Tag: Beijing
No Need to Pack for a Dream Trip to China
Travel to China may be difficult, but we can still dream. If you could pick six Chinese cities to visit, where would you go?
Beethoven in Beijing
A Film Recommendation
The remarkable story of the Philadelphia Orchestra's decades-long relationship with China is told in the documentary film Beethoven in Beijing. See it free until May 14, 2021.
Destination Peking
A Book Review
Tales of 18 expats who lived, at least for a time, in the Peking of the early 20th century.
Long Peace Street
A Book Review
I’m always interested in new and fresh ways of framing history, and I loved this story of Beijing (and China itself) as told through the road. For Chatwin, it is a history that is ordered “not chronologically, but geographically.”
Approaching the Christian Tradition in Chinese Academic Settings
A reflection on the paradox of teaching in an officially atheistic state and yet having the opportunity to teach Christian and religious material.
Novel Gospel Opportunities
How One International Church in China Is Maximizing New Gospel Opportunities
What happens when the church is being the church.
China Is Complicated
Anyone who hangs around me even a little has heard me say, in response to almost any question about China, “It’s complicated.”
Ordinary People Demonstrating Jesus’ Love
A Three-self church in Beijing makes visitation ministry a priority. Although less visible, the team has made a remarkable impact on the church and community.
National People’s Congress
A Reading Round-up
Reporting and analysis of the "Two Meetings," and a video.
Unpacking China’s Cities
China’s urbanization today is less about the largest cities that often make the headlines, and more about a host of smaller, yet faster growing, metropolises that will be home to the majority of Chinese in the coming decades.