Blog Tag - Entertainment

Kapital Koopas: Find Courage, Peace, Inspiration and Health With Video Games
Press F to pay respects to all the fallen goombas. It's time for a deep dive into China's gaming culture in our column, Kapital Koopas. Be it...
PG-30: Must Protecting Minors Always Affect the Adults in the Room?
你相信光么 Do you believe in the light? For those of us who were born in the '90s and lucky enough to watch TV during those formative years, this slogan...
Delayed Opening Date, Tacky Promotional Videos, Overpriced Food. Can Universal Resorts Still Be Beijing's Promised Wonderland?
Five years after the grand opening of Disneyland in Shanghai, many Beijingers have been waiting on the tip of their toes for the official unveiling...
Olympics Q&As- How much do you know about the 2021 Tokyo Olympics?
The 2021 Tokyo Olympics is around the corner! Did you know that China is sending its largest overseas team in history? If you did, you're off to a...
Douyin Dive: How Many Years Will I Be Sentenced For My Grandpa's Vase?
As a civilization that has experienced thousands of years of change and witnessed countless dynasties come and go, it's only natural that China...
Pet Therapy: Where to Find Your Unlicensed Yet (Very) Competent Animal Therapists
Life is hard, especially in a metropolis like Beijing. After a long day of work, sometimes we just want to avoid all unnecessary conversations with...
Douyin Dive: The Channel That Will Make Your Inner Entomologist Happy
Douyin is a massive ocean of content creators, so how do you choose to follow? In Douyin Dive, we recommend the channels that will intrigue, impress...
Chill in The Theater: Movies That Worth A Trip in The Heat This Month
Whether you prefer Beijing's sweltering summers or frigid winters (and when we say prefer, we definitely mean would rather tolerate), there's only so...
Kapital Koopas: Games for Kids, or the Inner Child That Never Ages
Press F to pay respects to all the fallen goombas. It's time for a deep dive into China's gaming culture in our column, Kapital Koopas....
The Battleground Hidden Within Chaowai SOHO
This great blue ball hurdling through the cosmos can hardly be regarded as a peaceful paradise as long as wars and skirmishes abound on its soil and...
Shuffle the Deck, Roll the Dice, Turn Boring Stuck-in-the-City CNY Into Fun Board Game Nights
For those of you who have a penchant for analog gaming and happen to be staying in Beijing during the holidays, there's a bit of good news: Quite a...
Dinner and a Show: Entertainment Is on the Menu at These Beijing Restaurants
Feeling a bit of cabin fever but nonetheless committed to hunkering down in the capital? If you’ve exhausted your Netflix playlist and are on a first...
TaoBrowser: Where To Find English Board Games for Your Next Fireside Gathering
Where can you buy that? You already know the answer: Taobao. But navigating China’s biggest e-commerce platform can be a nightmare for foreigners, so...
Will the Show Go On? Regulations for Reopening of Entertainment Venues Offers Little Hope
Last week, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a litany of regulatory guidelines for livehouses, theaters, internet cafés, and other "...
Recommendations for a Movie Marathon in the Time of Coronavirus
Even though regular binge-watching is not a practice we would usually recommend, there is probably a no better time than now to indulge. Besides, the...