| WITH LUXURY APARTMENTS, several office towers | | | | sum, and the new and visually stunning lounge |
| the five-star China World Hotel and an extremely | | | | bar-Centro. |
| convenient and stylish shopping mall, the China World | | | | From the Kerry Center , it is worth taking a shirt |
| Trade Center caters to every possible need. The | | | | walk to discover one of Beijing 's most consistently |
| newly built SoHo residential opposite, the office area, | | | | good local restaurants. Walk roughly 50 meters east |
| Wahda Plaza , the RizCarlton Hotle east of China | | | | of the Kerry Center, cross to the opposite side of |
| World is another example of the fast growing | | | | the road and in one of the alleys that run south you |
| relevance of this downtown CBD area. | | | | will see the sign for the Xiao Wang's Home |
| At the heart of China World Trade Center is the | | | | Restaurant. Their food is billed as home style Beijing |
| huge shopping mall. International brands such as Fendi | | | | but the menu is wide and accommodating. Check out |
| and Kenzo feature strongly although there is also | | | | their all-male team of writing staff-perhaps the only |
| space for some less exclusive local brands. There is a | | | | one of its kind in Beijing ! |
| small department store where prices are a little | | | | Across the third ring road from the Kerry Centre is a |
| lower, a branch of the CRC Supermarket, a food | | | | grey monolithic block tower, marking the entrance, |
| court and even a decent sized ice rink. Dining options | | | | ironically enough, to the Arts and Design center of |
| within the mall include Lotus Thai, a good restaurant | | | | Tsinghua University . CCTV's new Building is under |
| that suffers a little from its shopping mall atmosphere | | | | construction just to the north. |
| and a branch of the stylish Sichuanese eatery | | | | Jianwai Soho can be recoganized easily. A forest of |
| Southern Beauty. Cantonese fast food at its best is | | | | dazzling white towers has been built, with more still |
| available at the always-busy branch of GL | | | | to come around a breezy plaza. There are plenty of |
| Café. | | | | restaurants and cafes, furniture shops, as well as a |
| Upstairs from the shopping mall is the China World | | | | branch of American fitness club Bally's and a branch |
| Hotel. Don't miss the chance to dine at Aria, quite | | | | of the ex-pat standby for groceries, Jenny Lou's. |
| simply one of the most elegant restaurants in Beijing . | | | | Heading east there is the China Merchants' Center |
| The food is impeccable and their set lunch meals are | | | | Facing onto Jianguomenwai are the head offices of |
| very good value. Couples looking for a romantic | | | | Motorolla and Hewlett Packard. Whilst behind them is |
| evening should ask for the balcony table, an intimate | | | | the swish Ascott apartment complex. La Seine in the |
| nook for two that overlooks the hotel lobby and | | | | Ascott is a good French restaurant. |
| offers complete seclusion from other idners. | | | | It is a good choice to visit the Days Hotel & |
| Coming out of the shopping mall on the western side | | | | Suites Beijing and Panjiayuan Market during the |
| you will see a branch of The Hong Kong and | | | | weekend, to the south of The China World Hotel, a |
| Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. The Right next | | | | 10 minute drive. You will find another Chinese Shadow |
| door there is a small deli that sells fresh bread and | | | | Puppet this big anywhere in China , nor in the world, |
| tempting pastries. Their ready-made sandwiches are | | | | apart from the one in the lobby. Taking a short rest |
| a good option for lunch on the go. Round the corner | | | | in their A+A Club is a very good choice after |
| from here is a Haagen-Daz ice-cream parlour, a KFC | | | | shopping in Pnajiayuan Market. However, many local |
| and the Taj Pavilion, a very good Indian restaurant. | | | | expat prefer a dinner in their Reagl Palace Theatre |
| Continue walking north from Trader's and you'll find | | | | Restaurant where spectacular "The Yellow Earth |
| the e-Tower, home to Concept Café for | | | | Cyclone......Experience China 's Cultural Soul" stage |
| 'California Cuisine', the De-Con Café serving | | | | performance is presented nightly during dinner time. |
| Hong Kong, Singaporean, Vietnamese and Thai food; | | | | Making a short 1km journey east is SOHO.A small |
| and Mian Ai Mian, a popular Japanese noodle eatery. | | | | community of shops and restaurants has grown in |
| The e-tower also houses a branch of the Bridge | | | | this popular office and residential area. As well as a |
| School , a popular choice for these needing survival | | | | number of highly rated Hong Kong fast food joints, |
| Chinese classes. | | | | there is a branch of the old Chaoyang Park favorite, |
| Moving from China World, which I just one block | | | | Annie's Café and a very cool Yunnan |
| north to the Kerry Centre. The Kerry Centre has its | | | | restaurant, South Silk Road. Also located at SOHO is |
| own shopping mall, albeit smaller and a little less | | | | a branch of the famous Wenruxinju Teahouse, and |
| exclusive than China World. The Vista Clinic is an | | | | elegant and atmospheric place with an interesting |
| international standard clinic conveniently located inside | | | | food menu to compliment the tea list, Just south of |
| the mall. The Kerry Centre Hotel, which is accessible | | | | SOHO, ou will find the Noodle Loft, and unusual |
| either from the street or via the shopping mall, has a | | | | restaurant that serves down to earth Shaanxi dishes, |
| few dining options, including the Horizon Chinese | | | | in particular pulled noodles, in a hip atmosphere. |
| restaurant that does some very good lunch time dim | | | | |