Good news comes from outdoor sportswear name Ozark, who is holding a big sale on the 7th floor in Jingliang Plaza (16 Dongdanhuan Zhonglu, 500 meters from the south of Guomaoqiao, 京粮大厦, 东三环中路16号，国贸桥南500米), offering a 50-90 percent discount on coats, jackets, pants and bags.
A new brach of Japanese ... Read More
Because Beijing is a relatively safe place to live when compared to many foreign cities, expats tend to settle into a comfort zone. However, a recent escalation of violence in Sanlitun has brought expat safety concerns to light.
This past Wednesday night around 3am, City Weekend staffer Sarah Ting-Ting Hou ... Read More
Grange Grill is known for big things: a tomahawk steak big enough for an entire family, and the “chop shop” platter that’s basically a whole farmyard full of meat. But with its new appetizer menu, the restaurant is taking things in a more sophisticated, fine dining direction, with smaller ... Read More
This week was a very busy one with the City Weekend 10th annual Readers' Choice Awards on Wednesday, but I did find time to visit Jaan at the Raffles Hotel for the first time in over a year. The food was very good, although the portions are very small, especially ... Read More
The hotel industry in China is absolutely exploding right now. Starwood and IHG are both poised to nearly double their number of hotels in the next 18 months. That's a lot of hotels! But are any of them any good? Do they stack up to the best of the ... Read More
At first glance, this dimly lit and well-furnished restaurant and bar looks like a lounge, but 1000+ aspires to much more.
With a full menu, nightly poker games and themed parties, they’re seeking a hip and affluent clientele. The cocktails are mostly classics, but with a few surprises. The ... Read More
I discovered my love for cured, aged meats while living in Europe in 2007. During sunny aperitivo afternoons, my daily life consisted of eating gorgeous cured cold cuts and cheese platters with a bottle of wine, while people-watching and chatting with friends. So I decided to discover places where I ... Read More
This clean, bright restaurant offers some nice dishes that stand out for more exciting flavors than we’ve had at other Taiwanese restaurants in the city. But the food and service are too hit-or-miss to persuade us to become regulars at Florence Taiwan.
The dish everyone’s talking about here ... Read More
Green Cow Organic Farm, located in Shunyi, is home to 10 cows, 300 geese, over 200 chickens and 30-some pigs, the most famous of which is named Rupert. All of the animals are free to roam the grounds as they please, to the delight of visitors participating in one of ... Read More
I love spring in Beijing. Actually, I love spring full stop. It is by the far the best season.
Winter, which we have thankfully left behind, is just oh so bitter. I usually start the season with a great big sigh of relief that the extreme heat has passed and ... Read More
One of the most recent exhibitions dedicated to Spanish photos to exhibit in Beijing, "Capturing ARCOmadrid: 25 Years of Photography in Spain" brings together 61 works from a range of contemporary artists.
Because of our unfamiliarity with Spanish culture, politics and social issues, we're sure we're missing a ... Read More
The 2012 City Weekend Readers' Choice Awards, held on May 23 at Migas, celebrated the best Beijing has to offer in dining and nightlife. Check out the full list of winners and see if your favorite spot made the cut.
Do you have your own photos to share from the ... Read More
Koushuiji literally translates as "mouth watering chicken," and it's easy to see how the Sichuan dish got its name. If you're craving this spicy chilled specialty, here are a few restaurants that really shine.
Sanlitun | Transit
Transit’s koushuiji (RMB75) is a well executed and elegant dish, but ... Read More
One of Nanluoguxiang’s most recent additions, Xiao Qi Jia impressed us with a more spacious room than most of its neighbors, as well as lots of little objects.
They have a stamp book (RMB20) which introduces the shops on the famous hutong from which you can collect stamps. Other ... Read More
The authorities are at it again - first MIDI got kicked out of Haidian Park, and now INTRO has been turfed out of their home at 751 D-Park. We don't know the reason, but we're sure everyone's just a little sensitive at the moment, as no festivals seem ... Read More
Skweee is a sonic elixir that intoxicates the mind and transforms the body into a krumpin’ cobra. When my skweee-comrade Verktyget and I perform at our monthly 87非87 party, our synth-fønk sorcery bends reality and makes ayahuasca taste like dry tofu.
At least, it does for us—no one else ... Read More
Every Thursday, the Beijing Weekender distills City Weekend's database of nightlife events down to the weekend parties, concerts and live shows that you simply can't miss.
FRIDAY
You'll have to excuse me for any misspelling and lacklustre descriptions in this week's edition of The Weekender, because ... Read More
For those of your more inclined to hit the slopes rather than lay on the beach, the Nike Summer Lab is your destination for a winter get away this summer. This indoor snowboarding slope features various jumps and props for you to practice all your moves on and even has ... Read More
Last night at Migas, the who's who of Beijing gathered to celebrate the amazing dining and nightlife scene that the city has to offer. The votes have all been counted and the plaques have all been handed out, so now it's time to officially announce the winners of ... Read More
Helen Barry, Chairperson of Beijing Ladies Golf talks with City Weekend about Beijing's golfing sisterhood and the importance of being part of a group with a social conscience. For more information about the organization, visit www.beijingladiesgolf.org.
How did you get involved with Beijing Ladies Golf? When I ... Read More
Back at it again, LumDimSum is determined to help City Weekend uncover Beijing's Best Afternoon Tea. I've already hit up afternoon tea at the Ritz-Carlton, Park Hyatt and Sofitel Beijing Hotel to see how each one compares to the others and although some fare better than others, so ... Read More
When we think of balloon animals, we think of children’s birthday parties, church festivals and clowns. But John Watkins, and his company Beijing-based Balloon Art International, have changed our minds in a big way, by elevating balloon creations into a truly astounding art form, constructing everything from haute couture ... Read More
On May 9, Yew Chung International School (YCIS) students, families and faculty celebrated the inaugural stone-laying for the BP International Education Park (IEP) in Yizhuang, Beijing. Commemorating this monumental event, that will eventually lead to the connection of YCIS for foreign students and Yew Wah International Education School (YWIES) for ... Read More
As Josh Wink closed out last year’s INTRO, rumor went round that the festival wouldn’t be back in 2012. However, Acupuncture Records, the city’s most resilient band of electronic warriors, are bringing the beat back to Beijing’s festival season once again. On May 26, the crew ... Read More
There’s nothing as quintessentially British as a plate of fish and chips. However, with summer coming on fast, we were hoping to bypass the grease at our latest visit to The Vine Leaf, the sister restaurant to The Vineyard.
Luckily for us, we spotted the Indian spiced fish with ... Read More
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