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Beijing Highlights
- Beijing Best Bars Issue
- Our expert panel uncovers the best of Beijing's bar scene. Click here for the full digital version... »

- The Environment Issue
- Actress Zhou Xun guest edits the Environmental Issue. Click here for the full digital magazine with all the month's events, reviews and features. »

- Eating Out Awards 2008
- From cosy cafes to the city's best duck, Time Out selects Beijing's best restaurants of 2008 »


- The best bars in town
- Whether you want an after-work pint or to dance till dawn, our 2008 awards cover the hottest spots in the city »


- Olympic Faces
- Whether they're branding their faces with Olympic tattoos or obsessively photographing the Bird's Nest, these characters make Beijing a little more colorful »


- Beijing's best hotels
- From a comfortable business hotel to an affordable courtyard inn, whatever your style and budget, Time Out has the hotel for you... »


- Eating alfresco
- Time Out goes in search of an outdoor eating experience that doesn't involve a tartan blanket... »


- Bubble up!
- Sipping Champagne is a glamorous way to spend an evening – even when you don't have anything to celebrate. We've tracked down the best bars for quaffing bubbly »


- Revival of the shrillest
- Is Peking Opera ready for a comeback? After years of decline, suddenly there's blockbuster film in the making, the opening of a specialist theatre and a slot in the new school curriculum »


- Second-hand style
- Sick of paying through the nose to look like everybody else? Check out the definitive guide to vintage, second hand and celebrity cast offs in the capital »


- The load on Liu
- Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang is already a superstar – and 1.3 billion pairs of eyes will be watching him in August »

- Gimme an O!
- Chinese cheerleaders root for the home team. Time Out pays a visit to their training camp »

- Splash landing
- Beijing may be land-locked, but the city still has plenty of places to cool off in this summer. Check out the top outdoor swimming spots »

- Chilling out
- From half-price movie theaters to ice cream shops to skating rinks, we find some frosty spots where kids can keep their cool »

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