November Issue Out Now!

By That's Beijing, October 30, 2015

The November issue of That's Beijing is out now – paper-and-ink-form citywide, digital pdf form right here or in your browser here.

This month's issue – Eyes on China: The Instagram Account Redefining Photojournalism – is out now. Our incoming Editor-in-Chief Oscar Holland introduces the magazine:

As I follow in the footsteps of someone with such sizable feet, my inaugural editor’s note is ripe for cliches about the difficulty of filling shoes. I shall resist. Nonetheless, it seems fitting to open with a tribute to my friend and predecessor Stephen George, whose nose for stories (and dogged pursuit of them) helped make That’s Beijing what it is today.

Two years ago, when Steve first approached me for a role at the magazine, he sold me a vision of a publication that could produce quality long-form journalism while still bringing you all the day-to-day things that make living in Beijing so rewarding. It is my hope that we can continue doing this as successfully as we were able to under his editorship.

Photography has always been central to the magazine, so this month we hand over our cover story to some of China’s best photojournalists. The Eyes on China Project stands out not only for the quality of the images it produces, but for the medium they appear on – Instagram. Turn to page 38, where we bring some of the feed’s best pictures to life in glorious print, and speak with the photographers behind them. (Be sure to follow our own Instagram account @thatsbeijing as well – just don’t expect photos of quite the same quality.)

Finally, a special thanks to Eyes on China's co-founder Kevin Frayer, who allowed us to splash text (and our own logo) over one of his beautiful photographs for this month's cover.

Elsewhere in the magazine:

o Dominique Wong unpicks China’s complex relationship with uniforms, complete with portraits from our very own talented photojournalist, Holly Li (page 10)

o Marianna Cerini profiles some of the country’s most interesting designers ahead of China Fashion Week (page 20)

o Andrew Chin talks to rock legend and P.K. 14 frontman, Yang Haisong (page 36)

o Noelle Mateer tries out the latest food apps before bringing you her characteristically droll take on Beijing’s latest restaurant and bar openings (from page 52)

o And, as if from beyond the grave, Steve George files for the final time as he talks to the team that recently redesigned one of his favorite drinking spots – Great Leap’s original #6 location.

Noelle and I herald in a new era with bottles of Rio and Bacardi Breezer respectively. Our choice of drinks was of course made in the name of quality journalism, and you can read the results of our alcopop head-to-head on page 50.