Although the air isn’t always the best, there are parts of Beijing that we truly love. What areas, you ask? The abundance of restaurants, cute little cafes and hipster hotspots. There…
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The Xisi station area is Beijing is known for its hutongs. Much like Nanluoguxiang, Xisi is a historic area that boosts some of Beijing’s most authentic hutongs, but unlike Nanluoguxiang, Xisi…
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This isn’t a post about Pinerest or some marketing hack. It is about how a picture of us ended up online and went viral without our control or permission. Yvonne and…
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Nanluoguxiang (Chinese name: 南锣鼓巷) is a busy tourist area that is famous for traditional hutongs. Historically, Nanluoguxiang was the dwelling area of aristocrats and elite officers of the Qing dynasty, but…
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A question a lot of our friends back home ask us is ‘why should I visit China?” They don’t see any reasons to visit China. They think there is pollution all…
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Recently we were invited by Bike Beijing to join them on one of their tours. Unfortunately, Miguel couldn’t come along, so I went on my own to discover a new part…
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The moment I open the door of Café De Sofa I feel like walking into a living room. The quiet atmosphere, the home-like decoration, the warm feeling the wooden furniture is…
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I’m going to be straightforward with you: I love the hutongs in Beijing! You might wonder why as a lot of people fall in love with Beijing’s Forbidden City, the Summer…
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Sometimes there are days I wonder why I ever decided to come live in China. Days I honestly don’t know why I am living in China, Beijing to be exact. On…
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When you are traveling to China you have to visit its capital Beijing. It’s an amazing city with a long history and sights that you just have to see. We think…