1. home
  2. Articles

category

WATCH: Sanlitun Bar Street Gets Steamrolled

Video shows venues on Sanlitun's popular bar street in Beijing getting completely dismantled by bulldozers.

by That's Beijing, 24 April 2017

Sanlitun's Dirty Bar Street: What's Closed and What's Open

City construction on the popular bar street is already pretty advanced.

by Noelle Mateer, 25 April 2017

The Bookworm in Beijing Announces Sudden Closure

For the past 14 years, the celebrated space was an iconic part of the Beijing community, acting not only as a beloved bookshop, but as a venue for cultural events, literary festivals...

by Valerie Osipov, 05 November 2019

Off the Market: The Aftermath of Beijing's Wholesale Market Closures

The market closures are part of the government’s attempt to clear Beijing of “big city ills” like pollution and traffic, as well as cap the population at 23 million by 2020.

by Dominique Wong, 22 June 2018

More Beijing 'Dirty Bar Street' Businesses Forced to Close

The Tree is getting the axe.

by Noelle Mateer, 02 October 2017

The Latest Hutong Closings: The Tiki Bungalow, Rager Pie, Más

This is a sad, sad story.

by Noelle Mateer, 27 April 2017

Beijing's Largest Wholesale Market (Tianyi Market) to Close Next Week

Another one bites the dust.

by Justine Lopez, 06 September 2017

UPDATE: More Beijing Subway Station Closures Coming Soon

The upcoming closures will affect commuters in the capital on Wednesday, June 30 and Thursday, July 1.

by Alistair Baker-Brian, 29 June 2021

Recent Comments

Thanks for the overview of the new HSK standards. It gave me a much better picture of the changes in the exam. I've also found vocabulary lists for the new HSK levels: https://www.hackchinese.com/exams/New%20HSK%203. It looks like a good resource for HSK test preparation.

Jina

April 27, 2021 at 18:10 pm

Indeed.. Good writing.

theCalmer

April 14, 2021 at 18:44 pm

Is this still there?

mrangry

January 17, 2021 at 9:45 am

In Case You Missed It…

22 Amazing Art Shows This May in Beijing

22 Amazing Art Shows This May in Beijing

Fingerstyle Guitarist Daniel Padim Returns for 2nd China Tour

Fingerstyle Guitarist Daniel Padim Returns for 2nd China Tour

Unmasking What Lies Beneath Toxic Types of Love

Unmasking What Lies Beneath Toxic Types of Love

12 Awesome Upcoming Events in Beijing

12 Awesome Upcoming Events in Beijing

11 Amazing Trips to Take Around China This Spring

11 Amazing Trips to Take Around China This Spring

We're on WeChat!

Scan our QR Code at right or follow us at ThatsBeijing for events, guides, giveaways and much more!

7 Days in Beijing With thatsmags.com

Weekly updates to your email inbox every Wednesday

Download previous issues

Never miss an issue of That's Beijing!

Visit the archives