Blog Author - Michael Wester

The Fire That Wouldn't Die: Join Us for Hot Chili Pepper Eating Contest Part 2!
Join our 11th Annual Hot Chili Pepper Eating Competition and prove yourself the king (or queen) of spice
Five Ways to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Beijing Today
Five Ways to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Beijing Today
Iron Will, Iron Stomach: Calling All Brave Souls for our Annual Chili Pepper Eating Competition
Join our 10th annual hot chili pepper eating competition and prove yourself the king (or queen) of spice
Despite the Occasional Airpocalypse, Beijing’s Air is on a Path to Steady Improvement
Beijing now ranks a mere #241 on the list of world’s worst cities for air pollution.
Beijingkids Has a New Name – Introducing Jingkids!
Readers of our sister magazine may have noticed a slight change.
For the First Time in 600 Years, Tiantan Has a Coffee Shop
The 600-year-old Tiantan Park, otherwise known as the Temple of Heaven, has a coffee shop for the first time in its history. 
Chinese Medicine's Tong Ren Tang Artfully Combines Espresso, TCM Herbs at Their Coffee Shop
China’s 352-year-old TCM clinic Tong Ren Tang has taken a page from Starbucks and launched an upscale coffee shop – and surprise: it’s really good!
Social Media Influencer? Come Have Fun for Cash
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We’re seeking three foreigners to be featured in three short Beijing tourism-related videos to be shot prior to Chinese New Year.
The Numbers Are In: 2020 Was the Best Year on Record for Beijing Air
2020 sucked in a lot of ways, but it was a banner year for great air quality in Beijing.