China Travel 2.0

     Winter is coming to Beijing. Do you notice this? Lots of Chinese cabbages are piled on the street side being sold. Besides, there are also some Chinese onions. And there are lots of local residents buying them.      It may be quite strange to the foreigners because why we buy so many fresh vegetables [...]

I didnt recommend a boutique club before, but I will tell you a wonderful place this time, especially after I visited the place 2 times. You have to knock the door and you have to book the table 2 days at least in advance. Beacuse this private restaurant only opens to the friends or who [...]

立夏：li xia, the begin of summer 小满：xiao man, it means after some rainfall, the grain begin to be full 芒种：mang zhong, it means it is a busy time to do the summer harvest and plant 夏至：xia zhi, summer solstice 小暑：xiao shu, xiao means small and shu means hot, so it stands for it is going [...]

I’d like to post the info of one Beijing Postcards coming event as below. As you may know, they always hold such talks and events about Beijing and china development and culture related. and more and more Beijing postcards shops around the country shows their popularty in this circle. How has Beijing developed from being [...]

Please note your callendar for an interesting and insight talk on Beijing development by Lars Ulrik Thom on June 2nd at the Yin Yang Community Center, Beijing. – From an imperial past to symbols of modern china Did you know that the Tiananmen Gate was completely torn down in 1969? That the Qianmen Gate was [...]

What will you think if people mentioned Great Wall to you? Have you ever thought why it is addressed as GREAT WALL? Have you ever been to the GREAT WALL?  If yes, I’d like to invite you to experience everything again, if not, so come with me, to climb the GREAT WALL! In Beijing, there [...]

- From Bound Feet to High Heels: Beijing Women in the 20th century. When were women allowed to attend school in Beijing? When was the tradition of bound feet abandoned? How did communism affect the idea of how a good woman should behave? “Three weddings and a divorce” is the story of three women living [...]

The Forbidden City（紫禁城）, also called the Palace Museum(故宫), must be one of the most famous sight seeings in china. It is the largest palace in the world and the best preserved palace in China. It contains a six-hundred-year history and has experienced twenty four different emperors. In the palace, you can have a general idea [...]

In Qing Dynasty, the Manchurian people liked smoking the snuff very much，because they are nomadic people and they cannot smoke the pipe. Therefore, snuff became their first choice. Snuff is made of the tobacco powder while mixed with mint and pearl powder. After everything is prepared, the snuff will be put into the snuff bottle. [...]

Houhai（后海） is a lake and its surrounding district in central Beijing. Explore Beijing ‘s trendiest coffee and exotic nightlife Houhai lake. Located north of Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City Houhai Lake area has become one of the biggest attractions of Beijing. Bars, boutiques and restaurants, all to improve the environment of fashion in the region [...]