“Quite honestly a lot of talent is here. They just need to be uncovered, nurtured and guided,” said star snowboarding coach Bud Keene about China's winter sports prospects.
Despite what every advertisement, shop, song or movie about the festive season in the world has ever told you, gift giving does not = buying a heap of stuff online. A gift can take many forms, such as doing somebody a favor, spending time together, or making them something from the heart. Homemade Christmas cookies like these ones are an especially wonderful gift to make and receive. Plus, they're simple! Here's how:
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EAT: Your bite-sized guide to the best eats to be had in Beijing this week.
For long-term denizens of downtown Beijing, Zhongguancun may seem like the ends of the earth but it is an essential destination for anyone involved in tech or science. In fact, the only regular complaint regular visitors to the area have to make is the relative lack of good dining options, particularly for Western food.
In What's Happening we round up some of the most notable Beijing events for the coming month – dig in and let loose!
![We Conquer the Cronut AKA the "Little Mt. Everest of Indulgence" in Topwin](https://www.thebeijinger.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_list_image/public/thebeijinger/blog-images/313215/chocolatecronut.jpg "We Conquer the Cronut AKA the "Little Mt. Everest of Indulgence" in Topwin")
Do ups the ante on cronuts by adding on ice cream, cream, sprinkles, syrup, cookie crumbs and more - making them a great occasional treat for anyone with a sweet tooth and a penchant for offbeat atmospheres.
Our Events Watch series aims to highlight happenings that aren't focused on alcohol and drinking, but instead take a more educational or productive approach. Events include comedy, talks, networking events, markets, and dinners.
Ride out of the city smog into the suburban haze, push through the thick shroud of Shunyi mist, and that is where you will find the Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park (click here for a pin). Built for the rowing, canoeing, and 10km open-water swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the open water still attracts visitors looking to waterski, wakeboard, and take windsurfing lessons.
A round-up of the latest China movie news.
Breaking into Beijing’s crowded burger market is no mean feat (at the Beijinger’s last rough count there are literally hundreds of restaurants in the city that serve burgers) but that wasn’t going to stop Aussie chain Royal Stacks, which opened its first northern China location in the Vanke Times Center near Shilipu in September.
