Blog Tag - City Scene

70 Million: The Approximate Number of Practicing Christians in China Today
There are approximately 70 million practicing Christians in China today, accounting for 5 percent of the population. Not a huge fraction of China’s 1...
City Scene: 2014, the Year China Became the World's Number One Economy?
Based on numerous economists’ estimates at the end of 2014, China now ranks as the world's largest economy. While we could do a separate stat on the...
City Scene: A Bei Without Rain
If Strawberry or MIDI drew you out to Beijing's nether regions over this May holiday weekend you were most likely greeted by rain at some point; in...
City Scene: Foreign Travelers Losing Interest in China?
City Scene is a regular feature in the Beijinger magazine in which we take a more sobering look at some surprising statistics. This month, we wonder...
Going Underground: Tiantan Dongmen, Line 5
"Going Underground" is a regular feature in the Beijinger magazine in which we highlight the city's Metro stations one stop at a time. TIANTAN...
Top 10 Places in Beijing to Watch the Leaves Changes (Part 1)
We’ve been lucky to have some really beautiful blue sky days recently. If this keeps up, it’ll be a great opportunity to head out to one of Beijing’...
Chai Dongxin:  Rock Documentarian
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...