Many bars and restaurants in Beijing began accepting bookings on Monday for the World Cup final, one week ahead of its July 12 kickoff.
Beijing has welcomed the season of revelry with its amusement parks firing up their summer carnivals.
The chances of landing any other job than that of a masseur are slim for people with visual impairments in Beijing, but that doesn't stop them dreaming.
African drums are finding their rhythm in Beijing after supporters manage to tap into the soccer season.
Beijing played host to 10 outstanding Australian regional winemakers on Friday in a special event at J & E Mansion, near Chaoyang Park.
Cherries are now in season, one of the first fruits to appear after this long and snowy winter in Beijing. The bright magenta red cherries and the golden yellow skin are as beautiful and alluring as glossy adverts for nail polish and lipstick in the pages of fashion magazines.
The words of the Sex and the City character Carrie Bradshaw highlight the important place shoes have in the lives of women: "Love may be gone, but shoes will stay."
White collar workers take up classical dancing as a new way to socialize.
The universe might turn its focus to the World Cup every four years, but for some, football is a way of life. And to watch the sport all day is the dream of many diehard fans.
Private colleges are better at getting graduates jobs.
For Beijingers looking to embark on a voyage of culinary delight, it's time to dine at Argo, one of Beijing's newest Greek restaurants.
Gleaming the Cube was first screened in China in the late 1980s. The stylish action of the skateboarding movie caught the gaze of film fanatics and quickly created a fad among Chinese teenagers.