The Urban Edit
It all went a bit ‘Mexican soap opera’ for China’s Communist Party this year, but a new Congress was elected in November as planned, and Mr Xi Jingping is now China’s top dog. The silver lining? It should finally put an end to all those annoying jokes about Hu Jintao’s surname.
Too many dumplings (and a strong adversity to exercise in -9°C) means we here at Bespoke Beijing don’t feel the healthiest at this time of year. The answer? Ordering a Gung Ho Pizza fruit salad and pretending the coconut dressing that comes with it is ‘low fat yoghurt’. Makes us feel much better. Thanks Gung Ho.
Sadly, the Chinese New Year festivities are nearly over, but we had a ball. And while we wouldn’t necessarily recommend anyone to travel to Beijing over this period (all of the best restaurants are closed for starters), we do think it’s a wonderful time to see Beijing at its festive best.
Here is a collection of colourful photos taken by Team Bespoke over the Chinese New Year 2012 holiday by way of demonstration!
Happy Year of The Dragon! Feeling kind of gloomy this January? Then thank your lucky stars you’re not this poor little fella…
Instead of guessing who slept with who (we’ll leave that to the tabloid press), Bespoke Beijing challenges you to guess who slept where. Do you know which hotels these celebrities stayed at when they were in Beijing?
This is our local shop. They never have anything we want, but we keep returning because they’re close by, it’s hot here, and they have a cute kid we’d like to think our purchases contribute to the wellbeing of.
