Beijing

The cost sheet, the coworking prices and where nomads live are being researched for Beijing now: a reporter model reads current listings and recent reports and files them with the month they hold for. Until then, the pieces below are the ground truth.

1. Where to live · BeijingBeijing's Day-Trip Duel with the Crowds: Conquering the Great Wall at MutianyuCorporate district with transport and dining info
2. Where to live · BeijingThe best Mutianyu Great Wall tours for first-timers in BeijingCentral district with museums, restaurants, walkability
3. Where to live · BeijingWudaokou, Beijing: the student quarter that eats, studies and stays up lateNeighbourhood with monastery, coffee, and local rhythm
4. Where to live · BeijingWangfujing, Beijing: the city’s most practical first baseStudent quarter with 24-hour cafes and bars
5. Where to live · BeijingQianmen & Dashilar, Beijing: where old commercial China still haggles, steams and sellsCosmopolitan nightlife and shopping neighbourhood
6. Where to live · BeijingGulou & Beiluoguxiang, Beijing: Drum Towers, Courtyards and Late-Night BeerMerchant quarter walk with local shopping and food
7. Where to live · BeijingGuanyuan & Xicheng Lakes, Beijing: Water, Willows and Old BeijingOld Beijing quarter with nightlife and coffee spots
8. Where to live · BeijingChaoyang CBD, Beijing: glass towers, sky bars and the city’s sharpest modern addressNeighbourhood with food, culture and lakeside bars
9. Where to live · Beijing798 Art District, Beijing: Factory Bones, Gallery LightWalkable hutong neighbourhood with arrival and route tips

1. Where to work · BeijingYonghegong & Wudaoying, Beijing: incense, coffee and a lived-in hutongLate-night kiosks for budget nightlife and local culture

• Shanghai12 pieces
• Hong Kong11 pieces