https://www.scmp.com/rss/322990/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Beijingers like to say it can take you a year to thoroughly explore the capital. But China’s fourth most populous city can also be discovered in bite-sized visits. Beijing Capital International Airport is located about 30 kilometres from the city centre – but only half that distance from some interesting areas on the eastern flank of the city. You can take the Airport Express to Dongzhimen subway station, to use the relatively straightforward subway system. Cabs are easy and convenient, but make... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2113709/best-things-do-beijing-airport-layover-visiting-korean-town?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2113709/best-things-do-beijing-airport-layover-visiting-korean-town?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Oct 2017 23:15:30 +0000 Days before we board our flight from Beijing to Yinchuan, in China’s northern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Province, we were scrambling to put together our equipment and supplies for three days of hiking in the Tengger Desert. We’re a group of 10 young professionals, Chinese and foreigners, living in the capital. Our group leader, Wu Chengpeng, is the only one who has taken the trip before – twice. He warns us that the hike will be long and exhausting and will require stamina. The desert is no... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2101030/why-beijingers-love-hike-chinas-remote-tengger-desert?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2101030/why-beijingers-love-hike-chinas-remote-tengger-desert?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Jul 2017 09:01:09 +0000 Lin Hui, a student in China, thought condoms only served to prevent pregnancy. So when he had sex with another man, in high school, he didn’t think he was exposing himself to any risk. Lin, who asked that his real name not be revealed, was diagnosed with HIV in 2014, a few months before turning 18. He is now a university student in Nanjing, keeping the virus in check with daily medication. He feels resentment, however, about contracting a disease society taught him little about. “I never... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-beauty/article/2049008/why-china-needs-talk-lot-more-about-gay-sex-and-hiv?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-beauty/article/2049008/why-china-needs-talk-lot-more-about-gay-sex-and-hiv?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Nov 2016 07:00:15 +0000 Hao Jingfang is part of a rising generation of young Chinese science-fiction writers who have built a following abroad. The 32-year-old, who holds degrees in physics, economics and management from the prestigious Tsinghua University, likes to experiment in her writing with new, theoretically possible social systems. But her passion is to explore the inner journeys of her characters. Hao’s sci-fi story about class inequality, Folding Beijing, has been nominated for a Hugo Award for best... https://www.scmp.com/culture/books/article/1985587/hugo-nominated-chinese-author-hao-jingfang-talks-sci-fi-inner-journeys?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/books/article/1985587/hugo-nominated-chinese-author-hao-jingfang-talks-sci-fi-inner-journeys?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Jul 2016 00:30:45 +0000