BEIJING – Chinese relatives of passengers from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have prayed at a Beijing temple to mark six months since the plane went missing despite attempts from police to persuade ...

Beijing-flavored temple fairs such as the Old Summer Palace royal temple fair, brush pen, ink stick, paper and ink slab at Liulichang, the century-old stores at Dazhalan, the Red Chamber and folk ...

"Beijing, I believe, is becoming a city where birdwatching is no longer a niche pursuit, but a natural part of daily urban ...

With China's Year of the Horse soon to gallop in, Beijing Monthly together with the Beijing International Culture Association on January 26 hosted the "Experience Beijing - Temple Festival during ...

Temple fairs are a Beijing custom that dates back to the Liao Dynasty (916-1125). In the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), the bustling temple fair in Chenghuangmiao (Temple of the City God) Street -- present ...

Beijing's traditional temple fairs or miaohui are part of the rites of Spring. Erik Nilsson looks at the carnival spirit, and finds out that it is an evolving sprite. Temple fairs celebrate - and are ...

Visitors to the Taoist Dongyue Temple fair in Chaoyang District enjoy folk performances including zhongfan, a flagpole balancing act with amazing acrobatic feats, and lion and dragon dances. [Jiang ...

YOU NEVER KNOW what you'll find when you go bicycling in Beijing. Eight years ago, the Belgian entrepreneur Juan van Wassenhove set off from his home in the Chinese capital to pedal around the ...