Beijing's new round of traffic restrictions based on the last digits of license plate numbers will come into effect on December 29 (next Monday).

The Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) 3.0 will be trialed at selected test centers worldwide on January 31, 2026. The trial test will cover Asia, Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Oceania. Registration has just opened, and candidates can sign up online via the Chinese Tests Service Website (www.chinesetest.cn). Both paper-based and Internet-based formats will be available during this trial, with the specific format subject to the arrangement of each test center involved.

By the end of this month, Beijing's rail transit network will welcome three major new lines or extensions: the central section of Line 17 (Shilihe-Workers' Stadium), Line 18 (Malianwa-Tiantongyuandong), and the southern extension of Line 6 (Lucheng-Luyang).

As a signature brand event of Central Green Forest Park, the Central Green Ice and Snow Carnival has been successfully held for five editions. This year, the 6th Carnival and the Forest Recreation Ice and Snow Season are scheduled to open on December 24. Covering a newly upgraded area of 60,000 square meters, the venue will take a fully immersive snow landscape as its foundation, creating an iconic entertainment destination for ice and snow activities.

On December 17, the event “Brewing Tea by the Hearth and Enjoying Warming Winter Journeys—2025 Beijing New Internet-Famous Check-In Destinations and Micro-Vacation Destinations Release & Winter Cultural and Tourism Resources Sharing Conference,” hosted by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, was successfully held. At the event, the annual list was officially released. Two destinations in Tongzhou District—the Canal West and the Roof Bar at Crowne Plaza Beijing Tongzhou—stood out for their distinctive cultural appeal, outstanding spatial quality, and strong public popularity, and were both awarded the title of “2025 Beijing New Internet-Famous Check-In Destination.”