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Wangjing Walk was among the “The Most Beautiful Alleys in Beijing 2021”
Written by , 13 December 2021Through district recommendations and after rounds of selections, the List of the “Top 10 Most Beautiful Alleys in Beijing 2021” has been unveiled, with one alley in Chaoyang District included in the final list, and another one nominated. The two alleys listed are as follows: Wangjing Walk was among the “Top 10 Most Beautiful Alleys in Beijing 2021” Binhe Road on the North Side of Liangma River was nominated for the “Top 10 Most Beautiful Alleys in Beijing 2021” Thirty alleys among over 1,300 renovated district alleys throughout the city were first shortlisted for the “Top 10 Most Beautiful Alleys in Beijing 2021.” Based on the votes cast by experts, 10 back street alleys, including Wangjing Walk, which are distinctive, clean, tidy and livable stood out. These alleys have become known to the broader public as a new calling card for the successful management of alleys in Beijing. They were also set up as a new model…157
All Venues for Beijing Olympic, Paralympic Winter Games will Open to Public
Written by , 24 March 2022All the venues for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 will open to the public after the Games. (Image from Beijing Chaoyang WeChat Official Account) The National Alpine Ski Center will open some of the slopes to the public for entertainment, said Liu Xinghua, an official in charge of the Games’ legacy program with the Beijing 2022 Organising Committee (BOCOG). “Also the National Alpine Ski Center will host high-level events as well as being used as a training facility for the Chinese national team and the youth team,” Liu added. The National Alpine Ski Center will be operating all year round. In addition to the ski resort in the snow season, it will also be used for some other outdoor activities including rock climbing and hiking. After the Games, the National Speed Skating Oval will become a multi-functional complex combining sports competitions, national fitness, cultural leisure, exhibitions and other possible…158
Where is “the Paradise of Street Photography” and “the Harvester of First Stores”?
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Beijing CBD Launches Consumption Festival
Written by , 24 April 2022On April 15, Beijing CBD officially launched a consumption festival. With “Poems and Dreams” as the keynote of the consumption festival, over a dozen of shopping malls, including China World, China Central Place, Yintai, Beijing Kerry Center, and Parkview Green, have set up small pop-up stores, fine art installations, mini natural landscapes, and more in outdoor public areas as supplementary attractions for their commercial locations; they have also added new consumption scenarios, such as fashionable and creative catering, cafés, and bars to build immersive themed blocks. The consumption festival will release brand-new musical activities such as fine arts concerts, small-sized public concerts, business district music corners, etc. CBD Youth Coffee Day, beer festival, and so on are still to be held this year. In addition, the Beijing CBD Business District Alliance has also been established. The first batch of members consists of over a dozen…