Blog Tag - Urbex
Watch out folks, it's Halloween. We mark the occasion with a historical deep-dive into some of Beijing's creepiest locations.
As a city with a...
There are some upsides to the coronavirus epidemic. For example, it is now possible to cross the intersection of Gongrentiyuchang Beilu and Sanlitun...
Oriented around Floating Dragon Lake, Beijing Amusement Park used to be the premier theme amusement park in Beijing. Opened in 1984, the park...
Have you visited the largest Ferris wheel in the world? At a record-breaking 208 meters (682ft), it dwarves the High Roller in Las Vegas by 50 meters...
Urban Exploration is all about peeling back the layers of a city like a massive onion. While it is true that Beijing can often bring tears to the...
“What? He got deported?!” I shout, spitting out half of my glass of Legend Beer's Black Silk in the process. “Well, you know they take security...
Urban exploration – better known as urbex – is highly seasonal. In the spring, Burbex receives dozens of emails from all over world from French...
The Fourth Ring Road is backed up. I’m half dozing in the passenger seat of the cab. The taxi driver is driveling on.
“So you’re an Englishman, huh?...
Ride out of the city smog into the suburban haze, push through the thick shroud of Shunyi mist, and that is where you will find the Olympic Rowing-...
Located at the end of the Shijia Hutong, directly opposite Dengshikou Subway Station Exit A, the Royal House (国赫宫) is a gorgeous example of French...
At the base of Baiwang Mountain in western Beijing, right at the back of the Military Field Hospital where soldiers occasionally patrol and ruined...
Lazing on the silver Hainan sand, you stare up at the blue sky, your shadow hiding from the midday sun. A couple of local mutts run pawprint circles...
Upon reaching the top of the deserted stadium that once housed the 2008 Beijing Olympic volleyball competitions (and the location of this issue’s...