With spring sun shining once again in the capital, it's almost time to plop down on a flimsy plastic chair and dig into some good old-fashioned Beijing street food.
Playing out their own genre of a literary quest, buyers from the Cathay Bookshop scour the world to track down and bring home China's ancient writings, volume by volume.
Boasting a host of well-known luxury brands, as well as a perfect location in central Beijing, China World Mall has everything you might expect a world-class shopping center to have.
Call it an antiques exhibition with a point; dozens of them, in fact.
Forget staying at home to watch your favorite DVD, Orange Cinemas, newly opened on Monday, offers a whole new personal viewing experience. Large lush velvet sofas, soft pillows and tables for drinks and snack food turn the multiplex into a high-end lounge.
Wondering what to do to keep your Qingming Festival "clean" and "bright" in Beijing? Here's a few suggestions on enjoying the festival while learning more about it at the same time.
Wednesday's lesson for a group of students at Beijing No 2 Experimental Primary School was how to quickly evacuate the school in an orderly manner during an emergency.
Shortage of hospices, funding and trained staff to care for the terminally ill in Beijing.
The terminally ill need more psychological care, hospice doctors say.
DJ Remo gets revelers dancing at celebrity shindig.
Beijing's premiere guzheng (zither) musician Ji Wei will release her new and timely album Spring soon.
Forget the waltz or the tango - this weekend marks the return of one of Beijing's most polarizing dance contests.
Copyright 1995 - 2010 . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 20100000002731 
