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Add a bit of greenery to your life in Beijing. Find out how to turn your city apartment into your own little garden with these tips and hacks.
In our regular magazine piece ‘West Meets East’, we interview two Beijing families from two different cultural backgrounds about the same topic. This month, we talked to the Zhao family from China and Trivedi-Bajpai family from India about their parenting philosophies.
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When standing on Chang’An Avenue, or in the shadow of the skyscrapers in the CBD, Beijing can really feel like a concrete jungle. But among all the busy streets and seemingly endless construction sites there is an abundance of beautiful green spaces and parks, for people of all ages to enjoy.
In lieu of their usual final exhibition, beijingkids is proud to present selected artworks from International School of Beijing IB Art Students.
Fifteen years, five countries. It’s been difficult, but I don’t often think about it, because to me it feels so natural to constantly move around. I’ve gone to international schools my entire life and the majority of my peers have had the same experiences.
I was raised as a third culture kid and it was amazing: it makes you adaptive, cultivates creative problem solving, and helps you develop a worldwide network of friends that will last a lifetime. But like everything else, it has its downsides too.
Making and flying a kite is such a simple joy, and a great activity to do in many of Beijing’s beautiful public parks. Best of all, you don’t need any fancy materials: twigs from the ground and old newspapers are more than adequate. Even very young children can join in the fun, helping to fold the paper and decorating the tail with streamers.
West Meets East interview two families from different cultural backgrounds on their unique views on summer activities for the kids.
The Wehners moved to Beijing from St. Paul, Minnesota in the US in 2018. Mom Regina and Dad Matt both work for Western Academy of Beijing (WAB) and their daughters Nola and Ivy are Grades 5 and 4 students at WAB.