Summer foods and beverages that refresh
The hot and muggy weather can sap one’s energy and spoil the appetite. The antidote: soothing food and cooling drinks. Beijing Today scoured the city for the best places to get both.
June 30, 2010 Filed under Food
New original design shops at Sanlitun Village
In fewer than two years, Sanlitun Village has become a Beijing fashion hub with its international-brand flagship stores, lovely boutiques and shops dedicated to original designers. Two brands known for Chinese designs are making a new home in Sanlitun, and Beijing Today did some sleuthing work to see if there is cause for excitement.
June 30, 2010 Filed under Shopping
Surfing classes for beginners commernce
Although China earned a lot of gold medals during the 2008 Olympics, there are some sports in which you’ll find no Chinese athletes – like surfing.
June 30, 2010 Filed under News u can use
World music education conference comes to Beijing
The International Society of Music Education (ISME) World Conference 2010, a top level academic event among music educators and young musicians worldwide, is coming to China for the first time in its 29-year history.
June 30, 2010 Filed under News u can use
Ask Beijing Today
My big wedding day is coming and I’m looking for a place that prints wedding invitations. Do you know of a good printer or shop that sells them made-to-order?
June 30, 2010 Filed under News u can use
Embroidery gives Ningxia women hope for a future
“Embroidery is the basis of a young girl’s education, something every woman in our village can do,” Ding Ting, a craftswoman from Ningxia, said at the closure of a Yishu 8 Gallery exhibition last Friday. “I never thought it could fetch so much money.”
June 30, 2010 Filed under Community
TED fans discuss education reform
Beijing fans of the influential TED talks (Technology, Entertainment and Design Conference) gathered at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art last Saturday to watch TED videos related to education reform.
June 30, 2010 Filed under Community
Event
Shou Designers Jewelry Academy holds a weekend workshop for jewelry-designing lovers. Instructor Hannah Deacon will teach students how to put together a necklace, bracelet, earrings and many more easy-to-assemble designs using a variety of techniques.
June 30, 2010 Filed under Community
Chinese Youth Betting Heavy on the World Cup
Chinese is a nation of gambling addicts, besides mahjong and various poker games, football gambling has grown significantly in the Chinese market in recent years.
June 30, 2010 Filed under Yu Shanshan
Survival Chinese: I want to order food
Attend 4 classes and you’ll know all the essential vocabulary and the dos & don’ts to survive China!
June 30, 2010 Filed under Yu Shanshan
