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Central Axis, Temple of Heaven: The Hongqiao Neighborhood Guide (2)

Hongqiao Market sits between two UNESCO-listed landmarks — the Temple of Heaven to the west and the Yongdingmen gate of the Beijing Central Axis to the north.Our neighborhood guide covers a perfect h…

06. February 2024

Springtime on the Farm

Hongqiao Living Hall 2.0: The Online Home of Beijing’s Pearl Market Is Live (3)

Beijing Hongqiao Market — known for four decades as “the Home of Pearls” — has launched the 2.0 version of its online platform, Hongqiao Living Hall. The new site brings together three things under o…

03. November 2023

A Day to Remember

Meet the Makers: Inside a Snuff Bottle Workshop (2)

Inside-painting snuff bottles — a craft where miniature landscapes are painted through a bottle neck the width of a chopstick — remain one of Beijing’s most astonishing folk arts.Hongqiao’s intangibl…

26. September 2023

Local Products Every Friday

Payment Setup for Newcomers: Alipay, WeChat and Your Foreign Card (2)

Foreign cards now work with Alipay and WeChat Pay in most scenarios, but a local account still unlocks smoother refunds and transfers in China.The Banking & Payments service partners walk newcomers t…

22. August 2023

Castle Bridge Is Finished

Bilingual Service Standards: What You Can Expect at the Desk (3)

Every service published on this site carries its provider name, license, price range, processing time and complaint channel — online and at the 1F desk, word for word.If anything differs from what is…

12. July 2023

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