Dubbed “a drinking club with a running problem,” the Hash House Harriers (hash.cn, AKA HHH, H3, Hashers) was originally established as a club in what is today known as Malaysia in 1938, before coming to Beijing in 1979. The HHH are a friendly, social, non-competitive, beer-motivated running club and part of an international network of about 2,000 local chapters that stretch across each of the world’s seven continents.

Beijing Celtics Club (beijingcelticfootballclub.com) was founded in 2002 and play as part of the International Friendly Football Club (IFFC) league, and are always looking for new members to play some football and be part of the Beijing Celtic community. They have (A and B) teams in both divisions of the IFFC League.

The Aardvarks (beijingaardvarks.org) are Beijing’s largest (and most social) rugby club, made up of a men’s and a women’s team with a wide range of players from all over the world. The team is all about meeting new friends, playing good rugby, having fun socializing, and are open to players of all levels; from experienced through to people just keen to make friends and learn a new sport.

Created in 2013, the Megatons play as a part of the friendly Beijing league, which they have already won twice. The club is open to absolutely everyone and plays the league every Thursday and practices every evening during weekdays.