From Underground Restaurants To Secret Bars: Beijing Dodges Covid Curbs

Beijing: Dining in underground restaurants, drinking in secretive bars spread by word-of-mouth, and hiding their Covid symptoms -- some Beijing residents are defying strict curbs as the government tentatively relaxes pandemic control measures. "It was quite secretive, you couldn't see the lights on the second floor from the outside," said one resident who visited a clandestine hotpot restaurant. She came across the purveyor of simmering stew on Xiaohongshu -- China's equivalent of Instagram -- while searching for places to dine indoors in Beijing, saying it was "full" of people. "I was very happy to eat out, but at the same time I felt like I had to fight an underground battle," she said, asking to stay anonymous. China is facing an inflection point in its virus response, having stuck to heavy-handed restrictions that were successful in containing initial outbreaks but which have stoked widespread public resentment.

Beijing: Dining in underground restaurants, drinking in secretive bars spread by word-of-mouth, and hiding their Covid symptoms -- some Beijing residents are defying strict curbs as the government tentatively relaxes pandemic control measures. "It was quite secretive, you couldn't see the lights on the second floor from the outside," said one resident who visited a clandestine hotpot restaurant. She came across the purveyor of simmering stew on Xiaohongshu -- China's equivalent of Instagram -- while searching for places to dine indoors in Beijing, saying it was "full" of people. "I was very happy to eat out, but at the same time I felt like I had to fight an underground battle," she said, asking to stay anonymous. China is facing an inflection point in its virus response, having stuck to heavy-handed restrictions that were successful in containing initial outbreaks but which have stoked widespread public resentment.Beijing: Dining in underground restaurants, drinking in secretive bars spread by word-of-mouth, and hiding their Covid symptoms -- some Beijing residents are defying strict curbs as the government tentatively relaxes pandemic control measures. "It was quite secretive, you couldn't see the lights on the second floor from the outside," said one resident who visited a clandestine hotpot restaurant. She came across the purveyor of simmering stew on Xiaohongshu -- China's equivalent of Instagram -- while searching for places to dine indoors in Beijing, saying it was "full" of people. "I was very happy to eat out, but at the same time I felt like I had to fight an underground battle," she said, asking to stay anonymous. China is facing an inflection point in its virus response, having stuck to heavy-handed restrictions that were successful in containing initial outbreaks but which have stoked widespread public resentment.Beijing: Dining in underground restaurants, drinking in secretive bars spread by word-of-mouth, and hiding their Covid symptoms -- some Beijing residents are defying strict curbs as the government tentatively relaxes pandemic control measures. "It was quite secretive, you couldn't see the lights on the second floor from the outside," said one resident who visited a clandestine hotpot restaurant. She came across the purveyor of simmering stew on Xiaohongshu -- China's equivalent of Instagram -- while searching for places to dine indoors in Beijing, saying it was "full" of people. "I was very happy to eat out, but at the same time I felt like I had to fight an underground battle," she said, asking to stay anonymous. China is facing an inflection point in its virus response, having stuck to heavy-handed restrictions that were successful in containing initial outbreaks but which have stoked widespread public resentment.Beijing: Dining in underground restaurants, drinking in secretive bars spread by word-of-mouth, and hiding their Covid symptoms -- some Beijing residents are defying strict curbs as the government tentatively relaxes pandemic control measures. "It was quite secretive, you couldn't see the lights on the second floor from the outside," said one resident who visited a clandestine hotpot restaurant. She came across the purveyor of simmering stew on Xiaohongshu -- China's equivalent of Instagram -- while searching for places to dine indoors in Beijing, saying it was "full" of people. "I was very happy to eat out, but at the same time I felt like I had to fight an underground battle," she said, asking to stay anonymous. China is facing an inflection point in its virus response, having stuck to heavy-handed restrictions that were successful in containing initial outbreaks but which have stoked widespread public resentment.Beijing: Dining in underground restaurants, drinking in secretive bars spread by word-of-mouth, and hiding their Covid symptoms -- some Beijing residents are defying strict curbs as the government tentatively relaxes pandemic control measures. "It was quite secretive, you couldn't see the lights on the second floor from the outside," said one resident who visited a clandestine hotpot restaurant. She came across the purveyor of simmering stew on Xiaohongshu -- China's equivalent of Instagram -- while searching for places to dine indoors in Beijing, saying it was "full" of people. "I was very happy to eat out, but at the same time I felt like I had to fight an underground battle," she said, asking to stay anonymous. China is facing an inflection point in its virus response, having stuck to heavy-handed restrictions that were successful in containing initial outbreaks but which have stoked widespread public resentment.Beijing: Dining in underground restaurants, drinking in secretive bars spread by word-of-mouth, and hiding their Covid symptoms -- some Beijing residents are defying strict curbs as the government tentatively relaxes pandemic control measures. "It was quite secretive, you couldn't see the lights on the second floor from the outside," said one resident who visited a clandestine hotpot restaurant. She came across the purveyor of simmering stew on Xiaohongshu -- China's equivalent of Instagram -- while searching for places to dine indoors in Beijing, saying it was "full" of people. "I was very happy to eat out, but at the same time I felt like I had to fight an underground battle," she said, asking to stay anonymous. China is facing an inflection point in its virus response, having stuck to heavy-handed restrictions that were successful in containing initial outbreaks but which have stoked widespread public resentment.Beijing: Dining in underground restaurants, drinking in secretive bars spread by word-of-mouth, and hiding their Covid symptoms -- some Beijing residents are defying strict curbs as the government tentatively relaxes pandemic control measures. "It was quite secretive, you couldn't see the lights on the second floor from the outside," said one resident who visited a clandestine hotpot restaurant. She came across the purveyor of simmering stew on Xiaohongshu -- China's equivalent of Instagram -- while searching for places to dine indoors in Beijing, saying it was "full" of people. "I was very happy to eat out, but at the same time I felt like I had to fight an underground battle," she said, asking to stay anonymous. China is facing an inflection point in its virus response, having stuck to heavy-handed restrictions that were successful in containing initial outbreaks but which have stoked widespread public resentment.Beijing: Dining in underground restaurants, drinking in secretive bars spread by word-of-mouth, and hiding their Covid symptoms -- some Beijing residents are defying strict curbs as the government tentatively relaxes pandemic control measures. "It was quite secretive, you couldn't see the lights on the second floor from the outside," said one resident who visited a clandestine hotpot restaurant. She came across the purveyor of simmering stew on Xiaohongshu -- China's equivalent of Instagram -- while searching for places to dine indoors in Beijing, saying it was "full" of people. "I was very happy to eat out, but at the same time I felt like I had to fight an underground battle," she said, asking to stay anonymous. China is facing an inflection point in its virus response, having stuck to heavy-handed restrictions that were successful in containing initial outbreaks but which have stoked widespread public resentment.Beijing: Dining in underground restaurants, drinking in secretive bars spread by word-of-mouth, and hiding their Covid symptoms -- some Beijing residents are defying strict curbs as the government tentatively relaxes pandemic control measures. "It was quite secretive, you couldn't see the lights on the second floor from the outside," said one resident who visited a clandestine hotpot restaurant. She came across the purveyor of simmering stew on Xiaohongshu -- China's equivalent of Instagram -- while searching for places to dine indoors in Beijing, saying it was "full" of people. "I was very happy to eat out, but at the same time I felt like I had to fight an underground battle," she said, asking to stay anonymous. China is facing an inflection point in its virus response, having stuck to heavy-handed restrictions that were successful in containing initial outbreaks but which have stoked widespread public resentment.Beijing: Dining in underground restaurants, drinking in secretive bars spread by word-of-mouth, and hiding their Covid symptoms -- some Beijing residents are defying strict curbs as the government tentatively relaxes pandemic control measures. "It was quite secretive, you couldn't see the lights on the second floor from the outside," said one resident who visited a clandestine hotpot restaurant. She came across the purveyor of simmering stew on Xiaohongshu -- China's equivalent of Instagram -- while searching for places to dine indoors in Beijing, saying it was "full" of people. "I was very happy to eat out, but at the same time I felt like I had to fight an underground battle," she said, asking to stay anonymous. China is facing an inflection point in its virus response, having stuck to heavy-handed restrictions that were successful in containing initial outbreaks but which have stoked widespread public resentment.Beijing: Dining in underground restaurants, drinking in secretive bars spread by word-of-mouth, and hiding their Covid symptoms -- some Beijing residents are defying strict curbs as the government tentatively relaxes pandemic control measures. "It was quite secretive, you couldn't see the lights on the second floor from the outside," said one resident who visited a clandestine hotpot restaurant. She came across the purveyor of simmering stew on Xiaohongshu -- China's equivalent of Instagram -- while searching for places to dine indoors in Beijing, saying it was "full" of people. "I was very happy to eat out, but at the same time I felt like I had to fight an underground battle," she said, asking to stay anonymous. China is facing an inflection point in its virus response, having stuck to heavy-handed restrictions that were successful in containing initial outbreaks but which have stoked widespread public resentment.Beijing: Dining in underground restaurants, drinking in secretive bars spread by word-of-mouth, and hiding their Covid symptoms -- some Beijing residents are defying strict curbs as the government tentatively relaxes pandemic control measures. "It was quite secretive, you couldn't see the lights on the second floor from the outside," said one resident who visited a clandestine hotpot restaurant. She came across the purveyor of simmering stew on Xiaohongshu -- China's equivalent of Instagram -- while searching for places to dine indoors in Beijing, saying