Blog Tag - Health

Soak in Some Warmth at These Hot Spring Resorts
Brrrrr! It sure is chilly outside at the moment, so what better way to warm up than with a soak in a hot spring? Beijing has plenty of hot spring...
Tips and Products For Preventing Dry Skin 
Winter is well underway in Beijing, and it's accompanied by, for many of us at least, dry skin. The combination of the capital’s dry winter air with...
Beijing News You Might Have Missed This Week, Oct 21
Beijing Plans to Expand Nursery Services by 2025: By the year 2025, Beijing has set a goal to establish a minimum of one nursery in every subdistrict...
Know Your Teas: A Full and Leafy Spectrum of Cuppas
Autumn is just around the corner, the leaves are slowly beginning to turn, and the weather is turning from warm to a bit more cool. Time enough to...
Solar Terms 101: Out With the Summer Bod, In With the Autumn Belly
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 节气 jiéqì solar terms based on seasonal changes and natural phenomenon. They play an...
 Yoga Yard: Find the Expansion You've Been Waiting For!
When Beijing's Yoga Yard first opened its doors in 2002, the perception of yoga among many Chinese people was that it was a practice shrouded in...
Post-Zero Covid Travel News You Might Have Missed, Jan 11
Air China to resume Sydney, Melbourne flights to Beijing: Air China has announced that it will launch three flights per week for both Sydney-Beijing...
Jan 10, Post-Zero Covid Travel News You Might Have Missed
Thailand offering visitors a longer period of stay until Mar 31: Thailand is extending the period of stay from 30 days to 45 days for tourists from...
Post-Zero Covid Travel News You Might Have Missed, Jan 9
Thailand scraps screening arrivals for proof of Covid vaccinations: Today (Jan 9) it was announced that Thailand would be rescinding its policy that...
Where to Get Nucleic Acid Tests to Travel Abroad, Part 2
15 countries -- including Japan, the US, UK, Canada, and Australia -- have enacted new Covid test requirements for airline passengers bound from...
This Is Why You Feel Bunged up All Winter
Your nose is full of boogers. Your ears are blocked and waxy. And your eyes are crusty and gross. What gives, Beijing? Actually, a better question...
Covid Lockdown Prep: What to Stock Up On, Just in Case
With another outbreak making the rounds in Beijing, it feels like Spring all over again -- if this was Spring in bizarro world where, in the cases of...
Solar Terms 101: Eat Well in Winter, Best the Tiger in Spring
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 节气 jiéqì solar terms based on seasonal changes and natural phenomenon. They play an...
Beijing Marathon Road Closures Announced for This Sunday Nov 6
After a two year hiatus due to Covid, the Beijing Marathon is finally back this Sunday Nov 6. As usual this also means that there will be inevitable...
Universal Studios and Courtyard No.4 Closed Until Further Notice
It was announced today that Universal Studios Beijing would be closed in light of Covid prevention measures until further notice. It’s not clear how...