The November 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 Valerie Osipov introduces the magazine:
It's no mystery that people love a good mystery. From the riddles of ancient history to modern dating, there's something about the things that we can't understand right away that seems to pique our intrigue even more.
In this month's cover story, Matthew Bossons of That's PRD travels to the northwestern region of Gansu in an attempt to uncover one such mystery of the ages: a lost Roman city of China's past, known today as Liqian. Suspected to have been occupied by a Roman legion thousands of years ago, the town is now a quiet home to Chinese villagers. Did Romans really settle in Han Dynasty China? And better yet, are these current inhabitants the descendants of Roman legionnaires?
Elsewhere in the magazine:
I sit down with Liu Fei of local music venue School Bar to chat about his latest project;
Edoardo Donati Fogliazza savors the flavors of Peru right here in Beijing;
And Andrew Braun checks out the city's newest lounge bars (yeah, there are more.)
Until next month,
Valerie Osipov
Editor-in-Chief
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