Blog Tag - Winter

Street Sweep: Lao Beijing Street Snacks to Look Out for this Winter
Winters in Beijing may be bitter, but they bring sweetness too, if you know where to look. The cold weather brings some of our favorite snacks (step...
About Freaking Time: Beijing's Heating Comes on November 15
Fed up of not being able to feel your toes around the house? So are we. But despite the unusually early snowfall we witnessed last week, the city's...
Incoming: This Winter's First Snow (and Rain)
As you may have noticed, it's raining today. However, tomorrow, it will potentially snow in our fair capital, according to China News. China News...
Beijing Wins Bid to Host 2022 Olympic Winter Games
Beijing will host the 2022 Olympic Winter Games and 2022 Paralympic Winter Games from February 4-20, 2022 after the International Olympic Committee (...
The Beijinger's Unofficial Olympic Inspection Tour of Almaty
On Friday, July 31, Beijing and Zhangjiakou will end a 21-month effort to become the joint hosts of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Those Games will...
Norlha Pop-Up Store: Tibetan Blankets, Knitwear and Shawls
If you like your knitwear, scarves and blankets soft and warm, make sure you get to Norlha’s pop-up store before it shuts on February 8. The staff...
Cold Comfort: The Rug's New Winter Menu
The weather may still be warm enough that thoughts of winter comfort food seem comfortably far off, but sooner than you know it you'll be wishing you...
To Escape or Embrace the Cold: Asia's Best Winter Destinations
This weekly sponsored blog post is brought to you by Country Holidays. To learn more about tours and packages, please email beijing@countryholidays....
Inspect a Gadget: Four Techie Picks for Surviving the Ski Slopes
With just a for months of cold weather, now is a better time than any to grab the gear you may want (or need) to have a swell time on the ski slopes...
Cold and Hungry? 5 Must-Try Beijing Winter Snacks
When the temperatures take a dip, one of the things that get hotter in the cold weather is Beijing’s scrumptious winter snacks, which tastes better...
Game On: A Company of Cold Enthusiasts
Inevitably, the Beijing winter throws up two options. You can either work on your drinking arm - an option preferred by the majority of the city’s...
Winter Wonder: Making the Most of Frozen Beijing
Beijing gets cold during winter. There, we’ve said it. No need to go on about it - most places do. No need to grumble about it either. It’s part of...
Chipping Away: How We Made This Issue's Cover
For the cover image of the January issue of the Beijinger, we considered a number of ideas. Ice isn’t plentiful in Beijing in December, when we shot...
Street Style at The Place
"I'll meet you at The Place." "Um, what place?" "You know, The Place!" Had this conversation? Yeah, us too. Regardless of how impractical the name,...
Have an Ailment? We Got Cure! Try this Tasty Chinese Equivalency of Pepto-Bismol for Upset Stomach
Weekends are meant for great food and indulgence. We all enjoy eating and drinking; we just don’t like the following unpleasant effects. If...