Beijing Travel Blog

The artistic tradition in China has a long history, but some of the most interesting art is the one being produced right now. Although China may be renowned more for its harsh censorship laws than tradition of artistic freedom, Beijing proves that art needn’t be overt in order to be meaningful. The...

China’s Sichuan province, in the southwest, is perhaps best known for its brand of spicy, powerful food that is created out of the region’s love of garlic and chili pepper. The Sichuan peppercorn is famous for its fragrant citrus-flavor that is spicy and refreshing at the same time. However, spices...

Tea is almost synonymous with China, and where else to drink the world’s best tea, but the source of the wonderful drink itself. Tea houses scatter the length and breadth of Beijing, with the larger, kitschier ones catering to tourists and foreigners, and smaller, more intimate ones for the locals....

The Chaoyang District (Chaoyang Yu in Mandarin), whose name literally means, “facing the sun,” is the city’s most modern quarter. The recent 2008 Olympics saw Beijing undergo massive construction projects, the results of which can be seen in Chaoyang. Here one can spot the famous “Bird’s Nest”...