Whether it’s located in an open field or a Soho basement unit, the range is a place where you can develop the skills needed to survive in this dog-eat-dog world. Whether you shoot, fling or whack, Beijing has a range for you, and they are all way more than we bargained for. Being denied entry at Beijing North International Shooting Range was a minor blip compared to being slammed in the mouth with a golf ball at Chaoyang Kosaido Golf Club. In short, the assignment was equal parts painful, informative and challenging.

Tired of Beijing taxis? Subway too crowded? Now there's a new transportation option for the high bidder: a zeppelin.

Where can you sample more than 15 of Beijing's best burgers in one afternoon? Why, at the Beijinger Burger Cup Launch Party of course! Join us at Tube Station Pizza in Lidu this Saturday August 23 for a day of eating, drinking and all-round merrymaking, before hopping online and fighting for your favorites when voting goes live at 8pm.

Beijing’s crackdown on all things crack (but mainly weed and meth) continues with their latest haul involving Jackie Chan’s actor/singer son Jaycee Chan (pictured above) aka Zuming Fang as well as Taiwanese actor Kai Ko aka Ko Chun-teng.

The 32-year-old Chan and 23-year-old Ko were arrested yesterday (August 18) in Dongcheng along with a 36-year-old personal assistant/watcher. Their supposed dealer was later apprehended.

We've been wondering what The Cleaver Quarterly has been up to the last three months since their Ice Cream Shakeup event, which got local F&B stalwarts like Dave Bob Gaspar, Dustin Merrett and Andreas Block whipping up one-of-a-kind China-inspired ice cream flavors (five spice, chocolate, cherry and bacon, anyone?).

Sadly for those of us that live here, airlines would rather fly people to Beijing than fly us out of here. Fly from Chicago to Beijing on Delta Airlines for USD 714, from September 1 through December 9, or December 25 through January 14, 2015. The deal requires only three days' advanced purchase. Learn more here.

After a stint at the Shangri-La Bosphorus in his native Istanbul, Sinan Yilmaz’s 20-year journey through the hospitality industry has brought him to Beijing. He tells us about his culinary background and passion for local food and his vision for the Kerry Hotel.

You arrived in Beijing just a few months ago. What have been your first impressions of Chinese food?

Gung Ho! has been a growing pizza delivery service for three years now, but last Friday, they got their fans off their couches and into a newly polished venue.

Resting on the 12th floor of the New World Hotel, Yin Bar is introducing a “modern Oriental” ambience to Chongwenmen to class up your cocktail sipping experiences this summer. This 1,100-meter lounge is sure to attract hoards of local socialites interested in getting buzzed with an elevated view of one of Beijing’s fastest growing commercial areas.