Blog Tag - Hebei

Travel May Be On the Table This May Holiday... Unless You've Been to Chaoyang District
For weeks, Beijing has exercised a no-tolerance policy to people entering and exiting the municipality: try to enter and you will be subjected to a...
R Spring Hiking to Extremes in Mentougou, Hebei and Some Useful Tips
I have to confess that as a beer afficianado, my daily exercise mainly entails commuting between the office and home with some bars inbetween. With...
2016 Year in Review: Official Cuisine at Beijing's Provincial Government Restaurants A-H
Last year I started on a mission to try all of Beijing's provincial government restaurants, not just the much-loved Sichuan provincial government...
Only 15 More Years Before Beijing Has Clean Air
New government targets for PM2.5 reduction were announced yesterday, and if that pattern holds, Beijing could achieve the World Health Organization's...
Beijing City Government to Move to Tongzhou
Beijing will move its municipal government offices to Tongzhou in an effort to reduce pollution and traffic congestion in the city center, Chinese...
Flooding Closes Road in Beijing Suburb
Tuesday night's predicted heavy rain kicked off July, Beijing's rainiest month, with flooding in the suburb of Yanjiao that left at least 15 cars...
Hi Neighbor: Plan to Create 100 Million-Person Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Megacity Unveiled
Ever wished Beijing had a population five times larger and cover an area of 216,000 square kilometers? You're in luck because Chinese urban planners...
Beijing to Extend Subway Service Almost to Yanjiao in Hebei Province
The Beijing Subway continues to expand by leaps and bounds, and the next jump will take it close to or even across provincial lines, due east in the...
It's Your Fault: New Report Blames Beijing, Not Hebei, for Beijing Pollution
Blame yourselves, you naughty Beijingers. Just when you thought it was okay to pin the city's pollution problems on neighboring Hebei province, a...
Beijing Population Officially Reaches 21.5 Million; Mulls Relocation Program
The population of our fair city officially reached 21.5 million in 2013, the Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday. More than one-third of the city's...
Beijing's Neighboring Hebei Province Snags 7 of Top 10 Slots in China's Worst Air List
  The good news: Beijing is not one of the Top 10 worst cities for air in China. The bad news: Neighboring Hebei Province contains 7 of the worst 10...
Put A Ring On It: Beijing to Build Seventh Ring Road
Beijing is set to get even sprawlier with the announcement of plans to construct a Seventh Ring Road that is slated to open in 2015. According to...