The per capita disposable income of urban residents in Beijing was 43,910 yuan(7,070 U. S. dollars) in 2014, an increase of 8.9 percent from the previous year, local authorities said on Thursday.
Beijing's gross domestic product(GDP) in 2014 topped 2.133 trillion yuan(343.38 billion U. S. dollars)， up by 7.3 percent from the previous year, local authorities said on Thursday.
Chinese railway department decided on Wednesday to shut down several inter-city bullet trains linking Beijing with Yanjing Town, and Langfang City in Hebei to guarantee the Spring Festival travel rush.
The fifth Beijing International Film Festival (BIFF) is scheduled to run from April 16 to 23.
The "Old Wine Museum" has opened in one of Beijing's traditional culture streets on Yan Dai Xie Jie. There are about 330 kinds of wine brands displayed at the museum.
With Beijing and Zhangjiakou vying to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, winter sports such as skiing are catching on in the country.
Xicheng district officials announced plans to build 40 free public reading spaces in urban communities in the district. The first public reading space opened on January 6 in Yutaoyuan, the Beijing Times reported.
More than 30,000 Beijing couples have applied to have a second child since the capital eased its one-child policy in February of last year, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning said Monday.
Another market in downtown Beijing shut up shop, for good, on Jan. 1, 2016.
The Farmers-to-Consumers scheme, says an official from Beijing Fengtai district government who declined to be named, has helped launch many small businesses across the city, creating both jobs and a valuable service for local residents.
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