Promote Beijing food to China and world, local restaurant owners told

Beijing restaurant owners should look for opportunities to sell their cuisine to other parts of China and abroad instead of just thinking their food was superior.

Flush Beijingers set sights abroad

A recentinternational trade fair hashighlighted the strong local demand for homes in foreign countries

Realtors tout buying overseas property as road to green card

An increasing number of companies are trying to entice well-heeled Beijingers who want to live overseas with the idea of gaining permanent residency in foreign countries by buying expensive property there.

Save avant-garde art

Will what has happened to New York's artists happen to Beijing's avant-garde art community?

A knockout for the knockoffs?

Another cherished Beijing institution is in danger of being eliminated. This time, it's a tradition enjoyed by Chinese and foreign visitors alike.

In dating game, Asian men rate as considerate

On Invisible Western women

For collectors, tiny tomes are a handful

Palm-sized picture books that were usually read by children several decades ago are now a big sensation in the city's antique markets.

Open House experience plumbs the depths of art

At 9:41 on a recent Sunday morning, the text message was sent: "Come to Fangyuan Xi Lu. Right of the Sunny Golden Market. Left of the U&D Jewelry. Underground 20A near Sculpting in Time Cafe. Call for assistance. Time: 2 to 6 pm."

Step into a constantly changing world of light

Interactive project forces people to expand their sensory awareness

What's on

Director gives old favorite a new twist

Gender-swapping take on popular play explores modern love

Lazy afternoons drifting without worries of work and life

While most modern city people are busy dedicating their afternoons to their jobs, the Taiwan writer Shu Guozhi is busy exploring the ideal way to spend a "lazy" afternoon.