Blog Tag - lao beijing

The Red, The Yellow, The White, The Willow, Four Spiritual Animals in Beijing
Ever since Beijing -- actually back then it was called Yanjing -- was chosen as the capital of the Jin Dynasty, the city has been a bustling...
Harry Potter in Beijing: Your Spell Book For The Hutong Wizards And Witches
After years of waiting, Beijing Universal Resort finally opened its gates to the public on Sep 20. Tickets for the first few days sold like hotcakes...
Mandarin Monday: Lao Wai or Lao Beijing? This Quiz May Tell You the Answer
Mandarin Monday is a weekly column where we help you improve your Chinese by detailing learning tips, fun and practical phrases, and trends. A...
A Beginner's Guide to Lao Beijing Dishes and Snacks
Beijing cai may not considered the most refined of Chinese cuisines, but it does have its highlights of down-home goodness. Essentially an amalgam of...
Check This Out: Online Gallery of Old Beijing City Wall and Gates Photos
Beijingofdreams is a new site by by an organization called the Chinese History of Science and Culture Foundation. It consists of a fascinating...
Where Have all the Taxi Drivers Gone (For Dinner)?
Here, at this unassuming restaurant near the Lama Temple (141, Yonghegong Lu). Every evening, a queue of uniformed Beijing cabbies lines up to fill...
Early Riser: Breakfast on High at the Park Hyatt
Daisy Dong is one of a crew of local ladies hired to bring authentic lao Beijing snacks to China Grill at the Park Hyatt. We asked her about living...
Beijing Food Walks #4: Qianmen
Start: Qianmen subway station (Line 1) Ever since this famous north-south thoroughfare was re-imagined Disney-style for the Olympics, most expat...