Beijing Travel Blog

Fengtai is not somewhere that most tourists or expats visit often because of its location in the South-West of the city and its mainly old residential feel. However, it can offer an interesting insight into local Beijing life and also offer a quieter day out for those looking to move away from the hustle...

After one of the most brutal Beijing winters in living memory with far more snow and subzero temperatures than is frankly necessary, the warmer weather is finally starting to come to Beijing. May is a great time of the year in Beijing because it hasn’t gotten so hot that you just want to live in a...

The May holiday period in China is one of the most important holidays for people in the world’s most populous country. For travellers in Beijing, one of the most exciting parts of this holiday in recent years has been the prevalence of a growing number of music festivals. With the weather getting pleasantly...

Of all the cities in China, Beijing probably has the best of the live music scenes with a rapidly increasing alternative music scene that encompasses everything from Jazz and Swing to Punk and Metal. With such an explosion of sound has come a variety of venues where you can hear both local and international...

There is something mysterious and dangerous about the idea of Communist military forces. From the Iron Curtain in Russia to the huge upheavals in China throughout the 20th century, military conflict has defined the region and its ideologies. Thankfully those days are over, and instead of running away...

Once in a while there is nothing better than forgetting about that all important diet or wondering about where your next salad will come from and just going all-out for a buffet. Whilst buffets are found all over the world – certainly Europe and the US are no strangers to the ‘all-you-can-eat’...