Nightlife & activities

Venue: Tsinghua University Art Museum

A collection of some of the oldest and rarest photographs of China, Vision and Reflection: Photographs of China in the 19th Century, is made up of 120 photographic specimens taken in the 19th century and have never been exhibited before in Beijing. The photographs were taken by both Chinese and international photographers and give a glimpse at what life in late Qing Dynasty Beijing was like for the subjects depicted as well as what it may have been like to wonder some of the city's historic sights at the time. The rare photographs are only a fraction of the New York-based private Stephan Loewentheil China Photography Collection, which in total includes 13,000 photographs that comprise some of the earliest known paper photographs of Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.

Vision and Reflection: Photographs of China in the 19th Century

Date: Dec 29-30 - 10 am

Yellow Claw in Beijing

Date: Jan 18 - 9 pm

Venue: Club One Third

Taking the over-the-top attitude of stadium techno acts like Scooter, mixing it with the profanity-laced party style of Dada Life, then filtering it all through the cutting-edge dance styles of trap and neo-electro, Amsterdam trio Yellow Claw don't consider themselves a band or project but a "party concept". Formed in 2010 by DJs Jim Aasgier, MC Bizzey, and Nils, Yellow Claw made their name by hosting parties at the Jimmy Woo club in Amsterdam.

Their vibrant, campy style spread in 2011 with weekly Yellow Claw parties launched in the cities of Leeuwarden and Breda, while downloads of productions and remixes spread the world online. Featuring a guest appearance from Waka Flocka Flame, Amsterdam Trap Music, Vol 2 followed on the label in 2014 and coincided with the launch of the group's streetwear clothing line, Blood for Mercy.

A year later, the brand's name became the title of their next LP as Blood for Mercy - released by Mad Decent proper - climbed into the Billboard 200 albums chart.