Thomas is a travel writer specialising in China, where he lived for 12 years. A keen Great Wall hiker and Peking duck enthusiast, he has written more than a dozen guidebooks for Lonely Planet, ...

The Olympic games bring together the best athletes from the world over, and attendance at events is the main thing to do. But everyone needs to blow off some steam now & then, and as the games carry ...

The reports of Beijing nightlife's death were greatly exaggerated. The clock struck 2 a.m. on Wednesday, and Cinderella was still dancing and drinking the night away. In every bar district I visited ...

Plans to improve the quality of Beijing's nightlife in time for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games have been launched ©Getty Images By the end of 2021, a bunch of nighttime business ...

Beijing authorities rolled out 13 measures to develop the nighttime economy and facilitate consumption growth in the city on Friday, Beijing News reported. In the next three years, a list of landmarks ...

Beijing’s “uniquely intellectual” indie music scene has entered a new era, shaped by new restrictions (pandemic and otherwise) but still going strong. The supernova-like lights dimmed on the huge ...

For those hard-working clubbers who watched the rise of "underground" electronica clubs such as White Rabbit and Lantern with excitement, only to experience a major comedown when both were forced to ...

An article in the People’s Daily English edition contrasts contemporary nightlife in Beijing with night-time activities in Chinese history. The article concludes: “However, the quality of Chinese ...

Since Mr Yang opened the club in 2004, just three years after China ceased to classify homosexuality as a mental disorder, the venue has become a beacon for gay Chinese across the country. Destination ...