Beijing This Month
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Beijing This Month (BTM) is a free monthly English language magazine, published in Beijing by the Beijing Foreign Cultural Exchanges Centre in association with the Beijing City Government.
History and profile
The magazine's first issue appeared in 1994. Non-audited, self-reported circulation of 70,000 copies per month,{{cite web|url=http://www.btmbeijing.com/contents/en/about/advertise|title=Advertise with us|accessdate=2 August 2012|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717035519/http://www.btmbeijing.com/contents/en/about/advertise|archivedate=17 July 2012}}{{Unreliable source?|date=August 2012}} the magazine can be found at Beijing hotels, office buildings, and cultural sites, indeed anywhere with large numbers of tourists, including Beijing Capital International Airport. Advertising is primarily of hotels, shows, and restaurants in central Beijing.
BTM primarily focuses on tourism and the promotion of Beijing.{{cite web|url=http://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/cn/192/4533/11447|title=Beijing This Month Magazine|work=mondotimes.com|accessdate=2 August 2012}} Being an arm of the Beijing Government, unusual or out-of-hours access to sensitive sites in the city (such as the Temple of Heaven or the Great Wall) is often arranged, and the magazine features high-quality photography of such places.
{{cite news|url=http://english.people.com.cn/english/200005/16/eng20000516_40874.html|title=Photographers to Focus on Beijing this Month|date=16 May 2000|work=People's Daily|accessdate=2 August 2012}}
Issues are usually dedicated to a particular theme: the 2004 Olympic Torch Relay, China's eight major cuisines, and Beijing's many architectural styles, are examples from June, August, and September 2004, respectively.
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External links
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Category:1994 establishments in China
Category:English-language magazines published in China
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