Blog Tag - Tianjin

Last of the Tall Towers: the Tianjin CTF Finance Centre
Recently, I had the privilege of visiting and touring a rather special tower in Tianjin, and one that may quite possibly end up being the last of a...
What Are You Beachin' About? Tianjin's Got a Seaside GetawayThe Ocean Ain't So Far: Beaching Dongjiang Bay
Summer is here, which means it's time to get out and see the world. And while we, unfortunately, can't see as much of the world as we'd like to this...
Start Your Engines: V1 Auto Racing in Beijing's Backyard
If you're like me, when you think of car racing, some of the first events that come to mind are Le Mans, Monaco, Monte Carlo, or Daytona. However, my...
World's Biggest Hospital Ship in the World to Set Sail from Tiajin
Often, we are in the midst of global good without even knowing it. Many of the most charitable things that are done, are often done in silence, sent...
Travel May Be On the Table This May Holiday... Unless You've Been to Chaoyang District
For weeks, Beijing has exercised a no-tolerance policy to people entering and exiting the municipality: try to enter and you will be subjected to a...
Meet the Two Tianjin Sisters Sacrificing It All to Shelter Unwanted Animals – and How You Can Help
In Tanggu, a coastal district of Tianjin, over 100 dogs and 20 cats live on a farm with two sisters, Da Gaojie and Xiao Gaojie, who have given up...
Save Hundreds of Renminbi on Plane Tickets With This One Simple Travel Hack
While we love living in Beijing as much as the next person, there's no denying that sometimes it does a soul good to take a quick getaway from the...
Affordable and Honest Tianjin Restaurant Salsa at Xindong Lu
Getting its start in 2012 in Tianjin, the popular restaurant Salsa finally opened an outlet in Beijing recently, on the east side of Tayuan DRC on...
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...
R1 How to Spend 24 Hours in Tianjin
If you want to escape Beijing for a change of scene, Tianjin is only a day trip away and has a completely different feel to the capital. Where East...
Don't Fly Your Small Aircraft in Tianjin during Beijing's 'Two Meetings'
With the approach of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People's Congress (NPC) this month, the...
Only 15 More Years Before Beijing Has Clean Air
New government targets for PM2.5 reduction were announced yesterday, and if that pattern holds, Beijing could achieve the World Health Organization's...
Huge Explosion at Tianjin Warehouse, Multiple Dead and Hundreds Injured
[Updated 8/13 2.10pm] The Xinhua News Agency has confirmed 44 dead and more than 500 being treated in hospitals, according to CNN. Below is drone...
Six Flags to Open in Tianjin by 2018
Is Six Flags planning an amusement park in Tianjin? We're not sure anymore. Yesterday we were alerted to a news article from the LA Times that...
Beijing and Two Other Mainland Cities Outpace Hong Kong in English Proficiency
Just how good is Beijing in the English department? Good enough to outpace Hong Kong, which has a legacy of 100 years of British colonization on its...