean Energy Project recently posted an interview with Yinghui Zhang-Carraro, a “freelance writer and resident of Beijing,” about Beijing’s organic food market.

Food Fight: Books and Booze Up for Grabs!

thebeijinger — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0800

Last week we set the challenge. The first two users to post reviews of ANY BEIJING RESTAURANT in our directory that had NOT been written about before would score a copy of One Night in Beijing PLUS a bottle of wine each. And the winners are…

Starf*cks Comes to Liuzhou?

thebeijinger — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0800

Not sure if this is a classic piece of Chinglish signage or a witty piece of wordplay for an establishment offering more than coffee.

Bookworm Update: Additions, Cancellations & a Refused Visa

thebeijinger — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:37:00 +0800

Last week we reported Peter Hessler’s last minute withdrawal from the Bookworm Literary Festival for unspecified personal reasons. Since then several other events have been canceled or changed, with one session altered after the author was refused a visa for China.