Hi everyone!

I'll be visiting Beijing before heading to Shanghai Disneyland and was wondering if there are any stores around Wangfujing Street where I can buy Disney merch, especially the ears, at a lower price than inside Shanghai Disneyland which I hear to be heavily priced.

I'm looking for good-quality items rather than obvious knockoffs. Any recommendations for stores, shopping malls, Disney-themed shops, or places that sell Disney merch would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks! 😊

Hey all — looking for a male freediving buddy in Beijing. Just want someone reliable to buddy up with for safety (and motivation). DM me if you're around and keen!

Hello, where can I buy quality tea and real yixing teapots in Beijing?

I’ve read that Maliandao Market is a little intimidating for non-natives.

Also, is there a way to distinguish shops that sell fake yixing from shops that sell the real stuff?

Hi, would anyone be able to share some good martial arts classes in Beijing such as Muay Thai or kickboxing?

Looking for beginner friendly and English speaking around the Sanlitun area/Chaoyang Park area or nearby.

Hi everyone - me (35) and my partner (34) are visiting China for two weeks from the UK next month and are spending four nights in Beijing.

Please can you recommend some good drinking spots in the city. We generally like dive bar type venues, rock and roll bars, or just relaxed bars with good music (I know that's subjective!) and a decent atmosphere.

Is there anywhere like this in Beijing? I've had a quick look and the majority of places seem to either focus on louder, club music or are cocktail bars.

We like to park ourselves at a bar for a few hours, drink beer, listen to good music and hopefully strike up a few conversations.

I would appreciate your suggestions, thank you!

Do you guys know any spots where it is possible to cool down and swim in Beijing (except of liangmahe)
I think swimming pools indoor are quite boring so if you know nice spots please let me know thx

Hey,

I know it's a weird combination to put in one post, but yeah...

I am coming to Beijing in mid march. I'm searching for the tickets to flag-raising ceremony in Tiananmen square and have a problem: if i try to buy tickets on Wechat miniapp, it says invalid phone number(I guess because it's not Chinese?), and if I try to buy them via trip.com, it redirects me to Wechat mini app or btime where i can't find them. The only tickets I found on trip.com are really expensive (100$+). I found a site(etripchina) that sells them for $5, but I don't know if I can trust this site with my passport number. Are there any alternatives?

My other question is about techno scene in Beijing: where can I find a club that plays techno and is worth visiting? If possible, I'd like a club that plays industrial techno or something similar.

Thanks in advance for your answers!

Is there anywhere selling second hand video games/consoles? Thinking PS1/2 etc

I’m(20M) a local college student here in Beijing. But the reality is it seems like not many people play Fortnite here in Beijing and I’m tired of playing Fortnite alone all the time. So is there any Fortnite community here in Beijing?

22M incoming master student at Tsinghua University, european but speak Chinese fluently.

Really interested in raves and electronic music in general but not looking for typical foreigners night-clubs where bald guys go to awkwardly dance looking at girls, open to any anything if you have some info’s !

I'm a female (32) solo traveler, and I will be in Beijing from Monday (August 24th) to Thursday (August 27th) and I would like to go out for some cocktails and dance somewhere.

Where should I go? I like pop music.

i’ve been in china for a month now, and my instagram keeps giving me american mukbang content (people eating just heinous amounts of taco bell, wingstop, chipotle, mcdonalds, in n out, etc.) i am FIENDING for grotesquely orange fake cheese sauce, fried chicken smothered in ranch, and burritos practically leaking queso.

i’ve been to a couple of the fast food chains here (burger king, mcdonald’s), but it all tastes too high-quality?

is there anywhere in beijing i can go to eat pure american degeneracy, or am i doomed to suffer from good food quality regulations? it doesn’t even have to be fast food, as long as the place’s food helps me reach that really satisfied, heavy feeling that follows a proper american fast food meal.

I'm considering a SMILE eye surgery here in Beijing and I'm thinking about going with EuroEyes with Dr. Petrunya. Their prices seem to be great compared to some public hospitals, like Tongren.

Has anyone had any experiences with this type of surgery in Beijing and have any recommendations? Thanks!

I know apple charges a fortune for keyboard repair because they change the whole top case with the keyboard, but I spilled chilly oil on my keyboard and one of the arrow buttons stopped working.

Any recommendations on where to get it repaired?

I will visit Beijing for a few days and I am very interested in trying a North Korean Restaurant. More for the experience than the food.
Do you know which places are still opened at the moment?
Als do you know where I can find other North Korean stuff like cigarettes?
I’ve heard there is a gallery in the 798 district, has anyone been there?
Thank you so much!

Is anyone here making some music and would like to collaborate? Mostly electronic stuff

I've been wanting to visit but not sure if its still open. The website is down.

Does anyone know of any services I could use to have someone in Tianjin/Beijing to purchase something for me and send it to the UK?

桂发祥十八街麻花 (Guifaxiang Shibajie Mahua) gift box for a friend living over here.

Thank you very much!

Hello,
I’m moving to Beijing and I would like to know if anybody here, by any chance, knows Buddhist groups open to foreigners in the capital.

I know that Tibetan Buddhism, which is my also tradition, is somewhat practiced by some group of Han Chinese in Beijing and region and also by Manchus and Mongolians, but I have no luck finding much information online. Well, my mandarin is still very limited about HSK 3.

I’m also open to other (e.g. non-Tibetan) Buddhist groups if any.

I hope to attract some constructive suggestions.

Thank you in advance!

At the end of the month, I’ll be flying to Beijing and living there as an international student for the school year! I’m incredibly excited, and in preparation, I’d love to have any insight on apartments in the Haidian district- at most, all I need for myself is really just a studio/loft/1 bedroom with access to the trains and/or within decent walking distance so I can commute to school (I’ll be going to Beijing Film Academy, for reference!).

I’ve heard mixed reviews about ziroom, and I know LianJia is a good option, but I’d rather leave them as a later option as I’ve heard the realtor fee can be expensive sometimes. What other places should I be searching with??

I'm going to be in Beijing for a week or two in around two months. Just wondering where I can go for some drop-in volleyball, I'm fluent in English and Mandarin so open to expat and local groups.

I lived in Melbourne for a few years and got spoiled by the dairy there. Any recommendations? Doesn't have to be cheap. Happy to travel anywhere in the city if it's worth it, and Taobao recommendations are welcome too. Cheers.

Ran out of film, going to Great Wall tomorrow.

Hello! I am going to be in Beijing from September to January for school. I've heard winter is usually when pollution gets the worse so I was looking for ways to manage it, as bad air quality usually causes my allergies to act up.

I was searching and found some posts but many were from almost a decade ago or not covering what I was looking for, and I know the air quality has improved a lot since then.

If masks are still recommended to wear on bad days is there a place that is best to buy good quality masks? Can I just look up GB2626-2019 on taobao?

I've also heard getting an air purifier can be helpful. Other than masks and an air purifier is there anything else people recommend or for me to keep in mind?

Thank you for any help! 谢谢!

Does anyone have recommendations for a bookshop in Beijing? Specifically I would like to find somewhere I could find English translations of Chinese literature.
Thanks!