Blog Tag - flowers

Solar Terms 101: The Art of Familial Piety and Practicing an Ancient Chinese Detox
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 节气 jiéqì solar terms based on seasonal changes and natural phenomenon. They play an...
Early Bloomers - Eight of Beijing’s must-see spring flowers
As we take our warm-weather clothes out of storage, nature is also shedding its winter coat and donning its spring finery. By now, the last traces of...
How to Order Fresh Flowers to Your Doorstep in 30 Minutes
Valentine's Day is around the corner and fresh flowers are a wonderful way to liven up the house (and maybe the whole husband-wife thing too?) So...
Solar Terms 101: Survive From The Minor Heat As an Elegant Ancient Chinese
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 节气 jiéqì solar terms based on seasonal changes and natural phenomenon. They play an...
The Best Spots to Enjoy Plum Blossom Season in Beijing
Plum blossom season is about to wrap up, so if you haven't gotten out to see these beautiful flowers then get on it! Here are three things you need...
Hop on This Train to The Spring And Discover The Hidden Beauty of Northwest Beijing
A long Qingming weekend is just around the corner, and with any luck, we'll get to enjoy it free from punishing sandstorms and an all-out catkin...
The Whisper of Spring: Chinese Idioms to Help Your Vocabulary Bloom
Mandarin Monday is a weekly column where we help you improve your Chinese by detailing learning tips, fun and practical phrases, and trends. In case...
TBJ Chinese: 走!去逛北京城区最大花市!(Let's go Flower Shopping!)
Prefer to read the latest about Beijing in Chinese? Follow our Chinese edition, theBeijinger中文版, on WeChat. 晚明文人袁宏道曾写过插花界的经典著作《瓶史》,他说,自己很想在岩石和流水间归隐...
TaoBrowser: Put a Little Spring In Your Balcony's Step
Where can you buy that? You already know the answer: Taobao. But navigating China’s biggest e-commerce platform can be a nightmare for foreigners, so...
Best Buds: Find the Perfect Flowers for Your Home at Newly-Renovated Liangma Flower Galleria
Green-fingered Beijing shoppers now have a new place to pick up plants thanks to the recently-upgraded Liangma Flower Galleria, which has relaunched...
The Best Beijing Parks and Gardens for Budding Horticulturalists
Beijing is finally waking up from its long hibernation, welcoming the longer, warmer, and brighter spring days. The city's many hidden gardens and...
Brighten Up Your Home This Winter at Liangma International Flower Market
It may be a grey, early winter day outside but as soon as you step into the new flower market on Liangmaqiao Lu, just northeast of Solana and Lucky...
Online Florists, Get Your Spring Flower Fix
Unfortunately, Beijing’s flower markets are wilting at a rapid clip, thus making it harder and harder to track down fresh floral arrangements,...
Red, Gold, and Orange: 13 Places to Watch Fall Leaves Change (Pt. 1)
Fall is the season of choice for many in Beijing. There’s so much to see and do before the winter cold confines most people indoors. In recent days,...
Flower Memorials at Site of Sanlitun Stabbings Regularly Cleared Away by Security
[Updated 8/14 8:30pm] Memorial flowers appeared several times today at the site of yesterday's atrocious stabbings in Sanlitun, and while several...