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4 Wild & Remote Great Wall Homestays

Want to get away this summer? Try a Great Wall homestay. Airbnb has loads of accommodation options – check out our pick of the best.

by Dominique Wong, 10 July 2017

Chinese Cities Named World's Noisiest. Here's How City Dwellers Respond

Chinese cities aren’t just ‘buzzing’ – they're some of the loudest in the world.

by Edoardo Donati Fogliazza, 06 June 2019

Meet the Man Who Created 'Beijing Monopoly'

Ian Steele is the founder of Custom Beijing, a creative project which features customized maps, board games and more.

by Alistair Baker-Brian, 23 March 2021

Beijing or Bladerunner? China's Sandstorm as Seen By Netizens

As the worst sandstorm in 10 years swept across the capital, netizens posted their best snaps of the apocalyptic scenes.

by Alistair Baker-Brian, 16 March 2021

Artist Gareth Fuller on Sketching His Way Through North Korea’s Capital

Over the past 15 years, with a lay of the land and a pen in his hand, the restless wanderer has completed intricate hand-drawn maps of Beijing, London and most recently, Pyongyang.

by Valerie Osipov, 20 November 2019

How To Snack Your Way Through Beijing in a Weekend

A few of our favorite Beijing street snacks that have yet to make a debut in the southern lands of Shanghai.

by Sophie Steiner, 12 December 2020

2 Foreigners 'Blacklisted' After Great Wall Incident

The tourists from Senegal crossed into a section of the Mutianyu Great Wall off-limits to visitors.

by Alistair Baker-Brian, 11 May 2021

NHL Bringing Pro Ice Hockey to Beijing and Shenzhen this Fall

The teams will take to the ice in Shenzhen on September 15 before heading north to Beijing on the 19th.

by Paul Finkbeiner, 04 May 2018

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