About us
February 4, 2009
Beijing Today, first published in 2001 May, is the capital’s only English weekly newspaper and is published under the auspices of the Information Office of the Beijing Municipal Government and run by Beijing Youth Daily. The minority of its readers include English-speaking expats and local Chinese who have great interest in English or take English as a working language.
It features reports from fresh and diverse perspectives, focusing on topics of interest to foreigners and locals, particularly stories from the expat scene. The paper’s main content deals with metropolitan life, illustrating the differences and similarities between Eastern and Western culture. Its culture and life style part is regarded as the guide to metropolitan life in Beijing.
The paper has 24 pages in four main sections:
NEWS: Select stories that discuss cultural differences, contrasting viewpoints and emerging trends
COMMUNITY: Reports on developments related to foreigners in the city and a platform by which they can communicate with a bigger audience
CULTURE and LIFE STYLE: Highlights from international lifestyle and fashion trends in Beijing
STUDY: Light-hearted and humorous pieces to help English-language students improve their skills
Beijing Today circulates 50,000 copies published every Friday. It is one of Beijing’s most authoritative English media sources, and is sold at post newsstands and distributed in hotels, apartment complexes and expatriate compounds.
Price: 2 yuan per issue / 104 yuan per year
Address: 23 Building A, Baijiazhuang Dong Li, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Zip Code: 100026
Hotline for subscription: (010) 6775 6666 (Chinese); 6590 2626 (English)
Email: info@beijingtoday.com.cn
Telephone/Fax: 6590 2525
《今日北京》2001年5月创刊，是首都唯一的一份英文周报，由北京市政府新闻办公室主管，北京青年报社主办。读者包括阅读英语的国际人士，工作语言为英语、对英语世界有浓厚兴趣的中国人。
《今日北京》新闻以新锐多元的视角报道北京，独家关注在京老外的各种新闻，选择中外读者感兴趣的话题做深度报道，体现国际化都市中的各种文化差异、碰撞与融合。副刊则是国际化生活的北京指南。
《今日北京》四开24版，共分4个内容板块：
新闻版块：选择中外读者都感兴趣的话题、体现文化差异、观念碰撞、国际融合的新闻；
“圈子”版块：独创的报道领域，利用我们的语言优势，报道外国人在京新闻，为外国人提供本地化的信息沟通平台
文化娱乐版块：体现国际新锐潮流趋势，提供在京的国际化文化、娱乐生活资讯
学习版块：为英语学习人群提供最地道、最有趣的英语学习方法
《今日北京》周报，每期发行量为5万份，每周五出刊。在邮政报刊亭零售并直投到酒店、公寓和外国人社区和聚集区。是北京英文媒体中最具权威性的报纸之一。
零售价：2元 全年订阅价：104 yuan
地址：北京市朝阳区白家庄东里23号A北京青年报大厦1809室
邮编：100026
订阅电话：(010) 6775 6666 (中文), (010) 6590 2626 (英文)
邮箱：info@beijingtoday.com.cn
传真：(010) 6590 2525
Joanne on Thu, 8th Apr 2010 8:50 am
Re article: American man promotes early childhood education in China – October 21, 2009 Filed under Expat news.
Thank you for writing the article on Art. My friend Bernadette and I are good friends of Art’s. Please provide his email address as we would like to contact him.
Thank you very much!
Joanne
jackiezhang on Thu, 8th Apr 2010 11:18 am
Hello Joanne,
I’ll ask the journalist to contact you.
Best,
Jackie
James Allum on Wed, 5th May 2010 10:30 pm
The Editor,
Beijing Today
05/05/10
Dear Madam or Sir,
I wonder if you can help me?
I am writing to you on behalf of my daughter, Liz Allum, who works for Risc, an educational charity here in the UK which works to promote positive awareness of the wider world, and challenge racism and stereotyping in the UK.
“‘Risc’ is currently working with a Shanghai musician to create teaching materials about music – both contemporary and traditional – from Shanghai. Liz has found pictures of Lou Jing, the ‘Go! Oriental Angel!’ Shanghai finalist, on the internet, and in particular a picture of her on your website on September 12, 2009, at:
http://www.beijingtoday.com.cn/tag/lou-jing
The picture URL is:
http://www.beijingtoday.com.cn/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/2_1251868950_2681421-300×199.jpg
I would be very grateful if ‘Risc’ could obtain permission to reproduce your picture in their teaching pack, to demonstrate diversity in China, both of ethnicity and music.
Many school students in the UK have a limited understanding of China as a nation and culture, and often think that it is no more than pandas and bamboo flutes. Risc wants to broaden their knowledge by portraying a mixture of both traditional and contemporary music in their teaching resource.
Does Beijing Today hold the copyright to this picture? If not, could you please direct me to whoever does hold it?
‘Risc’ will guarantee to use the image for purely educational purposes only, and would acknowledge both yourselves and the photographer, if appropriate in any publications using it.”
Please reply direct to my daughter, Liz Allum, at liz@risc.org.uk
Thank you for your kind help in this matter,
Yours faithfully,
James Allum
jackiezhang on Fri, 7th May 2010 2:30 pm
Dear James,
We’d like to help you. The journalist of this article will contact you as soon as possible.
Best,
Jackie
Julian on Tue, 17th Aug 2010 10:43 pm
I would like to become a contributor for the Chinglish section. Please let me know how I can participate. Julian
jackiezhang on Wed, 18th Aug 2010 11:01 am
Hi Julian,
Thanks very much for your enthusiasm. You can write an email to the editor of the page at wangyu2008@ynet.com.
Best,
Jackie