Blog Tag - Beijing

Beijing Strengthens Traffic Regulations for Safer Roads
Beijing's traffic authorities say they intend to crack down harder on traffic violations, especially at vital city intersections. The focus is on a...
Capital Histories: How Beijing Came to Be China's Capital
While Beijingers claim a history dating back to 1045 BC, it would be more accurate to say that the past 3,000 years have seen a number of cities rise...
Beijing News You Might Have Missed This Week, Aug 5
Beijing is a happening city! Don't miss a thing with our weekend roundup of the latest news. Xiaoqinghe Bridge Collapses Under Pressure Due to...
Beijing's Mosquito Paradox: More Bugs, Fewer Bites
The scorching summer heat in Beijing can be rather intense, yet there's one thing even more daunting than the temperatures: mosquitoes. But this year...
Throwback Thursday: Beijing Buses Finally Got Bilingual Signs in May 2008
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our 14-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and...
Hitting the Wall: Hikes to Try Once You’ve Exhausted Mutianyu and Badaling
While most of us who live in Beijing are aware that we are extremely lucky to have such close access to a landmark like the Great Wall, there’s no...
Beijing Pics: A Different Side to The Forbidden City
In Beijing Pics of the Week, our in-house photographer and lao Beijinger Uni You presents a selection of his photographs from around the capital over...
Capital Fizz: Sipping Up Arctic Ocean, Beijing's Iconic Orange Soda
Although it’s a little embarrassing for me to admit, until a few weeks ago I didn’t know Ice Peak (冰峰 Bingfeng) and Arctic Ocean (北冰洋 Beibingyang) ...
Beijing Pics: North to South, Day to Night Around Ancient Yongdingmen
For years, I had simply driven past Yongdingmen (永定门) without stopping, barely giving the site of the Ming Dynasty era entrance to the city more than...
Curse of the Catkins: A Brief History of Cottonwood Poplars in Beijing
If you’re a newbie to Beijing in the spring then you might be mistaken for thinking that the oft-muttered "airpocalypse" has actually stepped it up a...
Shuangjing Showdown Returns Saturday Night; Boxing Back in Beijing
After being knocked out by Covid, Shuangjing Showdown is back this Saturday night, with 18 amateur boxing and Muay Thai fights, according to Showdown...
Suburb Searching: A Weekend Day Trip to Yaji Mountain
With travel outside of Beijing still difficult (if not impossible for many), there’s an outbreak of cabin fever going around. However, if you look...
How to Post, and Promote Your Event on the Beijinger
Have you got a big event coming up? Reach out to our 500,000 monthly site visitors, by posting it on the Beijinger, for free. Not only will you reach...
Element Fresh Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Plans to Liquidate Assets
China casual dining and health food stalwart Element Fresh (新元素) is filing for bankruptcy protection with plans to liquidate its assets, the company...
20 for 20: Musician Jess Meider
In celebration of our 20th anniversary, we're profiling 20 movers and shakers who, much like The Beijinger, have called the capital home for 20 years...