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What Would Confucius Do? Pushing on the Subway

Would Confucius have believed in 'first come, first served'?

by That's Beijing, 14 January 2016

A Look Back at the Year in Beijing Sports 2016

How does Beijing's ice hockey team stack up against the capital's old boys' clubs?

by That's Beijing, 22 December 2016

Chinese Urban Dictionary: Ni jiali ren zhidao ma?

phrase. Lit.: “Does your family know?” A phrase used to tease someone when they reveal a unique personality trait or quirk, often an embarrassing one, or one that a conservative...

by That's Beijing, 23 July 2014

In the Minority: Meet Beijing's Ethnic Communities

For this month's cover story we meet with individuals from the city's three largest non-Han groups: Manchu, Hui and Mongol.

by That's Beijing, 15 June 2016

Chinese urban dictionary: 'wujiecao'

adj. To describe somone who speaks or acts without the constraints of societal norms or standards; to be vulgar, crass or socially unacceptable.

by That's Beijing, 17 November 2014

Chinese Urban Dictionary - Buy Buy Buy

n. a phrase which refers to excessive purchasing, either individually or collectively, brought about and in reference to the emerging Chinese middle class’ massive spending power....

by That's Beijing, 04 April 2015