Countryside road excursions became popular during the five-day May Day holiday, which concluded Wednesday, as the Chinese capital city tightened restrictions against COVID-19 to prevent cross-infection. Beijingers’ holiday travel options include visiting urban parks, cycling, camping, and touring countryside scenic sites and rural bed and breakfasts (B&B), with the three suburb districts of Yanqing, Pinggu, … Read more
Fears of a difficult Covid lockdown sparked panic shopping in Beijing on Monday, as long queues for obligatory mass testing shaped in a huge central district of the Chinese capital. China is already seeking to include a wave of infections in its biggest city Shanghai, which has been almost entirely locked down for weeks and … Read more
BEIJING: Beijing reported an air-quality record in July, with the monthly reading for PM2.5 falling to 16 micrograms per cubic meter, authorities said on Monday. It is the third straight month of record low PM2.5 density, following 20 micrograms per cubic meter in May and 18 micrograms per cubic meter in June, said the municipal … Read more
