Miki Yang & Yi Jie Kwang

Western formal. Chinese traditional is encouraged — it’s fun, cool, and fitting for Beijing.

We know it’s kind of hard when someone describes it in words, so we got ChatGPT to generate what it might look like.

At least a day before. If you have extra time, Beijing is lovely in September.

English and Chinese (if our emcee is willing—thanks, Yukai.)

Your presence is the gift—especially since Beijing is a real trip. Truly, no gifts expected. If you insist anyway, we’ll accept with gratitude, but please don’t feel you have to.

We’re getting married at the Mandarin Oriental Qianmen. It’s beautiful, meaningful… and has two separate dining areas with a courtyard in the middle. That complicates seating ... but Miki has her reasons for choosing meaning over practicality.

Here’s the flow: we’ll do the ceremony all together in the central courtyard. After that, dinner will be in two rooms—one more English-leaning (friends) and one more Chinese-leaning (family). This is subject to adjustments to balance both rooms

• Didi (滴滴) = Uber. It’s our go-to. It works for taxis and ride-shares, and it’s very reliable in Beijing.
• The subway is great. It’s clean, cheap, and gets you almost everywhere.
• One catch: to enter the metro, most people use a Transit QR code inside Alipay (支付宝) (or WeChat). Once it’s set up, you just scan at the gates.

• The simplest option is usually a taxi from the official taxi queue at the airport.
• Very important: have your hotel name + address in Chinese characters ready to show the driver. English often won’t work.
• If you’d like, send us your arrival details (flight number + landing time). We’re happy to help arrange a pickup service as well.

China is mostly cashless. The two apps you’ll want are:

• WeChat Pay (微信支付) and Alipay (支付宝) — used everywhere (restaurants, cafés, taxis, and small shops).
• Good news: you can usually link a foreign credit card after verification. If you can, use a card with no foreign transaction fees.
• If either app gives you trouble (verification, linking cards, QR codes, etc.), Miki can help you get set up.

To use Google Maps, Google Search, Instagram, and many other non-China apps, you’ll usually need a VPN while you’re in Beijing.

• Install it, sign in, and test it before you fly (it’s much easier to set up outside China).
• NordVPN is one common option (any VPN you trust is fine).

September is the nicest month in Beijing. It’s the perfect weather — the only 2 weeks that’s enjoyable — typically mild: about 15–26°C, or 59–79°F. Bring a light layer for evenings.

We listed a few hotels nearby, with booking links and directions.

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We picked a few favorites with photos and maps if you’re staying longer.

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Absolutely* (*vetted by ChatGPT at 1:00am. We have not personally stayed at any of them.)

Visa rules depend on passport and can change—please check official sources before booking. For flights, both Beijing Capital (PEK) and Beijing Daxing (PKX) are fine—choose whichever works best for your route.

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Please report it to Yi Jie. He built this with Codex + ChatGPT using pure vibes and zero knowledge of what the code actually does. He claims it worked once, briefly, on his laptop.

Great question. Again, please direct your questions to Yi Jie — he built (and I’m using that word generously) this with Codex + ChatGPT and a healthy amount of hope… and a brave disregard for error messages.