Blog Tag - Beijing Folk
He’s a rising star who has designed for Plastered T-Shirts and recently held his first solo exhibition in Germany.
Explain your pseudonym: Shaozi....
After working as a cameraman in Xinjiang, Soar decided to try his luck in Beijing. Now he spends his days zipping around town for Sherpa’s. Six...
A zephyr is a mild, lovely breeze from the west – the herald of springtime that all Beijingers are probably dreaming of right now. How fitting, then...
Hui Hui became a dog groomer at Ruowen Pet Spa because she enjoys spending time with them. She is also apparently not averse to clipping and dyeing...
Zheng Tianqi was discovered by a TV producer while busking in 2009. Since that big break, he’s appeared on CCTV (and started a media company...
Window cleaners in Beijing are called spidermen for a reason – they dangle from buildings and they’re intrepid (ahem) grimefighters. Qu Yong first...
If you’re the type of person who can’t imagine slowing down, you’re probably a bit in awe of the patience and hard work necessary to make stop-...
Why are we so drawn to illusions? We all want to learn how the tricks are done and yet we worry that knowing will rob us of our ability to be...
Renpin (人品) used to just mean “moral quality.” In recent years, though, gamers began using it to mean the kind of luck that resembles good karma: Do...
In Beijing, amazing food is a given. We eat and we eat some more! Some of us occasionally think about our body image but then we always end up...
Imagine being physically trapped inside a tiny room for 12 hours a day with magazines and newspapers as interior decoration. On top of that, your...
Chai Dongxin (柴东新) only takes photos of things that relate to rock. All the images hanging on the walls of Jiang Hu Liveshow Bar and Gulou 121 were...
Just like us, Alexandra Pillsbury was born in Beijing ten years ago and she’s lived here all of her life. She was kind enough to talk to the...
You probably recognize him from Rustic, one of the finest, craziest young bands in Beijing. But did you know that he’s also a real estate agent?
Why...