That's Beijing – August 2018 Issue Out Now!

The August 2018 issue of That's Beijing is out now – paper-and-ink form citywide, digital pdf form right here or in your browser here. Editor-in-Chief Noelle Mateer introduces the magazine:

The most interesting fact about Ningxia is that they have a fake Jing-A there called Ning-A. I’m not joking. You can look it up. 

The second most interesting fact, though, you can read about in this month’s cover story: Ningxia is home to a booming wine region. 

This isn’t exactly a secret – the autonomous region in Western China has been producing award-winning vintages for a few years now. But the reason why may surprise you. Ningxia is home to the only governmental Wine Bureau in all of China, and amazingly, this provincial-level arm has managed to turn in a poor, sparsely-populated desert region into a wine-producing powerhouse with global ambitions. Last month, I traveled to region’s capital of Yinchuan to ask vintners how they turn very little water into wine. 

Elsewhere in the magazine: 

• Bridget O’Donnell interviews superstar Jessie J;

• Dominique Wong walks us through the Chinese winners of the Sony Photography Awards;

• And Valerie Osipov visits a bar full of classic pinball machines (truly, there is never a dull moment here).

Until next month,

Noelle Mateer
Editor-in-Chief