http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/Luan-Jing-Jing xx http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2008/02/21/Spring-Festival-Text-Messages <!--paging_filter--><p><img width="270" vspace="0" hspace="10" height="153" border="0" align="left" alt="" src="/files/magazine/text270.jpg" />Aside from feasting, watching Zhang Ziyi's poor attempt at lip-syncing on TV and letting off truckloads of fireworks, Beijingers were also busy sending off text messages to friends and family on Spring Festival eve. The official numbers haven't been announced yet, but China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) was forecasting that across the country more than <a href="http://english.cri.cn/2946/2008/02/08/48@321439.htm">17 billion Spring Festival greeting messages</a> would be sent via mobile phone over the holiday season. In Beijing alone <a href="http://tech.sina.com.cn/t/2008-02-08/02122017414.shtml">600 million text messages</a> were sent on <em>Chuxi </em>(Spring Festival Eve), which works out at close to 38 texts per person. This number is up from <a href="http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/02/mobile_users_in.html">400 million</a> last year.</p> <p>As in previous years, a contest aimed at discovery the best Spring Festival text message was held.</p><p><a href="http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2008/02/21/Spring-Festival-Text-Messages">read more</a></p> http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2008/02/21/Spring-Festival-Text-Messages#comments Alarming Stats Festivals Jiang Jun Luan Jing Jing Paul Pennay Things You Should Know Venus Lau Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:54:00 +0800 thebeijinger 147 at http://www.thebeijinger.com http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2008/02/06/Whats-open-over-Spring-Festival <!--paging_filter--><p class="rtecenter"><img width="405" vspace="0" height="303" border="0" align="middle" alt="" src="/files/magazine/closed405.jpg" /></p> <p>Staying in town during the break and not sure which of your favorite restaurants are going to be open? Keep reading below for a comprehensive list of grocery store, bar, restaurant, shopping center, bookstore, art gallery and live music venue opening hours over the Chinese New Year.</p> <p><strong>Restaurants</strong></p> <p>Alameda<br /> Regular opening hours.<br /> <a href="http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Alameda/38" title="http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Alameda/38">http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Alameda/38</a></p> <p>Purple Haze<br /> Regular opening hours.<br /> <a href="http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Purple-Haze/3248" title="http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Purple-Haze/3248">http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Purple-Haze/3248</a></p> <p>Jin Ding Xuan<br /> Regular opening hours.<br /> <a href="http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Jin-Ding-Xuan/606" title="http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Jin-Ding-Xuan/606">http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Jin-Ding-Xuan/606</a></p> <p>Bellagio<br /> Open but may close earlier than usual &ndash; call to confirm.<br /> <a href="http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Bellagio/181" title="http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Bellagio/181">http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Bellagio/181</a></p> <p>Manzo<br /> Closed Feb 6-11.<br /> <a href="http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Manzo/737" title="http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Manzo/737">http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Manzo/737</a></p> <p>Three Guizhou Men<br /> Regular opening hours.<br /> <a href="http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Three-Guizhou-Men/1078" title="http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Three-Guizhou-Men/1078">http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Three-Guizhou-Men/1078</a></p> <p>Ding Tai Fung<br /> Close at 2.30pm on Feb 6.<br /> jttp://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Din-Tai-Fung/365</p> <p>Rumi<br /> Closed Feb 6.<br /> <a href="http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Rumi/939" title="http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Rumi/939">http://www.thebeijinger.com/directory/venue/Rumi/939</a></p><p><a href="http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2008/02/06/Whats-open-over-Spring-Festival">read more</a></p> http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2008/02/06/Whats-open-over-Spring-Festival#comments Openings and Closings Restaurants Books Cecily Huang Food Jessica Wang Jiang Jun Live Music Luan Jing Jing Michaela Kabat Nightlife Paul Pennay Shopping Things You Should Know Venus Lau Victoria Yang Visual Arts Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:00:32 +0800 thebeijinger 158 at http://www.thebeijinger.com