Beijing guide book from Hg2 city guides

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Beijing ('North Capital') is many things and no introduction can truly do it justice. Only a few years ago a hedonist might have despaired at the dearth of nightlife options. Now, as this ancient capital enters the second decade of the new millennium, it is clear Beijingers are leading the charge of modernization. Since China's entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001, the country has been racing not only to catch up with the West, but to learn what it can and do it better. Any resident laowai (foreigner) can tell you that the city changes week to week, skyscrapers appear out of thin air, neighborhoods disappear, and trends come and go in an instant. But this is hardly a 21st century phenomenon. As the center of China's Imperial dynasty and the focal point for various revolutions, Beijing and its people are used to change. If a Beijinger looks at you like they've been there and done that, it's because they have.

CHINA DOLL...
Hg2 Beijing is compiled by Kristina Pérez, freelance journalist and part-time resident in Beijing and Hong Kong. Taking it upon herself to comb the city, Kristina presents a tightly-edited guide that picks the best of the best.

Rome wasn't built in a day, as they say, and the same is true of gorgeous, covetable city guides such as Hg2 Beijing. We're perfectionists, and because of such we're still hammering out the city guide's finer details. Launch date to be confirmed soon.

REVIEW PREVIEW...
Stenciled surreptitiously on a sliding metal door down an ancient lane in the shadow of the Bell Tower are the numbers '3+1'. If you don't know it's there you'll never find this überhip family-run four-room establishment... Read more here.

REVIEW PREVIEW...
One of the hottest tables in town, Bei focuses on cuisine from the chillier Asian climes. Conceptualized by celebrity chef David Laris, the innovative fusion of northern Chinese, Japanese and Korean gastronomy is executed by... Read more here

BROKEN GLASS...
As regular readers of Hg2 will know, we work with luxury lifestyle magazine Glass to give its discerning readers a taste of our coveted city guides every month. Check out our scaled-down guide to Beijing here

BEIJING...