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Happy Valley Coaster Leaves Riders Suspended In Midair Apr 13, 2021 11:30 am | Add a comment | 604 reads Every amusement park goer’s worst nightmare came true at Beijing’s Happy Valley earlier this week – though thankfully without any harm done to the riders. Beijing Evening News, on April 10 at 7.35pm the Flying Shark Team rollercoaster malfunctioned, resulting in multiple people being trapped upside down on the ride for about one minute. Th...

How To Save a Few Smackeroos on Pinduoduo Feb 20, 2021 4:30 pm | Add a comment | 231 reads If there’s one thing I got really good at doing in 2020 it’s online shopping. (And Im not alone, as more than half of all transactions in China are now online.) Not even a language barrier could stop me! There’s baopals, which is basically an English version of Taobao but with fewer choices. Then there’s JD.com, a service so fast I’ve received pur...

Niujie Beef Street: Where the Locals Go for Quality Meat Feb 8, 2021 2:30 pm | 1 comment | 339 reads Chinese New Year is almost here but the gifting is already well underway. For weeks now we’ve been receiving all kinds of festive looking boxes from friends and family. And one such gift thats been routinely getting “ oohs” and “ aaahs” are the various beef and mutton boxes from 牛街 niú jiē Niujie. Directly translated as Beef Stree...

Taking Aunt Flow Out for Lunch: Beijing’s Period Restaurants Jan 18, 2021 4:30 pm | 1 comment | 563 reads There’s certainly no shortage of gimmicky restaurants in Beijing. We’ve got Haidilao’s robot restaurant, a penguin-themed restaurant, a poop-themed restaurant, and countless cat cafés. So when I heard about a restaurant just for that time of the month, I thought it was yet another odd gimmicky trend. But as it turns out, period restauran...

So Ayi Wants To Stay for CNY, Now What? Jan 15, 2021 4:30 pm | 2 comments | 553 reads Ah, the Chinese New Year holiday… The week where business in China seems to come to a halt and the annual homeward bound migration takes place all over the country. This holiday used to mean that you need to stock up on groceries because all your local shops will be closed, but not anymore. Most larger supermarkets will be open, and there’s always food delivery ...