Tattoo artist Chacha Where are you from? ‘My hometown is in Hunan. You know, it’s Chairman Mao’s hometown so it’s pretty famous.’ Why did you decide to become a tattooContinue readingTime Out Beijing: “The best places to get tattooed in Beijing”
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City Weekend Beijing: “Health Matters: Helicobacter Pylori”
Gut Feeling Helicobacter pylori is one of the most common bacterial infections in human beings. However, studies have shown that in a minority of cases, this bacteria may result inContinue readingCity Weekend Beijing: “Health Matters: Helicobacter Pylori”
City Weekend Beijing: “Memoirs of a Rolling Stone”
Quite honestly, I have no clue where I am from. People want a simple answer; they want to squeeze you into a well-defined box. What people don’t want is theContinue readingCity Weekend Beijing: “Memoirs of a Rolling Stone”
City Weekend: “Six Ways to Improve Concentration”
Get your blood pumping, your brain will love you for it! A study conducted by the British Medical Journal found that the increase in blood flow to the brain duringContinue readingCity Weekend: “Six Ways to Improve Concentration”
Time Out Beijing: “Apple Pay is Coming to China”
This week you’ll find Apple-lovers and shopaholics alike jumping for joy. It’s official – Apple Pay, Apple’s mobile payment service, is planning to launch in China. According to reports byContinue readingTime Out Beijing: “Apple Pay is Coming to China”
Time Out Beijing: “Eat it: Da Dong’s duck burger”
When you walk into a restaurant where the bizarre concept is ‘duck burger fast food joint‘, the biggest shocker is that it’s, well… not that bizarre. The décor at duckContinue readingTime Out Beijing: “Eat it: Da Dong’s duck burger”
Time Out Beijing: “More hints that Google might be returning to China”
As the techies may know, the Beijing stop of popular international startup conference TechCrunch was held in Haidian over the last two days (November 2-3). Eric Schmidt (he’s the executiveContinue readingTime Out Beijing: “More hints that Google might be returning to China”
Time Out Beijing: “Construction begins for new fast train to Hong Kong”
Could it be? A high-speed rail that takes you from Beijing to Hong Kong in just eight hours? It seems like our romantic dream to speed down south by trainContinue readingTime Out Beijing: “Construction begins for new fast train to Hong Kong”
Time Out Beijing: “Forbidden City blacklists misbehaving tourists”
Are you on the Forbidden City’s blacklist? Well, if you’ve drawn a smiley face on a Ming vase, scribbled ‘James was ‘ere’ on the Gate of Divine Prowess or thrownContinue readingTime Out Beijing: “Forbidden City blacklists misbehaving tourists”
Guardian: “Here’s the truth about Shanghai schools: they’re terrible”
Saga Ringmar Shanghai tops the Pisa rankings thanks to their focus on test-taking. Their model would be a nightmare for US schools Schools in Shanghai emphasize discipline andContinue readingGuardian: “Here’s the truth about Shanghai schools: they’re terrible”