Blog Tag - France

Bread And Butter: Beijing Bakeries Worth Waking Up Early For!
Northern Chinese people are known for their fondness for flour, and Beijing residents have a particular affinity for the pastry. From traditional...
7,000km and One Marathon Later: Long Distance Cyclist Aurélie Gonet Arrives in China's Capital
At just 33 years old, French travel enthusiast Aurélie Gonet has achieved more than most people attempt in a lifetime. Since leaving her hometown of...
Notre Dame Cathedral Blaze Provokes Outpouring of Sympathy From Beijing
Beijingers have taken to social media to express support and solidarity with sister city Paris following a blaze which has destroyed much of the roof...
Beicology: Rooting Out the Potential of Beijing's Soil
Encroaching desertification. Acres of concrete and steel. Beijing certainly isn't known for being a lush locale teeming with plant life. However,...
Boiler Room Alum Dj Zaltan on Staying out of His Comfort Zone
Parisian DJ Zaltan’s high energy, pummeling bass, and deeply grooving instrumentals have gained him a strong following on both online platforms like...
Fête de la Musique's World Music Day Returns to Invade 20 of Beijing's Venues, June 18 and 21
Fête de la Musique returns once again, invading the livehouses across Beijing for just one evening – Wednesday, June 21 – to celebrate World Music...
R Colorful New Bar Red Dog Aims to Serve Equally Flavorful Cocktails in SLT Soho
If Sanlitun Soho looked drab and borderline barren during your last visit, then brace yourself for a livelier surprise. Red Dog, a cocktail bar...
Francophiles and Bon Vivants Rejoice! 13th French Film Panorama Kicks Off April 12
Francophiles and bon vivants rejoice! This year’s French Film Panorama is on it’s way again as part of the Beijing International Film Festival with...
Air China Expands Milan, Paris Service; Royal Caribbean to Deploy New Ship to China
It may not be the plethora of new routes that Hainan Airlines has added of late, but Air China is expanding its service to major destinations in...
Tea And Wine: A Shared Passion at Yishu 8
Stepping through the courtyard to Yishu 8 I was greeted by Mona Hu, representing Galeries Lafayette, who guided me through one of the more peculiar...
Beijing Dancer Paralyzed at '08 Olympics Makes Return to Stage This Thursday
Liu Yan was set to dazzle the world at the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympics, but a fall during rehearsal left her paralyzed from the waist...
Culottes of Fun: Ways to Celebrate Bastille Day
Since the 1790s, Bastille Day or La Fête Nationale has been celebrated to commemorate the storming of the Bastille prison by revolutionaries on July...
European Union Film Fest: Like A Eurail Pass, Only Cheaper
We’ve been hearing about this European Union Film Festival (EUFF) for weeks now. I for one never did the whole "backpacking through Europe" thing,...