Blog Tag - Visitors Guide
Forget the Forbidden City, food is our favorite Beijing attraction. And with travel off the cards for the time being, there is no better time to...
Whether you're hiking the Great Wall or exploring the hutongs, starting your day with a good breakfast is essential when traveling in Beijing....
Gone are the days when drinking in Beijing meant a choice between pricey hotel bars or cheap-Qingdao-slinging dives. Beijing’s bar scene has exploded...
Note: A version of this article was first published in April 2017. Following a slew of closures in the Beijing restaurant scene over the past couple...
It's a common scenario: Your parents are coming to visit and their dining preferences are unadventurous, to say the least. So where on earth do you...
Beijing’s scenic spots are often dismissed as touristy by those of us who have called this city home for longer than, say, six months. However, you...
Chinese cuisine may not be well known for its desserts (the Lucky Peach cookbook 101 Easy Asian Recipes famously includes just two dessert "recipes...
Beijing’s bar scene has exploded over the past decade, with something to satisfy everything from sophisticated oenophiles to obsessive hopheads....
Mandarin Monday is a weekly column where – similar to our Mandarin Month series earlier this year – we help you improve your Chinese by detailing fun...
Beijing is blessed with a fast-paced, diverse restaurant scene home to everything from high-end Western fine dining to authentic regional Chinese...
So, you've been exiled from Hangzhou, but don't worry, Beijing is a pretty decent alternative for big city livin'. We even have a pretty great lake...