May 8th to May 21st

In this issue's cover feature, we put our physiques on the line to take on the more than 100 restaurants lining the lantern-illuminated streets of Gui Jie (Ghost Street), picking out the very best for a List special; in Spotlights, we talk to Hatsune and Block 8 owner Alan Wong, DJ Yang Bing from White Rabbit and Kirsty MacCormick from the soon-to-open Mandarin Oriental Spa; keep your options open with our other Lists, which include guides to al fresco dining, Beijing's traditional laozihao stores, and the most rocking live music venues in town; and as always, we've got the best of what's happening in the next 14 days in our Day-By-Day event listings.

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