Beijing News You Might Have Missed This Week, Dec 5
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Beijing is a happening city! Don't miss a thing with our weekend roundup of the latest news.
Beijingers can now use their transit QR code to board the subway in Shanghai (and visa versa). The integration of the cities’ transit systems is part of an ongoing effort to ease the burden of regular travelers between the two, which has also been reflected in the recent adjustment of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train prices. In other travel news, train tickets are now on sale for your solar New Year trip.
With the new year just around the corner, China is on the lookout for new year's resolutions. In the process, they haven’t forgotten about their foreign friends. On the contrary, the country’s central government has put out a call for feedback from foreigners residing in China, complete with an English-language interface. Scan QR code below to submit your thoughts.
Satisfied or not, tell China how what you think could be improved
Over the summer, we debunked the claim that a new law would criminalize the criticism of traditional Chinese medicine – in fact, the draft outlawed making harmful false claims about Chinese medicine. However, the controversy over the law persisted, and the clause in concern has now been dropped.
Still, it's probably wise not to go around Beijing bad-mouthing TCM
As expected, Beijing's annual marathon has been canceled this year due to COVD-19 concerns. This is the first time the race has been canceled since the tradition began 40 years ago.
A Brit’s coming to China and it ain't Eddie Izzard. New photos of the Harry Potter World at Universal Studios Beijing have emerged, mostly of snowy rooftops but also of platform nine and three-quarters.
Moving into the space that once held dance club Salsa Caribe, the newly opened Wood Garden House restaurant is really taking the space in a different direction.
Read the story of a man who had his heart ripped to shreds – and his cash too – in this week's Beijing Lights.
Get a head start on your nostalgia for 2020 (if there's any to be had) with our Year in Review blogs. This week, we took a look at the foreign residents we've waved goodbye to.
Can't afford to eat Michelin-starred cuisine? Neither can the poor saps featured in this week's Pee-king Report.
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Images: Shanghai Metro, athree23 and kian2018 (via pixabay.com), Weibo
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