Situated in the north of Tongzhou new city, about 25 kilometres east of Tian’anmen Square, Songzhuang is the place where many artists have been settling since more than a decade ago. Nowadays, Songzhuang has become a very flourishing art community, and more than 800 artists live in Songzhuang and surrounding villages.
According to the plan of [...]
The protection and reconstruction of Hutong have been discussing for a long time. But it is always easier said than done. The reality is that more than 70% of Hutong lanes have disappered. The hutong is considered one of the most important parts of Beijing’s cultural heritage, however we have witnessed these cultural values being [...]
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Located inside Worker’s Stadium North Gate, Mix Club is the place to party hard in Beijing. You will easily find people from variable countries in there. After hip-hop hit Beijing, this very popular dance club quickly threw its hat into the clubbing ring, gobbling up adjacent venues while gathering a loyal following with its consistent [...]
Er Guo Tou (二锅头） is the most famous Chinese white liquor in Beijing. Actually, Beijing is the original production place of this kind of strong distilled liquor (40% to 60% alcohol by volume!).
Literally Er Guo Tou means “head of the second pot”. It is made from sorghum. The sorghum is ground up and then boiled. [...]
Located in No. 16 Fuxingmenwai Street, the newly refurbished 1.23 billion yuan (US$180 million) Capital Museum opened to the public in 2005 after four years’ construction. The Capital Museum is a five-storey building allowing for a maximum of 13 concurrent exhibitions, which can be viewed in about 5 hours, and the new venue can accommodate [...]
Two year old panda “Yuan Xiao” ’s leg was severely hurt during a fight with another panda. Therefore he underwent a major operation. Maybe he is also the first “Naked Panda” ever in the world.
Before operation - broken bones.
During the operation
After the operation.
He is happy and health again!
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Modern Chinese supermarkets are organized much in the same way as their Western counterparts. Actually, the most famous one in Beijing is Carrefour which is a French chain. The top three supermarket chains in Beijing are Carrefour, Hualian, and Wu-Mart.
Supermarkets in Beijing offer all kinds of goods such as meet, fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh [...]
The frequency of electric current is 50 Hertz in China. The voltage in mainland China is 220 Volt, which is different from North America (110V), and Japan (100V). (Hong Kong is 200V/220V and Taiwan is 110V). Chinese electrical plugs have two or three pins. They fit into North American outlets. Chinese power outlets are identical [...]
