Beijing Scene

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COVER STORY: Eating Out in Beijing
by Joshua Samuel Brown
It doesn't matter how you got to Beijing, the only real reason to stay in the Middle Kingdom is to eat the best food in the world.

Zhao Le : July 30 - August 5, 1999
BEIJING'S BEST DAILY EVENTS GUIDE!
Weekend highlights include: Bomb Shelter Art Exhibit, Live Drum and Bass, Rock Climbing Trip and much much more
The Picks , Art Scene, Cinema Scene, Exhibition Scene,
Stage Scene

Scene Classifieds: Jobs, jobs, jobs...
Buy one house, rent another and impress a tutor cutie with that used fridge you bought working part time teaching English to a punk rocker
Employment Offered, Employment Sought, For Sale/Wanted,
Housing Available/Sought, Services, Personals, Announcements

Ask Ayi: Creation Ayi

Comrade Language: Jian Fei - Lose Weight!
The comrade satirizes the new Chinese obsession with weight loss

MANDOPOP: Notes from China's cultural underground
Avant-Garde Underground, New Rock Releases, In the Shower and On the Road, Rhino in Love and Steal This Book.

In Short: TRANSLATIONS FROM THE CHINESE PRESS
Death and Taxes, IOU Threat to Unicom IPO, WTO on Clinton-Jiang Agenda, Teachers Colleges Close

FYI: No Speed Limit Surfing
Internet connection speeds in China make the World Wide Web seem like the World Wide Wait. Not to despair, high-speed ISDN lines are now available to the public at a price that won't break the bank.

Best Bite: Restaurant Guide!
Cantonese, Yunnan, Shanghai, Indian, Japanese, Thai, Hotpot, American, European....

Book Scene: China New-Art
reviewed by Frankie Fathers
Newly released book provides a comprehensive, well-illustrated guide to the Beijing avant-garde art scene.

Yanghunzi vs. Shudaizi
STREET PUNK VS. BOOKWORM The cartoon saga continues