Blog Author - Karen Chen

Onitsuka Tiger: On the Prowl Throughout the City
Japan’s oldest sneaker brand is jumping toe-first into the continuing revival of vintage shoes. For all its street cred, though,...
Happy Potter: From Mud to Masterpiece
Back in kindergarten, my pudgy 4-year-old hands fashioned some pretty kickass Play-Doh dinosaurs, way before those other guys put them in 798. I...
Love is Blind: Bethel Gives Blind Orphans A Family
When Guillaume and Delphine Gauvain founded Bethel China Foundation in 2002, they little suspected that nine years later, their dream of providing...
If You’re Happy And You Know It … Push the Button
Are you happy, Beijingers? Beijing and Carlsberg want to know. Exactly one week ago, bus stops across the city were fitted with a “happiness index...
Red, Red Whine: Singing Happy Birthday to The Party
While Beijing’s old folks have been singing in parks for so long that the city’s birds are probably scouting out...