Blog Tag - Beijing

The Deep Dish: Gung Ho! Offers Healthier Alternatives That Don't Sacrifice Taste
In the lead up to our September 16-17 Pizza Fest in Wangjing Soho, The Deep Dish will be previewing a few of the restaurants that you can expect to...
The Deep Dish: Find the Significant Other for Your Pizza With Beers From Drinking Buddies
In the lead up to our September 16-17 Pizza Fest in Wangjing Soho, The Deep Dish will be previewing a few of the restaurants that you can expect to...
Two Divers Missing at Underwater Section of the Great Wall
Two scuba divers have gone missing while exploring a little-known, underwater section of the Great Wall in Hebei province.  The two divers,...
The Ultimate Beijing Happy Hour List
Drinking on a budget? Then this is your bible, your print-out-and-keep, favorite-on-WeChat guide to happy hours in Beijing, loosely organized by area...
DP The Royal Treatment: Family Fizz Share Their Experiences as Beijing’s Imperial Ambassadors
Beijing was home to the imperial family for hundreds of years but how many of us really get to see the city through the eyes of an emperor? A recent...
Brush the Dust off of Beijing Museums With These Apps
The last few times I have asked Beijing visitors or newbies about their impression of The Forbidden City, the answers were pretty standard: the first...
One of Asia's Best Bartenders to serve cocktails at Good Bait
"Get jazzy, get tipsy" – these are the simple instructions issued to guests of Good Bait's upcoming evening with world-renowned bartender Chris...
Beijing's Best Events That Won't Leave You Hungover, Aug 14-20
Our Events Watch series aims to highlight happenings that aren't focused on alcohol and drinking, but instead take a more educational or productive...
Words and Phrases That Have a Different Meaning in Beijing
Our city is one of a kind. You know how we know that? Because when we go home and try to explain things to people, they just don't quite get it. That...
Throwback Thursday: Olympic craze and survival hacks
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our nine-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and...
Travel and Leisure Magazine Names Waldorf Astoria Beijing's Top Hotel
Bad news for Beijing: yet another international list of travel destinations has been announced, and Beijing is nowhere near it. Not only was Beijing...
Live to Sweat: Beijing's Best Gyms by Area
Are you looking to perfect your beach body for the remnants of Beijing's burning summer? If so, we got what you need. Below we list some of Beijing’s...
5 things to taste, smell, touch, hear and see this weekend
Beijing can be overstimulating to say the least. Let’s be real, sometimes even our sixth sense gets a decent workout, the one where you know that ...
5 things to taste, smell, touch, hear and see this weekend
Beijing can be overstimulating to say the least. Let’s be real, sometimes even our sixth sense gets a decent workout, the one where you know that ...
Four for Four on July 4: The Local's Kenn Bermel Serves up an American Quiz
It's all about the numbers lately for The Local. Having just celebrated the fourth anniversary of the former Brussels rechristening as The Local Bar...