Restaurants kick off discount promotions for various reasons: the anniversary of an opening, the coming of festivals or Valentine's Day.
Chen Xiaoxia is the petite and soft-spoken owner of No 2009 Out & Out, and while the shop sells clothing and purses, amber is the main attraction.
Tucked deep within the Ritan embassy area, 15 Guanghua Road is easy to miss. But many celebrities and fashionistas know where it is and they are loyally devoted to the unassuming jewelry and clothing boutiques inside. METRO fashion decided to take a closer look at two of our favorite shops to find out more about these retail gems.
Pedal power no longer a moving force in city
In colleges all over the capital , students are eagerly scribbling notes on Japanese animation, the Chinese stock market and fengshui, unlike the intricacies of Peking Opera, to which the majority of notebooks remained firmly closed.
At the age of 15, Miroslav Kolesar, a boy living in a small city in Slovakia named Kosice, had the good fortune to learn Chinese from a charming lady named Li Ping.
Computer art, digital media all the rage among college students
Correspondent for The Guardian says environmental travelogue best way to tell the story of China's development
2010 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of Matteo Ricci, an Italian missionary who introduced Western culture, art and science to China during the Ming dynasty. Ricci was a valued advisor to the Chinese court as well as the first foreigner buried in the imperial capital when he died in 1610.
So you made your resolution for New Year's to never drink again. But you were invited to yet another awesome party where you couldn't seem to resist when someone opened a bottle of champagne, especially a nice one.
Ski parks in Beijing will close for the season Friday as temperatures are expected to rise quickly this week.
Unique bars provide a small, unpretentious and peaceful atmosphere in which to savor a glass