Blog Category - Chinese Culture

Traveling in Beijing with Covid Restrictions
A guide to visiting a few of Beijing's most popular tourist sites amid ever-changing Covid rules and restrictions.
Emulate Chinese Royalty with Afternoon Tea at Prince Jun’s Mansion Hotel
Feel transported back in time to the Qing dysnasty with this Chinese-style afternoon tea.
Kickstart Your Chinese Character Learning With These 25 Most Common Radicals
When studying Chinese characters, one of the first things you should master is radicals.
These Historial and Cultural Sites Have Reopened to the Public
A number of cultural sites have reopened following an ease in Covid cases in the capital.
Food Without Borders? An Interview With Sanlitun's Newest Eatery Charcoal
Can fusion food really be without borders?
Five Things You Should Never Give as a Gift in China
We’ve rounded up a list of five everyday items you should never give as a gift in China.
Photographs in a Reimagined Space: Happenings at Yangmeizhu Byway’s ‘Micro Hutong’
A usually closed space is opened for the business of art.
Get Cultured: A Handful of Talks, Courses & Shows for This Weekend
A few cultural events for the weekend.
Beijing Adjusts Policies for Reentering City
On Beijing's newest policies to enter and return to the city.
Subway Art: the Murals of Beijing's Subway Line 8
There's a whole lot of different art to be found along Beijing's Line 8.
Weekend Walk: The Confucian Temple and the Imperial Academy
Spend some time with the sage and learn about life for scholars in old Beijing.
Explore Yongding River With These Attractions
Get to know your way around the Yongding, the largest river flowing through Beijing.
Idiomatic Chinese Expressions to Do with Animals
In both Western and Chinese cultures, we hold stereotypes about certain animals.
Find Out How the Chinese Language was Created at this History Talk, Jun 26
If you fancy yourself a linguistic history buff, this is one talk you don't want to miss.
Beijing Pics: North to South, Day to Night Around Ancient Yongdingmen
For years, I had simply driven past Yongdingmen (永定门) without stopping.