In Beijing, five years is more like two decades. The last time I was in the Chinese capital was before the 2008 Olympics, when the...
Gearing up for next summer’s Olympics, Beijing is a city in transformation, remaking itself for the 21st century at full tilt. Yet even as entire...
Architecture is going to cool new extremes, from the tallest clock tower to an inverted skyscraper.
Embrace the wisdom of crowds by adding the world’s most-visited tourist attractions to your bucket list.
T+L’s top picks from China’s frenetic capital, Beijing.
The capital city’s traditional—and quickly vanishing—hutong neighborhoods come to life in Michael Meyer’s memoir The Last Days of Old Beijing (Walker & Company, $25.99). In...
Headed to the 2008 Summer Olympics?We’ve got the lowdown on the city’s can’t-miss sites, shops, restaurants, and tour guides. It’s everything you need (gold medal...
T+L Editors’ guide to the best new hotels.
The contemporary art scene in Cairo is electric—wired for multimedia, wide awake to questions of Arab identity and political opinion, attracting the interest and money...