The new issue is out, and as well as featuring 14 days of events including Timo Maas at Coco Banana, July 4 parties, and the environmentally conscious Greening the Beige festival, we've got lists covering Japanese dining, Traditional Chinese Medicine, art galleries as well as our cover feature on imperial cuisine – have a glance at our cover image for a preview!

We've got some cool interviews this issue, which include a chat with Alexandra Pearson from The Bookworm, chef Laia Pons from Tao on Mediterranean dining, talking shopping with a Marie Claire editor and learning about life on the back streets of Beijing with a rickshaw driver who speaks 21 languages!

And that's not all – as ever, our Try These write-ups cover some great dining options, hot new bar openings like Klubb Rouge and China Doll, and even Beijing's first indoor snowboarding venue, Burton Qiaobo Mellow Park. The issue is all over town by now, so look out for a copy today.

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