Blog Author - Paul Pennay

Video of the Week: Peking Spring
Silk Market Scuffle
Things got a little heated among the cramped aisles of the Silk Market (or as they prefer to call themselves - the Merchant...
That Was Beijing: The Peaceful Liberation of Beiping
To mark the 60th anniversary of the PLA marching into what was then Beiping on this day in 1949, the management of one of Beijing’s landmarks, the...
New Year Turds
Anyone who ventured out to a Temple Fair over the past week may have noticed some rather interesting floats wafting along with the...
More Blue Skies
Xinhua reports that Beijing saw 24 blue sky days in...
Things to do over the Spring Festival: Sacrifice to Heaven Ceremony at Tiantan
Starting from yesterday, Jan 26, those looking to experience a little of Beijing's imperial history, can head over to...