Cycle in Yunnan for youth charity group

For those people who want to cycle in Yunnan while helping others, the event “Roots & Shoots Yunnan Bicycle Challenge” started accepting participants this week. It is an adventure philanthropy bicycle rally crossing through some of the most ethnically diverse, culturally rich and naturally scenic areas. The route begins in Lijiang, Yunnan, crosses through the Mosu minority communities at Lugu lake in Sichuan and finally ends in Xichang, Sichuan Province.

Showdown of international student bands at Hard Rock

Beijing’s Hard Rock Cafe, a brand that has become a center for rock music, was again filled with blazing guitar sounds, drum rolls and screams on Wednesday.But that time, professional musicians were replaced by student rockers from seven international schools in the city. It was the third year of the annual Rock of the Bands event organized by the Western Academy of Beijing (WAB).

Art under 10,000 yuan is back

There is something for everyone. This was the message from the curator of Affordable Art Beijing (AAB), established in 2006 to give people the opportunity to own contemporary art pieces and to give young artists a platform to display their talent.

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Carcinogenic residue found in Beijing fruits and vegetables

Residents of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are eating fruits and vegetables with pesticide residue every day, five of which are carcinogenic. The shocking finding was released this week by International NGO Greenpeace, which called on supermarkets to tighten quality monitoring to protect consumers.

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Spring has come to town and it’s time to celebrate the 2nd year anniversary of BJ Green Drinks! BJ Green Drinks is an opportunity for people interested in corporate social responsibility social and environmental justice, and sustainable development to chat and network.

Time Out names best restaurants

Time Out Beijing magazine unveiled this year’s winners of its annual Eating Out Awards at a party in Sanlitun attended by over a hundred guests.

Marathoners are coming to town

Both marathons accept applications online. For more information, check out:
great-wall-marathon.com.cn and thenorthface100.com.cn.

Thousands expected to support Green Long March

At least 10,000 students, government officials, environment experts and supporters are expected to join tomorrow’s launch of the 2009 Green Long March, Chinas largest network of student-led environmental campaigners. The group this year aims to support the country’s targets of reducing energy consumption and increasing the use of renewable energy.

Greenpeace counts down to climate change conference

People bundled up against the cold at the Yongdingmen tower Monday evening to see the markings that would appear on the ancient wall. Then appeared the words “Time is running out to stop global warming,” shone by a projector. Below them were the number of days, hours and seconds until the 2009 climate change conference in Denmark.