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Getting Close to Ren Hang
Ren Hang doesn’t have a lot to say about himself. In the fine art environment, where emphasizing one’s own importance (or having representation to do so, while you maintain the air of expensive...
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Aloft: Zhang Chi
Iconic subcultural imagery and gender-flexible patterns (and models) have become the trademarks of Zhang Chi – a young Beijing designer not afraid to take fashion tips from the dark side. Like Vega...
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Say Goodbye to Wonderland
Deep down, we knew this day would come: as of a few months ago, Wonderland, Beijing’s ghostly, abandoned amusement park project is gone. Old suspicions of the park’s likely demise don’t make us feel...
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Tuned In at Yu Gong Yi Shan
How does twenty-first-century indie music sound when it’s only been around for twenty years? Where do alt-leaning kids hang out in a place that didn’t have access to international cultural context...
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Courtyard House Plug-in by People’s Architecture Office
The Design Hop initiative was launched as part of Beijing Design Week in an effort to engage designers in the complex issue of rejuvenating and preserving the deteriorating historic neighborhoods in...
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Beijing Photo Journal: Architecture
We hope you enjoyed last week’s interview with People’s Architecture Office, and while we’re talking building, we invite you to explore our version of a photo-scrapbook. This is a collection of...
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Eating a Dragon – A Typical Beijing Breakfast
One of the most thrilling aspects of traveling is getting to try new food. While the more adventurous of us might prefer the point-and-grunt method, we thought an instructional video might be of use...
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Stopping Time at a Hidden Teahouse in Shanghai
Tea culture is ingrained in China’s history and and has a bright future, too – especially if you ask Min Lin , the proprietress of a teahouse hidden in an unassuming Shanghai apartment complex. It’s no...
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Hottest Sounds and Coldest Drinks at Dos Kolegas
The best venues are often hard to find, which goes triple for Dos Kolegas – a dive bar so exceptionally clandestine, one might think they want to keep their fresh-grilled snacks, garden pool tables,...
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In Context: Wu Chong on Beijing’s Punk Scene
Not long ago, the concepts of individuality and self-expression were largely unfamiliar to the Chinese people. Over the past thirty years that’s changed, largely thanks to the introduction of...
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