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It's been a long 2 months posting about my trip to Beijing, and I was only there for 7 days ! There is so much to see there, and to make the most of it you really have to plan ahead. The Web is such an indispensable tool for travel nowadays. My frie (read full article)
One of the things I noticed about Beijingers while wondering around the city is that they are very unselfconscious. They are not shy at all about having their pictures taken, and generally go about thier own business without worrying too much about t (read full article)
The Commune by The Great Wall is one of the most unique projects in Beijing which we visited. It is actually a luxury hotel located at the foot of the Great Wall at Badaling. Developed by the SOHO Group, the hotel is a collection of private villas de (read full article)
From a 4 star high end restaurant we move on to the other end of the food spectrum - McDonald's. My main reason for visiting a McDonald's in Beijing was to try out the pork burger. Sadly they only had one flavour on offer - Mala Crispy Pork Burger. I (read full article)
When I heard that Daniel Boulud, the famous New York Chef had opened his first overseas outpost in Beijing, I told myself I had to give it a try. I had seen Chef Daniel on TV many times, and always liked his genial and easygoing approach. He always c (read full article)
One of the most popular shopping centre for tourists is the Yashow Market at Sanlitun. It is right next to The Village Shopping Centre which I had posted on earlier. This is basically a convenient place to get fake branded products, leather goods and (read full article)
If you go on a packaged tour in China, you will have to endure the many pre-arranged shopping stops along the way. These are mandatory requirements by the Department of Tourism - I guess it's their way of squeezing out some much needed foreign curren (read full article)
The Chinese government has come up with a perfect way to raise money – entrance collections ! To enter all the Olympic buildings, you need to pay an entrance fee which varies from RMB 30 to RMB 50. Assuming there are about 10,000 visitors each day (read full article)
The National Centre for the Performing Arts – or commonly know as "The Bird's Egg" by Beijingers, has not received much praise in the architectural press since it was completed. In fact, there had been some criticism over it’s simplistic form and (read full article)
Everywhere you go in Beijing, you are bound to bump into some street vendors selling all kinds of stuff. If you see one selling baked sweet potatoes, get some. They are really great !Cherries were in season, and they look really luscious, and taste g (read full article)
One of the big surprises during our visit was discovering how good ice cream in Beijing can be. It was late Spring, so the weather gets a bit warm on some days. A nice cold stick of ice cream can really make your day !This one's got a honeydew flavou (read full article)
We wanted to skip the acrobatic show due to lack of time. Fortunately we didn't, as it turned out to be very entertaining and quite an experience.There are many acrobatic show venues in Beijing which are mostly aimed at tourists. The one we went to w (read full article)
Grand MOMA Beijing is actually an apartment development at the Dongzhiemn area of Beijing, one of the high-end districts in the city. Designed by renown American architect Steven Holl, the name alludes to a more artistic aspiration then just a common (read full article)
SOHO Shangdu is another project by SOHO China. By their usual scales, this is a small project. It consists of a shopping podium with an office tower and an apartment tower - quite a typical program for a commercial project. The architect is LAB Archi (read full article)
My trip to Beijing was a Study Tour, and besides the sightseeing and food-tasting, we also visited some projects. The size of projects in China is shocking for someone coming from Kuching, where units are counted in the 10s. Here, they build entire c (read full article)
Now for some of the more bizaar and stomach-churning offerings on Wangfujing Food Street. Deepfried scorpions anyone ? What about some seahorses ? Lizards ? I don't think Beijingers actually eat these stuff. At least I have not seen a Beijinger eati (read full article)
You should always go to Wangfujing Food Street with an empty stomach, or you will regret it. There are just so many things to try. I will post on some of the more nerve recking offerings later, but there are enough choices here to make you come back (read full article)
Wangfujing Food Street is probably the most popular food street in Beijing. Stretching over 1 km long, this famous attraction brings together street foods from all over China in one convenient location. As they cater mostly to tourists, the prices ar (read full article)
Wangfujing is one of the premier shopping districts in Beijing. It is located just to the Eastern side of the Forbidden City, in the Dongcheng District of the city. Some of the streets have been turned into pedestrian malls, and walking down these ma (read full article)
The 798 Art Zone or Dashanzi Art District is an art and lifestyle hub which brings together art, architecture, lifestyle and culture in one huge complex. Located in the Chaoyang District which is to the North-Eastern side of Beijing, this complex use (read full article)
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