The December 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:
My 2017 was a lot like Beijing’s 2017. I moved into the hutongs. Shortly thereafter, the construction crews moved in too. I watched as they surrounded our home with scaffolding. I listened as they drilled through the walls (early) in the morning. And then one day, they were gone – and my little alleyway was changed forever.
This year threw a lot of bricks at us – I’m speaking literally and figuratively – and you can read about all them in this month’s cover story, 2017: China’s Year in Review, which includes everything from a map of the year’s bricked-up hutongs (p. 51) to a calendar of all that happened in Chinese hip-hop (p. 46). It was the best of times, it was the worst of times – it was another year in Beijing.
Say what you will about our turbulent city, but Beijing has always been a fantastic place to meet the writers and intellectuals leading conversations on East Asia. Flip to our City section (p. 6) for Nicholas Bonner’s guide to the DPRK artifacts in his new book Made in North Korea, followed by a fascinating interview with journalist Lenora Chu about her book Little Soldiers: An American Boy, A Chinese School and the Global Race to Achieve.
Elsewhere in the magazine:
Justine Lopez takes us off the beaten path in Bali (p. 24),
Erica Martin picks the best Chinese albums of the year (p. 32),
And Dominique Wong explores the city’s best new bars and and restaurants (p. 59).
Happy Holidays,
Noelle Mateer
Editor-in-Chief
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