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From closed restaurants to empty cubicles, National Day in Beijing can be a lonely place. This seven-day holiday, nicknamed “Golden Week,” is the second longest vacation that many Chinese people have off during the entire year. As such, hordes of people travel from the city to their home provinces (an estimated one in three people in Beijing are not from the actual city) Conversely a heck of a lot of folk arrive in Beijing with mounds of luggage and a desire to tour the Forbidden City. While your friends return to their hometowns, here's how to keep your spirits up and, hey, even enjoy some of mandatory me-time. See you on the otherside...
Monday, September 29
2014 Hong Kong Cinema
BC MOMA plays host the Hong Kong Film Festival this Monday, showcasing a series of, you guessed it, Hong Kong films that stress the relationship between writing and film. During the late 1870s the island's producers developed a taste for literary adaptation, and directors such as Hark Tsui, Ann Hui, Ho Yim, and many more started adapting popular literary works to sometimes even-more popular films. Watch these and more at this year's 2014 Hong Kong Film Festival.
RMB80; 2pm- 9:30pm; 2014 Hong Kong Film Festival
Tuesday, September 30
Fedde Le Grand at LIV
Dutch producer Fedde Le Grand spreads the love at LIV club in Beijing after previous appearances at Spark and Elements. Best known for 'Put Your Hands Up For Detroit,' Fedde has done remixes with everyone from Will.I.Am to Coldplay, performed from Coachella to Electric Zoo, and now he's coming to Beijing to perform for you!
RMB150, RMB100 (presale); 10pm- 5am; Fedde Le Grand at LIV
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Chinese comic legend Chen Peisi tells a story about a migrant worker down on his luck.
RMB180- 680; 7:30- 9:30pm; Balcony
Wednesday, October 1
Feige Vintage Fair
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Buy, sell and trade at this week-long Vintage Fair located at WuKeSong Hi-Park Culture Square. More than 50 vendors showcase clothing and crafts, food and games and salsa, rock and traditional Chinese music.
RMB35; 2- 10pm Oct. 1-7; Feige Vintage Fair
8-Bit Golden Week
Celebrate the founding of the People's Republic at 8-Bit with Draught Kirin pints and all long drinks for 20RMB. Available from open until close. Game hard!
Free; 5- late Oct. 1-7; 8-Bit Golden Week
Thursday, October 2
Camping: Great Wall Spur
Join the Beijing Hikers for an overnight camp in or beside a Great Wall tower on a stretch of wild wall. You’ll hike easier with just the essentials in your day pack; the group arranges delivery of the heavy stuff to the campsite.
RMB1,630, RMB1,510 (members); 9:30am departure, overnight Thurs- Fri; Camping: Great Wall Spur
Les Booze, Les Chat, Les Connect
An inclusive and open event for queer women, their friends and allies, the pop-up girl bar on the rooftop of Funky provides a safe space for all to mingle, drink and connect.
Free for all who identify as female; 9pm; Les Booze, Les Chat, Les Connect
Friday, October 3
Beijing Design Week: BarCamp at Capital M
Designers, entrepreneurs, programmers and many more professionals come together to share new developments in their fields. In honor of Beijing Design Week, discussions will have a design focus.
Free; 1pm; Beijing Design Week: BarCamp at Capital M
Saturday, October 4
LiMinHo Fan Meeting in Beijing
South Korean actor/ singer/ model/ heartthrob Li Min-Ho will sing Chinese songs, interact with fans and give gifts as a "thank you" for all the support.
RMB1,280; 7:30pm; LiMinHo Fan Meeting in Beijing
Sunday, October 5
2014 China Open
With two-time Grand Slam champion Li Na's unexpected retirement, who will dominate this year's China Open? Find out this Sunday, when the singles and doubles tournament finally completes and, of course, follow the That's Beijing WeChat for surprise ticket giveaways!
WeChat ID Thats_Beijing; 7:30pm; 2014 China Open
But, the best way to spend your holiday...
...is kicking back with this bad boy – October issue 2014.
Our cover story is a ring road odyssey into unchartered China territory (and it's actually just Hebei)
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