New Arrivals: Say Hello to Beijing’s Smallest
Doudou Sun Chinese. Born on Sep 1 to Liu Pengyu and Sun Yanming at New…
Yearly Archives: 2013
Same Game, New Rules: A Guide to the Playdate Playbook
My mum used to have two rules in the house when we were growing up,…
Health Guide: Breathless in Beijing: Coping with Asthma in the Capital
The 2013-2014 beijingkids Health Guide is the latest resource for Beijing families dedicated to providing…
People in Your Neighborhood: The Potter and Commune-Dweller
In our daily rounds of Shunyi, we encounter lots of people who help and…
November Noticeboard: What’s Happening in Beijing
Introducing O’le Music The people behind O’le Climbing and O’le Ski have teamed up with…
IKEA to Open Second Store in Beijing, Shoppers (and Sleepers) Rejoice
IKEA furniture names could be easily confused with obscure metal bands, but that hasn’t stopped…
5 Local Markets for Air-Filtering Houseplants
An early and often quoted study by NASA in the late 1980s found that houseplants…
Doggy of the Week: Meet Sunny
There are hundreds of animals hoping to find loving homes in Beijing. If you…
From Western Wards to Warzones: Q&A with BJU’s Dr Wei Cheng
Having worked in both African war zones and some of the West’s most prestigious children’s…
Lady Who Lunches: Eating With the Locals (part two)
Following my impromptu lunch with Sun Ayi, her husband and her father-in-law, I really…