Summer in Beijing calls for a chain of shaved ice establishments like Ice Monster to provide solace from the sweltering heat. Although Ice Monster has a reputation in East Asia for its frigid treats, we feel the true gauge of success for a dessert-focused eatery is often the number of lonesome ladies and gentlemen present, filling the holes in their hearts with sugar, of which Ice Monster seemingly has plenty.

There aren’t many things in life that make you feel as fulfilled or alive as tilting above the ground at 160km/h, with your knee and elbow grinding on the racetrack. “You are so focused that you forget reality, and you get driven by mechanical instincts. Your blood is rushing, and your whole body levitating with the wind and euphoria of the moment,” enthuses Adrien Macera, founder and owner of Blackbridge Motorcycles.

Burger Brief takes a look at some of the contestants in the Beijinger's 2015 Burger Cup.

For at least the third year in a row, Beijing is expected to experience some of its worst traffic days of the year in September, beginning Sunday (Sep 6) and Monday.

Yashow Market will open on or about September 18, more than two months after its projected re-opening of July 1, with Major League Baseball as a primary tenant, sources close to the shopping mall told the Beijinger.

Burger Brief takes a look at some of the contestants in the Beijinger's 2015 Burger Cup.

Beijing’s premier international celebration of design, Beijing Design Week (BJDW), returns for its sixth year from September 23 to October 7. With so much going on during these 14 days, we decided to catch up with BJDW’s Creative Director Beatrice Leanza to get her take on how the festival has developed since its inception and the designers and architects they are working with for this year’s new core area, Baitasi, in the hutongs west of Xisi.

The weather's nice and cool, the restrictions on life in general are over, and this week, you'll be working on a Sunday. Make the most of the final day of this holiday and dine outdoors. Here is our complete guide to Beijing's outdoor dining (and drinking) locations.

Somewhere we've missed? Leave a suggestion in the comments. We'll be updating the list as long as the weather cooperates, while we discover new places.

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What's Happening is a regular feature in the Beijinger magazine highlighting the hottest events in the month to come.
 

Burger Brief takes a look at some of the contestants in the Beijinger's 2015 Burger Cup.