It becomes clear that despite his serial monogamy, Desi is really a romantic, and wonders when he will find the love of his life in the rapidly changing city he lives in.

This can be seen in the cinematography of Gao Fei, which Variety noted created "casual yet revealing glimpses in long, seductive sequences that recall stylistically the work of Chantal Akerman.

Ning sent invitations out to much of Beijing's young, successful population to attend a party but never specifically stated that it was for the purposes of filming a scene.

[2] The scene, however, was found to be overly long leading one reviewer to claim that it brought the film "to a dead halt".

[1] I Love Beijing was released on Region 1 DVD for North American markets on October 28, 2008, by Facets Multi-Media.