Beijing News You Might Have Missed This Week, Jan 9
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Beijing is a happening city! Don't miss a thing with our weekend roundup of the latest news.
On Wednesday, we reported that Beijing was set to have the coldest night in two decades. It did indeed set the record for coldest night of the century, but the very next day, the winds took it away. The coldest day in 54 years, freezing out tears, happened on Thursday as temperatures dipped to -19.2 degrees Celcius. In fact, it was so gosh darn cold that some Beijingers were able to film themselves throwing hot water to watch it freeze before their eyes.
"You're hot then you're cold, you're yes then you're no..."
Suburban travel is getting easier by the day as Beijing continues to expand its subway lines to the city's outskirts. Last week, the middle section of Line 16 opened, completing the route from Xicheng District straight through to the northwest corner of Haidian District. The northern section of Fangshan's line opened as well, which runs from Fengtai District to Fangshan District. Additionally, transit authorities announced that Line 1 will be connected to the Batong Line by 2022.
A Line 16 train en route to the burbs
As city residents are being strongly discouraged from traveling outside the capital during Spring Festival this year, many airlines are now offering full refunds on tickets purchased for upcoming travel. If you have purchased plane tickets and would like to cancel, check if the airline has issued a new refund policy.
In a hopeful pattern of migratory birds reappearing in Beijing, a family of white-tailed eagles was spotted at the Ming Tombs for the first time. Representatives from the conservation research center said they expect the number of bird sightings to increase.
The white-tailed eagle mother was spotted teaching her offspring to hunt
After weeks of rumors, beloved music streaming app Xiami officially bit the dust. Will Griffith tells us how the underground music scene is taking it.
In recognition of the individuals and companies who go out of their way to empower women, SCHSAsia created the Women Empowerment Awards. Eloise Wester of our sister publication beijingkids chats with the CEO of SCHSAsia as the awards approach.
Keep up with the latest celebrity goss in our new column, Beijing Pops. This week, Huang Yiran tells us of the leaked celebrity health app data and a famed director's admission of plagiarism.
The Pizza Cup may be over, but the pies must roll on. This week, we brought you the list of Beijing's top 12 pizza joints. And in other pizza news, former champion Pie Squared unveiled their brand new location.
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Images: Xue Tong, WIkimedia, Xinhua
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