China Travel 2.0

Man eating noodles 1930s. In china noodles are a symbol of longevity. The origins of noodles have been a subject of debate for many years, with Italy, China, and various Arab countries all laying claim to their invention. The 2005 discovery of 4000 year old noodles at Lajia Village (alongside the Yellow River in Qinghai [...]

Shanghai North Railway Station 1929. In 1876 the first railway in Shanghai was built. Despite being very popular, it was dismantled just one year later. A lethal accident turned the population against the steam “monster”, dubbed “dragonhead” by the Shanghainese. The Qing government saw no other solution than to buy up the tracks, which were [...]

Lars and Simon come from Danmark, but both of them have a deep understanding of the Chinese culture and Chinese people. Even before they began collect the old pictures of china around the world. They opened a special shop in Nanluoguxiang 3 years ago, named Beijing Postcard, you will see lots of interesting pictures and [...]

Drum tower and Nanluoguxiang area(Beijing,china) is hot and popular! Just google it, you will see thousands of results, news and pictures.  It is so different. The old buildings and the local relax lifestyle, the boutique shops, and of course, the food. My home is just close to the Nanluoguxiang Hutong, there is a special bar [...]

I am Glad to tell that my friend-Lars will held his another great talk on 2009-11-07 at Garden Books with the title “Transformation Beijing:From an imperial past to symbols of modern china”. When you see his Beijing Postcards shop in Nanluoguxiang, you will know his knowledge about Beijing and China’s development and history. to be honest, some [...]

I’d like to introduce 2 Boutique hotels in Dongcheng district. the dongcheng district is the best preserved area in Beijing. and  there are lots of antique buildings and Hutongs, you can see the old hutongs(small lane) in Dongcheng district for more than 700 years history. only in the dongdistrict you can enjoy the cultural hotels [...]

Highlight Treasures always hidden in some unknown place waiting for someone to explore. Courtyard 7 is a treasure. hidden in a deep hutong near Nanluoguxiang, deep but worth to explore.The Courtyard 7 Hotel Beijing has a traditional design with 19 guestrooms centred around a courtyard. Amenities include a Western-style restaurant, bar and café. The reception [...]

the bars suit for over 50 people in Nanluoguxiang, I bet no more than 4 bars can meet the ruquest(some of them like Sankeshu 三棵树 will not available for the party/event).  I visited Hutong’er and 16mm and Salud today, hope I can cover most of the best big bars. Please check some info as follows. Hutong’er [...]

Met FeiMa(飞马flying horse), who is a traveller from Belgium, in Hutongren Cultural Hotel Beijing last Dec. His full knowlodge about china and fluent Chinese give me a strong sence, he is not the common traveller. besides he can read and speak Chinese, and he likes the Chinese food, likes to chat with Chinese, the old, the younger, [...]

the gate. the bar,turn right from the desk. the 2nd floor. address: No 106 Nanluoguxiang. Zamo restaurant. Food: Chinese dishes and Western Pizza. Drink:Beer and Wine introduction: it is a nice and warm place. the boss told it was one of the HQ in KMD period. the 2nd-floor building can give you a special taste, [...]