Hutongs are a symbol of Beijing’s urban life, with over 600 years of history behind them. Yet much noise has been made over their destruction in the name of ‘economic development’. Is this just simply an inevitability in the march toward ‘modernisation’, or are there alternatives? Join us on this Monday as Napatra from the [...]
Rotaract Beijing launched into it’s second year with the Rotar’Act Now: One Year Anniversary party on Monday, July 5, 2010 at Salud bar in Nanluoguxiang. The party brought in over 70 guests, many of whom won raffle prizes and auction items throughout the night. The charity auction brought in over RMB3,500 for eight different prizes, [...]
The speaker for 12th July meeting is Chad Lager, Came to China in 2004, he has been a major part of Beijing’s nightlife scene for the last 3 years. His major points of success being the Rickshaw, Saddle, Tun and, finally, his self-owned bar, Fubar. Mon, 12 July 2010 08:30 PM, Tim’s Texas BBQ ( [...]
Have you dreamed of acting on stage, but never had the chance to learn from the experts? Perhaps you’re a future star, waiting to discover your acting talents, or perhaps you need to brush up some acting skills for your upcoming job interview or first date… Here’s your chance to realise those hopes and dreams – Ellen [...]
The Schoolhouse at Mutianyu and The Slow Foods Beijing Convivium are organizing China’s very first Slow Foods event: Slow Food Saturday at Mutianyu. On Saturday 4 September 2010 come celebrate the pleasure of local food traditions and tour the neighboring Great Wall International Cultural Villages of Mutianyu, Beigou, Xinying, and Tianxianyu to taste a variety [...]
We’ll be out enjoying the late summer evenings on Saturday, Aug 28th, and we’d love you and your friends to join us! Here are the details below: 7:30pm Dinner at ‘Lao Han Zi/Han Cang’: the Hakka restaurant near the southern most entrance to Houhai (aka Qian Hai), Tel. 6404 2259 西城区北海公园北门对面 9:30pmish Boats on Houhai 10:30pm-Late [...]