Blog Tag - Cold

A Warm Tip: Beijing to Test Central Heating Citywide Nov 7
A brief test of Beijing’s central heating will tease our freezing hides with a single day of warmth on Nov 7, one week before the official "Heating...
Why We Get Sick When the Weather Changes and What Can Be Done to Avoid It
If last Sunday was any indication, the temperatures in Beijing are about to drop, and that means many of us, parents and children alike, might come...
Next Week in Weather: Smog, Snow, and a Low of -12 Degrees
Following the false snow alarm earlier this month, it looks set to snow on Monday (Nov 21) instead. This time we're hoping it is for real, because we...
Shivering With Anticipation: Will the Government Turn on Beijing's Central Heating Tomorrow?
While all of us are sitting at our desks shivering and dreading the fact that this is going to be the coldest winter since 2012, Beijing has decided...
Brrrrr: Beijing Braces For Coldest Winter Since 2012
Just in case you have absolutely no feelings and you didn't notice: it's friggin' cold outside. And things are only looking to get worse, as we're...
Battle Through: TCM Health Tips for the Remaining Winter
If you have ever been admonished by locals for forgetting to wear qiuku (long underwear) or drinking anything other than hot water, you have...
Run Away While You Still Can: Cold Temperatures Hitting Beijing Next Week
If you were hoping that we would be moving towards spring right about now, think again. Temperatures look like they're going to be falling starting...
Extra Baggage: What to Do with Your Coat While Traveling
The good news: you're heading to Guangzhou/Hong Kong/Singapore/Thailand, and you couldn't have timed it better given current Beijing temperatures....
World Health Organization Sounds Alarm on Abuse of Antibiotics
Urgent action is needed to change the way both doctors and consumers use antibiotics, to avoid a post-antibiotics era where these drugs no longer...
Talking TCM: 999 Ganmaoling Keli, A Cold Remedy
Nothing makes a foreign country feel more foreign than being ill and not finding the right remedies. Each week here in Talking TCM, we introduce a...