Blog Author - Iain Shaw

Keep It Brief: Enter Our Short Story Contest!
Our Beijing Stories contest, in association with the upcoming Bookworm Literary Festival, rumbles on. We've received around 30...
Reports: Fire in Sanlitun Village Restaurant
A fire broke out this afternoon in Sanlitun Village South. The fire seems to have started in Tairyo Teppanyaki,...
Afternoon Tech: Cafes for Entrepreneurs
Do you know what a "startup-themed cafe" is? If you do, you'll be interested to know that there are several in Beijing, and...
The Joy of Six: Chaoyangmen
This month, we’ve checked out all the stops on Line 6 to tell you about the gems that you shouldn’t wait to discover in our station-by-station Going...
This month, we’ve checked out all the stops on Line 6 to tell you about the gems that you shouldn’t wait to discover in our station-by-station Going...
Somebody important must like tonkatsu. Possibly a big boss at Parkview Green, or a restaurant license-issuing bureaucrat. Because while other...
Not-So-Giant Panda: New Brew Pub at Beixinqiao
I had already trudged once up and once back down a hutong looking for Panda Brew Pub, and hadn't found the place. I was tempted to...
Jam-Packed Line 10 Starts Skipping Stations
Line 10's recent extension made it the longest line on Beijing's subway, but as riders are finding out: With great length comes great crowds of...
There are now less than 24 hours remaining in which to vote for either Home Plate BBQ or Brussels in the final of...