Blog Tag - construction

What's New at the New Workers’ Stadium?
Submitted on Mar 01, 2022
In 2020 we bid farewell to the city's beloved old Workers’ Stadium. Almost two years have gone by, with the plan being for the new Workers' Stadium...
One Construction Site Collapse in Shunyi
Submitted on Aug 17, 2021
A construction site in Shunyi district fell into the ground last Sunday, leaving three people stuck in the debris. The rescuing team, consisting of...
Olympic Construction is On Schedule, but the Coronavirus Could Still Impact 2022
Submitted on Mar 17, 2020
In OlymPicks, we highlight news, gossip, and developments regarding the buildup to Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics. As Shinzo Abe remains steadfast...
Liangma River Drained for Construction of New Park
Submitted on Apr 03, 2019
Liangma River has been drained, as the first stage of work to convert the whole riverfront into an urban park. The Chaoyang District Water Supply...
1,000-Kilometer-Long 7th Ring Road Opens to the Public
Submitted on Aug 21, 2018
By the end of this month, the entirety of the Seventh Ring Road – officially the China Motorway 95 (G95) or the Capital Ringway – will be open to the...
Spiffed Up Dirty Bar Street Gets Surprisingly Upbeat Reception
Submitted on Oct 17, 2017
Lush, freshly planted flowers. Wide, manicured walkways. A perfect place to take your date for a stroll. All of these descriptions would never, ever...
"Keep It Alive and Find a Way" The Creative Entrepreneurs Defying Beijing's Street Business Crackdown
Submitted on Jun 16, 2017
Even though their doors have been blocked by bricks, and bars have been fixed to their windows, many streetside Beijing businesses have remained...
Checking Up on Guijie: Cook Your Own 5,000-Year-Old Chuanr Amidst the Rubble
Submitted on May 05, 2017
Commuting past Guijie on a daily basis it's evident that construction here is not done yet: many restaurants are still encased in scaffolding, last...
Dirty Bar Street to Be Cleaned Up By Beijing's Ongoing Brick Laying
Submitted on Apr 21, 2017
Brick piles have been spotted yet again in a popular Beijing alley, leaving owners of its street level businesses to sweat. This time it's Sanlitun...
Next in The Cleaning Up Campaign: Wudaoying Hutong Takes a Hit, Invaded by Yellow-Hatted Men
Submitted on Mar 23, 2017
In the latest rounds of bricking up the hutongs and shaking things up, Wudaoying Hutong seems to have taken a hit. The alleyway, popular with...
R Find Out What Businesses Survived Sanlitun's Recent Tumultuous Construction
Submitted on Mar 22, 2017
After swaths of construction took place in the Sanlitun area earlier this week, Turkish Doner and Andy's Craft Sausages are among the businesses that...
Another Brick in the Wall: Chatter About More and More Business Killing Barriers Intensifies
Submitted on Mar 17, 2017
Speculation is running rampant after it became known earlier this week that a wall will be erected on the Sanlitun North strip where Cheers, Turkish...
R Andy's Craft Sausages SLT Stand to Close Within a Month as Construction Near Yashow Ramps Up
Submitted on Feb 17, 2017
Within the next month Sanlitun authorities are planning to build a brick wall on the small street west of the former Yashow Market (known in Chinese...
Construction Done, But Nanluogu Xiang Is Same Old, Same Old
Submitted on Feb 02, 2017
The Great Nanluogu Xiang Facelift is over and the result is a resounding "meh." Those harboring secret fantasies of having the alley revert back to...
Construction Commences on NLGX, But Businesses to Later Reopen
Submitted on Nov 01, 2016
Visitors were turned away by construction workers at the south entrance of Nanluogu Xiang on the afternoon of November 1, as road work and repairs of...