Blog Tag - Tongzhou

These Restaurants in Tongzhou Will Take You On a Cultinary Journey
Although one might get the impression that Tongzhou is like a food desert that doesn’t have too much to offer in the way of culinary adventure, this...
Have A Romantic Date With Nature at NOWHERE
I have deep affection for nature. The moment I walked into "NOWHERE”, an immersive art experience in Tongzhou district, I was blown away by what I...
Massive Underground Shopping Center Planned Beneath the Canal District
You might think that you don’t have much reason to visit Tongzhou, besides, of course, for a nice day trip to go see the canal. And, for the time...
A Weekend Away at Tongzhou Grand Canal: Biking, Boating, and More
Together with the Great Wall and the Karez Well, the 1,700km-long Beijing-Hangzhou (Jinghang) Grand Canal has been described as one of the three...
Talking Travel: Super Cheap October Flights, The Grand Canal Widens its Waters, and an Hourly Hotel Opens at Daxing Airport
Talking Travel: Your semi-regular roundup of Beijing's latest transportation-related news. Cheap domestic flights from Beijing this month Now that...
Over 1,000 Ancient Tombs Discovered at Construction Site in Tongzhou
Construction workers building Beijing’s future have instead stumbled onto a bit of the city’s past. Over 1,000 ancient tombs have been unearthed by...
Indian-Mexican Fusion Found at the Most Unlikely of Locales: Former Backwater, Tongzhou
One of Beijing's most exciting new fusion restaurants resides not in Sanlitun's Courtyard 4, the hutongs of Andingmen, or any other trendy hotspot....
Take a Glimpse at the (Ugly) Future With This 3D Printed House in Tongzhou
Could this be the beginning of an ugly house revolution? Lots of houses in the suburbs of Beijing follow the cookie cutter model home trend, but this...
Steven Spielberg to Design Universal Studios Beijing, Set to Open in 2019
Steven Spielberg will make his mark upon the Universal Studios Beijing amusement park, set to open four years from now, the Xinhua News Agency...
Beijing City Government to Move to Tongzhou
Beijing will move its municipal government offices to Tongzhou in an effort to reduce pollution and traffic congestion in the city center, Chinese...
Beijing Tongzhou Pilots Hukou Scheme
After years of 'will they, won't they', Beijing finally appears to be easing its strict hukou, or permanent residence permit policy. Migrants living...
Tongzhou Universal Studios Construction to Commence This Year
Get ready Beijing, because this year construction will actually genuinely start on the Universal Studios in Tongzhou District following November's...
Beijing to Extend Subway Service Almost to Yanjiao in Hebei Province
The Beijing Subway continues to expand by leaps and bounds, and the next jump will take it close to or even across provincial lines, due east in the...