the Beijinger December 2012 by The Beijinger Magazine

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December 2012

CITY SCENE

Stat: What are Chinese pets eating? Beijing Folk: Hui Hui, dog groomer Going Underground: Zhangzizhonglu, Line 5 Scene & Heard: Pretty party people What’s Happening: Our picks for the month … plus your chance to win great prizes

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMY

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ECOLOGY listings CLASSIFIEDS NEXT MONTH: we hit the slopes

People don’t always treat man’s best friend as such. If you’re interested in giving a dog a new home, we’ll give you some tips and show you some prime candidates. What’s New: Burger Counter, Pizza Plus, F by Tribute, The English Tearoom, My Soup, Toyo Jazz, California Grapes, The Bar, Beer All, Lucky Bar Back for More: Element Fresh Alleyway Gourmet: Taiwanese night market flavors Just Desserts: Peacocake Cocktail Profiler: The Lazy Panda, Hello Pinky and The Clinton Dining Feature: Mince pie Drinks Feature: The Twelve Bars of Christmas Grape Press: Fortified wines Wokipedia: F is for … fengzhua, fensi, fo tiao qiang, fantuan Last Orders: Stephannie Tebow of Beijing Playhouse Dining Q&A: Rob Cunningham of EAST Beijing Taste Test: Chocolate chip cookies … plus what we’ve loved eating this month Inspect a Gadget: Holiday deals and dog apps What’s New: Aigle, Shang Xia, Ted Baker Music Review: Lucy Rose Backstage Pass: Richard Clayderman Head of the Queue: Cui Jian Giveaways: Iridium Spa, The Cut, Ritz-Carlton Christmas Eve Gala, Peninsula Spa, Yen Countdown Features: Last-minute holiday shopping tips, 3-D hutong photography, World AIDS Day and how to be generous … plus where we wish we were this month Playlist: Nick Smith of the International Festival Chorus Uniformity: Currie Lee of D-SATA Bookshelf: Stefen Chow of Beijing Creatives Mastermind: Thom Jenkins of Doctors Beck & Stone Screentime: Nick Porter, GM of Westin Beijing Chaoyang A Drink With: Maika Endo of Kocoon Spa Lounge Q&A: Yoyao Hsueh talks about The Man With the Iron Fists and Paul French discusses Beijing’s sordid history in The Badlands Feature: Yao Ming crusades against killing elephants for ivory but how deep is his commitment? EVENTS: Day-by-day, weekly and ongoing listings for December THE DIRECTORY: Venues, venues, venues Peking Man: Why he came back to China

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This month’s cover was shot at the Little Adoption Shop by Sui.

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December 2012

The most important dates this month

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Le Petit Gourmand brings Midnight in Peking to life. Enjoy brunch after a murder mystery walk based on the Paul French bestseller. Meet up at Chongwenmen station at 10.30am, then it’s off to trace the last steps of the ill-fated Pamela Werner.

Heigh-ho, heighho! Miss S. White and her vertically challenged cohort take on an evil queen, with songs and laughter along the way. Opening night is at the British School in Shunyi, then it moves on to the Olympic area later in the month.

Those who know that a Tannenbaum isn’t just a dysfunctional family member from a Wes Anderson’s film are in for a fantastich treat: the annual German Embassy Christmas Charity Bazaar. Find mulled wine, stollen, handicrafts and more, starting from 11am. You’ll need your passport.

Pets can party with their people at the annual ICVS shindig. One of you needs to RSVP before December 6 to secure your place and you both need to be fully vaccinated and kept on a leash. Don’t overdo it like the little guy above.

We’d like to apologize to all for how Christmassy our December picks are. Handel’s Messiah is pretty full-on in that regard, but the IFC perform it with such aplomb that Scrooge himself would be tapping along to the Hallelujah Chorus.

’Twas the night before Christmas and we listened to house. Well, techhouse. Lantern’s Tech the Halls is the critic’s choice if you want to dance until dawn’s rosy fingers make a grab for some presents.

December 2012

It wouldn’t be Christmas Eve without the agnostic’s annual trip to church. Maybe that’s the true meaning of Christmas. Find out with the Congregation of the Good Shepherd’s 7pm service at the Capital Club. Bring your passport.

Brrrr. For all the downside that Jack Frost brings, there are also highlights like The Hutong’s Winter Fayre. Mulled wine, homemade jam and traditional spelling are the order of the day from 11am.

If you’re sick and tired Hooray for World of the greed and the Snowboard Day. Join the official Beijing gluttony, why not spend celebration at Yuyang two days hiking with the Resort. They’ve got China Travellers? They demos, movies, product call it their Christmas Hike but testing and, most important of we like to think of it as Hiking all, a huge party. for the Holidays.

Qu narrrrrrr? To the launch of the second volume of the Taxeee Tapes, my good man. Get along to Gulou’s Dada to find out what all the fuss is about – and maybe snag a free cassette.

Capital M’s New Year’s Eve Dinner is a great way to ring in 2013. Top food, swanky dress code, prime location and a bagpipe countdown. Sounds amazing. For more events, see p64.

December 2012

CITY SCENE Start as you mean to go on

DOG GROOMER // ZHANGZIZHONGLU // WIN STUFF // NEWSBITES // SCENE & HEARD

What is That Chow Chow Eating?

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Less than 3 percent of pet owners in China feed their pets with professional pet food that is specifically designed to cater for pets’ unique nutritional needs. In the United States and Europe, the figure is more than 85 percent. Source: Mars Petcare

EDITOR’S LETTER

December 2012

was great but she once slipped out of the gate and turned up a month or so later in Manchester Dog’s Home. Pregnant to boot. Getting her back was an emotional reunion. My family never bought a dog. In my father’s eyes, pet shops were places to buy dog food, not dogs. Some we got from old ladies who could no longer cope. Others we heard about word of mouth – someone had taken them in from a farm that no longer wanted them. All the dogs we had ever had seemed to have fallen in our laps. The first dog of my own I got about six months after I moved to Beijing. Every day after work, I’d go to the pet shop near my house and look at the puppies. There was a litter of beagles that I was particularly fond of; the runt looked pretty helpless and in need of a good dinner. I should have known what would happen. One day I happened to have my pay packet on me when I was in the pet shop and then moments later I had

a tiny beagle puppy, a bowl, a lead and a bag of dog food. That was over five years ago. I wouldn’t change Engels for the world but I am sad to say that I bought her from a pet shop. I wish I had known at the time how I could have adopted a dog, like my family had always done. I didn’t know Beijing so well then, but even now, information about re-homing and adoption still isn’t readily accessible. We’re hoping to change that with this issue.

Jonathan White Managing Editor P.S. Check out our brand-new Events section. It starts on p64. You will love it. Fact.

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he first dog that I had the pleasure of knowing was a ginger Labrador called Tara. Oddly, my mum and dad had been given her as a wedding present so the dog was a fair age when I turned up in her life but she welcomed me into the family and tolerated my odd behaviour. She never seemed to mind that I would sleep with her in her basket or sneak off the end of her biscuit before she got a look in. She was my pal, and we were thick as thieves. Later, there came a succession of yellow Labs named Goldie. One of the lovely ladies was stolen, another lost, never to return, and one had a jolly good innings before the curse of the thoroughbred brought some innate medical troubles home to roost. There were more dogs. Many more – all waifs and strays that we took in. Jet was a black Lab that we got from an animal rescue. She’d been bred off far too early by her former owners. She

Beijing folk

Groom at the Top Hui Hui, dog groomer by Max Wu

ui Hui became a dog groomer at Ruowen Pet Spa because she enjoys spending time with them. She is also apparently not averse to clipping and dyeing them to look like pandas. Hui Hui’s own dog (not the one pictured above) clearly is very protective of her. He was barking fiercely at the stranger who wouldn’t stop asking her questions. Who was the most difficult customer you’ve encountered? A neat freak who only allowed her dog to be washed by its own groomer; no one else was allowed to touch it. After its bath, I was not allowed to place the dog on the floor – only on the table, from which the owner would put the dog directly into its bag.

PHOTO: courtesy of HuiHui

Can you remember the toughest dog you’ve dealt with? A Shiba Inu. It was very against showering and wouldn’t stop moving. It also tried to bite me. Luckily, I was not hurt. So far I’ve managed to bathe every dog that was brought in for the service. The bathing process itself is not tricky, but first I need to calm the animal down.

when we finished grooming her dog. She’d wanted to have that haircut on the dog for so long but it had never come out right. But when we managed it, she was so happy that she cried, “My baby, so cute!” It was the haircut that’s most fashionable for dogs this year: big head, small body. Is long hair always easier to style? Yes. If the hair is too short, it’s hard to use scissors on them. One of my customers wanted a cut for a dog who was already wearing a very short haircut. The owner was worried that the dog was too warm, but the hair length really doesn’t matter in terms of their body temperature. Is dying and bleaching harmful to the pets? Pets are happier if people compliment them on how good they look. Phrases such as “you are so pretty” and “you are so cute” – they can understand. If people hug them more or take photos, they are happy because they are getting a lot of positive attention. Physically, the dyeing process does no harm to the pets; in fact, we use food-grade dye – it’s so safe, it’s edible.

Because animals can’t give feedback, is it easier to groom humans? Maybe. Dog groomers have to be incredibly patient. The longest time I’ve spent grooming a single dog was five hours – it was a small dog that was very restless.

One of my colleagues dyed her cat pink. That cat doesn’t care. They are colorblind. They can’t tell other than the levels of saturation. As long as their owners are happy, pets are quite happy about being groomed.

Have you gotten any extreme reactions from customers? Yeah, one owner got really excited

Which breed of dog is your favorite? The teddy-bear dogs.

December 2012

NEWSBITES WATERCOOLER CHAT

Singles Day (or November 11, as non-believers call it), marked the busiest day ever in Taobao.com’s history. This is how Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce group, put it: “213 million loners in China flooded the Internet … to buy USD 3.1 billion.” Not bad for a recently invented holiday. Transpor tation woes continue to plague all Beijingers. According to the most recent survey, we each waste an average of 14 minutes sitting in traffic each day. Doesn’t sound too bad, right? Except when it takes that long to go 100 yards. A new proposal would require all prospective car owners to show proof of a permanent parking space before they can buy a vehicle. As Beijing currently has only 741,090 spaces for more than five million cars, this proposal would effectively put an end to all car sales in the capital. Watch this space?

China this month. Alternately, tantrumthrowers can demand the iPad mini, also now available.

THIS MONTH

Beijing’s Line 6 subway is set to open this month. It crosses the city from east to west, and finally puts hipster-haven Houhai on the metro grid. We can also look forward to three other lines opening soon: Line 8 (connecting to Line 2’s Gulou Dajie from the north), Line 9 (bringing Beijing West Railway Station into the subway system) and Line 10 (which will eventually form a concentric loop around Line 2). Hao bazaar? Yes. There are lots of great bazaars this month. Check them all out on TheBeijinger.com. The UCCA is celebrating its fifth birth-

Will this be Beijing’s snowiest winter? Meteorologists are predicting quite a bit of snow and sub-zero temperatures. Our solution: to work from home, and to make sure that you have moved that home to Thailand. Everyone’s favorite art district is in for a renovation. RMB 50 billion is being allocated to build an international cultural art centre around 798 that will include a “laser stage”, a “primitive art community,” a luxury hotel, and facilities to examine and trade art. The project general manager was quoted as follows: “Bungalows in the art district now will be replaced by skyscrapers” – and he was presumably smiling when he said this. Regarding the price tag, a local gallerist has pointed out that the NCPA cost RMB 3 billion and the CCTV tower cost RMB 5 billion.

zhang ziyi stars in the grandmasters

Audra Ang, who spent seven years as a Beijing correspondent for the Associated Press, has just published To the People Food Is Heaven: Stories of Food and Life in a Changing China. Chapters range from accounts of lunch with earthquake survivors to an ayi who purportedly makes the best fried chicken in Beijing.

December 2012

Paloma Sanchez follows up the recent launch of PS by Paloma Sanchez with Senses, a collection of her “haute joaillerie” line. day. That’s a long time to be shouldering the weight of expectation that comes with ruling 798’s roost. Wong Kar-wai’s The Grandmasters is scheduled for a mid-December release. It stars Tony Leung as Ip Man, the Wing Chun legend who taught Bruce Lee. Will Leung be better than Donnie Yen, who has already starred in two Ip Man biopics? Weibo will tell us. Snowboarders are in for a treat over the next month or so. Oakley and Shaun White’s Air & Style returns to the Bird’s Nest on December 6 and the RedBull Nanshan Open takes place on the weekend of January 19.

ON THE HORIZON

The sky fell in for James Bond fans last month. Skyfall was scheduled for a November release in China and then failed to materialize. We don’t know which villain would be so cruel as to deprive us of Bond but the latest news is that we must hold our breath until February.

For now, the most talked-about part of the 798 redevelopment is a theater custom-built for a splashy aquatic extravaganza called “The House of Dancing Water.” We hear that the show, the brainchild of a former Cirque du Soleil director, involves a giant swimming pool, motorcycle stunts and an epic love story. Everybody pretty much knows what 2013’s Chinese holiday dates will be, but don’t book those beach getaways until the State Council makes it official. Look for a post on theBeijinger. com soon. 65daysofstatic, the British post-rock outfit, will grace Beijing early next year. They’re scheduled to play dates in Shanghai and Beijing, hitting Yugong Yishan on January 13. The NFL is already looking at next year’s Super Bowl. They have teamed up with the Kerry Hotel to blitz the morning of Monday, February 4 with coffee, beer and a Super Bowl party.

Beijing has its first certified gyrotonic teacher. Jireh Li has launched BodyChromatics, offering private instruction from her Chaoyang Park West Gate base. Check out Bodychromatics. com for more. Last month, The Meeting Room began as a 24/7 meeting space for up to 30 people. What’s more, it’s totally free until the end of the month. It’s run by Rania Ho and Elaine W. Ho (not related). Head to themeetingroombj@ gmail.com to learn more. Local hatter Elisabeth Koch is now the creative director of the Hatters’ Hub. You can check out the collaboration at the flagship boutique in Sanlitun Soho. If you are too cheap to pay for tickets to next year’s Bookworm International Literary Festival, why not volunteer? We jest. Actually, we’re serious about the volunteering. Find out what, where and how in meetings on December 6 or 7.

PHOTO: courtesy of universal studios

Great news for spoiled children: Apple has announced that the latest version of the iPhone will land in

Have you ever thought that Beijing has been sorely lacking in graffiti stores? Boy, are you in luck. Graffiti artist Chen Chuang has just opened 400ml in 798, and he claims it’s Beijing’s only graf shop.

Local jeweler Nicolas Favard has refurbished his store. Check it out, along with his latest designs, at 28 Sanlitun Beilu.

Did you know that Wuhan sells naming rights at subway stations? The latest to take them up on the offer – at RMB 5 million for the next six years – is Zhou Hei Ya, the food company that specializes in spicy braised duck neck. Will Beijing get in on the act? Can we expect to see Quanjude Qianmen or Geely Guomao? Lenovo Liangmaqiao? Haier Hepingmen? Sina Sanyuanqiao? Gosh, we could do this all day.

We interrupt these newsbites to announce that all International SOS clinics and medical facilities in China are now ISO 9001 certified. Health-tastic!

Remember eBay? The auction giants sure hope that Chinese web-shoppers do. They’ve partnered up with local online retailer Xiu.com to have another crack at China. Their focus will be on selling luxury goods directly from American retailers.

Three Shadows Photography Art Centre will be closing to the public from November 19, 2012 until March 8, 2013, but their facilities are still available by appointment (contact info@threeshadows.cn or call 6432 2663 ext 8000).

Expats who aren’t riding legal motorcycles have been warned. The clampdown last month led to an increase in stops by the cops. Expect this to continue.

Do Chinese really prefer cur ves? Zhongyong, a Confucian concept of harmonizing with nature, is being cited as the reason that angular Cadillacs don’t sell well in China. Is it also responsible for the “continuous curvilinearity” design concept of the newly opened and ultra-bulbous Galaxy Soho?

NEW ON THE SCENE

Beijing United Hospital has opened a CBD clinic in Vantone Center. Don’t you feel better already?

The Beijing Subway Bureau is working on a new policy that will ensure a maximum density of four-and-a-half to five people for every square meter of space in the train cars. (Japan’s notoriously packed subway only allows for four people per square meter. Hmmm.) However, compared to the Beijing bus standard of eight people per square meter, the Beijing subway policy seems positively luxurious.

Some commuters in Hunan province have taken traffic – and their lives –into their own hands. They’ve started to use motorized gliding parachutes to circumvent the congestion. They call themselves追风的人or “the windchasers.”

China’s popular Three Body trilogy, a set of sci-fi novels by Liu Cixin, will be translated into English for a 2013 release. Paper Republic translators Eric Abrahamsen, Joel Martinsen and Ken Liu are doing the honors. Highly advanced alien life forms, filtered through a Chinese literary consciousness? We can’t wait.

Going Underground

generation gap

Zhangzizhonglu, Line 5 SELLING POINT

Zhangzizhong Lu has everything you want from a hutong neighborhood – street vendors, shopping and historic sites – without the throngs of tourists.

EAT

If chilli heat is what you seek, unsheathe your chopsticks at Mala Lehui (麻辣乐汇), where an alarming pile of peppers and peppercorns comes with whatever you order. Doughy desserts are the primary reason to pop into Daoxiangchun (300m north of the intersection), where authentic Beijing snacks are sold by weight. If sweets are not your thing, take a few steps further to Wang Pangzi (王胖子驴肉火烧). The donkey meat sandwich is a must-try and it’s easy on the wallet as well. If you’re in the mood for wings, Five Brothers (五哥鸡翅) is your best bet. Rejoice over chicken wings, rubbed with spice and grilled

until crispy, before cooling down your lips with a beer.

WANG WANG! WANG WANG WANG! Listen to that bark! No way that dog’s smaller than 30cm.

SHOP

If you love a bargain even more than you love clothes, you’re in the right place. As you stroll west along Zhangzizhong Lu towards Nanluogu Xiang, you’ll find a multitude of shops selling a range of cut-label garments: denim, T-shirts, winter gear, shoes. Start digging.

STROLL

Pay tribute to the past with a visit to the residence of Chinese warlord Duan Qirui (exit A). There’s time for a quick Instagramming session around the ancient structure before you hit Yugong Yishan, one of the city’s top music venues, for a live show that might cause you to miss the last subway of the night.

Tell Us a Joke Louis Forn, executive chef at Courtyard by Marriott Beijing Northeast A traffic cop pulled alongside a speeding car on the motorway. Glancing into the car, he was astounded to see that the young lady was driving and knitting at the same time. Realizing that she was oblivious to his flashing lights and siren, the policeman rolled down his window, turned on his loudspeaker and yelled, “PULL OVER!” “NO,” the young lady yelled back. “IT’S A SCARF!” Pull over for the food at Courtyard by Marriott Beijing Northeast.

December 2012

SCENE & HEARD

Elements celebrated Halloween with scary and sexy costumes on Oct 31. Photos courtesy of Elements

Acupuncture DJs Weng Weng, ELVIS.T, Lupen & Co. helped spin Lantern into a frightful frenzy on Oct 27. Photos by Abdel Beldy

Yen was back with its iconic Halloween bash on Oct 26 and so were the leather get-ups, chains, fishnets and handcuffs. Photos by Abdel Beldy

Haze entertained the fancy-dressed masses at their Chilloween & Zoo Break party on Oct 27. Photos by Sui

Spark’s superhero-themed costume party at The Place brought out more than just action heroes on Oct 31. Photos by Lova

Blue Frog celebrated the spooky holiday at their newest branch in Indigo on Oct 27 with a live DJ, lucky draws, drinks deals and more. Photos by Mitchell Pe Masilun

Skimpy costumes were on display at Suzie Wong’s Halloween night party on Oct 31. Photos courtesy of Suzie Wong’s

A zombie outbreak took place at Beijing’s Olympic Forest Park for a 10km Zombie Run on Oct 28. Photos by Sophie Zhu

December 2012

SCENE & HEARD

White Collar Boxing China held their Brawl on the Wall at the Renaissance Beijing Capital on Nov 17. Photos courtesy of White Collar Boxing China

Chi Fan for Charity took place on Nov 10 across 40 Beijing restaurants, with the afterparty at Hatsune. Photos courtesy of Chi Fan for Charity

illy Beijing set up a temporary art space in Parkview Green on Oct 26. The exhibit will continue until Dec 2. Photos courtesy of illy

Vogue China celebrated seven years in China and 120 years of Vogue around the world, with a cocktail reception and retrospective exhibition at Park Hyatt Beijing on Oct 30. Photos courtesy of Vogue China

The BlueSky Conference organized by IE Singapore was held at Grand Millennium Beijing on Oct 26. Photo courtesy of Grand Millennium Beijing

December 2012

Give a Dog a Home A dog is for life, not just for Christmas Photos by Sui and Imagine Photography Studio, layout by Susu Lou

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’yer like dogs?” they asked in Snatch. That’s what we want to know. While caravan sites are no place to find a dog in Beijing, there are many alternatives if you’re looking to settle here and want some company for the ride. While pet shops seem an obvious choice, especially if you want a thoroughbred, there are lots of dogs that need a new home after some tough breaks. If you’re considering adopting a dog, take a look at these checklists. You’ll also hear from Beijingers who have taken in street dogs, as well as some tips from Dennis Schenk, a local dog behavior expert (see p53 for more).

People need to understand that dogs are not play toys, not their best friend and not a little baby. A dog is 1) an animal, 2) a member of a species, and 3) a particular breed. All three of these contribute to its psychology and needs. With their pack orientation, they need a leader; the more powerful breeds of dog need even more of a strong leader. You have to be firm but fair. – Dennis Schenk

Beijing’s brand-new when it comes to pet dog ownership, so unfortunately most Chinese people here have no idea about dogs. They’re still feeding their dogs jiaozi, baozi, rice and noodles. They’re not feeding them proper dog food, let alone having their dog on a leash all of the time. – Dennis Schenk

Are you ready to look after a dog? To answer that question, you need to ask yourself: Are you home for at least nine hours a day? Can you afford the financial costs, such as registration, inoculations, food and other expenses? Are you going to be able to train that dog from day one? Can you provide it with the structured love and discipline that it needs to thrive? Can you communicate these things to the dog? Are your Chinese-language skills (or a friend’s) up to the task of filling out forms? Have you seriously thought about whether you’re ready to handle the responsibility and change to your lifestyle that pet ownership entails?

What do you need to know before you adopt?

Before you bring your new dog home

You wouldn’t adopt a child on a no-strings-attached, no-questions-asked basis, so why would you consider doing so with a dog? Ask the shelter these questions:

Create a quarantine space from other pets in the house. Do not let pets share the same feeding or water bowls, toys or sleeping quarters.

Can you spend a trial period (i.e. at least a week) with the dog to see if it’s going to be a good fit? Does the dog have paperwork documenting all inoculations since the shelter took it under their care? Has the dog exhibited any anti-social or aggressive behavior to people or other dogs since its arrival at the shelter?

When you get your new dog home Clean the dog thoroughly using disinfectant shampoo. Continue to do this yourself until vaccinations take effect, at which point it will be safe to bring the dog to the pet groomers. Keep the dog away from your good furniture and carpets, as it is unlikely to already be house-trained. Start training your dog right away. As soon as you can

“At first she was very scared, and would just chomp down her food in fear that it might be her last or someone would take it away.” – Skott (owner of Rocket)

Take the dog to your vet for a general check-up, overdue vaccinations, deworming and flea drops. Ask the vet to scan the dog to see if it was microchipped by its previous owners. (If so, you know what to do.) If the dog doesn’t already have a microchip, have the vet implant one – it will increase the chances of being reunited with your pet should anything separate you. Develop a daily routine of meals, walks and playtime. Let the dog know what to expect.

December 2012

How Can I Help? “If I could sum it up in three words, they would be: rewarding, unconditional, home. A dog is a responsibility that I associate with my family in New York; taking on that responsibility was the acknowledgment that my home is here.” – Meredith (owner of Molly)

You don’t have to give a dog a new home to still spend lots of time with our four-legged friends. Many shelters need assistance in the form of enthusiastic, responsible and energetic volunteers. You can try the following organizations: The Little Adoption Shop Adoption Days PO Home Lan Zi Hui’s Shelter

Where do I get this new dog? Where can I take a dog that I’ve rescued? Beijing Human and Animal Environmental Education Center They claim to be the only legal one in China. Check out their English-language website. www.animalschina.org/en http://weibo.com/bhaeec Ms. Wang She’s been helping rescue dogs for 20 years and is now involved in the sterilization of street dogs to help control the population. http://blog.sina.com.cn/u/1779746071 http://idogicat-wlq.taobao.com Lao Liu This part-time shelter houses around 40 dogs in a courtyard. They require that potential adopters show proof of a stable income and residence and that the adopted dogs will be fed and registered properly. They accept cash donations. http://weibo.com/nuoaizhijia http://shop34827815.taobao.com

“Initially, my mom seemed totally ready to kick Xiaolang out when I wasn’t around. But somehow he’s changed her. Yesterday, my mom told me she wanted to bring home another street dog she’d seen wandering around her workplace. That’s huge progress for her.” – Yadan (owner of Xiaolang)

Lan Zi Hui’s She has used her own money to put abandoned pets into temporary care in hospitals and pet shops. Lan says that this year has been tough to find adopters. TBJ web user ID: xiaolan7212

KNOW YOUR LAWS All dogs must be registered to a household with the PSB and possess a valid ID card. Only one dog per household. Find out if your local PSB enforces height restrictions for dogs over 30cm (measured at the shoulder). All dogs must be vaccinated with the proper documentation (red book and blue book).

PO Home Has multiple locations, including their Tiantongyuan facility for dogs that are ready to be adopted. You can check out the dogs’ profile online. They accept cash donations and translation/marketing volunteers. http://weibo.com/ilovedogdog http://pohome.taobao.com

All dogs must be walked on a leash.

Adoption Days This monthly showcase is the Expo of the Beijing’s dog adoption world. Venues include Shunyi and Sanlitun. http://weibo.com/beijingadoptionday Little Adoption Shop This Shunyi shelter was set up by writer-translator Chris Barden after a highprofile highway rescue. http://weibo.com/lingyangxiaopu chris@hutongrobot.com

Unfor tunately, there’s also a lot of bad genes and bad blood lines here. Dogs born genetically predisposed with temperaments, fears, pho bias and aggression definitely need more work and more patience.

Useful websites ICVSAsia.com Doctorsbeckandstone.com Chinadogtraining.com

“Beijing doesn’t really offer any decent parks or beaches where you can walk dogs. I try and take them out with me as much as possible during the day, or I drive out of the city on weekends and scare the shit out of them by making them walk for hours.” – Karl (owner of Mikki and Bobik)

– Dennis Schenk

“He is a big dog with a big scar. We’re not sure, but it looks like someone threw hot oil on his back and front leg. The locals are frightened by him sometimes, but there’s not much I can do about that – we just try to win them over one at a time.”

It’s quite common for people to get dogs that already have some issues. They’ll blame a bad handler or how it was raised on the streets or maybe beaten or abused, but what they have to focus on is the now – how we rehabilitate the dog and change its frame of mind. We live too much in the past; we have to live in the present time, like dogs do. – Dennis Schenk

– Rob (owner of Buster)

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Here’s just a sampling of dogs that need someone to love them, discipline them and treat them as part of the family.

Xiao Huilang (Little Grey Wolf ) female, 5 years or older A quiet, friendly sweetheart who loves people, but is a bit territorial with other dogs

Lele male, 2 to 3 years old He’s a natural pole vaulter who’s never met a person he doesn’t adore.

Da Huang male, 8 years or older “Big Yellow” enjoys peace and quiet, but hasn’t lost the playful spirit of his youth.

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HeiHei female, 5 years or older One of the most agile and fastest runners in the shelter

XinXin female, 7 years or older The grand old dame of the shelter. Famous for chit-chatting in an uncannily human-sounding mumble.

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Dorje female, 10 months old Named after the “thunderbolt of englightenment.” Nearly buried alive as a pup, Dorje was rescued by her mother and a kind old man.

Feifei female, age unknown This nuclear-powered princess is a great companion for active people.

Xiao Liu male, 2-3 years old This gentle giant is still just a little boy at heart.

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Hongmei female, 3 years or older One of the shelter’s beauty queens. She has a heart of gold, but is not to be trifled with.

Xiao Ling female, 5 years or older A graceful princess with an amazing sense of humor. Loves to greet you with a lick behind the ear or a full-on hug.

To adopt any of these dogs, contact the Little Adoption Shop. Details on p17.

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PEKING PIC

“Milkywave, a light installation in Dashilar” by @aidiastudio of IGers Beijing

trivia travails Each month we run a series of questions based on the content of the issue. Answer them correctly and win free stuff! This month’s prize is a buffet dinner for two at Salt & Pepper in Holiday Inn Beijing Central Square. Answers to win@thebeijinger.com.

WIn stuff 1. Shangrila Adventures is leading bike trips through which country? a) China b) Nepal c) Myanmar d) Malaysia 2. What cafe is offering a holiday-themed sandwich wrap? a) Fish Eye b) Maan Coffee c) Comptoirs de France d) Starbucks 3. Where does ivory come from? a) trees b) coral c) sharks d) elephants

Answers to November’s Trivia Travails: 1. d) Scars & Stories 2. d) Wangfujing 3. b) The Hutong 4. c) LeAnn Rimes 5. a) Sweden 6. d) merino 7. b) Bread of Life 8. b) hairy crab shengjianbao

4. What sport did Currie Lee wear a uniform for? a) synchronized swimming b) cheerleading c) basketball d) track

Last month’s winner was Chris Rock.

5. Jack Zhou, manager of The Bar, previously ran

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which establishment? a) 4F b) 5F c) First Floor d) 3F 6. What was conductor Nick Smith’s wedding song? a) “Baby Hit Me One More Time” by Britney Spears b) “I Feel Good” by James Brown c) “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion d) “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King 7. What’s a staple of the Taiwan night markets? a) popcorn chicken b) motorcycles c) noodles d) all of the above 8. Which British indie rock outfit did singer Lucy Rose contribute vocals to? a) Bombay Bicycle Club b) Tehran Tank Club c) Helmand Helicopter Club d) Sarajevo Submarine Club

Win a dinner buffet for two at Salt & Pepper Restaurant in Holiday Inn Beijing Central Square by correctly answering all the questions in Trivia Travails. Be first to spot this month’s Bogus Ad and win a pair of vouchers for massages at Origin Spa. Answer the question at the end of Mastermind to win a Hoegaarden gift pack. Up for grabs in the Go section: two vouchers to the Ritz-Carlton Financial Street’s Winter Wonderland Christmas Eve Gala (value RMB 11,376), ten tickets to the Yen Countdown New Year’s Eve Party at 798 (value RMB 2,000), Sunday Brunch for three at The Cut at Fairmont Beijing (value RMB 1,580) a voucher for Peninsula Spa (value RMB 1,265) and Iridium Spa vouchers for two at the St. Regis Beijing (value RMB 1,300)

FOOD & DRINK

Sip, nibble, gulp, chew, guzzle, savor, feast

MINCE PIE // CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES // TEA TIME // TWELVE BARS OF CHRISTMAS IN THE OVEN Cantina Agave, a Shanghai import with contemporary Tex-Mex food and cocktails, will be opening near Alameda in January. Also from Shanghai, Mesa|Manifesto is slated to open at Sanlitun Village North, serving modern Australian cuisine.

OPENINGS Wilfrid Kwok, owner of Oden and Glen, has taken over management of Face Beijing. He’s vamped up the menu at the Indian and Thai restaurants on the property, and added a new Japanese restaurant to boot. Santoor, a new Indian restaurant on Nanluogu Xiang, is manned by the guys who ran Tamarind over at Soho Shangdu. We wish them greater success in this endeavor and will have a review for you next month. A new Yunnan spot, Treescape, has opened in Fortune Plaza. Saveurs de Coree on Xiang’er Hutong has a new bar alongside its restaurant, and El Nido in Fangjia Hutong is expanding. Max Levy will help the medicine go down by opening Spoonful of Sugar in 798. More news next month.

cozy up to hot pot at traders hotel beijing

Chi Fan for Charity raised over RMB 350,000 for Starfish Project and Little Flower Projects this year. Thanks to all of you who ate your vegetables at the dinner table and/or showed up to the afterparty at Hatsune. You done good.

Capital bites

Marilyn Mai is waiting for the pot to boil

photo: courtesy of traders hotel beijing

t never fails. As soon as it dips below 40 degrees (Fahrenheit, of course), my stomach will start to whisper, “Hoottt pooootttttt.” If you listen closely, you’ll even hear it add: “…with sesame saaauuucccccee.” I don’t know about you, but when my internal organs make the effort to talk to me, I try to listen. So we have celebrated a wintry holiday or two here by dusting off the hot plate and setting up our own little pot- o-hotness with a group of friends. Despite the homesickness and weather-weariness, the nice thing about being in Beijing, untethered to family, is the freedom to make up your own traditions. (Then again, in California, hot pot, Korean BBQ or crab feasts were common Thanksgiving traditions among AsianAmerican households.)

You’ve got a ton of choices here in Beijing. Sure, the hotels play it pretty traditional with Christmas trees, gingerbread-laden hampers and full roast turkey spreads, which many of us love with all our gluttonous little hearts. But if you look beyond that, you’ll find holiday offerings with South American, French and panAsiatic flair (at SALT, Jaan and Asia Bistro, just to tick off a few). And of course, many are happy with Peking duck for a festive meal. Maybe if we venture out of our usual ruts, we’ll find the newness of our experiences banishing the seasonal doldrums. Another easy way to seek comfort from unwelcome holiday hoopla is to take a look around and notice how good we have it. In this issue alone, you’re looking at stray dogs, abandoned orphans and our back page columnist, George Ding. At

HAPPENINGS

least you don’t have to defend your cultural identity on our website all the livelong day … My point is this: Rather than complain, let’s enjoy the options available to us here. If a dinner is what you’re looking for, you can get sit-down or buffet, with carolers or without, with a lucky draw giveaway or a Santa trolling around with a sack. There’s seafood, turkey, foie gras, mulled wine and more to enjoy. And the absolutely essential Eastmeets-West holiday tradition: saving the turkey carcass so you can make turkey porridge the next day. Barring all that, you can just boil a pot of water, throw a bunch of random stuff in there and tell everyone you had hot pot for Christmas dinner. They’ll think you’re so culturally evolved, and it’ll cost you almost nothing. Happy holidays.

JW Marriott and Modo and Mosto are offering holiday party packages. See our event listings for details.

THE BEER BEAT Slow Boat dropped anchor in Qianmen a couple of months ago, but that pop-up shop has closed its doors. The good news is they’re set to settle again this month – in the Dongsi neighborhood. 京A have set up a tap at 4corners. Last time we dropped by, it was their Workers Pale Ale on offer at RMB 35 but this could change. Great Leap is offering samplers of its various brews (a set of four for RMB 50) to help you decide which your favorite is. Beer Mania’s pool tournament is proving popular. Get along to the next monthly competition on Dec 17, where the prizes include a three-liter jeroboam of Saint Feuillien Triple.

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effing good WHAT’S NEW restaurants

C o nt e m po r ary I nte r n ati o n al

F by Tribute Daily 11.30-2pm, 6-10pm. Unit 5 (to the left of Casa Pagoda) 6 Sanlitun Nanlu, Chaoyang District (6501 7501) 朝阳区三里屯南路6号(Casa Pagoda旁边） 700m southwest of Tuanjiehu station (Line 10)

urrently offering a wine-paired eightcourse tasting menu that builds into one unforgettable meal, F by Tribute has the goods to drag diners away from the shine of Sanlitun Village down to the quieter south street. Our tasting (RMB 598, RMB 798 with wine pairing) began with a bittersweet amuse-bouche: a chocolate ganache-crispy baguette whose simple richness brought into focus the intentions of Frank Sun, who is both chef and owner. For diners who love to dissect their dishes, a bitingly tart pomegranate reduction and a Riesling aspic (a gelatinous bite of white wine) brought lightness and intricacy to a wine-poached foie gras.

Salt-baked salmon and homemade tagliatelle with prawns tastily checked off the salad and pasta courses. For the mains, we were offered five options to choose from. My dining companion’s poached and grilled monkfish, accompanied by a zingy corn-and-black-truffle salsa, was moist and tender, while my slow-braised lamb shank gave up its grip on the bone with the slightest nudge from the fork. Edamame and wasabi-cream mashed potatoes and a spiced apple-and-raisin chutney were excellent supporting players for the meat. Wines paired exceptionally well with each course, bringing out briny notes from the prawns

here, standing up to the rich meatiness of the lamb there. The standout pairing of the night came with the pumpkin pie, its light and airy filling lounging on a flaky crust. Its partner, a sparkling white, invited the warm wintry spices out to play upon the tongue. F by Tribute’s space is easy to miss – surprising, considering Sun’s architecture background. But once found, it’s a perfect hideaway for those who enjoy substance over flash. Lauren McCarthy Also try: Back Alley Bistro, Mosto

roasted vegetable salad

photos: mitchell photo: pe masilun lova

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WHAT’S NEW restaurants

a-plus pizza Pi z za

Pizza PluS Daily 11am-10pm. Units 112/115, Bojing Haoting, 8 Shizipo Jie, Dongzhimenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District (6413 0991) 东直门外大街十字坡街8号铂晶豪庭112/115室 800m northeast of Dongsishitiao station or 800m southeast of Dongzhimen station (Line 2)

izza Plus has a substantial claim to fame, given that Chef Fabrizio Montori’s signature Forest pizza, topped with black truffle, walnuts and mushrooms (RMB 20/slice), won the Pizza World Championship in Italy last year. It’s a mouthful of earthy delight that whisks you away to an imaginary wooded glen with its dark flavors. We also liked the pumpkin pizza (RMB 15/slice), which also comes with cherry tomatoes, onion and salsiccia, and the Four Seasons (RMB 15/slice) with its chunks of artichoke. For something a little different, try their pizza “sandwich” (RMB 18/slice), which gently cuddles spinach and ricotta between two flaky layers of crust. When you’re ready for dessert, gorge yourself on a marvelous Nutella pizza (RMB 20/slice).

Frankly, we could spend all day trying out different toppings, as Pizza Plus rotates through about 35 different types. Because the owners of the pizzeria also run an Italian foodstuff import company, all of the main ingredients are brought in from the motherland. This is also the secret to their rock-bottom prices. If you’re eating in, you can buy by the (rectangular) slice or order full round pizzas. Delivery is available for orders over RMB 50 within a 3km radius of its location, which is northwest of the Worker’s Stadium. They’re also planning to expand quickly, so start lobbying them to open a branch near you. Josh Ong Also try: Eatalia, La Pizza forest pizza

Soup-erb

brown bread with cold cuts

Ca n to n e s e

My Soup 卖汤 Daily 11am-10pm. Tower 1 (across from Fortune Mall), Central Park, 6 Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District (6597 0552) 朝阳门外大街6号新城国际公寓1座底商(财富购物中心对面) 400m northwest of Jintaixizhao station (Line 10)

photos: sui and lova

sausage claypot

hoices, choices. What do I talk about first? The traditional Chinese soup, a mystical concoction of luxurious proteins and medicinal ingredients that seem to seep straight into my bones? Or the rice dishes that send me into a frenzy, turning my chopsticks into shovels, cartoon-like? The braised pork rice bowl (RMB 40), with its glazed cubes of pork belly, is wickedly fatty and saucy. The lap chong sausage claypot (RMB 50) is gentle and sweet while the salted fish rice (RMB 70) sneaks up on you with its mellow funk and bursts of saltiness. I’ve had my prejudices against salt fish but I heartily enjoyed this version. Both feature the crisp, fragrant rice that define a good claypot dish. The restaurant changes its soup special every day, adjusting the ingredients as they see fit. Plenty of

care goes into the wise balance of flavors here (and the prices reflect that), but the herbal taste is still an acquired one. My Soup makes its own rice wine (RMB 30) and it’s a rock star – a whiff of perfume followed by viscous silk that warms on its way down. Enjoy a glass as you wait for one of ten precious seats in this tiny but welldesigned space. The owners claim they use only the freshest ingredients and cook with mineral water. From the taste to the way it sits afterward, I’m inclined to believe them. If you harbor a deep love for homestyle Cantonese food and will pay for freshness and food safety, your choice is clear. Josh Ong Also try: Mei King, Shizi Shanxia

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WHAT’S NEW restaurants

Count on Me A m e r ican

Burger Counter Daily 11am-11pm. 271 Gulou Dongdajie, Dongcheng District (8400 1857) 东城区鼓楼东大街271号 1.4km southeast of Jiugulou station (Line 2)

urger Counter follows a simple formula: burgers, Reubens and sides at reasonable prices in a no-frills setting. The burger ranks in the upper middle of the pack in this town, but the RMB 38 price tag earns it some extra points. The meat – ground and mixed in-shop – is flavorful and juicy, though we did come across a couple chunks of gristle. For RMB 4 extra, you can upgrade to a blue cheese, chili, or mushroom-Swiss version. Orders come with fries, but only a handful, so you might need to get another order (RMB 18). You can also get your potatoes in liquid form by way of a roast potato soup studded with crispy bacon (RMB 15). Caesar, Thai beef or Spring chicken-spinach salads (RMB 28) might make for healthier choices, but we wouldn’t know – we weren’t ordering with

our health in mind. The Reuben (RMB 38) is definitely worth a try. Its heartiness had been so lustily extolled by others that I was disappointed by its size, but that’s partly because it was so good I wanted more. Burger Counter makes its own corned beef, and the timeconsuming process pays off. Beers to go with your burger are cheap. Stella costs RMB 16, while Brooklyn Lager and Blue Star Wheat cost RMB 25. If you don’t live thereabouts and already have a decent burger in your part of town, don’t go rushing off to try Burger Counter. On a Guloubound day, though, you’ll be happy to sate those burger and Reuben cravings here. Josh Ong Also try: Frost Nails, Bar Uno

oysters galore

burger and fries

All That Jazz Ja pa n e s e

Toyo Jazz Daily 10am-10pm. Shop L258, 2/F, Indigo Shopping Mall, 18 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District (8426 0898, 8426 0599) 朝阳区酒仙桥路18号颐堤港商业中心2层L258底商 4km northeast of Sanyuanqiao station (Line 10)

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hefty slices of salmon, is a case in point. Individual pieces of sushi average around RMB 10-20. Though neither the sushi nor sashimi ranks among Beijing’s very best, Toyo’s efforts are satisfying. The tempura includes meat and seafood varieties, as well as the mixed veg option (RMB 38) I tried. The batter was crisp and light, allowing the sweet potato, mushrooms and carrots to hang on to their natural flavors. Being asked to pay while you’re still eating is never endearing, less so when the transaction involves the banalities of securing a fapiao. I spent the rest of the meal thinking about work, which I had hoped not to. Still, Toyo was likeable enough that I’ll let them off the hook. Just this once. Iain Shaw Also try: Starfish, Sake Manzo

photos: lova

atching chefs shuck oysters and slice sashimi beneath a bank of glowing bulbs, you can feel Toyo grasping at the quiet sophistication of Beijing’s best Japanese restaurants. Greatness falls beyond its reach, but Toyo has value for money and reliability in its favor. The food deserves better than to be tagged as Indigo’s “Japanese option.” Ten types of French oysters (RMB 38-88) are listed, but availability varies. Ordered by the piece, the plump Gillardeau N1 and Marseilles N1 tested well for freshness, with a squeeze of lemon and a dash of spicy soy and mashed daikon dressing adding bite. A six-piece oyster platter costs RMB 240. Though some items are a bit overpriced (particularly the RMB 40-50 noodle and rice dishes), there’s good value to be found. The salmon sashimi platter (RMB 38), featuring

WHAT’S NEW restaurants

BACK FOR MORE

Freshen Up A m e r ican

Element Fresh 新元素 Mon-Fri 10am-11pm, Sat-Sun 7am-11pm. S8-33, Bldg 8, Sanlitun Village South, 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District (6417 1318) www.elementfresh.com 朝阳区三里屯路19号三里屯Village南区8号楼S8-33 800m west of Tuanjiehu station (Line 10)

get afternoon tea before it's scone

To a Tea

hree months is a long time to be away in this city. In Element Fresh’s case, its Sanlitun Village location got a new neighbor (Wagas) and the seasons changed twice during the time it took to renovate. The formula remains the same, which means the place was packed again within days of reopening. Thankfully, they’ve expanded their k itchen, so they ’re now better equipped for crowds. Salads continue to be the “Fresh Prince” here. My favorite is the laffa bread salad (RMB 85), with its lovely miso yogurt dressing, but if you’re looking for something seasonal, try the warm spinach salad (RMB 58). It’s like a holiday parade that marches straight into your mouth. Candied walnuts, bleu cheese, caramelized apples and bacon? Yes. Very yes. The main courses at Element Fresh are solid, but they’re a jump

up in price. We tried the rack of lamb (RMB 168) and ossobucco veal shank (RMB 158) off their winter menu and were properly warmed by their dark flavors. Still, it’s hard to argue with their more confident (and affordable) sandwiches and salads – which usually leave enough for tomorrow’s lunch. The grilled eggplant sandwich (RMB 62) keeps the pounds off while still romancing the tastebuds, but it’s hard to resist Dad’s steak sandwich (RMB 98) and its hot mess of steak, onions, mushrooms and cheese. Since you’re eating healthy already, why not have vegetables for dessert? You can taste them in the moist carrot cake (RMB 38), but you’ll probably be distracted by the generous mattress of cream cheese that they’ve spread on top. Sweet dreams. Josh Ong Also try: Wagas, Hercules

Caf es & Te ah o us e s

The English Tearoom 英国茶房 Daily 8am-7pm. Inside Chuangyi Yuan, 1A Shunhuang Lu (behind Beidong Flower Market), Sunhe Township, Chaoyang District (8459 4407, 158 1099 8410) www.englishtearoombeijing.com 朝阳区孙河乡顺黄路甲1号创意园内(北东花卉后面) 1.5km north of Sunhe station (Line 15)

photos: sui and lova

o, a Chinese chap, met an English girl in Oxford. They’ve since had two kids. These formative experiences have combined to create The English Tearoom, which is indisputably two things: patriotic to Britannia and family-friendly. It’s fair to warn you that there may be children here, and that they come first. This is Shunyi territory, after all. There’s a whole room set aside for the little ones, but the other room is for adults and filled with peace and quiet – just how a tearoom should be. This authenticity will only benefit from its location. When we made the trip, the weather was British enough to warrant finding safe haven in a cup of tea and a slice of cake. Teas span the supermarket shelf from bog standard PG Tips (RMB 20-30/ pot) to Twinings (RMB 30-45/pot) to the boutique brand teapigs (RMB

40-60/pot). Cakes similarly run the gamut. Hats off to the chef for her Victoria sponges (RMB 30 per slice), available with buttercream and without, which were fit to grace any village fete. There’s more to life than afternoon tea, though. There’s also brunch and elevenses to contend with apart from breakfast, lunch and dinner. Mo and his wife have it all covered. A jacket potato with Heinz beans (RMB 55), full English breakfasts with black pudding (RMB 98), and Scotch eggs (RMB 58) are all menu highlights, along with Marmite sandwich on your choice of bread (RMB 48). For those of us who do not live in Shunyi, the English Tearoom is a bit of a destination, but it’s perfect for getting away from it all and reading some Poirot. Jonathan White Also try: Vineyard Cafe, Lido Deli

winter vegetable soup

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WHAT’S NEW BARS & CLUBS

calipournication California Grapes

Daily 11am-10pm. B1/F, B1-301, Sanlitun Soho, 8 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District (136 1135 9505) 朝阳区工体北路8号三里屯Soho 3号楼B1-301室 800m west of Tuanjiehu station (Line 10)

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take on viticulture, even a complete novice can enjoy the experience of learning more. Stocking about 300 wines from a range of the Golden State’s 100-plus wine regions, and specializing in lesser-known wineries, California Grapes offers an exclusive selection and excellent customer service. Pull up a seat and enjoy a selection by the glass from their “Try Before You Buy” menu (RMB 20-65). Any subsequent purchase of a sampled bottle (from RMB 200) will be discounted the price you paid for the

glass. Food can be delivered from nearby Moment Cafe, so there’s no reason not to spend a lazy afternoon at the counter engaging in some hands-on learning. In fact, such is the exclusivity of the collection that a wine you enjoyed last month might not be available when you next stop by. Seize the day. Paul Ryding Also try: Everwines

photo: mitchell pe masilun

ario, the enthusiastic store manager at California Grapes, had me inhale a pungent red and then asked what flavors tickled my nose. “Erm … cream?” I offered meekly. “YES! You get it, right?” “Oh yeah, cream. Definitely cream,” I repeated, now quite certain that I held in my hand the creamiest of creamy bouquets. The wine world is rife with pretension, but at California Grapes, with its modern, accessible

WHAT’S NEW BARS & CLUBS

Feeling Lucky? Lucky Bar Daily 8pm-4am. 4/F, Tongli Studio, Sanlitun Houjie, Chaoyang District (136 8303 3920) 朝阳区三里屯后街同里4层

900m northwest of Tuanjiehu station (Line 10)

he renascent Sanlitun Houjie area gets another fillip this month with a new opening. This time, it’s a noisy neighbor moving into the transient Tongli Studios complex. With the menu still very much in its nascent stages (meaning that all cocktails are currently RMB 30 during the by-now-obligatory “soft opening” period), only one thing is for sure: They’re serious about cocktails at Lucky Bar. The provisional menu reads like a list of every cocktail ever conceived. And on a slow Sunday night, there was time for Kevin, the bar manager, to show me videos of his bartender’s flairing skills as he whittled a slab of ice into eight perfect ice spheres in a matter of moments. Relying solely on your eyes, you could almost convince yourself you were in a cocktail bar: it’s intimate

and dusky-lit, there are red brick walls and a beaded alcove replete with leather sofas, the waiters are well-dressed and attentive. The giveaway comes when your ears begin to bleed from the drum-ripping dance pop standards blaring throughout the small space. This is the point at which you might remember you’re deep inside teen territory and that the thunderous audio blur is Kai Bar and Baby Oh! down below going like-for-like with Carly Rae Jepsen. Understandably, at this juncture, the ambience is a tad muddled. Perhaps by the time you read this, Lucky Bar will have settled on whether it follows suit with its Tongli brethren or bucks the trend and opts to be something else entirely. Paul Ryding Also try: Bar Blu, Kai Bar

Beer All 啤酒圈 Daily 5pm-midnight. B1/F, Unit 8821, Bldg 17, Jianwai Soho west area (near the Fairmont Beijing), 39 Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District (187 0140 8117) 朝阳区东三环中路39号建外Soho西区17号楼地下1层8821号商铺(近华彬大厦) 500m southeast of Yonganli station (Line 1)

I The Bar Mon-Fri 5pm-3am, Sat-Sun 5pm-5am. 3/F, Youyi Youth Hostel (100m west of Sanlitun Bar Street, east of Sanlitun Hospital), Chaoyang District (135 2110 1981) 朝阳区三里屯酒吧街往西100米三里屯医院东面友谊旅馆3层 900m northwest of Tuanjiehu (Line 10)

photos: sui and mitchell pe masilun

he management team made such a good fist of making First Floor and 2F bona fide Beijing hot spots, that you might reasonably muse what would have become of the area had it not been for those two bars in the last couple of years. Now, after a short time out of the game, they’ve embarked on a new project together. The Bar, up on the third floor of the Sanlitun Youth Hostel building around the back of the much-maligned Sanlitun Houjie is, let’s say, a challenge. If you can see beyond the relative inaccessibility of their new space (up to a third floor

spot only reachable via a converted fire escape), you’re rewarded with a pleasingly familiar scene. The vast main room (complete with intimate offset chambers) brings to mind lost Friday nights at First Floor, while a look at the shelves and the chalk board assures you that drinks quality hasn’t been compromised, a la 2F. Parallels with its successful predecessors are everywhere, but then, why change a winning formula? Paul Ryding

t’s not easy running a bar. Just ask any of Beijing’s veteran bar managers. For every success story, there’s a fleet of flops. So why would a young man quit a lucrative career in IT to open up a small bar in the bowels of what is widely regarded as a nightlife graveyard? Beer All owner Dongzi appears eager to replicate the success of his friend Xiao Shuai over at El Nido in Fangjia Hutong. As he looks pensively around his space, he exclaims over how laowai flock to his friend’s hutong hangout. “Even on weekdays!” he says with a wistful shake

of the head. He’s given Beer All every chance of succeeding. The beer collection is impressively considered, the space is cozy and the ambience is relaxed. Nearby, Twilight is proof that the good will out. It’s clear that Beer All is a labor of love – Dongzi fondly showed off an antique clock he’d picked up for the bar from a flea market on his way to work that day – but as so many bar managers would agree, often that is not enough. Paul Ryding Also try: El Nido, Amilal

Also try: First Floor, 2F

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COCKTAIL PROFILER

Every month we ask one of the city’s expert mixologists to profile a selection of Beijingers based on a single snapshot and a brief factoid.

or our December edition, award-winning drinks expert Stephanie Rocard of Mao Mao Chong gave Cocktail Profiler a festive twist as she attempted to keep the concoctions sweet, warming, and of a red hue. “Red is the color for Christmas as well as being a happy color for

Chinese people,” she said. No stranger to presenting cocktails for judging, Stephanie walked us very slowly through her thinking for each creation and revealed a startling level of research. For example, did you know that President Clinton likes to drink wine and whiskey together? If you’d like to be in next month’s Cocktail Profiler, email a photo and an interesting fact about yourself to do@thebeijinger.com.

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Jenny

Interesting fact: Gao Gao resents that there is a male panda in San Diego Zoo with the same name as her. She thinks he has undermined her credibility by being so adorable. However, she can drink whiskey, while Gao Gao the panda is stuck with bamboo.

Interesting fact: Jenny likes to zoom around the city on her little pink scooter. She uses it all the time to get from A to B. She would like for her scooter to be recognized through a cocktail.

The resulting drink: The Lazy Panda

Ingredients: 30ml pepperberry vodka 15ml Cointreau 15ml lime juice 15ml cranberry juice

The resulting drink: Hello Pinky

Ingredients: 60ml Thai tea infused scotch 5ml creme de cassis 10ml homemade pandan syrup a few drops of Angostura bitters Served: Poured and stirred with a lemon peel garnish “That’s lovely. I can really taste the nut (from the pandan syrup). It’s delicious and delightful. Stephanie, you’re a maestro!”

Glen Interesting fact: Back when he worked in Washington DC, Glen once met President Bill Clinton twice in one week. The resulting drink: The Clinton Ingredients: 50ml Jim Beam bourbon whiskey 20ml pineapple juice 15ml Thai lime juice 10ml Spanish Garnacha red wine

“It’s very smooth, a lot like Bill himself.”

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“It looks very pretty. Oh wow, it’s very sweet, not bitter – a nice mix of everything. I’d definitely order it on a night out. It’s my drink now!”

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Served: Shaken and strained into a glass filled with ice, lime wheels and a 10ml float of red wine

Served: Shaken and strained into a martini glass with a lemon and orange-peel flower (to match the flower on Jenny’s bike)

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F IS FOR … … fengzhua 凤爪 Chicken feet (or the literal translation, “phoenix claws”) are like the rainy Pacific Northwest: everyone plays up the downsides so that those who are in on the secret can save the fun for themselves. Yes, these feet were used for walking and yes, sometimes the claws are still attached. But if you can get over that bit, you just might love the way your teeth graze over the knuckles for morsels of skin and tendon. This is fine dining for the orally fixated set. Whether enjoyed at a good dim sum restaurant or on a street corner, chicken feet can take you to that special place where you’re grunting audibly but you just don’t care. … fensi 粉丝 Don’t confuse these with your adoring fans or army of loyal followers on Sina Weibo (same characters, same pronunciation). The fensi we’re talking about here are the noodly kind – long, thin, translucent and stretchy. Often called vermicelli or cellophane noodles, they’re most commonly made of mung bean starch. For an amusingly named dish, try “ants going up a tree” or 蚂蚁上树, in which little bits of ground pork (i.e. the ants) go crawling up the trunk of a vermicelli tree.

A … fo tiao qiang 佛跳墙 “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall” is the answer to those who generally find soups unsubstantial. Its ingredients include chicken, Jinhua ham, mushroom, scallops, sea cucumber, quail eggs and those touchy underwater treasures – shark’s fin and abalone. The playful, somewhat blasphemous name suggests that even a vegetarian monk (or the Buddha himself ) would climb over his monastery wall for a taste of this hearty stew. … fantuan 饭团 This is what the Chinese call Japanese omusubi, the round or triangular rice balls filled with salmon or pickled plum and wrapped with seaweed. But fantuan can also refer to a Taiwanese version, often served at breakfast or as a light snack, in which warm sticky rice envelops pork floss, pickled vegetables and pieces of fried cruller in a burrito embrace. Fantuan shops do exist in Beijing (at Sanlitun Village and Jianwai Soho, for example), so be on the lookout for a handy lunch on-the-go.

December 2012

DINING FEATURE

the life of pie

we need to talk about mincemeat by Martyn Fisher

ears ago, when I lived in a more “remote” area of China, it was easy to come up with a good story about holiday hardship. Invariably there would be an indispensable seasonal ingredient that you couldn’t find – and then some cunning substitution or innovation. Can’t do without mulled wine? Why not do-it-yourself with a bottle of Great Wall, a soldering iron, a thermos flask and some spices you got in the market? No turkey? Well, a turkey’s just a bird after all, so just “rough it” with a Peking duck. But nowadays, here in Beijing, a life of ease makes that more difficult. If you’ve money to spend, and live in striking distance of a shop that caters for Western tastes, there’s no reason why you should go without any of your holiday home-comforts. Turkeys are not literally ten-a-penny, but you can at least get them, and the shelves groan under the weight of all manner of booze, right down to and including eggnog. As for cheese, I even saw Stilton once in a Beijing market, for heaven’s sake. I can’t help feeling it’s a pity, in a way. When you must make do, you start looking at local ingredients in new ways. Indeed, sometimes a substitution is superior – maybe even more traditional than what you thought was the “real thing,” like roasting a goose instead of a turkey. It can also cast many familiar festive foods

in a new light. Mince you’ve been gone Take mince pies, for example. These small pies, about the size of a jam jar lid, are the quintessential Christmas pie in the UK and many other English-speaking countries. They have a fascinating history in the US, where until the 1940s they

were regarded as the Amer ican pie – apple pie is a Johnny-come-lately by comparison. And while it is not quite true to say that you can’t get mince pies in China, to me they seem to make a somewhat tentative and embarrassed appearance. Let’s not mince words That surely has a lot to do with the name rather than the pie itself. “Mince”

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is misleading to someone who speaks English but is not familiar with English customs. Mince is ground-up meat, right? But these pies contain nothing but dried fruit and nuts. You can imagine how that makes someone feel who asks for a pie confidently expecting to find something meaty beneath the pastry. Nor is clearer

labeling much of a solution. True-blue mince pie fans would squawk that in English, “mince” merely means “finely chopped anything.” In any case, why should English food names be banally literal when mooncakes don’t contain lunar rock? That said, the filling – the socalled mincemeat – is a reminder that, like many festive foods, mince pies are a real fusion of East and West. The dried fruits, nuts and spices that were once scarce and

exotic in the West and thus restricted to festivals and feasts are now available so cheaply and in such variety that you can really go to town with them and make a very superior pie (see recipe, next page). I can already hear howls of execration from purists. This is where the controversy of the name comes back into play. The swap meat The truth is that mince pies are not quite misnamed and the recipe I just gave is only a vegetarian substitute. Moreover, they should contain a little bit of fat – the kind known as suet. It is not easy to buy here in the commercial form familiar in the UK (processed and boxed rice-sized pellets) but you can get it if you’re prepared to ask a local butcher to sell you the fat around an ox or mutton kidney. It is the fat that makes the toasted kidneys you get in some Xinjiang restaurants quite delicious. Eight ounces of that finely chopped should be used instead of butter. It is not just a question of taste, although the suet does add a richness that butter really cannot. Although mince pies are not quite poetically named, they do have an evocative history. The fact is that they were once indisputably meat pies. Indeed, one ver y early recipe begins with the words: “Take one leg of mutton …” The American version remained a sweet, spiced meat pie until it largely disappeared in the

DIY MINCE PIE Use the following as a general guide, but feel free to experiment with dried mangoes, strawberries, cranberries or any other fruit that takes your fancy. For the mincemeat filling: 12 oz currants 8 oz sultanas 8 oz raisins 8 oz chopped peeled almonds (or other nuts) 2 oranges, zested and juiced 2 lemons, zested and juiced 8 oz mixed peel (candied fruit peel) 1 tsp ground cinnamon Half a nutmeg, grated 4 tsp mixed spice (pumpkin pie spice, or another spice mix of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice) 1 lb cooking (tart) apples, chopped fine (sweet apples can be used as well; just add a little more lemon juice for tartness) 12 oz dark brown sugar 8 oz unsalted butter, chopped fine 4 tbsp brandy For the pastry: 4 oz sugar 10 oz butter 1 egg yolk 16 oz all-purpose flour Milk demerara (coarse) sugar 1. Mix the dried fruits in a large bowl with the zest and juice from

1940s. In a way, the mince pie is a vestige of medieval sweetmeats, when meat was spiced and candied almost as a preservative. Why did the meat gradually disappear from mince? As food storage techniques i m p ro ve d, p e o p l e preferred to stick

the oranges and lemons, mixed peel, cinnamon, freshly-grated nutmeg, mixed spice, apples and dark brown sugar. And that, very basically, is your mincemeat. All you need to do now is let the mixture sit. 2. The next day, preheat the oven to 120 degrees C. Add butter and brandy to the mixture and pop the whole lot into the oven for a few hours until the butter has coated the ingredients (this also helps to stop the mixture from fermenting). 3. When cool, bottle the mixture in jam jars (this will yield mince for 100 pies, enough to see you through the Christmas season). 4. If you want to try a mince pie straight away, make the pastry by beating sugar and butter until creamy, mix in the egg yolk and then add the flour. Mix well and chill. 5. Preheat the oven to 175-200 degrees C. 6. Roll out the cold dough to an eighth-inch thickness and cut differing sized circles of pastry. Place the larger circles in a greased patty-tin. Add enough mincemeat to fill. Put the smaller circle on top and press it into the bottom circle until it is sealed. Brush with milk and sprinkle with demerara sugar to give a crunchy texture. 7. Bake on the top shelf of the oven for 20 minutes.

with fresh meat, but commercial producers also economized and reduced the meat content until it was insignificant. Prohibition in the United States also had a role, since alcohol played a very important role in preserving the meat. So suet me And I suppose that is why I am with the purists on this one and will press you to try using the suet. It should recall the history. You should feel like a king of old sampling the Yuletide sweetmeats on a dais. A proper mince pie is Good King Wenceslas singing “bring me flesh and bring me wine” in a deep, rolling bass. Without the suet, you really have got just “mixed dried fruit nut berry pie” or something. And that’s just jingle bells – and like jingle bells in China, it might as well be for any time of the year.

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DRINKS FEATURE

s our gift to you, we’ve put together a drunkard’s version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”. Do with it what you will, but we like to consider it the finest Christmas-themed bar crawl the city has to offer for a seasonal soak.

Twelve Drummers Drumming Gulou is the throbbing heart of the city’s music scene, one of the more picturesque areas of lao Beijing, and with icy lake Houhai close by and children skating merrily across her surface, it also offers a pretty Yuletide scene. More pertinently for us, it has lots of nice bars and will serve as a fine place to begin our Christmas bar crawl. Cozy and close-knit is the theme at The Drum & Bell. Let’s begin by enjoying a pint by the wood stove in the courtyard, in the shadow of the old Bell Tower.

Eight Maids-a-Milking We’ve now got a strong base under us as we’re four drinks in. My old man always suggests putting down a good layer on your stomach. Mao Mao Chong houses a tasty selection of milkbased concoctions. We’ll stop by there and line our stomachs with a “French Toast,” a hot drop with Advocaat, rum, cinnamon and milk. Nine Ladies Dancing It may be a little early in the night to stop by Chocolate to catch one of their legendary dance shows, but you won’t regret it when we get there. It’s early enough that we can get a big table with a bottle of vodka and some Red Bull to really get this party started.

Ten Lords-a-Leaping Let’s shake off that embarrassing series of defeats down at Great Leap in Nanluogu Xiang. Festive drops there include the Imperial Pumpkin and the Nutmeg Rye Stout, offering a splendid seasonal stopover on our crawl where we can lick our wounds.

Eleven Pipers Piping While we can still hail a cab, let’s head to Wudaokou and stop by Lush. We can challenge some students to a game of beer pong or foosball or maybe the ultimate: a battle of trivia wits. No? Ahem, then we’ll thrash them in a boat race – right, lads? Pfft, students. Let’s just order in a round of fruitflavored shisha pipes and a few shots and head back downtown. I hate Wudaokou anyway.

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Seven Swans-a-Swimming For a change of pace, let’s take a jaunt out to the countryside. Well, out of downtown Beijing, anyway. Let’s relax at The Swan With Two Necks in Shunyi. And because we don’t get the chance to venture halfway out to the airport all too often, why not also check out The Green Cap while we’re there?

Six Geese-a-Laying Remember the good old days when the Goose & Duck was the go-to place in the city? There was scant chance of ever getting a Grey Goose-based cocktail out there, but Mohiki sits not far from the shell of where it used to lie. Let’s head along to Lucky Street and down a vodka cocktail.

Five Gold Rings We’re coming up to the big finale now – time to step it up a bit. I propose a rack of tequilas from Q Mex. That ought to sort the men from the boys. No sloping off yet. Things are just getting interesting.

Four Colly Birds Nope, that’s not a typo. The original song associates the Fourth Day of Christmas with colly birds, also known as blackbirds. At this point we’re all probably in need of some sustenance. Since we’re in the area, let’s head upstairs to Kro’s Nest and get some pizza. Yes, I know what they say – “eating is cheating” – but there’s still a fair way to go, and we’ve put away a lot of drink up to now.

Three French Hens Time for us to take in the second of our Gulou haunts as we stop by Salud. Hopefully there’ll be some live music. If not, get the shots in and mine’s a pint. And absolutely no sneaking off early. We’re almost there.

Two Turtle Doves There’s a great little Christmas cocktail called the Two Turtle Doves, and we know just the place to enjoy it: Twilight in Jianwai Soho. They’ll be happy to rustle one up for you. You’ll have to straighten up though – this is a nice spot. And a Partridge in a Pear Tree Right, we’re almost done. At this juncture, you have a choice. Not about the venue. The last stop on our pub crawl will be Nola. But you get to choose how we finish this bar crawl. You can either opt for the partridge, or the pear tree. How are you feeling? Too sloppy for a big finish, or do you want to end with a bang? Very well, for those of you feeling a bit woozy, the pear tree it is for you. Enjoy Nola’s signature pear-based concoction and then you can head off home. Well done. You’ve given a good account of yourself tonight. Now, you. The Alan Partridge allows us to put this bar crawl to bed in style. The order is a pint of lager, with a gin and tonic and a Bailey’s Irish cream chaser, aka The Ladyboy. All finished? Including your chasers? Well done. I doff my hat to you.

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Grape Press

Fortify Me

Powerful wines to keep out the cold by Edward Ragg

n this adopt-a-dog issue, you might think we’d be scraping out the barrel with dog-themed wine labels taking center stage. It’s true that winery dog calendars may be all the rage in tasting rooms the world over, but this month we’d like to focus on the oft-overlooked category of fortified wines. (Insert “hair of the dog” quips here.) Not that canine references are irrelevant. Consider one of Portugal’s key grapes for the fortified wines of the Douro: Tinto Cão (literally, “red dog”). It contributes structure to the field blends of the various grapes that can make up port (with sometimes 20-30 different varieties being planted together). Buying fortifieds in Beijing is a bit tough (head to Shanghai for M&S and Tinta Fina Wines). However, this month’s wine picks are all designed to ward off the Beijing cold, especially if you don’t have a canine friend at hand. ONE TO QUAFF NV Lustau Deluxe Cream Capataz Andrés Solera Reserva, Jerez, Spain (ASC Wines, RMB 286) Available at Jianguo Hotel and The Opposite House Lustau is a fantastic producer. “Cream” indicates here a sweet style

of sherry. Dark brown with oxidized nutty notes, rich burnt caramel, low acidity and a complex finish. A premium Cream! ONE TO DRINK 2006 Graham’s Late Bottled Vintage Port, Douro, Portugal (Everwines, RMB 321) Available at 1949–The Hidden City, Agua This wine, by one of the top port producers, is from a single year but designed to be drunk earlier than the big, unfiltered Vintage examples. Dark ruby with heady black fruits and a wide range of spices. Full-bodied with hefty tannin, marked sugar, lifting high acidity and very good length. ONE TO SIP NV Broadbent 5 Year Old Madeira, Portugal (Ruby Red, RMB 325) Available at Bar Veloce, The Loop A favorite of these pages, but very little Madeira is sold in these shores! Deep brown, this 5 Year Old shows the complexity of caramelized walnuts and even Indian spices with coffee/cocoa notes. Full-bodied, high acidity, generous sugar with that signature cooked/heated character and compelling length.

Edward Ragg is co-founder, with Fongyee Walker, of Dragon Phoenix Wine Consulting, China’s leading independent wine consultancy and education service (www.longfengwines.com). They write for the world’s wine magazines and several publications in China.

photo: courtesy of the suppliers

December 2012

Just DESSERTs

Shake Your Tailfeathers Peacocake’s pretty Christmas treats by Marilyn Mai

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nother cake shop, opened by a Chinese couple? You’d be forgiven for having your doubts, but don’t write Peacocake off just yet. Their stacked cupcakes, perfect little macarons and decorated sugar cookies might look almost too good to eat, but rest assured they are not. As with many such shops, this one starts with a cute story. When co-owner Ron was studying at the University of Pennsylvania, his wife Rachel devoted hours to watching the Food Network and learning French pastry technique from an elderly neighbor. They soon decided their dream was to open up shop in Beijing, and then set to work fattening up the UPenn squirrel population with their sample treats. Peacocake’s been up and running for a few months and now it’s not just squirrels who are benefitting from Rachel’s baking skills. This holiday season, they’re launching a bevy of Christmas-themed treats. Their cupcakes are moist with a very fine, even crumb. The cake itself

has almost no sweetness to it, making room on your sugar receptors for the smooth buttercream frosting. I’ve never been accused of being a sweet tooth, but I found the balance pleasant. The Christmas box (RMB 88) will include two each of their red velvet and black tea cupcakes. Their cookies (RMB 64 for a box of eight), shaped like tree ornaments and stars, are miniature, slightly cracklier versions of the shortbread most of us grew up with in the West. Little gingerbread men will also be available, as well as a gingerbread house (RMB 80). If you’re one who needs some home-style treats to truly usher in the holidays, consider this your tip. Peacocake 匹考克甜品 Daily 11am-7pm. Shop 2211, 2/F, North Tower, Soho Shangdu, 8 Dongdaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District (5869 9663) 东大桥路8号北塔2楼2211号商铺 600m west of Jintaixizhao station (Line 10)

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Last orders

Stephannie Tebow

Music director, Snow White Every month, we ask noteworthy Beijingers to imagine their final meal before leaving the city for good. The venue Winterless Hotel Restaurant. I held my 50th birthday party there and it was wonderful: grand piano in the dining area, cozy and tasteful decor. I had about 180 people and The Moody Men’s choir performed. That lovely little restaurant and its very helpful staff made it simply the perfect venue. The high-back red velvet Queen Anne chairs were especially eye-catching. The starters Spring rolls from Cafe Art in Sunshine 100. Sometimes my husband and I walk over in the late evening when we feel like we just need a light snack.

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The music The finest singer of all time, Tracy Gong. She teaches music at BCIS and when she sings, you are sure this is how angels in heaven sound. I listen to her sing with awe, wonder and joy. I wish she had a recording I could take with me. The entertainment An open mic for all the people of Beijing Playhouse. You wouldn’t believe the diversity and degree of talent in this community. I’ve done this before and there is nothing more fun than performers entertaining performers. You laugh, chime in, lovingly cajole and encourage and applaud one another. This is a very generous group. The stage is big enough for everyone and all are welcome! For more fun with Beijing Playhouse, head to this year’s Christmas pantomime, Snow White (Dec 7-23).

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The mains The famous Chef Wang cooking guotie, pineapple pop -up fish, stuffed lotus root and eggplant. I had my first Chef Wang meal back in 2005 at a colleague’s house. It took two more years for me to get on his schedule but since then I do my best to have him cooking in my home for guests just about every month. I will miss him when I leave Beijing. He is my best experience of Beijing food. This year, he’s even cooking Christmas dinner at my house.

The desserts Egg tarts from Weiduomei bakery along with Cafe Art’s “snow frog,” a coconut milk concoction with tapioca bubbles. You can drink it hot or cold and it comes in one of those ice cream sundae pedestal cups.

Q&A

Farm-Grown

Rob Cunningham, executive chef at EAST Beijing by Marilyn Mai

f you think all chefs have an ego with a capital “E,” this one will change your mind. Meet Rob, who grew up on a farm, cooks for his kids and left his post at Capital M to run the restaurants at EAST Beijing. If you could only eat one Beijing food item for the rest of your life, what would it be? Why only one thing? That’s too hard. Lürou huoshao (donkey burger), Beijing duck, jiaozi. What’s your favorite thing to order from room “One of service? Club sandwich.

a chef – cooking. What have you eaten that’s surprised you the most? It’s the simple things done well that always surprise me. I love the Dalian scallops dish at Feast (Food by EAST), pan-fried with a cauliflower cream and jamon. So simple, so good. What’s your fondest memory related to food? Mum’s Sunday roasts. We always made gravy from the pan juices. I loved that as a kid. And my Auntie’s pavlova.

the young kids fainted”

Tell us about the worst cooking disaster you’ve experienced. In Sydney, working at Slip Inn. Our exhaust fans broke down for four days in the middle of summer. The kitchen was so hot – like 60 degrees [Celsius]. The boys were sweating all over and I had to wrap tea towels around their heads to avoid sweat dripping into the food. One of the young kids fainted.

If you could try the fictional food from any movie, which would you choose? Ratatouille, my favorite kids’ movie. Remy is a great cook. Pure passion drives him – I love that. Have a taste of Rob’s holiday recipes at Feast’s Christmas Eve dinner (Dec 24).

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How much cooking did you do personally to prepare for the restaurants at EAST? A lot. I am always in the kitchen with our culinary team, tasting and teaching. That’s the fun part of being

What do you miss most about growing up on a farm? Hunting rabbits, deer and wild pig. Killing our own cattle, sheep and pigs, then hanging the meat and cutting it into portions. Pickling and preserving fruits and vegetables. It’s fantastic to eat stone fruit and cherries out of season.

December 2012

TASTE TEST

Cookie Monsters C is for chocolate chip

ost of us may have outgrown the Santa Bunny Fairy by now, but we’ll never outgrow chocolate chip cookies. Whether sneaking them in bed ’til you’re cocooned in crumbs or enjoying a big plate fresh out of the oven with a tall glass of milk, this is one treat that never gets old. But where to satisfy that craving in Beijing? (Note: Cookies not to scale.)

Home Plate, RMB 12 for 3

Pekotan, RMB 10 for 3

“This is a burly-looking cookie, not unlike Seth [Grossman, Home Plate co-owner] himself”

“Flatters to deceive. The big chunks of chocolate are masking other deficiencies, like a lack of moisture”

“It’s a good honest loaf of cookie”

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“These are not very sweet. They’re halfway to biscotti”

“Yeah, the kids aren’t going to be impressed with that”

“There’s not a lot of chips but when one does show up, the wait is worth it”

“The dough’s got some nice vanilla to it, though”

“I like this one. It’s like finding a nice cookie shop while on holiday”

Mrs. Fields, RMB 9 each

Subway, RMB 8 for 3

“This has a strangely glossy exterior”

“Smells like a pet shop. Is that a hint of fish food?”

“It tastes very industrial, like a robot trying to be human. It knows what it’s supposed to be but something remains off about it”

“It looks like someone sat on it on the bus on the way to school”

“It’s drier than a Beijing winter”

“Are you saying Mrs. Field’s is the uncanny valley of cookies?”

“Cool and damp to the touch. Oil-logged. If this cookie were a person, he’d be sallow and you’d urge him to go see the doctor”

“These have a chewiness that many home bakers aspire to, but the chocolate masks a weird batter aftertaste”

“I like my food sloppy, so I was certain this would be my favorite, but there’s definitely something fishy about this. I’m gutted”

“I guess you realize how artificial American food tastes once you’re out of the country”

“Maybe they ran out of batter and made up the difference with tuna”

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“Underpopulated by chocolate chips, though. A chip census worker would have to drive for miles between each chip homestead”

Fatburger, RMB 10 each

Ahava Bistro, RMB 5 each

“This monster of a cookie has been snarling at me from the table since we came in.”

“Very good. Very chocolatey, and the edges have a nice caramelly crunch”

“It’s like a vast continent with rugged terrain. Reminds me of the salt dough topographical maps we made in 4th grade”

“ The layer of chocolate almost makes it like a chocolate xianrbing. Very well-balanced” “This could be the first one that’s really worth a good milk dunk”

“A little sparse on the chocolate. This is a cookie for fieldhands – fill ’em up so that they keep working, but don’t waste the chocolate chips on them”

“Seems to be gooey chocolate from chopped bars, not premade chips. That extra effort really pays off” “This is what America used to taste like, before machines and children took over all our baking”

“It’s a bit of a mean old oatey cookie, isn’t it?” “Yep, I’m still tonguing pieces of oat from my teeth for a while after I’ve swallowed”

Chips Ahoy, RMB 5 per package “Is it just me or are the chips even harder than the ‘dough’? That can’t be real chocolate” “Definitely the best for dipping in coffee. Unaffected by liquid, it’s truly the Navy SEAL of cookies” “Mr. Chips on the packet looks a bit crazed. Look at those buggy eyes, saying, ‘You WILL eat this!’” “Biting into one is like striding barefoot on a toasty beach – all crisp, crumbly sand. Still, nostalgia prevents me from hating it for being powdery” “These are pink inside. If it were meat, I’d put it down. Same rule should apply for cookies, right?”

Cat’s Eye Pizza RMB 8 each “Awww. Mine is burnt on the bottom ... the black crust actually penetrates into the cookie” “It’s not so terrible. Still a flavorsome Maillard reaction, not yet a mistake” “If you get past the bitterness, it’s quite doughy and there are tons of chocolate chips” “Kind of eerie, but these taste almost exactly like the sweet rice cakes my grandma fries up at Chinese New Year” “Things always get burnt at my house, so this tastes just like home!”

Kro’s Nest, RMB 35 for 4 (assorted) “Was this pan-fried? Apparently there are some round, iconic American foods that Kro’s gets completely wrong” “This is the only one from the tasting that I’ll be allowing to ‘accidentally’ slip from my plate on my way out” “The menu says it’s served with a glass of milk, but I’m pretty sure I just downed a gulp of heavy cream. Anyone have a stomach pump on hand?” “I can’t even bear to taint my milk in order to soften these” “The texture’s like taffy. It’s hard but it doesn’t crunch, and you have to snap a mouthful away with your teeth”

Cookie’s Cookies (available at Nola), RMB 17 for 5 “Great crisp edge. Browned butter gives an exciting mouthfeel – it really fills the mouth” “It’s enjoyable as a cookie, but I can’t taste the chocolate – it’s too integrated into the batter” “I’d be happy to come h o m e t o t h e s e e ve r y night, until you had to take me to the doctor’s on a forklift” “True to Southern form, there are some nice molasses notes” “Think these would taste good dunked in a mint julep?”

The Verdict Our judicious bench of cookie monsters all quite liked Ahava’s cookies, with Cookie’s Cookies and Pekotan each getting a vote for number one as well. Least cookie-licious was harder to decide, with Kro’s Nest, Chips Ahoy, Mrs. Fields, Subway and Cat’s Eye all getting negative nods. Yet more proof that mass-produced is rarely the way to go.

December 2012

ALLEYWAY GOURMET

popcorn chicken

Taipei Nights

Scoot to Banzhuo for street market eats by Marilyn Mai

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platter of braised-then-chilled tofu and seaweed. Another old standby, the tongzai migao (RMB 12), draws on a recipe that dates back to the Song dynasty: Sticky rice is mixed with a stir-fried blend of mushrooms, shallots and baby shrimp skins, then steamed in a little bamboo cylinder before being turned out and topped with sweet sauce and a handful of cilantro. A bowl of TCM sparerib noodle soup (RMB 38) was hugely comforting. Broth was meaty and complex but somehow still light. Noodles were chewy. Ribs were fall-off-the-bone tender. I shared a bowl with friends, but next time I’ll order these and plant my face in it all by myself. We suggest you finish with the red bean ice (RMB 22). This is not your typical mountain of roughly shaved ice that congeals as runny condensed milk and red bean residue collect at the bottom of the plate. In Banzhuo’s version, every bite was a creamy cloud melded with earthy red bean flavor. It was the ideal end to a meal both humble and impressively executed. If only someone could have carted me home on a scooter. Banzhuo 办桌 Daily 11am-10pm. Unit 2107, North Tower, Soho Shangdu, 8 Dongdaqiao Lu (5869 0587) 东大桥路8号北塔2107号

600m west of Jintaixizhao station (Line 10)

photo: sui

love the smell of motorcycle exhaust. As a kid, it usually meant I was sandwiched between my mom and dad, scooting through the streets of Taichung, anticipating fried chicken, oyster pancakes, fish balls, tiny bowls of hot soupy noodles and plates of fresh-cut, ambrosial fruit stabbed with toothpicks. Sadly for me (but happily for everyone else), there’s not much motorcycle exhaust at Banzhuo. For tunately, they more than make up for it with their selection of night-market dishes. To start, there’s the absolute classic, lurou fan (small RMB 12, large RMB 18). It’s simple: a bed of freshly steamed rice blanketed by a scoop of ground pork that’s been lightly braised in its own juices with soy sauce, crisped shallots and broth. Topped with a braised egg (ludan) and a couple slices of pickled daikon, it’s a satisfying meal all by itself. For snackable treats, you’ll have to start with popcorn chicken (yansu ji, RMB 26). The version here is flawless. Chicken meat is pounded thin and coated in a light flour-based batter before frying and dusting with salt, white pepper and whole fried basil leaves. The ratio of crunchy, salty surface to juicy meat interior means one order will never feel like enough. Also fun to eat are the Taiwanese sausages (RMB 8 each), grilled hot, then sliced thin and served with slivers of raw garlic. If you’re ready to try what more adult palates might crave, order the haidai dougan pingpan (RMB 18), a

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Every month, we like to shine a spotlight on some of the most delicious dishes we’ve stumbled upon recently. Dig in! chicken and andouille jambalaya Nola, RMB 58 You’ll burrow through the rice to seek out every last piece of that smoked andouille, but when the sausage runs out, you can console yourself with forkfuls of soft-cooked chicken, spicy peppers, spring onion and Cajun rice. chicken fingers Lush, RMB 50 When the fuwuyuan sets the mound of chicken and fries in front of you, you think, “I can’t eat all that.” Then you prove yourself wrong. The meat is pounded thin and coated in bread crumbs for a light, crackly exterior. Don’t get it as takeout – or else you’ll risk getting a skimpier portion of the chicken. beef bibimbap Iki, RMB 30 (+ 7 for cheese) Just the right proportion and balance of meat, rice and vegetables. The mozzarella cheese helps bind it all together. The only downside is that the restaurant only opens at 6pm. cheeseburger Bar Uno, RMB 25 This burger stand in the middle of Nanluogu Xiang grills up small but tasty burgers. The slice of cheese is added while the patty’s still over the flames so it melts into the meat. Toasted buns, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles and a mayo sauce complete the package. You’re good to eat on the go. roast duck Made in China, RMB 298 Makes a great change from Da Dong. It’s easy to start splashing out on drinks and high-end versions of dishes like gongbao jiding and koushui ji, but you can keep it down to just over RMB 100

per head if you keep your eyes on the prize: three different cuts from the duck, served with the best pancakes in town, as well as plum sauce, cucumber, spring onion, garlic and sugar. cinnamon raisin bagel with plain cream cheese Tavalin Bagels, RMB 60 (halfdozen), RMB 20 (cream cheese) Toast that bagel, then enjoy the flavors popping against one another – chewy raisins and the warmth of the cinnamon against the smooth cool of the cream cheese. seafood spring rolls Twilight, RMB 50 Whether you need a small bite to stave off hunger or want to fill your stomach with more than just cocktails, these tapas do the trick. Meaty chunks of fish and thin, crispy layers of fried pastry are delicious but it’s the vinaigrette with a hint of citrus followed by a steady spice that is the treat. turkey stuffing wrap 圣诞火鸡卷 Starbucks, RMB 28 This peculiar, mushy twist on the traditional holiday fare combines mashed-up turkey, cubes of pumpkin, bacon bits and cranberries in a wrap. If it was holiday TV, it would be a remake of It’s A Wonderful Life by the cast of Friends. “sweetheart” cake (laopo bing) 老婆饼 Wedomé (aka Weiduomei), 6 for RMB 10 We love the purple yam filling, with its startling Mardi Gras hue and a sweetness that’s rich and warm on the tongue. If root vegetable as a filling sounds strange, consider that laopo bing is traditionally filled with candied wintermelon. Flaky pastry is a broad church.

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Things to do, places to be, stuff to try Where are we going with this? See p52.

LAST-MINUTE SHOPPING // HUTONG 3-D PHOTOS // HELPING HANDS // FREE STUFF

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photo: courtesy of the organizers

Irene Kung's "Dreams of China" photo exhibition is on display at the Temple Hotel until Feb 8.

WHAT’S NEW Venues & shops

like hot cakes Ted Baker Daily 10am-10pm. LG1-07, Parkview Green, 9 Dongdaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District (8561 7531) 朝阳区东大桥路9号芳草地LG1-07 1km northwest of Tuanjiehu station (Line 10)

esigned to look like an English country garden, Ted Baker’s flagship store is swathed in a briar patch of purple. Garden gnomes appear in the window displays; the very perceptive will spot birds and foxes in the thicket. One

begins to feel almost like they might have followed a white rabbit to get here. And if the visual wonderland is not enough to pull you through its doors, the Autumn/Winter collection surely will. For the ladies, alluring tailored jackets and faux-fur coats (RMB 2,999) will tempt anyone who has not yet purchased a winter coat, while a classic V-backed woolen jumper (RMB 2,099) will appeal to anyone hoping to move quickly between the office and evening parties this Christmas. Men looking to stay warm this winter might be interested in a wool coat (RMB 3,579) or a fleece-lined cardigan (RMB 1,429). The rose garden decor may give shoppers a taste of the English countryside, but Ted Baker promises to bring some London style to the streets of Beijing. Tierna Malone Also try: Massimo Dutti

Aigle Daily 10am-10pm. The Malls at Oriental Plaza, 1 Dongchang’an Jie, Dongcheng District (8518 8869) 东城区东长安街1号东方新天地 1km northwest of Tuanjiehu station (Line 10)

T Shang Xia 上下 Daily 10am-9.30pm. Unit SB-107B, 1/F, Bldg 1, China World Mall Phase 1, China World Trade Center, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District (6505 7358) 朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸商城1期地下1层SB-107B号 100m from Guomao station (Lines 1 and 10)

photos: mitchell pe masilun and courtesy of the brands

enowned fashion house Hermès has a penchant for finding designers who avoid the spotlight: Martin Margiela, who has never been photographed and communicates via fax; Kermit Oliver, the reclusive Texan postman whose Americana tableaux number among Hermes’ most collected silk scarves; and Zhang Da, the mysterious designer behind the clothing line for Shang Xia, its Chinese label. Hermès has always celebrated quiet, deep craftsmanship – and Shang Xia does not waver from that mission. Think of their new Beijing store as a gallery of craft (in cashmere felt, eggshell porcelain, purple sandalwood and

bamboo marquetry) where simplicity holds sway in the ornate details. The collection, which ranges from porcelain tea sets to furniture to cashmere Mao jackets, is composed of understated classic pieces that use traditional Chinese elements in unexpected ways. (A section of the boutique itself is made of bricks of condensed pu’er tea leaves.) With this powerful debut in Beijing, Shang Xia has shown that quality and innovation outshine fame and flashbulbs. Even recluses will want to emerge for this. Ariana Rizzato

he next time Beijing floods, the vulcanized wellies on your feet may get you further than the tires on that cab you’re finally able to hail. But snowy or rainy days are no time to discover that the sole of your shoe has fallen off or that your boot’s “rubber” is actually some concoction that is water-soluble. The heartbreak of a shoddy shoe can be cured, however. We prescribe a dose of good ol’ French craftsmanship in the form of rain boots by Aigle, whose weatherproof pedigree goes all the way back to the rubber patent purchased in 1850 from Charles Goodyear. Those rain boots (from

RMB 790) do feature prominently in their Wangfujing flagship store, but the label offers everything you could need for looking fashionable while being outdoorsy (or trudging through a torrential downpour), from wool scarves (RMB 580) to heavy winter jackets (RMB 5,800). Craftsmanship may not be synonymous with shopping in China, but the next time you have cause to curse Yashow and its knock-offs, maybe head to Aigle. You’ll never tire of quality. Ariana Rizzato Also try: Toread, American Eagle Outfitters

Also try: Shanghai Tang

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MUSIC REVIEW

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Richard Clayderman The power of easy listening

Like I Used To Lucy Rose

hanks largely to promoters like Split Works and the British Council’s fantastic UK Now series, Beijing seems to be forging a sturdy musical bond with Britain. Great news for Britons like me. I now get to see some of the artists that my friends gush about on Twitter and Facebook. The trend continues this month when indie songbird Lucy Rose stops by. Stepping out of the shadows, Rose took the reins on her debut record earlier this year, having previously contributed vocals to indie rock quartet Bombay Bicycle Club. It must be terrifying for an artist who walks away from a successful collaboration. (I’m reminded of the superb Lisa Hannigan, who floundered somewhat after the disintegration of her working relationship with Damien Rice a few years back.) As a solo artist, your material will always be measured against your earlier body of work, even when there’s little discernible similarity. Like I Used To is indeed a substantial departure from Rose’s work with the Bombay boys. Stripped-back and raw (save for a few needless flourishes from Florence + the Machine producer Charlie Hugall), it’s a bittersweet confessional journey, veering from occasional despair to delight. It received admiration from critics, mainly for the hint that the best is yet to come. After taking the plunge, Rose has proved to be capable of going it alone. After all, she found her way here. Paul Ryding

ust as roast turkey and drunk uncles are synonymous with the holidays back home, Richard Clayderman’s annual descent on Beijing can only mean one thing: It’s time to celebrate Christmas with pure semi-classical piano balladry. The buzz The Frenchman’s love affair with China goes back two decades. He has sold around 90 million records worldwide, clocking up an astonishing 267 gold and 67 platinum discs. One journalist remarked, “He has probably done more to popularize the piano around the world than anyone since Beethoven.” Key tracks He has over 1,200 of them, but we have a soft spot for “A Comme Amour.” It’s the song you hear when you call friends who use a China Mobile SIM card.

Standout tracks: “Bikes,” “Lines,” “Red Face” See Lucy Rose live at: Jianghu Liveshow Bar on Dec 5

He says: “I have been told that lots of babies

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have been made when my music was being played. Nothing could please me more.” We say: We hope there’ll be none of that, Dickie. Not in the Great Hall. See him at The Great Hall of the People on Dec 25

happy new yen win yen tickets for ten

Cui Jian

Return of the Godfather

Reasons to go It’s fair to say Lao Cui isn’t the most prolific of performers, and shortterm visitors may not get the chance to see Chinese rock royalty again.

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reader. That means you and nine of your mates can bid farewell to 2012 in grand style. They’re the hottest tickets in town – and who deserves them more than you? For your chance at winning the prize package, just answer the following question: What song is traditionally sung at the stroke of midnight as the New Year begins? Send your answer to win@thebeijinger. com before Dec 21. Good luck!

Reasons to avoid He’s just so old hat. Seriously, what’s up with that ratty baseball cap? After the show, you’ll wish … You’d been around when the veteran first unleashed yaogun on an unsuspecting Chinese public, sowing the seeds of a musical revolution. When and where? Dec 15 at the MasterCard Center Where to get tickets GetTicket.cn

photos: courtesy of the organizers

hey don’t come much more revered in the Middle Kingdom than Cui Jian. In September, the 51-year-old rock pioneer embarked on his “Blue Bones” 2012 national tour, featuring songs from his directorial debut, which is set for release next year.

s usual, 798 Space will be one of the best places to be this New Year’s Eve. While the rest of the city freezes over, it’ll be heating up nicely at the biggest party of the year, Yen Countdown. A raft of superstar local DJs, including Mickey Zhang, DIO, QQ, wangXu, Eddie Lv and Yang Bing, will be ushering in 2013 with some bassthumping tunes. We’ve managed to get our hands on a set of ten tickets (plus ten drink vouchers) to give away to a lucky

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INSPECT A GADGET xmas wish list Sony HDR-AS15 Take family and friends on your adventures with this value camcorder. The adaptors for strapping it to a bike makes it ideal for adrenaline junkies. www.sony.com.cn RMB 1,680

Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover Acer Aspire S7 Tabtop or laplet? One of these terms will have to catch on soon if Acer’s hybrid is anything to go by. Thinner than a MacBook Air, it features touchscreen technology and supports Windows 8. RMB 10,099

It’s a sleek aluminum case with built-in Bluetooth for your iPad. Typing never looked slicker.

Fujifilm XF1 Retro cameras are cool and all, but not if they don’t do the business when you start snapping. An F1.8 fast aperture lens and high ISO sensitivity guarantee that this one does, even under poor light conditions.

www.logitech.com.cn RMB 690

www.fujifilm.com.cn Price TBD at time of press

iRiver Story Wifi A top performer in its class, this eBook reader is close enough to print that even Luddites could be converted. Upgrade to 32GB memory and free up your bookshelves and hand luggage.

Kate Spade iPhone Case If you know someone who needs to upgrade their phone cover, help them out by giving them this functional and stylish hard shell case.

www.iriver.com.cn RMB 899

www.katespade.com RMB 280 (for iPhone 4S/4)

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take the lead by Joey Guo Puppy & Dog Trainer

The order “sit” is always followed by o n e o f t wo things. Hope fully, it ’s “good dog” rather than “sit … sit … siiiiiiit. Come on, sit down.” If you fall into the latter camp, try out this app. It contains 35 easy-to-learn techniques to turn your dog into a wellbehaved canine citizen. Everything from the basics to the tricks that help you find dates when you’re out walking Fido. iPhone, iPad RMB 25

狗狗嘘！ From postmen to burglars and everyone in between, nobody likes a dog that won’t stop barking. Some of the user reviews vouch for this app’s effectiveness, so give it a shot before the pound comes a calling. iPhone, iPad Free

Dog Translator Do you find yourself barking up the wrong tree when it comes to talking to your dog? Use this app to record and analyze the mutt’s mutterings. iPhone, iPad Free

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featured Giveaways

A Cut Above meat to please you

RMB 1,300

Under pressure? banish stress at iridium spa

etting shoved about in the subway and feeling grim? Sick of the cold and feeling exhausted as we approach the holidays? You deserve better, dear reader. You deserve an afternoon at The Iridium Spa at the St. Regis Beijing. It features luxurious jacuzzis, saunas and aroma steam rooms. The Spa uses natural hot springs that flow into their jacuzzi after passing through a special filter.

rdering steak in China can sometimes feel like a gamble, but at The Cut, Fairmont Beijing’s award-winning restaurant, steak is always a winner. Their Sunday brunch offers a delicious and wide-ranging appetizer buffet, but the star attraction is undoubtedly their prime cuts of beef, which are cooked to order. The showpiece is their huge, slow-roasted 250-day Stockyard Prime Rib. They also have a fantastic desser t selection to

RMB 1,580

sweeten things up. We are offering one lucky reader three vouchers to enjoy this all-you-can-eat brunch, which includes champagne and breakfast cocktails. To be in with a chance of winning, just answer the following question: After which round of a golf competition does the cut usually occur? Send your answer to win@thebeijinger. com before Dec 31. Good luck!

They also have several tranquil spa and body therapy rooms, which is where you and a friend will enjoy a 60-minute traditional Chinese massage treatment, if fate should smile upon you. For your chance to win these two vouchers, just answer the following question: What is iridium? Send your answer to win@thebeijinger. com before Dec 31. Good luck!

In the Buff

Luxuriate at the Peninsula Spa

W RMB 11,376

Glittering Gala

ho would have thought that one of the best getaways in town is located in the heart of the city? The Peninsula Spa facilities include sauna and steam rooms, relaxation lounges and even an Asian tea room. You’ll start off your experience with a Peninsula tea ceremony, followed by an invigorating fresh ginger foot buff. This kind of treatment usually means a bit of a splurge, but we’re

RMB 1,265

giving away a chance to kick off your shoes and leave your aching back in someone else’s hands. Some of you work hard. Either way, isn’t it time to treat yourself? For your chance to win a voucher to the Peninsula Spa, just tell us: What is the world’s largest peninsula by area? Send your answer to win@thebeijinger. com before Dec 31. Good luck!

Your fanciest Christmas ever

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performances. You’ll also be in the running for an escape to the RitzCarlton Sanya, among other prizes. For your chance to win two vouchers to the best Christmas celebration you’ll ever attend, just answer this question: What are the names of the three ghosts who visit Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol? Send your answer to win@thebeijinger. com before Dec 14. Good luck!

photos: courtesy of the venues

f you’ve endured a lifetime of cold, anti- climactic holidays, then karma might rule in your favor for this one. The Ritz-Carlton is throwing a Winter Wonderland Christmas Eve Gala (Dec 24), where they’ll transform their ballroom into a glittering world of silver, white and blue. You’ll dance, drink cocktails, enjoy the most lavish Christmas dinner imaginable, and clap and cheer to a string of song and dance

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Back in the Hood A fashion for public photography Photos by Matjaz Tancic

ike the writers of Community and certain physicists, we’re all for making things meta. That’s why we’re fans of Matjaz Tancic’s latest project. The Beijing-based Slovenian photographer did a fashion shoot in a soon-to-be-demolished hutong house and then exhibited the 3-D photos at Chambers Fine Art in Caochangdi. When he found out that his exhibition prints were destined for the dumpster, he rescued them and brought them back to their original setting for an open-air and

open-ended public exhibition. Locals and visitors alike were able to view the photographs until the hutongs they depict fell victim to demolition. Will anything else ever capture the temporal nature of fashion and Beijing hutong life so succinctly? See more of Tancic’s work at http://matjazz.wordpress.com and www.matjaztancic.com.

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Red Ribbon World AIDS Day by Leslie Dennis

ast year a total of 28,000 people died of HIV/AIDS in China, and another 48,000 were newly infected. To mark World AIDS Day on December 1, we spoke to Dr. Jane Eason, who specializes in infectious diseases and internal medicine at Beijing United Family Hospital, about how the disease is still misunderstood. On the difference between HIV and AIDS There is no difference, it’s the same virus, it’s just a difference in the definitions. AIDS is HIV at a more advanced stage. HIV attacks the CD4 – T helper – lymphocytes, part of our infection-fighting immune system. Having a low number of these cells and/or a history of opportunistic infection(s) constitute AIDS rather than just HIV infection. On the symptoms Oftentimes there are no symptoms at all. In acute HIV conversion, the symptoms may be similar to a flu-like illness or any other non-specific viral syndrome. It may be just fatigue, low-grade fevers, sore throat, some lymph gland swelling, sometimes there’s a rash. Or there may be nothing at all. It really is very individual. On the popular misconceptions At the top of the list would be how HIV is acquired. You can’t get it through casual contact. Transmission occurs through exposure of non-intact skin or mucous membranes to contaminated blood and/or other body fluids, but not by contact with body fluids such as urine, sweat, saliva, tears, and not from exposure of intact skin. The risk of virus transmission is increased, however, if such fluids are contaminated with blood and if exposure is to non-intact skin or mucous membranes. On protection The main protection available is latex condoms, used with or without spermicide. They’re not 100 percent effective – you can never say that – and of course condoms do sometimes break. Other barrier methods such as a diaphragm, cervical cap, sponge, have not been shown effective in preventing STD transmission. Latex and polyurethane condoms (NOT sheepskin) are definitely the most

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effective protection, other than abstention. On risk If you’ve had a risk exposure – unprotected sex or the condom broke – you and that sexual partner should be tested and then follow-up testing should generally be done at six weeks, three months and six months post-exposure. Statistics show that up to 97 percent of people, if infected, test positive by three months, so a negative test at three months post-exposure is very reassuring. Testing should, however, be repeated at 6 months, too. Risk of HIV acquisition can be minimized by the use of post-exposure HIV prophylaxis (PEP), a fourweek course of combination antiretroviral therapy. Whether such treatment is warranted depends on the type of exposure, when it occurred (PEP should be initiated within 72 hours of exposure) and how much of a risk it was, something that would be determined by a discussion with one’s healthcare provider. On promiscuous expats People engaging in high-risk sexual behaviors (frequent unprotected encounters, multiple partners) clearly should be tested at fairly regular intervals. As well, they should be screened for other STDs: syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia and hepatitis B and C. If they are not immune to hepatitis B, I would advise doing the vaccine series. I do think that the lifestyle that many expats lead (frequent travel, frequent changes in environment, people coming and going regularly) may lead to more spontaneous encounters than one would have in their home environment. But this can be like playing Russian roulette. Through my years of practice, I have encountered many HIVpositive patients who had just one encounter with the “wrong” person. On the fear of getting tested The test done routinely is an antibody blood test. There’s a test which can be done at home, which involves swabbing the inside of your mouth, and you get the results in about 20 minutes. Although it’s a pretty good test, if you have a positive home test, you would certainly need to follow that up

with a blood test for confirmation. I understand how waiting for the results can be difficult, but at BJU the turnaround time is about six hours or less. On confidentiality All of us are acutely aware of the need for confidentiality. We really do provide a very safe place for discussion about these very personal issues and we do everything possible to ensure confidentiality. However, if the initial ELISA antibody test is positive, it necessitates further confirmatory Western Blot testing, and this is done by the local health department. On the groups most at risk Generally, men engaging in sex with men have the highest risk, especially men on the receptive end of anal intercourse. For heterosexuals, rates of transmission are much higher to women with an infected male partner than the reverse situation. On social attitudes HIV continues to carry a lot of social stigma in China as well as worldwide. HIV-positive persons have many concerns, ranging from how/whether to inform their partner(s), how this will affect medical insurance coverage, whether there will be travel/visa problems, if they are an expatriate, would they be deported, could they lose their job, will they be able to live a normal life … Because of general lack of knowledge, many people do not realize the myriad treatment options available, and that their fears of HIV being “a death sentence” could not be further from reality. On facing up to reality I think all of us are alike in that none of us likes going to the doctor, no one wants to hear bad news. However, in the worst-case scenario, i.e. testing positive for HIV, just remember that with appropriate treatment (if needed at all), and regular medical monitoring, most people with HIV do very well, and live long, productive lives. The people I have treated who didn’t do well were those who refused to accept the diagnosis, didn’t take treatment when needed, and failed to come for follow-up for long periods of time.

WISH WE WERE THERE

Marking the winter solstice at the Burning of the Clocks, Brighton, England, Dec 21 Indulging in a “Winter to Remember” at The Regent’s newly opened Phuket resort

Discovering Nepal with the China Culture Center, Dec 25-31

PHOTOS: drewleavy, enterpriseeuropeeast.org.uk, strikealight.org, loyaltours.com, classictravel.com

Playing with food at the Night of the Radishes, Oaxaca City, Mexico, Dec 23

Biking through Burma in the New Year with Shangrila Adventures – book your Jan or Feb trip now

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gift guide

Final Call

Last-minute shopping at the airport by Lyle A. Scott

e’ve all been there. So damned busy with work and going-away parties and booking flights home and whatever else that you forget to buy all your Christmas presents. Well, if you’ve truly procrastinated your gift-shopping until the last minute, help

is at hand. Let’s assume you are heading home via the airport. No one gets a boat home – and even if they do, it’s a fact that no one has rushed to board a ship since Dickens stopped knocking books out. As for a train home? Forget it. If you are sat on the Trans-Siberian, you’ve enough time to handcraft everyone a gift. Without further ado, then, let’s survey the shops at PEK.

TERMINAL 2 – DEPARTURES Caundilo What do you get the man who has everything? How about the brand that appears to exist nowhere else? We’ve researched high and low and come up with nothing on this menswear retailer. Think of it as a higherend Cliocoddle. Perfect for dad or granddad. Sunbird Internet Access By all logic, a cybercafe can’t offer much as a shopping destination … and yet this one will sell you phone covers, model tanks and toy helicopters.

Convenience Shop Orion Pies, underwear and Chinese tea at standard prices. “In China, where I live now, there is no more prestigious gift than an Orion Pie” … No, on second thought, stick to the tea. Specialty Shop The specialty here is Chinese memorabilia: cute Peking Opera figurines (RMB 118), plush pandas in Superman costume (RMB 299), and chopsticks and tea sets. Tibetan Arts Ideal for small gifts for female family and friends (or forward-thinking fellows). Odds and ends include earrings and scarves but their inventory also includes pocket-punishing artwork. We spotted one picture with a price tag of RMB 26,000. A-Silk If it’s made of silk, you’ll find it here. Qipaos, pashminas, shawls and housecoats galore.

Generic Shop Yes, it is actually called Generic Shop and the goods live up to the name. Who are all these people going to airports without any luggage?

Nitya Paris Nitya is actually a Parisian label of some repute rather than a China-only impostor. The prices for their understated womenswear reflects this fact.

Tea House “In China, where I live now, there is no more prestigious gift than tea.” Are you willing to tell people that with a straight face? If so, stock up here.

China Gold Gold sold by the ounce at the market price is not the most heartwarming of stockingfillers, but if you have the cash, why not opt for traditional Chinese figurines in white gold?

SALE Shop An airport outlet store seems like a great idea, but full-size furniture is quite impractical as carry-on baggage.

Yu Shi Yuan Christmas has a long history with dried fruit, but China would probably argue that they invented it. Make everybody happy by shopping in this preserved fruit store.

TERMINAL 2 – ARRIVALS SKAP Women If you somehow know women who are OK with you buying them footwear that would horrify the characters of Sex & the City, then boy are you in luck. Good for outdoorsy types.

Failing that … If you fly at unsociable hours, you’re out of luck. Not even the Chinese job market can afford to staff airport shops round the clock. You’re in trouble unless you can think on your feet (e.g. cans of Yanjing from the vending machines so that the folks back home can enjoy the taste of Beijing’s brew?). If all else fails, we suggest being nice to those lovely flight attendants. They can be sweet-talked into parting with those first-class toiletry bags.

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Gift World More plush pandas in more costume, RC cars, chopstick sets and a panda-hooded gilet. Franz This modern porcelain retailer has some truly beautiful pieces – at prices that are much less easy on the eye. 1436 Erdos This Inner Mongolian brand specializes in cashmere. There are some classy pieces for both men and women to be found among the crass look-at-me-wear.

TERMINAL 3 – ARRIVALS SKAP A footwear brand you are very unlikely to see outside China. Most useful if you forgot to wear shoes to the airport. JEEP No military vehicles for sale here, but you can buy Jeep-branded jeans and rugged outerwear. London Fog The longstanding American coat producer got a boost from being featured in Mad Men and getting Christina “Joan Holloway” Hendricks to model for them. This outlet offers menswear and luggage.

illustrations: joey guo

TOP TIP If you’re flying at a reasonable time (i.e. between 6.30am and 8pm), there’s good news. NLGX has concessions at T3’s Gate E29 and opposite the Starbucks in T2. Get in there for the kind of Made in Beijing T-shirts and laptop cases that you’d buy even if you weren’t shopping in an airport.

TERMINAL 3 – DEPARTURES CITIC Bookstore Glossy Chinese magazines are an affordable novelty and an English-language version of the Guinness Book of Records 2013 will set you back RMB 370.

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Hands-on ways to help out this holiday

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is the season to be jolly charitable. But even those with the best of intentions may not be aware of all the ways they can help. Here are some practical ways to support Beijing charities and make a difference. Give (or spend) generously. Bethel China Foundation The charity helps blind and visually impaired orphans. This month, you can support them by buying one of their Christmas trees or the 2013 calendar featuring artwork made by the children. They welcome year-round support in the forms of money and supplies for infants. www.bethelchina.org Operation Blessing Beijing They give financial support to families so that their children can attend school. The organization needs money as well as children’s shoes, clothes and milk powder. www.ob.org New Hope Foundation This charity supports foster homes and medical care for disabled and physically vulnerable infants. They aren’t allowed to accept financial contributions within the PRC but they do accept donations such as medical and cleaning supplies. A full list is available on their website. www.hopefosterhome.com Compassion for Migrant Children CMC helps nurture the children of migrant workers. They accept donations of goods, services or finances. They are currently looking for school supplies and non-perishable food. www.cmc-china.org Bread of Life Bakery They concentrate on getting older disabled orphans into jobs and a positive working environment. They currently sell breads, pies, specialty cakes and cinnamon rolls. You can order directly from them or enjoy their products at Home Plate Bar-B-Que. www.breadoflifebakery.org Starfish Project With a mission of empowering women in Asia, Starfish funds their work by selling jewelry made by those women. You can buy their products at New Day Creations in Qingyundian, Daxing or in their online store. They also accept donations online. www.starfish-project.com

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Beijing Huiling Community Services Huiling offers vocational training to those with intellectual disabilities. They are currently seeking funding for a new home for one of their workshops. You can help them by donating the monetary equivalent of what you earn in a single hour. Call Cassie Liu at 158 0134 1803 or email info@huilin-bj.org

River of Grace Church The Christians are looking to help out schoolkids this holiday. You can help them by filling a Pack of Hope – a backpack stocked with school supplies, toys and toiletries. Collection points include O’Brien’s sandwich shop at the Grand Summit. Full details of the pack and collection points can be found on their site. www.theriverofgrace.com Roundabout The Shunyi-based nonprofit takes your donated goods and gives them to those in need. Clothing and as-new household items are always in demand. You can drop off your donations at Links Moving at Dongzhimen’s Ginza Mall or at the FCGroup’s end-of-year charity cocktail party on December 18. www.roundaboutchina.com

old dog, no tricks Dennis schenk offers advice

ennis Schenk knows about discipline, having joined the US Army when he was 17. He also knows a thing or two about dogs. For the last two decades, he’s been a professional dog behaviorist. We asked him to tell us more about his work. What a dog needs “First and foremost: structure, discipline, exercise. Walking your dog, teaching your dog proper obedience – it needs to learn manners, just like a child does. Once you have a dog that’s attentive and listens to you, then you can give the dog love, affection, play, treats and toys. That all comes after we are already challenging the dog mentally and psychologically. They need a job, they need something to do. If we’re not giving them that, frustration and anxiety builds up.” Not a dog lover? “People who are afraid of dogs will focus on them and give off this energy of being unstable. Dogs will sense that and that can lead to a bite or an attack. If people understand how to basically ignore dogs, so to speak, that will alleviate a lot of problems. Even if you’re afraid, you have to understand how to not be excitable around dogs because that can make them more anxious.” Communication “What I teach as a behaviorist is basically dog psychology. Dogs communicate with their noses; their sense of smell is 40 times greater than that of a human. So they communicate with who we are inside,

our state of mind – it goes well beyond scent. They know right away if we’re fearful, if we’re strong, if we’re weak, if we’re sick. We humans do not believe anything until we see it; dogs do not believe anything until they smell it.” Training “Punishment is retribution, e.g. ‘I’m going to get you back for doing something wrong.’ It’s normally done by someone who’s angry, frustrated, even fearful. Discipline is done by someone who is calm, confident and relaxed but focuses on the student listening.” “Trust is fairly easy to gain – just give the dog treats and toys and shelter – but it’s completely different in the dog training world when it comes to respect. Respect is earned and it’s reciprocal. If you respect your dog, then the dog will ultimately respect you as a leader.” Dog instincts “In the dog’s mind, there are only two positions: leader and follower. If you don’t assume the leadership position automatically, they will assume it – and that’s when the behavior problems start.” “When it comes to instincts, dogs can start out simply rebelling by pulling on a lead; that can snowball into an attack or a bite. Again, it goes back to no leadership in the household, no proper exercise. This leads to 90 percent of behavior problems with all dogs.” Learn more about Dennis Schenk’s work at Chinadogtraining.com.

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Nick Porter

General manager, Westin Beijing Chaoyang Have you ever walked out of the movie theater? I have never walked out of a cinema, but I recently ejected the DVD of Antichrist about ten minutes into the film. Lars von Trier is a master of dark emotion, which I usually like, but the scene of a 3-year-old boy stepping out of a 4th-story window made me reach for the remote. What’s the TV series or movie that you haven’t been able to find on DVD? The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle. Let me know if you come across it.

Yoyao Hsueh

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ow did Yoyao Hsueh, the guy behind Mashup Sport & Social, land a role in The Man With the Iron Fists, the giddily gory kung fu flick directed by RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan? We asked him about his favorite female co-star and whether it’s true that RZA is a control freak.

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About a week after I auditioned, I got a call from the casting director about when I could start horse riding training. I asked her if that means I had been cast. That was it! Nice and simple, huh?

out, but he was very open to creativity from his actors. As long as what you did was in the moment and truthful, RZA was open to it. Did I tr y to impress the RZA with my rap skills? If I had tried, I would’ve gone into the “never going to work in this business again” pile. Acting is something I’ve been doing for over 12 years now. As long as acting continues to challenge me and allow me to explore human nature, I’m going to continue on the ride.

My character, Copper Lion, is one Do I have any advice for other of the most loyal of actors? In the the Lion Clan. Him “It’s gonna knock w o r d s o f t h e and Iron Lion go to Gemini Female, you on your ass” G r a c e H u a n g : bring the X-Blade back to Jungle Village “It’s a fickle and after his father was killed. hard industry.” It may seem like it’s all glitz and glamour, but in reality RZA created this amazing world. it’s gonna knock you on your ass. It It’s best for an audience to go in with will test you to see if you’ll get right a blank slate and allow the world to back up and go another round. A come alive in front of their eyes. “newcomer” has often toiled in the trenches for years, but it’s the perIt was the funnest set I’ve ever severance that got them the “overbeen on. If I had the chance to star night success.” Be ready when the alongside any of the actresses … opportunity presents itself. Always Lucy Liu, Jamie Chung, Zhu Zhu, be working on your craft. If you’re Grace Huang or Celina Jade … I doing it to be rich and famous, you wouldn’t know who to pick. I guess should probably pursue something that’s what directors are for. else. If you’re doing it for the love of the craft and because it fulfills you, RZA is definitely serious about his don’t give up. art, but “control freak”? So far from the truth! RZA came on set with his The Man With the Iron Fists will be in vision of how the scene would play cinemas next year.

What movie can you recite the most lines from? Pulp Fiction, probably. Most memorable quote moment: eating breakfast in a diner in Las Vegas with a friend, who asked me if I’d like some of his bacon – perfect opportunity to respond “No, man, I don’t dig on swine.” Best of all was that the guy at the next table heard it, broke out in a big grin and gave a conspiratorial wink. It’s an insider thing. What was the first pirated film that you saw? A Clockwork Orange. The film was banned in the UK for decades, only available on pirated VCR tape. What’s the last movie that made you cry? Seven Pounds, the final scene where Woody Harrelson meets Rosario Dawson. An unexpected teardrop, but the mark of a very well-made

emotional drama. Apparently the film was ripped apart by the critics. Who is the best cartoon dog? Great question. Scooby Doo, where are you? What was your favorite movie when you were a child? The Great Escape. Steve McQueen’s legendary motorbike chase, jumping the barbed wire fence. He did the stunts himself. What a legend. Favorite film musical? My favorite music film would have to be The Blues Brothers. Great R&B, and the pork pie hat and shades image is iconic. What movie are you sick of people saying to you: “What?! You haven’t seen it?” I must be one of the few people who never watched Star Wars. Favorite sports film? Fire in Babylon, a documentary about the rise of the West Indies cricket team in the ’70’s and ’80s. Great story of underdogs who revolutionized the game. Also an interesting insight into how West Indian culture and music became popularized in the UK during the same period. What’s the best TV show theme song? Hawaii Five-0. Nostalgic, big brass sound. Hard to sit still when it plays.

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Q&A

Bad to the Bone

paul french delves into Beijing’s sordid history by Simon Ostheimer

ure, we all have a memorable story about the back streets of Sanlitun (many of us from just last weekend), but these pale in comparison to the tales of The Badlands, a claustrophobic network of hutongs in 1930s Beijing that housed an assortment of brothels and drug dens, and an international mix of people that had nowhere else to go. Shanghai-based writer Paul French has assembled their stories – almost lost to history, but now immortalized in print in The Badlands: Decadent Playground of Old Peking.

How much resemblance is there between the Badlands and Sanlitun pre-2005?

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“there’s often a strong whiff of horseshit following close behind” As long as I’ve known Sanlitun (since about the mid-1990s), it’s been crap music, lousy beer and nothing more exciting than the odd dumb laowai getting rolled for a big bill at some back alley karaoke joint. It has to be the lamest bar street in Asia, and now it’s just a bit tagged onto a luxury shopping center and a Costa Coffee. However, what is the same is the idea that so many foreigners appear in Beijing and simply reinvent themselves – Harvard graduates, old Etonians, successful businessmen, hot models, superstar DJs, investors with millions behind them, Internet gurus, filmmakers with track records ... We’ve all met them and there’s often a strong whiff of horseshit following close behind them. Why do you consider it important that we

remember these extraordinary lives? If we seriously want to understand the history of foreigners in China, then we have to understand all the forms and guises they came in. We need to know the diplomats, businessmen, journalists and missionaries, as well as trying to recover the underbelly of foreign society: the criminals, pimps, prostitutes, drug dealers, arms sellers, mercenaries and fraudsters. Much more of this has been done in Shanghai, I think, where lives of ordinary foreign policemen, White Russian and Jewish refugees have been researched and recorded. Beijing’s foreign history has so far been rather one-dimensional – indeed to the point that the Badlands had been almost entirely forgotten. Nowadays, Shanghai retains its legendary position as the city of sin in China for foreigners, but back in the 1930s Beijing you could still find plenty of foreign filth to wallow in too. Do you think modern China is interested in preserving or recording history? People are curious. I see this as a long-term collector of old photographs, maps and postcards of China. Up until a few years ago, there were still bargains to be had out there – but now prices are soaring and the difference is the arrival globally of Chinese collectors who previously had no interest in this stuff. Bad for my collection and wallet, but a good sign that people are interested in that period and getting beyond the rigid official narratives, I think. The Badlands: Decadent Playground of Old Peking, published by Penguin, available at The Bookworm for RMB 125. Find the full interviews at TheBeijinger.com

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Why do you think tales of old expatriate life in China continue to enthrall us? Everything was so different and yet so much was the same. Foreigners came to China back then for many of the same reasons they do now: get rich, get famous, get lost. They found many of the same frustrations – the Chinese stubbornness to simply roll over and adopt Western culture, whether it was Jesus or a way of doing things deemed superior. I think what interested me was to get beyond the well-recorded foreigners – the diplomats, businessmen and missionaries – and get to those who came to China to escape their pasts, to find refuge and live between the cracks, untraced, living marginal and often criminal lives. A few of these foreigners became rich, a few got murdered, and for most, their China years were hard and disappointing but beat prison, army or persecution wherever they had come from.

Not much. Hedonism, I’m afraid, just ain’t what it used to be. A few lukewarm Tsingtaos ain’t gonna compete with the old Badlands that were flooded with home-brewed samogon rotgut vodka, opium dens and dealers selling “Cadillacs” (little red heroin pills). The corner kiosks rented needles so you could inject yourself – which is a little different to cigarettes and a Dove bar. Foreign gangs in the Badlands carried and openly used knives, guns were not unknown and the area was hardly policed at all.

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Currie Lee

MASTER MIND

Designer and owner of d-sata

urrie Lee is well-known for her effervescent personality and love of fashion, so when we asked her to think back over all the uniforms she’s ever had to wear, we were expecting great stories. She did not disappoint. Which uniform was the most flattering? I believe it was the cashmere blazer with matching tweed skirts and silk ascots in autumns/winters. However, my mum disagrees and believes it to be the baby Swan Princess pink tutu at a kindergarten rendition of Swan Lake. (I believe she believes it was the last day I was her simply-sweet angelic princess). Which uniform did you have the most fun in? The silly synchronized-swimming suits. When else is a girl able to do her hair and makeup in drag and wear glittery glamour? I miss the jello (it’s actually pectin but we called it jello) in my hair and being a “glitter ball” – eyes, nails, lips, swimsuit, hair and hairpiece, full body! Which uniform was the worst fit? As much as I loved my synchronizedswimming uniforms, I have my French Bulldog Victoria’s “stubbynubby ” legs! Most of my other teammates were tall, thin and leggy Americans, Brits, Canadians and French. I was, to say the least, a bit self-conscious as the team captain. I think [being captain] was more

because I was little and easy to toss during the performances rather than due to my leadership qualities! Did you ever feel transformed by wearing any of these uniforms? My faves were the vintage red Giorgio Armani evening dress for Tatler’s 8th year anniversary photo shoot and the grey Herve Leger bandage dress for Harper’s Bazaar Jewelry, which, thank goodness, they photoshopped, as it is not the most flattering dress for a magazine photo shoot – which add at least ten pounds unless you have a figure and face of a supermodel! Did you ruin any of these uniforms? I always ruin evening dresses at the after-parties! Holes due to the train of the dress being caught in someone else’s stilettos (or usually my own), ciggie burns and attempts by the dry cleaners to mend the holes! Which uniform did you resent wearing the most? The absolutely ridiculous Sailor Moon look for spring/summer. Does the schoolmistress not understand that there are some dirty men who don’t see this look as “absolutely adorable” in the same way parents do? Visit the D-SATA by CuR flagship at Sanlitun Village North.

thom jenkins

vip consultant, doctors beck & stone Specialist Subject: pets GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

SPECIALIST SUBJECT

Who wears the Fisherman’s Ring? Man alive! Mr. Fisherman? No idea. Never heard of it.

What do herpetologists study? Herpetology? Tor toises, I think. Reptiles? Pretty sure it’s reptiles.

How many Oscar nominations did Titanic receive? Eleven. Maybe it was 13. Let’s just go for 11. Nominated as opposed to won? Maybe more? Eleven.

What is the name of Audrey Hepburn’s cat in Breakfast at Tiffany’s? I love that film. It’s just Cat, isn’t it?

Celine Dion won the Eurovision Song Contest representing which European country? She’s Canadian, right? French-Canadian? Maybe France? Maybe it wasn’t France. Maybe it was England.

Which 1983 film features a dog with rabies? Stephen King … and it’s called Kojo, Koja, Kajo … Nope.

A ruby anniversary celebrates how many years of marriage? Hmm, I’m not married. Ruby ... quite nice. Probably married for a while. Forty. Let’s go for 40.

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What’s Brazil’s national dance? [head hits desk] I know this. Tango or something like that. Salsa.

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How many claws does a housecat have? In total? 18.

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Which country has the most pet dogs? China’s close to the US on cats. Dogs? It has to be the US, although they do prefer cats.

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FINAL SCORE: 5/10

Verdict: A strong performance in his specialist subject made for Thom’s impressive five out of ten and the second-highest score in Mastermind history. We’re guessing he used to be the teacher’s pet.

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Win a Hoegaarden gift pack by telling us: Where is Matjaz Tancic from? Answers to win@thebeijinger.com Answers 1) the Pope 2) 14 3) Switzerland 4) 40 5) samba 6) reptiles 7) Cat 8) Cujo 9) 18 10) US

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PLAYLIST

BOOKSHELF

Stefen Chow

Photographer and founder of Beijing Creatives The book on my shelf with the most sentimental value is The Story of Art by E.H. Gombrich. It is a comprehensive book on art history and how everything is interrelated. It was recommended by my mentor, and has become a regular must-read for me to understand how art blends and changes over time.

Nick Smith

Conductor, International Festival Chorus What song is the most played on your iTunes? I don’t use iTunes – I’m a dinosaur! Still haven’t really figured out how to download music. Keep music live! If you could play any instrument, what would it be and why? The organ, because it’s a symphony orchestra in a box. What’s the worst song to have stuck in your head all day? “Qing Ba Wode Xiao Dai Hui Nide Jia” (请把我的情感带回家), which means “please take my smile home with you.” The words are wellmeaning, but this song has the most irritating tune you can imagine. What artist, living or dead, would you like to take a long journey with? The conductor Mark Elder would be fascinating to go on holiday with. He comes from the tradition that believes in craft over fame – all

too rare these days, especially here in China. As for the dead, I’d have liked to have known Handel. He trained as a lawyer and made it as the most successful opera composer of his generation. His music is still fresh and popular 250 years after his death. What’s your workout music? Workout? Perish the thought! What was your wedding song? “I Feel Good” by James Brown. We had a Chinese wedding, so this was the song to end the ceremony and usher in the drinking. Has a song ever made you cry? Many, many, many. I cry almost the whole way through Puccini’s Madame Butterfly. Have a good cry when Nick conducts Handel’s Messiah with the IFC on Dec 9.

The bookshelf in Beijing I’d most like a peek at is Quentin Shih’s. He’s a photographer I’ve always admired but never got around to knowing. I would love to see his influences and interests outside photography. If you only ever read one book about photography, make it National Geographic Ultimate Field Guide to Photography. It was the first photography book I read and memorized. The book I pretend to have read, but haven’t really is When a Billion Chinese Jump by Jonathan Watts. What’s my bathroom reading? the Beijinger! Loads of them. Subway reading is anything by Haruki Murakami. My favorite book from childhood was The BFG by Roald Dahl. I remember the incredible tales that came along with the giants, the good versus the bad, the ears as big as truck tires. What great ingredients for a child’s imagination. The book I’m saving for old age is

Animal Farm by George Orwell. The book that changed my life is Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, an account of the biggest disaster on Mount Everest in history. It made me realize the best and worst behaviors of humans during moments of crisis, and I was intrigued to climb the mountain myself to experience the journey. The character in a book I’d most like to be? Let me be Snowy, the dog in The Adventures of Tintin. Talking dogs rock. The last book I read was Consumptionomics: Asia’s Role in Reshaping Capitalism and Saving the Planet by Chandran Nair, which talks about why we need to curb overconsumption and how it is affecting the environment. It’s a thought-provoking, uncomfortable, but awesome read. The book I wish I had written is 6 Billion Others, a wonderful photo project from Yann Arthus-Bertrand with many human stories coming together. My favorite quote from a book: “If you always hire people who are smaller than you are, we shall become a company of dwarfs. If, on the other hand, you always hire people who are bigger than you, we shall become a company of giants.” –Quotations of David Ogilvy Beijing Creatives holds its next meetup on Dec 8 at Capital M.

NICK SMITH’S 5-SONG PLAYLIST “Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart” by Handel An astonishing, beautiful and heartrending aria for tenor which makes its effect through the simplest of means.

“Zueignung” by Richard Strauss This song takes you to heaven by way of all the passions, while maintaining Strauss’s perfect poise on just the right side of the line between good and bad taste.

“Wir haben Beide lange Zeit geschwiegen” by Hugo Wolf A song about what can happen when you allow angels into your life. “We have both been silent a long time / All at once, speech has come to us again .... The angels of love came overnight / And have brought peace to my breast.” Don’t need more explanation than that!

“An die Music” by Schubert Franz Schuber t, who was greatly undervalued by the musical establishment of his time, wrote this hymn to the art of music using a poem written by a friend.

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photos: mitchell pe masilun and courtesy of stefen chow

“Jenny” by Kurt Weill/Ira Gershwin From the psychoanalysis musical Lady in the Dark. This number details Jenny ’s hilarious exploits as she reaches for greater self-determination.

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Ghaffar Pourazar Peking Opera star

ourazar has made a name for himself as the first foreigner to train rigorously in Beijing opera. Recently, he participated in the Heping Cup competition in Tianjin, where his experiments performing in Shakespearean garb were enthusiastically received by audiences. We decided that we just had to learn more about the English Monkey King.

Maika Endo

Owner, Kocoon Spa Lounge & Elixirs

n her ten years in Beijing, Maika Endo has done her fair share of partying. She’s also managed to deal with the downside of drinking by opening Kocoon Spa Lounge & Elixirs. Who would you most like to get drunk with? Sarkozy! Nah, just kidding. I wanna drink with Mother Teresa. If you could only imbibe one drink for the rest of your life, what would it be? Chilled pure sake. Sake contains no sulfites and thus, virtually no hangover!

photos: judy zhou and courtesy of ghaffar pourazar

How old were you when you started drinking? Sixteen. Tell us about the first time you were drunk. At that time, I was dating someone older and thus I would drink red wine at dinner, to be like others in his group. Except that I never drink wine usually and I didn’t like the taste! After one glass, I went directly from a happy state to sleeping state ... nobody could wake me up! Tell us about the last time you were drunk. It was last winter. After sharing a bottle of wine at dinner and two martinis at d Lounge, I was dramatically drunk. I had a hugging, loving and crying session with my girlfriend. I was ready to go to Haze, except I never made it. My two friends decided to take me home. We walked

round and round my compound for half an hour because the buildings suddenly all looked the same! After finally finding my door, I fell asleep on the ground cuddled up in front of it, while one friend went to chase the taxi driver to find my keys, and my other friend emptied my bag on the floor to look for them. Luckily, my boyfriend was home. He called me, opened the door and surpriiiiise! I stayed in the same position for two days. What’s the dumbest thing you’ve done while drunk? Breakdance on the dance floor of Vics after a hip-hop group had performed. Where’s the dumbest place you’ve gone drinking? All the bars that used to populate Sanlitun Nanjie. What’s your golden rule of drinking? Don’t drink angr y, don’t argue drunk.

How did you become so interested in Peking opera? I was a 3-D animator researching movement, mime, physical theater and dance for my character animations. There is nothing out there that can compare with this style of movement, the training and the skills.

the English Monkey King performance adapted to reflect HIV issues for UNICEF, and Elton John almost fell over encountering the Monkey King in his home. At the Heping Cup, were you surprised that judges allowed you to wear Shakespearean costume? No one had ever done this in the competition’s 20-year history, and they could have disqualified me for not wearing Beijing opera costume. But since all the newspapers and TV and radio stations were reporting about my performance, they had no choice but to accept my conditions.

Does the Chinese audience Which Peking opera has the really laugh when you wear the most bizarre plot? Peking opera A play about an old “Roger moore was costume? humpback walking I can hear the with a stick because gi g g l e s w h e n a over the moon” one leg is much “big nose” laowai shorter than the other, but his incomes out made-up and dressed credible kung fu skills save the day in Beijing opera costume. My skills and make for awesome entertainmay put the audience in their place, ment. Sadly, it is pointless to menbut no matter how well a foreigner tion these plays because only a few performs, he will never ever look the experts know about them. part, unless he is playing a Xinjiang character. That is why I specialize in Do you think your career in the Monkey King. With a painted Peking opera has brought the face, this issue does not come up. UK and China closer? I’ve entertained every British ambasWhat makes Peking opera better sador to Beijing and their VIP guests than Shakespeare? including dukes and duchesses and Shakespeare respects, values and ministers. I’ve taken Beijing opera preserves words, poetry and litperformances and educational tours erature, but Beijing opera respects, to universities and theaters around values and preserves movement, the UK. To be honest, people have music, singing and dancing on top received awards from the Queen of that. for much less. Some anecdotes: The Duke of Gloucester wanted Watch Ghaffar ’s performances at to learn Beijing opera movements www.tudou.com/programs/view/ and musical instruments, Roger vnAY6rwFbws. Moore was over the moon about

What’s your favorite drink? Depends on the mood and season. Right now, mojitos! Passionfruit mojito, strawberry mojito ... What’s your idea of a good night out? A good night out would involve spontaneity, openness, zero expectations. Can be as simple as a nice scooter night-ride with your best buddies, with stops at 7-Eleven. Go to cure your hangover at Kocoon in The Opposite House.

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December 2012

Ecology “the human race will be the cancer of the planet.” –julian huxley

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yao ming's work for wildaid brought him up close to ivory's dark side

Tusk Tusk the true cost of ivory by Kyle Mullin

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n China’s most elite circles, elephant ivory is seen as a pristine status symbol – elaborately engraved, strung into necklaces and bracelets, or whittled into little Buddhist statues and other trinkets. But the sourcing of those gleaming African tusks couldn’t be any less glamorous. “The elephants are either shot or poisoned to kill them. Then the tusks are cut out – using an axe or other sharp instrument,” says Dr. Richard Thomas, a spokesperson for TRAFFIC International, which is campaigning vigorously against African ivory poaching and the smuggling of tusks to China. Many of his fellow activists agree. A recent report by the WWF, which partnered with TRAFFIC on its campaign, indicates that 70 percent of the world’s illegal ivory demand lies in China. Public awareness has also grown as Chinese authorities crack down on the contraband shipments. As recently as October 21, four tons of tusks (worth USD 3.4 million) were seized in Hong Kong. According to Merritt Clifton, editor of Animal People (an independent newspaper covering animal rights issues), those tusks are often “removed with a chainsaw.” “[They] brutally cut off their faces to get tusks,” says Michelle Zhang, a spokesperson for WildAid, an NGO that enlisted Yao Ming to be the face of its own anti-ivory campaign. Yao’s credibility and fame are key to combating

ivory’s chic image among some of his peers in China’s upper class. In fact, experts say Chinese buyers are as culpable as the most ruthless African poacher. “China’s economic miracle has led to greater buying power of ivory, and few potential consumers were exposed to the publicity surrounding the international trade ban of ivory in 1989,” Zhang says. That late-’80s ban was actually effective for a number of years, says Zhang. Such progress makes the recent spike in poaching, and the flow of RMB pushing it along, all the more tragic. “For a number of years, elephant numbers stabilized and poaching declined,” she says. Prices then shrunk to a quarter of previous levels as the global ivory market collapsed. “But some Southern African countries pushed for re-opening ivory trade for their stockpiles, and each time this was done, poaching increased again on speculation of a renewed market.” Ashley Fruno, senior campaigner at PETA Asia, says the elephants are all too aware of the agony behind those stats and facts. “Like the hunting of other animals, gun shots sometimes leave elephants alive and injured, resulting in a slow and painful death due to gangrene or other disease,” she says. The animals are intelligent enough to mourn the loss. “Normally, they spend their entire lives in close-knit herds. Poaching splits them up, and orphans the young.” Zhang says there are several alternatives that

are far less bloody. Tusks can legally be removed from elephants that die naturally, although she admits that wouldn’t meet the growing demand that already outpaces aggressive poaching. A recent article in Time points to Russian mammoth tusks as a viable replacement, before conceding that connoisseurs prefer real ivory. That story refers to Hong Kong as the hub of tusk trading in China, and says the port city’s contraband ivory flow will stop if customer demand ebbs. But Thomas says the issue is more nuanced. “Hong Kong is one of the entry points for illegal ivory to enter mainland China, but the routes used by smugglers will change depending on the level of enforcement activity, and therefore the risk of shipments being intercepted,” he says. The recent ivory seizures in Hong Kong are impressive, he allows, but without “adequate political will,” ultimately ineffective. Thomas was, of course, referring to insufficient budgets and legislation. But An An Luo, a spokesperson for WWF China, says the PRC’s anti-ivory role should be far more active. “We encourage Chinese ambassadors in African countries to educate the Chinese citizens working or travelling there, so that they’ll stop buying ivory and trying to take it back to China,” Luo says. “We want the governments to work together against the murder of these elephants, because this is a global issue.”

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the gentle giant yao ming enters the wilderness by Kyle Mullin

December 2012

sanctuaries in Chengdu earlier this year, as they tallied up the basketball legend’s stats as an activist, and gave us the score on celebrity ecology. Was Yao a serious animal defender before you met him? Mei May: In the beginning, he said he had eaten some shark fin soup before. He didn’t understand the significance. But we explained to him about ecological balance. And he caught on right away. But if he wasn’t passionate about animal rights before your meeting, why reach out to him in the first place? MM: Because he’s so influential. When we choose famous spokespeople for our projects, we want people who have the most impact on the public. If you or I said something about protecting sharks, no one would listen. How has Yao proven himself as an activist? MM: He’s not just asking how he can help, he’s also asking why: why we shouldn’t eat sharks, why rhinos are getting cut for ivory. He gets a really good understanding of the issue in order to support it. That’s what makes him unique. When he’s interviewed by the media, he’s fully prepared. Jill Robinson: I agree. Yao is as credible as they come. He was obviously well-informed about bear farming, speaking knowledgeably and intel-

ligently, and asking nonstop questions of our vet and education team. In what ways did Yao surprise you? JR: I wanted to give him something special on arrival [at our sanctuary], but of course we didn’t have a T-shirt large enough. So he laughingly agreed to wear a scarf which had a picture of one of our bears, Banjo. Really, he couldn’t have been kinder or more down to earth. What are the major challenges of working with these superstars? MM: Time. Locking them in for the public-service announcements is the challenge. Sometimes we have to take one year to organize filming, because they’re so busy. But we’ve been very lucky, because the celebrities we work with are very supportive and they work with us for free. Many people question the credibility of celebrity activism, calling it all a publicity stunt. How can you be sure your famous campaigners have good intentions? JR: There is nothing about Yao that can possibly be called a publicity stunt. In fact, Animals Asia carries out checks on our campaigners to ensure that they don’t wear fur or eat shark fin, actions that conflict with our values. Yao is loved by millions and seems very well aware that he can help those less well-off by giving them a voice.

PHOTO: courtesy of wildaid

e has helped document the ghastliest details of African poaching, campaigned against the serving of shark fin soup, and vouched for anti-bear bile sanctuaries. After all that, Yao Ming may seem like China’s strongest animal rights activist. But the former Houston Rockets center started that second career as he began to weaken for the first time. “When I met him, he was in his locker room with a big ice pack on his ankle,” says May Mei, chief representative of animal rights foundation WildAid China, of her first encounter with Yao in 2004, just before osteomyelitis and other bone issues began officially plaguing his foot – and the remainder of his basketball career. “I showed him a few public-service announcements we’d done with Olympic athletes about endangered wildlife and conservation.” That early meeting would go on to change Yao’s life forever. He traveled to Africa this summer to publicize WildAid’s fight against elephant ivory poaching. (A documentary about the trip will be released next year.) Before Mei introduced herself, however, Yao was far from an activist. In fact, he was guilty of one of the atrocities he’d go on to fight against. We recently talked to Mei and Jill Robinson, the Animals Asia CEO who hosted Yao during a high-profile visit to one of her foundation’s bear

Celebrity Ecology

side from Yao Ming, kung-fu star Jackie Chan may be China’s hardest-working animal rights advocate. A fellow WildAid campaigner, Chan has advocated for tiger conservation in numerous campaigns. WildAid China rep May Mei told us his contribution is special because he was the NGO’s first celebrity spokesperson. “He’s not only shot PSAs for us, but friends and fans tell me all the time that he’s constantly trying to influence them to support conservation. That’s why we’re so proud of him.” Michelle Yeoh is a spokesperson for several animal rights campaigns, including the Save China’s Tigers project and a series of WildAid PSAs in conjunction with the Discovery Channel. Says Mei: “One film was about elephants, and she was so happy to have a moment to stand so close to them.” Animal-activist group PETA recently recruited actress-singer-writer Annie Yi to star in one of their “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” ads. Actress Li Xiaoran and supermodel Cara G recently spoke out against fur, with Cara even starring in an Earth Day ad urging people to go vegetarian to help save the planet. Leehom Wang, the US-born/Taiwan-based pop star, has often used his clout to tout environmentalism. The packaging of his 2007 album Change Me was made entirely of recycled paper.

Aug 9, 2008 Yao becomes the first-ever Environmental Champion of the United Nations Environment Program. May 5, 2011 Yao arrives on set in San Francisco to star in WildAid’s anti-shark fin soup commercial. Throughout the year, the basketball star continues to campaign against the delicacy, for which 1.5 million sharks are slaughtered annually. He later tells reporters, “There is no reasonable explanation for the cruelty.” Jul 20, 2011 At a Shanghai press conference, Yao announces his retirement from basketball. Jan 11, 2012 At Dujiangyan, Yao helps to open cages for six pandas before they are ushered into a nature enclosure. Yao tells USA Today: “I think it is most important to keep a balance between modern living and nature. We have been talking about it for many years but it is never an easy thing to do.”

Feb 21, 2012 Animals Asia hosts Yao at a moon bear sanctuary in Sichuan province. The center helps protect the creatures from poachers who would extract their bile for TCM products. According to the HuffingtonPost. com, Yao “clipped the nails of an anesthetized bear and shook its paw, then strolled around the facility with his wife, looking at the bear enclosures and a bear graveyard.” Aug 23, 2012 The Guardian prints a moving essay by Yao, in which the budding activist details his WildAid-sponsored trip to Africa, where he witnessed the effects of ivory poaching. Of one elephant carcass, he wrote: “Its face had been cut off by poachers and its body scavenged by hyenas … I really was speechless.” Read more about Yao Ming’s trip to Africa, in his own words: www.wildaid.org/yaomingblog

PHOTOs: courtesy of animals asia

Actress Sun Li has spent years shedding light on China’s animal rights issues. Like Yao, she visited Animals Asia’s bear sanctuary earlier this year. According to the NGO’s blog, Li said: “The earth belongs to every living being – and we should share the love with each other, and give our love to the bears.”

Yao Ming: From Athlete to Activist

December 2012

DAY BY DAY What are you planning to do?

Your monthly calendar of Beijing’s best events

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DEC 1 BARS & CLUBS Beijing Blackout! A night filled with hard-dance, hard-style and old-school brought to you by Weng Weng, Lupen, ELVIS.T, BB, DJ Diplomatic and DJ Brew. RMB 50. 9pm. Lantern (135 0134 8785) DJ and Body Paint Performance Party Try out the latest craze in Los Angeles clubs: DJ & ART, body paint performance party. If interested email: beijingopera@ yahoo.com. Price TBD. 7pm-12am. 4corners (6401 7797) DJ Dabruck & Klein Live Show They bring their turntable magic, spinning in the realms of house, electro, techno, and trance. Price and time TBD. Suzie Wong’s (6500 3377) Housing the Bar Featuring Simon Adams of the UK and David Smith of Cuba. House DJs combine with live musical elements to bring you soulful house, disco grooves, the classics and a vibe that will take you higher. Free. 10pm. The Bar at Migas (5208 6061) Paul Van Dyk Evolution World Tour Grammy-nominated DJ and audio architect returns to Beijing. RMB 350, RMB 200 (early bird), RMB 280 (advance), RMB 500 (VIP). 9pm-5am. Tango (6425 5677, 6428 2288) Psyfidelity Trance Party DJs Psytrance Pete, Microgram, Rigelmade and Robin Lew perform in a psychedelic wonderland, with trance rave music downstairs, and a chillout room upstairs. RMB 30. 9pm. Dada (183 1108 0818)

MUSIC F*** Art Lets Dance Vol.2 The second edition of the dance party. Grab your friends, have a drink and enjoy the memorable showcase. RMB 80, RMB 50 (advance). 8:30pm. MAO Livehouse (6402 5080) Pairs’ Double Vinyl Release Show Shanghai band Pairs are about to release a double vinyl, If This Cockroach Doesn’t Die, and head north to help promote it with a Gulou show. RMB 40 (door), RMB 30 (students). 9-11pm. XP (6404 9947) Round Eye Shanghai outfit Round Eye are in town tonight supporting their new LP release supported by Street Kills Strange Animals. RMB 30. 9.30pm. What Bar (133 4112 2757)

ARTS & CULTURE Piano: Yundi The Chopin award-winner is at it again. RMB 200-980. TIme TBD. NCPA Concert

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LIVING 2012 OCCB Charity Christmas Ball The Oxford and Cambridge Charity Ball features a traditional Christmas dinner with wine pairing, a luxury raffle and auction prizes. All proceeds benefit Half the Sky Foundation. RMB 780, RMB 730 (Oxbridge alumni) 7pm. Westin Beijing Chaoyang (5922 8888) BCIS Christmas Bazaar 2012 Over 70 vendors with a range of products, live music and performances, raffle draws, a Christmas tree lighting, wine tasting, an appearance by Santa Claus, and more. Free. 10am-4pm. BCIS (8771 7171) German Christmas Charity Bazaar Organized by a group of German women who turn out needlework, Advent wreaths, biscuits, and other crafty delights. Free. 11am-5pm. German Embassy Beijing (186 1185 5970, monikagossler@yahoo.de) Hilton Beijing: Christmas Charity Bazaar Hilton Beijing will have an array of Christmas goodies, treats and even a visit by jolly old St. Nick himself. And you will also meet the gorgeous Ms. World 2012 Wenxia Yu. Free. 2-8pm. Hilton Beijing (5865 5000) Juicy Workshop with Victor Chau Victor Chau shares the joys of juicing. RMB 150. 2.30-4pm. Yoga Yard (6413 0774)

DEC 2 MUSIC Because We Love Silent Movie Enjoy the timeless popularity and enduring value of silent film followed by live music from Gogoj, Shi Yang and Hong Qile. RMB 50. 9pm-midnight. Zajia (156 0112 2252) Round Eye Shanghai outfit Round Eye are in town tonight supporting their new LP release supported by The Last Three Minutes. RMB 30, RMB 20 (students). 6pm. XP (6404 9947)

LIVING Fairmont Beijing: Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Enjoy mulled wine, music, Yule logs and food, and see the festive lights turned on. Free. 4-6pm. Fairmont Residence (6479 2323) Kempinski Hotel: Christmas Lights Switch On Welcome in the festive season with food, Christmas carols, mulled wine and seasonal cheer as you watch the Christmas lights turned on. Free. 6pm. Kempinski

DEC 3 LIVING The Chinese Kitchen: The Essentials Cook and snack while you explore the basics that keep a Chinese home kitchen going. RMB 249, RMB 200 (members). 2.30-5pm. The Hutong (6404 3355)

DEC 4 LIVING British Club Christmas Lunch Non-members are welcome to join the British Club for their annual Christmas Lunch. No jeans or sneakers allowed. RMB 250. Noon-2pm. Capital Club (8486 2225) Evening of Etiquette with Sarah Jane Ho A five-course etiquette masterclass from Sarah Jane Ho, from deportment to table manners. More info at www.85broadsbeijing.com. RMB 330-400. 6.30-9pm. The Opposite House (6417 6688)

MUSIC Split Works Present: Lucy Rose Lucy Rose makes her China debut. See p46. RMB 70, RMB 50 (students). 8:30pm. Jianghu Liveshow Bar (6401 5269)

LIVING VIVA Holiday Event: Cupcake Decorating Party Get some hands-on cupcake decorating training from the team at Lollipop Bakery. Full details at www.vivabeijing.org. Price TBD. 6.30-10pm. Le Petit Gourmand (6417 6095, see Dining directory)

DEC 6 BARS & CLUBS Breaking Bad DJs Lupen and Cad73 provide the beats. Free. 9pm-3am. Lantern (135 0134 8785) Peking Comedy presents: Get With It! A stand-up comedy showcase featuring Beijing’s best and brightest comedians. Free. 9.30pm. Modernista (136 9142 5744)

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FCGroup: “Anything Goes” Social Networking Evening Networking without boundaries. Register online for this event for this event (www.fcgroup.org) or email info@fcgroup. org or call 139 1109 8002. RMB 130. 7.30-11 .30pm. Yan Club, Kunlun Hotel (6590 3690)

Electro Alive Alliance Francaise Beijing introduces the Electro-Jazz project. Free (with invitation). 8pm. Cafe CD Blues (8561 0560) (Call 6553 2678 for more information)

Homemade Organic Tofu Learn all the steps to making your own homemade tofu – from soaking to pureeing, from cooking to draining, and from pouring to pressing. RMB 250, RMB 200 (members) 2.30-5pm. The Hutong (6404 3355)

Bookworm Literary Festival New Volunteer Meeting Help with event management, marketing, social media, author care and more at the city’s highly-anticipated annual literary festival. Email liz@beijingbookworm.com for more information. Free. 7.30pm. The Bookworm (6503 2050)

Nutrition and Dietary Habits Dr. Lyn Wren will discuss obesity and its health affects, BMI, proper nutrition and the benefits of regular exercise. Register in advance by emailing seminar@ internationalsos.com. Free. 10am-11.30am. International SOS (6462 9112)

DEC 4-9 ARTS & CULTURE Opera: Lohengrin The NCPA takes on Wagner once again, this time with the piece that gave birth to the well-known tune of “Here Comes the Bride.” RMB 160-680. Time TBD. NCPA Opera House (6655 0000)

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LIVING Dongjen Book Club: Anti-Discrimination Salon Activists and academics gather to discuss and analyze social, economic and cultural rights. Free. 7-9pm. Dongjen Center (8403 4803) JW Marriott: Christmas Lights Switch On Enjoy the festivities with mulled wine, music and food and watch the Yuletide lights turned on. Free. 6.30-10pm. JW Marriott (5908 6688)

DEC 7 BARS & CLUBS The Detroit Series at Migas featuring

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events Joey Figueroa DJ/producer Joey Figueroa is the latest to motor over from Motor City. RMB 30. 10pm. The Bar at Migas (5208 6061) Kollection The popular party series continues. Established big names, underplayed acts, individual DJs and members from across China’s underground dance crews team up for this monthly tour of the techno, house and EDM scenes. RMB 50. 9pm-3am. Lantern (135 0134 8785) Pre-Christmas Party Saint Nick drops by to spread his Christmas cheer and Suzie Wong is ready for the big guy: decking the halls, hanging the mistletoe, and setting up a Christmas tree. Price TBD. 8.30pm. Suzie Wong’s (6500 3377) Yang Bing Birthday Bash Twelve DJs back to back on two floors and dance mania to celebrate the birthday of an important figure behind Beijing’s underground dance movement. RMB 80, RMB 50 (advance). Time TBD. Haze (5900 6128)

MUSIC Casino Demon – Have You Seen The Stars? Casino Demon bring their signature catchy, fast-paced jams and gleeful energy to an ever-growing fan-base. RMB 60. 9pm. MAO Livehouse (6402 5080) Manuel Hermia Trio & Laurent Couson Playing their final concerts of an Asian tour that ha seen them take in Hanoï, Ho Chi Min (European Jazz Festival), Shanghai (JZ Club), Nanjing, Guangzhou and Changsha. Free. 9pm. East Shore Live Jazz Cafe (8403 2131)

ARTS & CULTURE Bookworm Literary Festival New Volunteer Meeting See Dec 6. 12.30pm. Christmas Musical Comedy: Snow White Cheer and boo as the handsome prince, two Irish jig-dancing fairies, a wacky French talking mirror and the evil queen help Snow White discover the magic of Christmas. To reserve tickets, call 6538 4716. RMB 260, RMB 300 (door), students half-price. 7.30-11pm. British School of Beijing, Shunyi campus (8047 3588)

LIVING Christmas Kooka Networking Drinks Treat yourself to their last networking night of the year. Price TBD. 6.30pmmidnight. China World Hotel (6505 2266 ext 33)

EXPLORE Friday Night Spa Getaway Under the Great Wall Retreat to the Wall with a bottle of prosecco, breakfast for two, and two 60-minute Chinese massages. Info and reservations at email info@brickyardatmutianyu.com. RMB 2,188. Brickyard Inn at Mutianyu (6162 6506) Weekend in Xi’an Until Dec 10. A visit to the terra-cotta warriors, bookended by overnight train journeys. RMB 1,700. SnapAdventures (150 1036 4340)

DEC 8 BARS & CLUBS

Lantern Club Night Join the crazy happy house hour between 9pm and midnight, and look out for giveaways. Free. 9pm-3am. Lantern (135 0134 8785) Let There Be House Vol. 2 The truest house party in town returns. With DJs Simon Admas, M. Ross and Patrick Yu takingyou back to the real roots of house music. RMB 50 (free before midnight, includes a drink). Time TBD. Haze (5900 6128) The Return of the Three Discoteers After half a year, the Migas dream team gets back together behind the decks to spread their disco message. RMB 30. 10pm-3am. The Bar at Migas (5208 6061) Syndicate Sessions “Dubstep Special” A night of dub-step from the Syndicate crew featuring Yauman, Donkey Tonk, Marsko, DJ Blackie and Friends. RMB 30. Time TBD. Dada (183 1108 0818) Winter Draft Beer Festival Some are holiday-specific, others are year-round brews, all are guaranteed to bring a nice warm buzz on. A regular ticket includes five 170mil tastings; a double ticket includes ten tastings. RMB 120, RMB 100 (advance), RMB 200 (double ticket), RMB 180 (double ticket, advance). 1-8pm. Brussels (6591 9525)

MUSIC Laurent Couson Jam Session with France’s Laurent Couson, Li Tieqiao and Tian Xiao as part of the Brand New You’re Retro series. RMB 50. 9pm. Jianghu Liveshow Bar (6401 5269) More Than a Sound Chinese folk singer Zhang Guonian performs live at Zajia. RMB 50, RMB 40 (students). 9-11pm. Zajia (156 0112 2252) Nova Heart Beijing rockers Nova Heart perform at the drive-in supported by 2 Kolegas regulars The Amazing Insurance Salesmen. RMB 60. 9pm. 2 Kolegas (6436 8998)

STYLE Winter Fashion Show Celebrate Nanshan’s 11th anniversary with the hottest cold-weather fashion. Details at www.nanshanski.com. Price TBD. 10am. Nanshan Chalet Plaza

ARTS & CULTURE A Charlie Brown Christmas A live musical performance of the Peanuts favorite, with all proceeds going to a local children’s charity. RMB 50. 5-7pm. The Bookworm (6503 2050)

SPORT Mashup Beer Pong Sink and drink your way to becoming this month’s champion; winners from each month will compete in the mashup Tournament of Champions at year’s end. RMB 100/team. 6pm-2am. Kokomo (6413 1019; see Nightlife directory)

Christmas dinner. Entertainment and a lucky draw too. Full details at www. britishchamber.org.cn. To buy tickets, contact bella.wu@cbbc.org.cn or 8525 1111 ext 301. RMB 950. 7pm. Ritz-Carlton Beijing (5908 8888) C!TALK – My City and Me Artists from diverse backgrounds give creative presentations. Info and registration at www.ctalk-beijing.com. RMB 30. 4-5.30pm. Dangdai MOMA ICVS Christmas Party for Pets & Their People Party with your pet at the ICVS. Gifts for pets and humans alike. All attending pets must be fully vaccinated, with cats in carriers and dogs on leashes. RSVP by Dec 6. Free. 2-4pm. ICVS (8456 1939) Photography SLR 101 Two-Day Workshop Continues on Dec 9. Learn the basics about your camera, including how to use flash and filters, and go on a field shoot to test your new skills. Full details at www.luma-lu.com. RMB 900 (2 days). 10am-4pm. Luma Lu Studio (lucie@lumalu.com) Talk: SOS Healthy Snacks What are the best snacks to get you through the freezing Beijing winter? RSVP to healthcoachbeijing@gmail.com or wlandwomencommunity@gmail.com. RMB 150. 3-5pm. World Health Store (5900 2209)

EXPLORE Flower Wood and Hot Springs Soak away hiking aches and pains at a small and secluded hot spring hotel. Allinclusive price, limited spaces available. RMB 550, RMB 400 (children under 12). 9am-6pm. Beijing Hikers (6432 2786; see Sports directory)

DEC 9 BARS & CLUBS Kaskade Legendary spinner Kaskade performs for the beautiful people at The Place. All ticket prices include one free drink. RMB 300 (men), RMB 200 (women), RMB 200 (men, advance), RMB 100 (women, advance). 9pm-3am. Spark (186 1841 5929)

MUSIC Das Racist’s “Heems” Heems of highly-rated New York rap outfit Das Racist performs in Beijing with guest MCs. RMB 50. 9.30pm. Temple (131 6107 0713)

ARTS & CULTURE IFC: Handel’s Messiah Hallelujah! Nicholas Smith OBE directs the city’s tenth annual Handel celebration. Free bus from the Kempinski. Tickets at tickets@beijingifc.org or call 150 1144 0032. Full details at www.beijingifc.org. RMB 180-280. 7.30-9.30pm. International School of Beijing (8149 2345)

LIVING Beijing Creatives 4 If you have any interest in art, fashion or design, or are simply in search of some midweek inspiration, check out this intellectual salon for creative people. Free. 4-7pm. Capital M (6702 2727; see Dining directory) The Best of British Christmas A festive cocktail reception and traditional

SPORT Beijing Ducks vs. Qingdao Double Star Eagles Marbury and Tracy McGrady give the CBA a flavor of the NBA. Get tickets at www.damai.cn. Price and venue TBD. 7.30pm.

LIVING Christmas Classes: A Gluten-Free

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Holiday Learn three gluten-free dessert recipes and take home some treats for friends and family. RMB 280, RMB 220 (members). 10am-noon. The Hutong (6404 3355) COGS Christmas Pageant Enjoy the children’s Christmas Pageant from the Congregation of the Good Shepherd. Free. 10am-11am. Capital Club (8486 2225) Kempinski Hotel: Christmas Lights Switch On See Dec 2

EXPLORE Hike: Round Towers China Culture Center (CCC) See the scenes in Miyun from the top of the tower. RMB 350, RMB 250 (children under 12). 9am-5pm. China Culture Center (6432 9341; see Living directory) Stone Sutra Mountain, Clouddwelling Temple and Silver Fox Cave Explore the UNESCO-listed Yunjun Temple, plus thousand-year old pagodas in southwestern Beijing. RMB 420. 8.30am-6pm. China Culture Center (6432 9341; see Living directory)

DEC 10 LIVING Christmas Classes: Christmas Cookies The Hutong’s Cookie Story presents Christmas classics like sugar cookies and gingerbread. RMB 280, RMB 220 (members). 7-9.30pm. The Hutong (6404 3355)

DEC 11 LIVING British Club Christmas Quiz and Coffee Morning The last coffee morning of the year. No jeans or sneakers allowed. RMB 50, RMB 70 (non-members). 10am-noon. Capital Club (8486 2225 ext 260) FCGroup: Training Session + HR/ Applicants Networking Brush up on your business etiquette (limited to 20 people), and then hobnob with HR and executive search personnel. RSVP to info@fcgroup.org or call 139 1109 8002. RMB 150 (training + networking), RMB 100 (either event). 6.30-7.30pm (training), 7.30-11pm (networking). Hilton Beijing Wangfujing (5812 8888) Green Drinks Informal drinks and discussion for Beijing’s eco-conscious community. Free. 7.30pm. The Bookworm (6586 9507)

DEC 13 BARS & CLUBS Sleepless Night DJs Lupen and Cad73 provide the entertainment on a sleepless night. Free. 9pm-3am. Lantern (135 0134 8785)

ARTS & CULTURE Basically Beethoven: Christmas Carols Beijing’s only classical music open mic is all Christmas carols this month, with mulled wine, mince pies and holiday goodies! Free. 7.30pm. The Bookworm

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the restaurant. Meet at Chongwenmen station, Exit C at 10.30am. RMB 100. Le Petit Gourmand (182 0102 3537)

DEC 14

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BARS & CLUBS

Christmas Classes: Holiday Stollen Learn to make the sweet dessert bread that is synonymous with Christmas in Germany. RMB 300, RMB 250 (members). 6.30-9.30pm. The Hutong (6404 3355)

Hot Ibiza Party The Legendary Space Ibiza comes Beijing to warm the cold Beijing winter. Price and time TBD. Lan Club (5109 6012) Laura Jones London-based spinner Laura Jones lands in Beijing for her debut performance. RMB 120, RMB 80 (advance). Time TBD. Haze (5900 6128)

DEC 21 BARS & CLUBS Black Eyeliner Beijing’s favorite dark music monthly, the Black Eyeliner crew celebrates winter solstice with goth techno, pagan synth pop, grinch wave and other dark sounds. Adults only. Free. 9pm. Dada (183 1108 0818)

Sub-Culture X Leisure System Objekt, Puzzle, Sickstar and Drunk Monk are among the spinners in attendance for the final Sub-Culture of 2012. RMB 60. Time TBD. Dada (183 1108 0818)

MUSIC Friend or Foe The Shanghai grunge rockers play a show at the drive-in during a hectic jaunt north with support provided by Residence A, Thruoutin and Devils at the Crossroad. RMB 60. 9pm. 2 Kolegas (6436 8998)

DEC 24: Christmas Gala Dinner at hilton Beijing Eat, drink and maybe win a trip to Vienna.

ARTS & CULTURE

Putong Hua: The End Storytellers unite to tell their tales of tragic ends. RMB 30, RMB 20 (members). 7.30pm. The Bookworm (6503 2050)

Contemporary Ballet: Jane Eyre SGT Arts Center adapts the classic romance for a modern setting, pitting its classic narrative against the metropolitan. RMB 80-480. Time TBD. NCPA Opera House (6655 0000)

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ARTS & CULTURE

Friday Night Spa Getaway Under the Great Wall See Dec 7.

DEC 14-23 ARTS & CULTURE Christmas Musical Comedy: Snow White See Dec 7. National Olympic Sports Center Theatre

DEC 15 BARS & CLUBS Dark Conductor: Dave K Dave K is a legend in the local electronic music scene. Having shared stage with top DJ’s, like Sasha, John Digweed, Richie Hawtin and Paul Van Dyk you can probably expect a good show. RMB 50. 9pm-3am. Lantern (135 0134 8785) Halfworld Party DJ Tucker presents a night of full on eclectic music selection - just great party tunes, whether its Daft Punk or the latest underground exclusive. Free. 9pm. Dada (183 1108 0818)

MUSIC The Blue Bones: Cui Jian The godfather returns. See p46. RMB 280-2,012. 7pm. Beijing MasterCard Center (6828 6386) Friend or Foe Another set from the Shanghai grunge rockers. Free. 9.30pm. Temple (131 6107 0713) Mongolian Folk Music Three Horse Head Strings bring their unique contributions to Mongolian musical culture. RMB 50. 9-11pm. Zajia (156 0112 2252)

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JISU PK: Indoor Bike Fun – Round 1 An indoor race on static bikes. Prizes to be won. Spectators welcome. Second round next month. RMB 20. Time TBD. Serk (134 2647 4634)

LIVING Departing from China with Pets Info session on everything that you’ll need to leave the country with your pets. RSVP by Dec 6. Free. 11am-midnight. ICVS (8456 1939) The Hutong’s Winter Fayre This one’s for all the stragglers and last-minute shoppers. Find mulled wine, homemade jam, tea, cheeses, handicrafts, photography, jewelry, and more. Free. 11am-3pm. The Hutong (6404 3355)

EXPLORE Back Roads of Pingyao Until Dec 16. A special trip to the most well-preserved ancient walled cities of China. RMB 1,900. Cycle China (6402 5653) Experience Ancient Village & Monk’s Life in Bailin Monastery Until Dec 16. Stay overnight in a Zen monastery. RMB 1,600. China Culture Center (6432 9341; see Living directory) Hike the Qin Great Wall RMB 350, RMB 250 (children under 12). 9am-6pm. China Culture Center (6432 9341; see Living directory) Hiking and Hot Spring Until Dec 16. Relax and warm up at a 5-star hot spring resort after hiking at Jinshanling. Info and reservations at www. thechinaguide.com or book@thechinaguide.com. RMB 650. The China Guide (8532 1860)

DEC 16 MUSIC

The 4th Midi Awards They’ll be giving awards for Album of the Year and Song of the Year as well as for Best Hard Rock Performance and Best Live Performance. RMB 100, RMB 80 (advanced). 4-10pm. M-Space Go Back to the Sirius Spice up your Sunday night with live performance by Vagus Nerve. RMB 50. 9-11pm. Zajia (156 0112 2252)

ARTS & CULTURE Food, FIlm & Friends: Mulled Wine & Movies Mulled wines and Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life. RMB 30. 7.30pm. The Hutong (6404 3355)

LIVING Kempinski Hotel: Christmas Lights Switch On See Dec 2

DEC 18 LIVING FCGroup’s Traditional End of Year Charity Cocktail Party Close out the year with some handshakes and a charity contribution. RMB 150. 7.30pm-midnight. Zeta Bar, Hilton Beijing (5865 5050; see Nightlife directory)

DEC 19 LIVING Spark: Her Community Dinner Connect with women passionate about social entrepreneurship and get feedback about your business ideas. RSVP with your name, organization name and job title to events@fyse.org. RMB 70. 7-9.30pm. Nice Rice

DEC 20 ARTS & CULTURE Midnight in Peking: Brunch and Murder Mystery Walk Explore the murky worlds of Paul French’s murder mystery book before enjoying brunch and a post-walk debrief back at

Dooms Night Go out with a bang with techno legend Peter Van Hoesen supported by DJs ELVIS.T, Weng Weng and Lupen. RMB 100, RMB 70 (advance). 9pm-3am. Lantern (135 0134 8785) End of the World Party Beer Mania celebrates the end of the world with a live DJ, apocalyptic cocktails and shots, and a prize for the worst costume. Free. Time TBD. Beer Mania (6500 0559) End of the World Donald Summer, Pancake Lee, Max Feelgood, Kaize and Zhi Qi preside over an apocalyptic party. RMB 80, RMB 50 (advance). Time TBD. Haze (5900 6128) Pre-Christmas Bash The eggnog will be flowing, and prizes will be given for the ugliest sweater and tights. Free. Time TBD. Plan B (5821 1353)

MUSIC Armageddon Night A night of ballsy rock in the face of the impending apocalypse with Devils at the Crossroad providing the tunes. Free. 9.30pm. Temple (131 6107 0713) Save The World, Only Rock ‘n’ Roll! The Fifth Robust Husband and friends New Year’s Party. This year the theme is “Doomsday Party.” Five bands entertaining a party from dusk till dawn. RMB 150, RMB 100 (advanced). 8:30pm. Yugong Yishan (6404 2711) Walnut Room’s New Album Launch Zajia presents Walnut Room’s new album, Lost Representation. Free. 10pm-midnight. Zajia (156 0112 2252)

EXPLORE Subtropical Hakka Round Buildings & Xiamen Until Dec 23. From Xiamen to the magical Chinese architecture tulou in the west of Fujian. RMB 6,300. China Culture Center (6432 9341; see Living directory)

DEC 22 BARS & CLUBS A Brave New World A massive party spread over their two areas. Featuring X.L.F., Huang Weiwei, ELVIS.T, Weng Weng, Lupen and Blue. RMB 100. 9pm-3am. Lantern (135 0134 8785) Dim Sum Disco Christmas! Celebrate Christmas a little early this year

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events with the Dim Sum boys after all, a good party always starts with dim sum. Price includes one free shot. RMB 80, RMB 50 (advance). Time TBD. Haze (5900 6128)

A festive buffet with free-flowing champagne and live jazz, with a chance to win a stay in the Hilton Wangfujing’s presidential suite. RMB 788+15%. 6-11pm. Vasco’s, Hilton Beijing Wangfujing (5812 8888)

Moonglow Burlesque presents: Sexy Santa Rockettes Vintage Chorus Line The latest class of Moonglow graduates this month to present a Christmas-themed show. Free. 9.30pm. Modernista (136 9142 5744)

Christmas Eve Dinner It’s Christmas in Beijing – go Chinese with braised mushrooms with sea whelk, wok-fried diced beef and cod fish. RMB 888+15%. 5.30-10pm. Qi, Ritz-Carlton Financial Street (6601 6666)

Taxee Tapes Launch Nine of Beijing’s most innovative producers join forces for Vol. 2 of the 87FEI87 Taxeee Tapes. Howie Lee, Fløøød, Verktyget, Chronmaster, Oshi, Harikiri, Guzz, Dub Zen Melodist, and Noise&Noise have each contributed one spellbinding tune. This is the launch party. Free. 10pm. Dada (183 1108 0818)

Christmas Eve Dinner Buffet Themed buffet with welcome cocktail and free-flow soft drinks, beer and select wines. RMB 1,288+15%. 6-10pm. Seasonal Tastes, Westin Beijing Chaoyang (5922 8888) Christmas Eve Festive Buffet Dinner A culinary journey with music from the Back Yard Band and lucky draw prizes for all. Time TBD. RMB 1588. Garden Court, St. Regis Beijing (6460 6688)

LIVING Gift of Hope: Fabric Collage Master Liu teaches fabric collage and offers you a chance to learn more about disability in China. RSVP to opend@giftofhopeysy.com. Details at www.giftofhope-ysy. com. RMB 160. 2-5pm. Luomashi Street, Weiran Hutong

EXPLORE Luoyang: Birthplace of Buddhism and Kungfu Until Dec 23. A visit to Shaolin Temple and White Horse Temple andLongmen’s world-famous “Dragon Gate” Grottoes. RMB 2,000. Cycle China (6402 5653) Wise Water Village & Double Dragons Gorge Explore the lesser-known history of the Wise Water Village. RMB 350, RMB 250 (children aged 6 to 11). 8am. China Culture Center (6432 9341; see Living directory)

DEC 23 DINING Pre-Christmas Sunday Brunch Celebrate early with a bubbly brunch of turkey, puddings and mince pies, while Santa and the Santarinas visit. RMB 428+15%. 11.30am-3pm. Senses and Prego, Westin Beijing Financial Street (6606 8866)

ARTS & CULTURE Food, FIlm & Friends: Winter Chinese winter comfort foods and an American Christmas classic, A Christmas Story. RMB 240, RMB 200 (members), RMB 30 (screening only). 5pm (cooking), 7.30pm (screening). The Hutong (6404 3355)

LIVING Kempinski Hotel: Christmas Lights Switch On See Dec 2.

EXPLORE Caochangdi Artist Village Tour Behind-the-scenes access to Caochangdi’s community of artists. RMB 150, RMB 100 (children aged between 6-12). 9.30am. China Culture Center (6432 9341; see Living directory)

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DEC 14: Laura JONES

Lj’s here to bring the electro-house down. 2012 Exclusive Christmas Eve Party Christmas buffet dinner, free-flowing sparkling and house red and white wines, live entertainment and lucky draw. RMB 2,688-3,988 (some packages include one night stay). 6-10pm. Traders Hotel Beijing (6505 2277 ext 25) 2012 Stylish Christmas Eve Party Celebrate the season in style with a buffet dinner of Chinese delicacies, free-flowing house wines, lucky draw and door prize. RMB 988. 6-10pm. The Oriental, Traders Hotel Beijing (6505 2277 ext 25) 2012 Fantasy Christmas Eve Party Buffet dinner including Angus strip loin and a glass of sparkling wine, plus freeflowing house wines all night. RMB 888. 6-10pm. T-Bazaar, Traders Hotel (6505 2277 ext 25) A Very SALT Christmas Eve Have a jolly time with five courses of their contemporary take on traditional dishes – like roast turkey with almond-date rice and turkey-truffle jus. Add RMB 300 for free-flow drinks. RMB 488. 6-10.30pm. SALT (6437 8457) Aroma Christmas Eve Dinner Buffet Enjoy a lavish dinner buffet with free-flow soda, beer, wine and champagne. RMB 1,118+15%. 6-10.30pm. Aroma, Ritz-Carlton Beijing (5908 8161) Barolo Christmas Eve Set Dinner Experience Christmas Eve with a 5-course Italian set dinner at Barolo. All diners will enjoy one glass of welcome champagne upon arrival. RMB 1,228+15%. 6-10.30pm. Barolo, Ritz-Carlton Beijing (5908 8151) BLD Christmas Eve Dinner Roast turkey, ham, rabbit and seafood as well as a wok station, with Christmas pudding, gingerbread men and chocolate fountain to finish. RMB 888+15%. 6-10pm. BLD, Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel (5863 8223) Blue Frog Christmas Three-course dinner and two drinks available on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (at all three locations), with a special gift if you reserve early. RMB 328. Blue Frog (8426 0017) Christmas at Capital M M’s award-winning food, mulled wine and hot apple cider with Christmas carols by the International Festival Chorus. Dinner on Christmas Eve (carols at

8.30pm), lunch and dinner on Christmas Day (carols at 1.30pm). RMB 588. Capital M (6702 2727) Christmas at Feast A special menu of suckling pig, turkey and Christmas pudding, available for dinner on Christmas Eve (5-10.30pm) and lunch on Christmas Day (11.30am3pm). RMB 328+15%. Feast, EAST Beijing (8414 9820) Christmas at LPG Five courses for a Christmas eve of classic French food. RMB 388. Le Petit Gourmand (6417 6095) Christmas Eve Dinner buffet, home-brewed mulled wine and a pile of gifts for lucky draw. RMB 1,288+15%. 6-10pm. Grand Millennium (8587 6888) Christmas Eve at Fratelli Fresh Celebrate Italian-style with a seven-course dinner of caviar, oysters and pan-roasted wagyu. RMB 788+15%. Fratelli Fresh, Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel (5863 8203) Christmas Eve Buffet Seafood, roast turkey and free-flow champagne and French wine. RMB 498. 6-10pm. Beijing Bistro, Beijing Marriott Northeast (5927 8888) Christmas Eve Buffet Traditional Christmas buffet with other festivities like games and lucky draw. RMB 1,088+15%. 6.30-10.30pm. East 33, Raffles Beijing Hotel (6526 3388 ext 5171) Christmas Eve Dinner A four-course set dinner with a glass of sparkling wine. RMB 388+15%. Angus Grill, Crowne Plaza Beijing (5911 9965) Christmas Eve Dinner Five-course dinner in their cozy American homestyle dining room. RMB 688+15% (+RMB 298 for wine pairing). One East, Hilton Beijing (5865 5030) Christmas Eve Dinner Christmas goes upscale across six courses, starting with a glass of champagne and including steamed lobster, pan-fried foie gras, your choice of salmon or lamb loin and finishing with an apple and ginger sorbet. RMB 1,288+15%. 6-10.30pm. Cepe, Ritz-Carlton Beijing (6601 6666) Christmas Eve Dinner

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Christmas Eve Set Dinner Oyster, lobster and freshly roasted turkey alongside CRU’s signature steaks. Price TBD. 6-10.30pm. CRU Steakhouse, JW Marriott (5908 8530) Christmas Eve Set Dinner Six courses plus wine pairing for a more intimate Christmas dinner. RMB 1,388+15%. 5.30-11pm. Grange Grill, Westin Beijing Chaoyang (5922 8880) Christmas Exploration Chef Mauro Bellodi brings a taste of Europe for a holiday dinner with free-flowing wine and beer. RMB 1,688. Senses and Prego, Westin Beijing Financial Street (6606 8866) Christmas Fairy Tale Turkey-carving station, honey-glazed ham and a homemade Yule log in the beautiful Jewel Ballroom. RMB 2,688+15%. 6-10pm. Raffles Hotel Beijing (6526 3388) Christmas Family Dinner Buffet Ample Christmas eats accompanied by live piano and a gift from Santa. Pay RMB 50 extra for free-flow beer and house wines. RMB 388. Essence, Crowne Plaza Beijing (5911 9910) Christmas Fantasy Revelry Seafood display on ice and a roast turkey with all the trimmings in a grand ballroom, plus a chance to win a trip to San Francisco. RMB 3,188-3,588. 6.30-10.30pm. Treasury Ballroom, Westin Beijing Financial Street (6606 8866) Christmas Gala Dinner A festive feast with a chance to win a trip to Vienna. RMB 1,688-2,488+15%. Infinity Ballroom, Hilton Beijing (5865 5865/5865 5125) Christmas Miracle @ Jewel A six-course Chinese dinner with an innovative twist by Michelin-star chef Andy Ng, including one glass of bubbly. RMB 1,288. Jewel, Westin Beijing Financial Street (6606 8866) Elegant Delights at Aria Five-course menu including lobster “cocktail,” chestnut veloute, pigeon breast and your choice of tenderloin or turkey, finished with a gingerbread parfait. RMB 880+15%, RMB 1,280+15% (with wine pairings). 5.30-10pm. Aria, China World Hotel (6505 2266 ext 6644) Feast Christmas Dinner Buffet Free-flow champagne, wines and more with a festive buffet spread. RMB 688. 6.30-10.30pm. Feast, Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng Hotel (5798 8989)

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events tableside. RMB 288+15% (+RMB 198 for free-flow wine and beer, +RMB 248 for free-flow champagne). One East, Hilton Beijing (5865 5030)

Gaga Christmas A non-traditional Christmas: seafood buffet and an Australian Lady Gaga Tribute Show. RMB 1,288-2,888. Crowne Plaza Wuzhou (8498 2288 ext 7204)

Christmas Day Set Lunch A traditional Christmas with an upscale, meaty twist: roast turkey, foie gras, imported Australian beef and more. Price TBD. 11.30am-2pm. CRU Steakhouse, JW Marriott (5908 8530)

Golden Christmas at Conference Hall Get carried away in a golden Christmas with Santa, lucky draw, a Chinese and international buffet spread and freeflowing sparkling wine, wine and draft beer. RMB 3,688 (regular), RMB 4,188 (VIP), RMB 5,888 (includes one night stay). 6-10.30pm. China World Hotel (6505 2266)

Christmas Day Unlimited Bubbalicious The option of celebrating all throughout the day with unlimited Bubbalicious buffet. RMB 558-628+15%. 11.30am-2.30pm, 3-6pm. Seasonal Tastes, Westin Beijing Chaoyang (5922 8888)

Grand Buffet Celebrate in style with sparkling wine, lucky draw prizes and Christmas dinner with all the trimmings. 6pm. RMB 988. Kerry’s Kitchen (8565 2088)

BARS & CLUBS

Scarlett Christmas Eve The aptly named Chef Emmanuel serves a five-course dinner with a wide selection of wines. Price TBD. Scarlett, Hotel G (6552 2880) Super Christmas Eve Dinner Buffet Sit down to a Christmas feast while Santa visits all the guests with his bag of gifts. Price TBD. 6-10pm. Asia Bistro, JW Marriott Hotel (5908 8511) Traditional Christmas Eve at Scene a Café Christmas choir, Santa Claus, lucky draw and a magic show along with eight “scenes” in a buffet “theater.” RMB 988+15%. 5.30-10.30pm. Scene a Cafe, China World Hotel (6505 2266 ext 35) White Christmas at Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng Hotel International seafood buffet, all the Christmas trimmings and a chance to win a 24K gold coin by guessing how many Ferrero Rochers are hanging on the tree. RMB 1,888-2,888. 6.30-10.30pm. Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng Hotel (5798 8989) White Christmas Gala Enjoy a Seafood buffet at City Wall Bistro and Hawka or a Christmas set menu at Provincia, along with shows, entertainment and a lucky draw. RMB 668+15%. 6-8.30pm. Marriott Beijing City Wall (5811 8888)

Christmas Party Suzie Wong hosts its second festive get-together and marks the occasion with a visit from old Saint Nick with gifts for all who’ve been good this year. Price TBD. 8.30pm. Suzie Wong’s (6500 3377)

dec 22: Taxee tapes launch Music to be stuck in traffic to.

Three hours free flow house spirits, house wine and local beer. RMB 199. Time TBD. Zeta Bar, Hilton Beijing (5865 5050)

MUSIC Christmas Eve Party Perpetual Motion Machine, Candy Monster and Rolling Bowling are among a set of bands leading 2 Kolegas’s festive celebrations. RMB 60. 9pm. 2 Kolegas (6436 8998)

ARTS & CULTURE Concert: New York Harlem Singers Get some soul this winter with this famous eight-member group, who will perform spirituals as well as a tribute to Whitney Houston. RMB 240-380. 7.30pm. NCPA (6655 0000)

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MUSIC 8161) Barolo Christmas Set Lunch Serving all of your Italian favorites on Christmas Day in a 5-course set lunch, which includes one glass of champagne upon arrival. RMB 688+15%. 11am-2pm. Barolo, Ritz-Carlton Beijing (5908 8151) Blue Frog Christmas See Dec 24. Christmas at Capital M See Dec 24. Christmas at Feast See Dec 24.

Richard Clayderman’s China Tour 2012 Beijing The maestro’s back for his 20th tour in Beijing and of course, no Christmas is complete without him. See p46. RMB 180-2012. 8pm. Great Hall of the People (8671 6600)

LIVING Kempinski Hotel: Christmas Lights Switch On See Dec 2

EXPLORE

Christmas Brunch Fresh oysters, Alaskan king crab, traditional roast turkey and a spread of sweets for Christmas morning. RMB 346+15%. 11.30am-2.30pm. Greenfish, Ritz-Carlton Financial Street (6601 6666 ext 6255)

7 Days Tibet (Lhasa, Tsetang, Shigatse) Until Dec 31. Majestic moonlike landscapes and stunning cultures. The 7-day tour covers Lhasa, Gyantse, Shigatse and Shannan (south prefecture). RMB 13,100. China Culture Center (6432 9341; see Living directory)

Winter Wonderland Christmas Eve Grand Gala Dinner The Ritz-Carlton ballroom will be transformed into a blue, white and silver winter wonderland, and you’re invited to take part with free-flowing wine (champagne in the poshest package), a brimming buffet and rousing entertainment. Don’t miss a chance to win tickets to this extravaganza (see p46). RMB 4,688-6,688+15%. 5-10.30pm. Ritz-Carlton Financial Street (6601 6666)

COGS Christmas Eve Service Looking to celebrate your faith this Christmas season? Head to the Congregation of the Good Shepherd for their Christmas Eve Service. Free. 7-8pm. Capital Club (8486 2225 ext 260)

Christmas Buffet The Christmas buffet at Beijing Bistro offers seafood & roast turkey with the free flow Champagne and French wine. RMB 298. 6-10pm. Beijing Marriott Northeast, (5927 8888)

Discovering Nepal (Kathmandu, Chitwan, Dhulikhel & Bhaktapur) Until Dec 31. Where the ice-cold of the mountains meets the steamy heat of the Indian plains. Price TBD. China Culture Center (6432 9341; see Living directory)

Kempinski Hotel: Christmas Lights Switch On See Dec 2

Christmas Day Brunch An international take on Christmas brunch with a large selection of holiday sweets for dessert. RMB 288+15%. Time TBD. Grand Millennium (8587 6888)

BARS & CLUBS

Two-Day Christmas Hike Until Dec 25. Spend the holiday in the countryside on this overnight hike. RMB 1,000. China Travellers (188 0133 5578)

Explore Guangzhou, Foshan and Pastoral Kaiping Until Dec 27. Explore these beautiful southern cities in a row. RMB 6,400. China Culture Center (6432 9341; see Living directory)

Christmas Eve Party Santa Claus is coming, celebrate with special deals for people dressed as Santa and live music. Free. Time TBD. Beer Mania (6500 0559) Haze Christmas Party Celebrate with the Haze family and allow the pumping beats to warm up your body. Featuring Pancake Lee, Kaize, Zhi Qi and Max Feelgood among others. Price includes one free shot. RMB 80. Time TBD. Haze (5900 6128) Tech-the-Halls Xmas Party Acupuncture’s needle masters perform their magic to charm Lantern into an all-nighter for those who can’t be merry without being techy. RMB 50. 9pm-3am. Lantern (135 0134 8785) Zeta Christmas Eve Party

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EXPLORE

DEC 25 DINING A Very SALT Christmas Day Gather friends and family for turkey, venison, Waldorf salad and Zacapa Rum 23 pudding. Two courses: RMB 268, RMB 488 (with drinks); three courses: RMB 308, RMB 548 (3 courses + free-flow drinks). SALT (6437 8457) Aroma Christmas Lunch Buffet Serving all of your favorites on Christmas Day. Includes free-flow soda, beer, wine and champagne. RMB 518+15%. 11am-2pm. Aroma, Ritz-Carlton Beijing (5908

Christmas Day Brunch A Christmas-themed buffet spread complete with Santa’s corner and special giveaways. Price TBD. 11.30am-3.30pm. Asia Bistro, JW Marriott Hotel (5908 8511) Christmas Day Brunch at Scene a Café Traditional offerings (carved ham, roast beef and turkey) alongside international specialties (parma ham, Moroccan lamb leg and Singaporean chilli crab). RMB 388+15%. 11.30am-2.30pm. Scene a Cafe, China World Hotel (6505 2266 ext 35) Christmas Day Family Brunch Fresh seafood, free-flow Veuve Clicquot and Santa himself ensures fun for all the family. 11.30am-3pm. RMB 588, RMB 488 (without champagne) plus 15%. Garden Court, St. Regis Beijing (6460 6688) Christmas Day Lunch Three courses with turkey carved

Myanmar – An Age-old Asian Land Stuck in Time Until Dec 31. The best time to visit Myanmar is the cool season, from November to February. RMB 19,900. China Culture Center (6432 9341; see Living directory) Yunnan’s Yuanyang (Hani Rice Terrace) & Tropical Xishuangbanna Until Dec 31. Distinctive ethnic people in colourful costumes, various local food and products and a tea plantation. RMB 12,500. China Culture Center (6432 9341; see Living directory)

DEC 26 EXPLORE Walled Village to Huanghuacheng and Hot Springs

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events Celebrate the day after Christmas with the physical challenge of a tough uphill climb with the luxury of a small and secluded hot springs resort. RMB 550, RMB 400 (children under 12). 9am-6pm. Beijing Hikers (6432 2786; see Sports directory)

Feelgood. Price includes one free shot. RMB 100, RMB 70 (advance). Time TBD. Haze (5900 6128) Genesis 2013 NYE Party Shrug off 2012 and usher in a brand spanking new year with Futuristic techno grooves from DJs Weng Weng, ELVIS.T, Lupen, Sean C., Blue, Shen Yue, Mike Gonzales, Eric Lee and Jackson Lee. RMB 150, RMB 100 (advance). 9pm-3am. Lantern (135 0134 8785)

DEC 27 ARTS & CULTURE Piano: Lang Lang The “world’s ambassador of the keyboard” is back for another show. RMB 200-1,200. 7.30pm. NCPA Concert Hall (6655 0000)

New Year’s Eve @ Dada With Bye Bye Disco girl Pei and friends say zaijian to 2012 with a banger of a party. Fun-loving casual vibes and music from Gulou’s best DJs, in an intimate setting. Free. 9pm. Dada (183 1108 0818)

DEC 28

New Year’s Eve Countdown Party Bring in the New Year with the most beautiful people in town, and get down with Zeta’s resident DJ. RMB 298 (includes one glass of champagne and free flow house wine spirits and local beer from 9pm till 1am). Time TBD. Zeta Bar, Hilton Beijing (5865 5050)

BARS & CLUBS Metro Tokyo & Friends The mission to make Metro Tokyo the most famous blonde DJ in all of China continues. Free. 10pm. Dada (183 1108 0818)

MUSIC Cycle Diaries Promo show for “Cycle Diaries,” Liu Yusi’s live album from his Beijing-to-Shanghai cycle tour. RMB 30, RMB 50 (including a CD). 9-11pm. Zajia (156 0112 2252)

DEC 29 BARS & CLUBS Natural Flavor Party Featuring Nasty Ray, DJ Dyosef, Qingmu and friends, it’s a local hip-hop massive with three DJs and six MCs. Free. 9pm. Dada (183 1108 0818)

EXPLORE Xi’an Ancient City Weekend Tour Until Dec 30. Jumping on a bike and cycling along the 500-year old city wall. RMB 2,300. Reservations required. Cycle China (6402-5653, reserve@cyclechina.com)

DEC 30 BARS & CLUBS Ohm Ω Vol.1 @ Lantern Box Tonight sees the launch of the new house music party series featuring DJs Eddie LV and Lee. RMB 50. 9pm-3am. Lantern (135 0134 8785)

SPORT World Snowboard Day Boarders take over the slopes. Enjoy demos, contests, product testing, lessons, movies and more. Find out more at www. boardzone.com. Time and price TBD. Yuyang Resort

EXPLORE Hiking Great Wall Huanghuacheng & Fort Village Enjoy a rugged hike and then a leisurely return overlooking the scenic Little West Lake. RMB 350, RMB 250 (children aged between 6-12). 8.30am. China Culture Center (6432 9341; see Living directory)

DEC 31 DINING Aroma’s New Year’s Eve Dinner Buffet

dec 25: christmas brunch at the ritz-carlton You can’t say seafarer than that.

Enjoy your end to 2012 with Aroma’s dinner buffet which includes free flow beer, wine and champagne. RMB 558+15%. 6-10.30pm. Aroma, Ritz-Carlton Beijing (5908 8161)

New Year’s Eve at Scarlett Five-course dinner featuring pan-seared foie gras with caramelized apples, beef tenderloin and truffle mashed potatoes. Price TBD. Scarlett, Hotel G (6552 2880)

Barolo New Year’s Eve Set Dinner Feast on a 5-course set dinner specially prepared by Chef Gianluca. All diners will enjoy one glass of welcome champagne upon arrival. RMB 688+15%. 6-10.30pm. Barolo, Ritz-Carlton Beijing (5908 8151)

New Year’s Eve Dinner Ring in the New Year in gluttonous style with truffle and roasted shrimp, rabbit in pancetta, gnocchi with lobster and a bitter-chocolate sorbet. RMB 1,288+15%. 6-10.30pm. Cepe, Ritz-Carlton Beijing (6601 6666)

Bubbly Celebrations Fortify yourself with five courses (lobster ravioli, beef tenderloin) before a festive midnight countdown. Add RMB 250 for free-flow bubbles. RMB 638. 6pm-late. SALT (6437 8457) Count Down Buffet at Scene a Café Fun and games, a magician and lucky draw with a seafood buffet and free-flowing wine. RMB 628+15%. 5.30-10pm. Scene a Cafe, China World Hotel (6505 2266 ext 35) Italian New Year’s Eve Fill up one last time in 2012 with a fivecourse menu. RMB 488+15%. 6-10pm. Fratelli Fresh, Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel (5863 8203) New Year’s Eve Finish up 2012 with a full belly and plenty of house wines on offer. RMB 288+15%. Time TBD. Grand Millennium (8587 6888) New Year’s Eve 2012 Ring in the new year at Feast with a glass of champagne on arrival before digging into braised lobster and foie gras. RMB 398+15%. 5-10.30pm. Feast, EAST Beijing (8414 9820) New Year’s Eve 2012 at Hagaki The dinner set menu for two includes fresh sushi, sashimi and a warming Japanese hot pot. RMB 598+15% (for two, RMB 299+15% for each additional). 5-10.30pm. Hagaki, EAST Beijing (8414 9815) New Year’s Eve at Capital M A black tie affair with champagne cocktails and nibbles, followed by a seven-course meal and a midnight countdown overlooking Tiananmen Square with champagne toast provided – and a bagpiper. (RMB 988, 6pm-late. Capital M (6702 2727) New Year’s Eve at LPG Count down with a five course meal. RMB 299. Le Petit Gourmand (6417 6095)

New Year’s Eve Dinner Summon wealth in the New Year by enjoying fish maw soup, shrimp-stuffed beancurd rolls and steamed grouper as part of a six-course meal. RMB 888+15%. 5.30-10pm. Qi, Ritz-Carlton Financial Street (6601 6666) New Year’s Eve Dinner Buffet Feast on a buffet of Asian cuisines before you head off to party the last of 2011 away. Price TBD. 6-10pm. Asia Bistro, JW Marriott Hotel (5908 8511) New Year’s Eve Set Dinner What better way to ring in the New Year than with a nice cut of steak and a glass of champagne? Price TBD. 6-10.30pm. CRU Steakhouse, JW Marriott (5908 8530) Sparkling Countdown at Aria Enjoy five courses including caviar blini, salmon consommé, chicken confit and your choice of tenderloin or black cod. Then count down at the Aria Bar. RMB 880, RMB 1,280 (with wine pairings). 5.30pm2am. Aria, China World Hotel (6505 2266 ext 6644) Sparkling New Year’s Eve Celebrate 2012 and look forward to 2013 with a meal and bubbly toast. RMB 588 Senses, Westin Beijing Financial Street (6606 8866)

BARS & CLUBS Funky New Year’s Eve Blowout The Funk Fever crew dishes out the best party jams to help take you into 2013 on the right foot. Price includes a glass of Mumm champagne. RMB 180, RMB 150 (advance). 10pm. The Bar at Migas (5208 6061) Haze New Year’s Eve It might get messy with Yang Bing, Tobias Patrick, Boflex, Pancake Lee, Kaize and Max

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New Year’s Eve Countdown Party at Xiu Xiu rings in 2013 with a live band supported by DJ Alston. Dress to impress in your best red outfit and embrace the New Year. RMB 400. Time TBD. Xiu, Park Hyatt (8567 1838) New Year’s Eve Mascarade Kissing Party Get your year off to a smacking start by kissing the closest person around in the first seconds of the New Year! Everyone will be masked of course. Free. 10pm. Modernista (136 9142 5744) New Years’ Eve Party Bring your entourage and put on the party hats for a memorable evening. Price TBD. 8.30pm. Suzie Wong’s (6500 3377) New Year’s Eve Party 10% off a different beer every half an hour starting at 18:00. Then, at midnight, just after the last Beer, they’ll tap one free keg of draft beer. Free. Time TBD. Beer Mania (6500 0559) New Year’s Eve @ Brussels Free-flow cocktails, mixed drinks and Tiger Beer from 10pm-1am. RMB 180. 10pm. Brussels (6591 9525) New Year’s Eve Party @ Tim’s Texas Bar-B-Q With live music and live music and RMB 25 for a Sex on the Beach all night. Free. 9pm. Tim’s Texas Bar-B-Q (6591 9161) NYE 2012 @ Xian Count down 2012 with live bands and guest DJs. A welcome drink on arrival kicks the night off. Free. 5pm-3am. Xian, EAST Beijing (8414 9820) Paddy’s New Year’s Eve Party Celebrate the dawn of 2013 Paddy’s-style, with lots of drink promos, free raffles and great prizes plus a special countdown. Free. 6pm-3am. Paddy O’Shea’s (6415 6389) Punk New Year’s Eve Party Punk for the very last time. Price includes one drink. RMB 100. Time TBD. Punk (6410 5222)

MUSIC New Year’s Eve @ 2 Kolegas Celebrate the end of 2012 at the drive-in with performances from DH & Chinese Hellcats and Wu & The Side Effects amongst others. RMB 60. 9pm. 2 Kolegas (6436 8998)

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WEEKLY+ONGOING All events are free to attend unless otherwise stated

BUFFETS & BRUNCHES WEDNESDAYS Seafood Buffet Generous seafood options plus free-flow soft drinks, mocktails and a glass of select imported red or white wine. RMB 388+15%. 5.30-10pm. Senses, Westin Beijing Financial Street (6629 7810/11).

FRIDAYS MEAT Me! Australian tenderloin features in this meatheavy buffet. RMB 328+15%, RMB 108 extra for free-flow house wine and Stella Artois. 6-11pm. Elements, Hilton Beijing (5865 5020) Seafood Buffet See Wednesdays. Seafood Grill Fridays Fresh spread of just-caught lobster, fish, crab and other underwater delights, plus the regular buffet. RMB 268+15%, RMB 398+15% (includes one lobster and access to seafood grill). 5.30-10pm. Kranzler’s, Kempinski Hotel Beijing (6465 3388) Spectacular Seafood Buffet Boston lobster, king prawns, crabs, Japanese bream, all prepared in a variety of Asian and Western styles, with select wines and beer on free-flow every Friday night. RMB 388. Cafe 99, The Regent (8522 1789)

SATURDAYS Dim Sum Brunch All-you-can-eat dim sum. RMB 108+15%. 11am-2.30pm. Horizon, Kerry Centre Hotel (8565 2188) Honzen’s Sushi Saturdays Brunch for sushi fanatics. RMB 188+15%. 11am-3pm. Honzen, Kempinski Hotel Beijing (6465 3388 ext 4220) Mexican Saturdays Fresh tortilla wraps with meat, seafood and vegetable fillings, quesadillas, guacamole and margaritas. RMB 366+15%. 5.30-10pm. Kranzler’s Restaurant & Bar, Kempinski Hotel Beijing (6465 3388) Seafood Dinner Buffet For those who are more surf than turf. RMB 518+15%. 6-10pm. Aroma, Ritz-Carlton Beijing (5908 8161)

SUNDAYS 360° Champagne Brunch A fine spread, Mumm champagne and the best homemade ice cream in town. RMB 298-368+15%. 11.30am-3pm. 360°, Hilton Beijing Capital Airport (6458 8888)

rolls, teppanyaki ice cream and much more. RMB 398+15% (includes free-flow champagne), RMB 328+15% (free-flow wine and beer), RMB 168+15% (kids under 12), free (kids under 6). 11.30am3pm. Senses, Westin Financial Street (6629 7810) Christmas Bubbalicious Sunday Brunch Through Dec 30. The award-winning Bubbalicious brunch goes festive. RMB 458-528+15%. 11.30am-3.30pm. Seasonal Tastes, Westin Beijing Chaoyang (5922 8888) Christmas Season Sunday Brunch Every Sunday this month, enjoy a Christmas-themed brunch with Santa’s corner, giveaways and more. Price TBD. 11.30am-3.30pm. Asia Bistro, JW Marriott Hotel (5908 8511) Champagne Brunch Sundays don’t get better than Veuve Clicquot champagne with oysters, grilled meat, fresh cheese and luscious desserts. RMB 428-528+15%. 11.30am-3pm. Garden Court, St. Regis (6460 6688) Dim Sum Feast Sunday All-you-can-eat dim sum, with Dom Perignon if you like. RMB 288+15% (two people), RMB 1,998+15% (two people, includes free-flow Dom Perignon). Qi, Ritz-Carlton Beijing Financial Street (6601 6666) FIZZtastic Champagne Brunch Mumm Champagne on free-flow and a lip-smacking array of international gastronomy, including lobsters and assorted goodies brought direct to your table. RMB 458+15%. 11.30am-3pm. Vasco’s, Hilton Wangfujing (5812 8888 ext 8411 Grand CRU Brunch One of Beijing’s most indulgent Sunday brunches. Enjoy Beluga caviar, winter black truffle and live lobster. RMB 688+15% (includes free-flow champagne, wine and martinis), kids 6-12 half price. 11.30am3- pm. CRU Steakhouse, JW Marriott Beijing (5908 8995) ext 1628) Italian Aperitivo All-you-can-eat authentic Italian bites. RMB 80. 7-9pm. Modernista (136 9142 5744) Latin Brunch Enjoy a seafood platter and choose up to six dishes from a selection with Latin, European and Asian influences. RMB 288 (free-flow prosecco, red & white wine), RMB 228 (free-flow non-alcoholic drinks). Noon-4pm. Alameda (6417 8084) Luce Sunday Brunch Choose two, three or four courses of fresh, flavorful Italian cuisine. RMB 110-150. 11am-4pm. Luce (8402 4417)

Barolo Family Sunday Fresh pasta and risotto, with classic Italian desserts and free-flow Italian wines. RMB 388+15%. 11.30am-2pm, 6-10pm. Barolo, Ritz-Carlton Beijing (5908 8151)

Mosto Brunch Add RMB 158 to the cost of your brunch for free-flow sparkling wine, house wines, Bellinis and mimosas. Noon-3pm. Mosto (5208 6030)

Bubbly Sundays Caviar, live seafood, make-your-own sushi

pentabrunch Sunday Rehab The place to recover from your Saturday

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night shenanigans. Hearty comfort food, hangover cocktails and even ice packs at the ready – all at a great price. RMB 128. 11am- 3pm. pentahotel Beijing (6708 8118) S.T.A.Y. Sunday Brunch Order a la carte, and add RMB 200 for free-flow champagne. RMB 468+15%. 11am-4pm. S.T.A.Y., Shangri-La (6841 2211 ext 6727) SALT Bubbly Sundays Two- or three-course brunches. Pick from the wine list, splash out with a slightly indulgent cocktail or add RMB 150 for freeflow drinking. RMB 198 (two courses), RMB 228 (three courses). SALT (6437 8457) soFEASTication Brunch Boston lobster, tomahawk steak, fresh oysters and free-flow Taittinger. RMB 428488+15%. 11.30am-3pm. Feast, Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng (5798 8908) Sunday Brunch A phenomenal value. Enjoy an appetizer buffet, limitless made-to-order entrees and desserts. Add RMB 70 for free-flow bubbly. RMB 388+15%. The Cut, Fairmont Beijing (8507 3630) Sunday Brunch One of the best champagne brunches in town relies on quality rather than quantity. RMB 428+15% per person (includes freeflow champagne). VIC, Sofitel (8599 6666) Sunday Lunch Buffet at Greenfish Appetizers from the buffet plus your choice of main course. RMB 218+15% (includes soft drinks, coffee and tea). 11.30am-2.30pm. Greenfish, Ritz- Carlton Beijing Financial Street (6629 6990) Sweet Escape Lavish food and live jazz. RMB 348+15%, RMB 388+15% (unlimited Paulaner beer, and sparkling, red and white wines). 11.30am-3pm. Kranzler’s, Kempinski Hotel Beijing (6465 3388 ext 4217) Ultimate Sunday Brunch The organic station and superfood bar at this sumptuous buffet mean you can have your cake and eat it too. RMB 268+15% (includes wine and beer), RMB 368+15% (includes free-flow Veuve Clicquot). 11.30am-3pm. BLD Cafe, Renaissance Beijing Capital (5863 8223)

WEEKENDS Aroma Gourmet Brunch Boston lobster, Australian oysters, French foie gras, international cheeses and more. RMB 518+15%. 11.30am-3pm. Aroma, RitzCarlton Beijing (5908 8161) Dim Sum Brunch More than 40 kinds of dim sum, plus a buffet of cold appetizers, congee and desserts, with free-flow tea. RMB 128+15%. 10.30am-2.30pm. Sui Yuan Restaurant, DoubleTree by Hilton Beijing (6338 1999 ext 1726) Dim Sum Brunch Try out Yu’s new menu by indulging in their unlimited dim sum. RMB 388+15%. 11.30am-2.30pm. Yu, Ritz-Carlton Beijing

(5908 8111) I Love Dim Sum All-you-can-eat dim sum and congee at wallet-friendly prices. RMB 99. Noon-2pm. Sun Palace, Crowne Plaza Sun Palace Beijing (6429 8888 ext 6332) Luxurious Brunch at Maison Boulud Pick and choose from an array of delectable courses. RMB 258 (four courses), RMB 218 (three courses), RMB 168 (two courses). 11am-4pm. Maison Boulud (6559 9200) Pizza and Pasta Mania Unlimited pizza and pasta. RMB 189+15% (includes free-flow beer and soft drinks). Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 6-10pm. Prego, Westin Financial Street (6629 7815) Seafood Fascination Fri-Sat. Indulge in seafood to ease yourself into the weekend. Dinner only. RMB 328+15%. Feast, Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng (5798 8888) Seafood Weekend Buffet Fri-Sat. Fresh oysters and an entire Boston lobster per diner. Dinner only. RMB 498+15%, RMB 199+15% (6-12 yrs). Greenfish, Ritz-Carlton Financial Street (6601 6666 ext 6255) Weekend Brunch Omelets, poached eggs, scrambled eggs on rye toast, croissanwiches and waffles. Choose any dish and add a coffee for RMB 10. RMB 48. 9am-2pm. Colibri (6417 0808) Weekend Brunch Your choice of hot and cold dishes, from French toast and pancakes to their eponymous mini smushis, with one glass of red wine included. RMB 98. Royal Smushi House (6416 9664)

ONGOING All You Can Meat Daily. This months it’s all-you-can-eat meat at everyone’s favorite neighborhood French steakhouse. RMB 358. Cafe de la Poste (6402-7047) BBQ Buffet Dinner Thu-Sat. Hearty German dishes, with meat, seafood, salads and desserts. RMB 168+15% (includes beer). 6-9pm. Villa Castanea (6272 0130) Daily Christmas Dinner Buffet Dec 1-23. Indulge even before the big day with a holiday buffet dinner and freeflowing drinks and beer. RMB 368+15%. 6-10pm. Seasonal Tastes, Westin Beijing Chaoyang (5922 8888) Dumpling Deluge Daily. Both classics and new dim sum dishes available for a la carte or all-you-caneat. RMB 108+15% (set menu). 11.30am-2pm. Choy’s Seafood, Beijing Marriott Hotel Northeast (5927 8888/8320) Feast Business Lunch Mon-Fri. Choose a main course, then go wild with the fabulous buffet selection. RMB 138+15%. Feast, Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng (5798 8888) Feast Dinner Buffet

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events Mon-Thu. New buffet restaurant Feast showcases one of Beijing’s most lavish dinner spreads for a less-lavish price. RMB 288+15%. Feast, Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng (5798 8888)

198+15%. 5.30-7pm. Press Club Bar, St. Regis Hotel (6460 6688 ext 2360)

DINING PROMOTIONS

Ganges All-You-Can Eat Lunch Buffet Tue-Thu. Gorge on butter chicken and naan. Only available at The Place and Dongzhimenwai branches. RMB 60. 11.30am-1.30pm. Ganges (6587 2999, 6417 0900)

TUESDAYS Happy Tuesday Buy-one-get-one-free on snacks (11am4pm) and couscous (6-11pm). Le Petit Gourmand (6417 6095)

Indian Buffet Mon-Fri. One of the best deals in town, with free masala tea if you mention the Beijinger. RMB 60. 11.30am-1.30pm. Ganges, Shimao Department Store (6416 0181)

WEDNESDAYS It’s a Steak Out! Sirloin or rib-eye steak with a bowl of soup and a glass of house wine. RMB 180. Blue Frog (8561 2665)

Hungry for Hummus? Mon-Fri. Middle Eastern favorite Rumi offers a lunch buffet featuring many of their most popular menu items. RMB 88. 11.30am-2.30pm. Rumi (8454 3838) Mughal’s Buffet Lunch Mon-Fri. Indian and Pakistani curries, vegetable dishes and more. Noon-2.30pm. Mughal’s (6638 2160) Seasoning All-Day Dining International Buffet Daily. Enjoy fish, scallops, lamb chops, chicken and beef hot off the grill, along with other international options. RMB 198+15%. 6-9.30pm. Holiday Inn Beijing Focus Square (6473 3333 ext 6310) Simply Dim Sum Daily. Endless samples for dim sum lovers. RMB 158+15% (weekdays), RMB 188+15% (weekends). 11.30am-2pm. Zen5es, Westin Beijing Chaoyang (5922 8880) Station-to-Station Daily. Sixteen fresh gourmet stations, each with its own specialization: foie gras, seafood, rotisserie, Chinese barbecue, dim sum and more. RMB 288+15%, RMB 158+15% (kids under 12). 6-10pm. Jing, The Peninsula Beijing (8516 2888) Yum Cha Dim Sum Daily. All-you-can-eat dim sum. No service charge. RMB 98. 11.30am-2pm. Yue, Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng (5798 8888) Yummy Yum Cha Daily. Start your day off in proper Cantonese style with unlimited dim sum delicacies. RMB 108+15%. 7-10am. Jewel, Westin Beijing Financial Street (6629 7820)

LUNCH DEALS SATURDAYS Feijoada Saturdays Start off your weekend with the traditional Brazilian stew. RMB 128. 11.30am-3pm. Alameda (6417 8084)

SUNDAYS American Sunday Roast prime beef rib cut tableside with all the trimmings. RMB 198+15%, RMB 98+15% extra for wine buffet. Noon-3pm. One East, Hilton Beijing (5865 5030)

ONGOING Cepe Business Lunch Mon-Fri. Three courses, with a fine selection of antipasti and main courses. RMB 328+15%. 11.30am-2.30pm. Cepe, RitzCarlton Beijing Financial Street (6629 6996) Lunch Express Daily. For a great lunch deal, choose from set meals at any of their four restaurants: Cantonese at Yue, Japanese at Miyabi, Italian at Bene and international cuisine at Feast. RMB 98. Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng (5798 8888)

THURSDAYS Steak Thursday Enjoy tenderloin with a bowl of soup. RMB 148 (includes glass of house wine), RMB 108 (no wine). 5.30PM-9PM. Village Café, The Opposite House (6410 5210)

DEC 9: HEEMS of das racist

Fittingly, Heems is the one on the far right. SALT Autumn Days Mon-Fri. Sample their seasonal menu, and add RMB 30 to your set lunch for a glass of wine or beer. RMB 88 (two courses), RMB 98 (three courses). 11.30am-2pm. SALT (6437 8457)

DINNER DEALS TUESDAYS Steak Night Buy-one-get-one-free on Flamme’s house steak. Free. Flamme (6417 8608) Tuesday Half-Price All food at the Belgian eatery is half-price. 5-10pm. Brussels Bar & Restaurant (6591 9525)

TUESDAYS Taco y Tequila Tuesdays All tacos and selected tequila shots at RMB 20. 5-7pm. Q Mex (5620 3759)

WEDNESDAYS Bodega Fever Free-flow tapas. For an additional RMB 128, you can share a jug of sangria with friends. RMB 118. 6-10pm. Scarlett, Hotel G (6552 3600 ext 3307) Wine and Dine Free glass of wine with every three-course set dinner. Free. Terra (6591 9148)

THURSDAYS Beef It As You Want Your choice of Prime Australian beef cuts with choice of sides and a glass of house red wine. RMB 288. 6-10pm. Scarlett, Hotel G Beijing (6552 2880) Prime Rib Night Enjoy 250-day Australian Stockyard prime rib. RMB 260 (includes one beer or glass of wine). The Cut, Fairmont Beijing (8507 3617) Sparkling & Canapes Titular food and wine flow freely. RMB 280. 7-10pm. Terra (6591 9148)

FRIDAYS Fish Fry Choose from breaded or beer-battered for one of the best fish ‘n’ chip deals in town. RMB 58. 5pm-late. Brussels Bar & Restaurant (6591 9525)

ONGOING Chef’s Menu Daily. Six-course tasting menu from Chef Daniel Urdaneta. RMB 398, RMB 518 (includes free-flow sparkling and house wines). Modo (6415 7207) Exquisite Daily Christmas Set Dinner Dec 1-23, 25. Three-, four- or five-course menus to warm you up for the holidays. RMB 348-548+15%. 6-10pm. Grange Grill, Westin Beijing Chaoyang (5922 8880) Modo Dinner Party Set Daily. Plan your own dinner party for groups larger than eight, including a fivecourse dinner of Modo’s delectable food and free flow of wines, beer, soda, coffee and tea. RMB 370+10%. 6-10pm. Modo (6415 7207) Modo Happy Hour Dinner Set Daily. The perfect excuse to have an early dinner. RMB 148 (2 courses), RMB 168 (3 courses). 6-7pm. Modo (6415 7207)

FRIDAYS Fish ‘n’ Chips Friday Soup, fish ‘n’ chips and a dessert. RMB 88. Village Cafe, The Opposite House (6410 5210)

SATURDAYS Taste Brazil: Feijoada Braised black beans, crispy pork crackling and ribs, spring greens, farofa and more. RMB 188 per person. SALT (6437 8457)

WEEKENDS Weekend Barbeque A selection of sausages, lamb, steaks, ribs and grilled vegetables on the menu and Stella Artois on tap. Village Cafe, The Opposite House (6410 5210)

ONGOING

Mosto at 6 Daily. Dine alfresco as the sun sets over Nali Patio. RMB 218 (2 courses), RMB 258 (3 courses). 6-7pm. Mosto (5208 6030)

Annual Party Packages Until Feb 28. The JW Marriott’s dedicated event management team can help you plan your holiday soiree with custom dining options in their grand ballroom. RMB 468-688+15%/person. JW Marriott Hotel (5908 6688)

Nutritious Hotpot at T-Bazaar of Traders Hotel, Beijing Until Jan 15. Choose Thai, herbal or light soup bases with a selection of food choices and special sauces. RMB 198. 6-10pm. The Oriental, Traders Hotel (6505 2277 ext 34)

Australian Beef Daily. Try a 300g Australian short rib steak for RMB 168+15%, or a 200g beef fillet for RMB 198+15%. Salad buffet included. 11.30am-2pm, 5.30-10.30pm. Texan Bar & Grill, Metropark Lido Hotel (6437 6688 ext 1849)

Omakase Chef’s Choice Menu Until Feb 28. Four courses, including yellowtail sashimi with jalapeno, rock shrimp tempura and black cod saikyo yaki. The highlight is dessert: chocolate bento box, Suntory whisky iced cappuccino or Nobu’s cheesecake. RMB 380+15% (Sat-Sun 6-10pm), RMB 888+15% (Eight-courses Mon-Fri all day). Nobu (5969 6988)

Barolo New Menu Mon-Sat. Don’t miss the squid ink tagliolini with Dungeness crab. 11.30am-2.30pm, 6-10pm. Barolo, Ritz-Carlton Beijing (5908 8151)

Ven Pronto Daily. A bargain four-course set menu for early diners – as long as you finish by 7.30pm. Reservations essential. RMB 248. Agua (5208 6188) Warming Winter Hotpots Until Feb 28. Nobu takes the chill off winter with traditional hotpots. Starts at RMB 150+15%. All day. Nobu (5969 6988) Wine Ritual Daily. Unwind in sophisticated surroundings with free-flowing wines and cocktails. Canapes and snacks also provided. RMB

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The Big Blue Daily. Generous four-course lunch or dinner set menu with wine pairing options starting at an additional RMB 248. RMB 688+15%. Le Pré Lenotre, Sofitel (8599 6666 ext 6528) Christmas Buffet at BLD Dec 10-31. Daily Christmas-themed buffet with wine, beer and other drinks. RMB 268+15%. BLD, Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel (5863 8223) Christmas Foie Gras Daily. Chef Laia presents a special foie gras for Christmas. RMB 450/0.5kg (includes ramekin). Sureno, The Opposite House (6410 5240) Christmas Parties

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events Daily. Book a party with M’s traditional Christmas menu, festive table decorations and complimentary mulled wine around the fireplace or out on their celebrated terrace. Call for prices. Capital M (6702 2727)

Industry Night at Xiu Hospitality or airline industry workers enjoy discounts on drink all night long. Xiu, Park Hyatt Beijing (8567 1108)

Christmas Turkey Dec 1-25. Order one day in advance for a seven-kilogram turkey or ham with stuffing, and pay RMB 200 extra for home delivery within the Third Ring Road. RMB 1,388. Daily Treats, Westin Beijing Chaoyang (5922 8880)

Absinthe Green Hour Daily. Up to 25% discount on their absinthe selection. 6-8pm. Modernista (136 9142 5744)

ONGOING

Beer Mania Happy Hour Daily. Buy-one-get-one-free on all draft Belgian beers. 3-8pm. Beer Mania (6500 0559)

Christmas Hamper Until Dec 25. Festive goodies like Panetonne, Jacobsen cookies and homemade chocolates. RMB 888 and up. Westin Beijing Financial Street (6629 7777/6606 8866) Christmas Hampers Until Dec 25. Personalized Christmas gifts for those you really want to impress, with a classic hamper (RMB 1,388+15%) and a deluxe version as well (RMB 1,888+15%). Ritz-Carlton Beijing (5908 8888) Christmas Hampers Dec 1-25. Christmas chocolates, minced pies, cookies, ginger muffins and other goodies in select hamper sets. RMB 588-1,888. Daily Treats, Westin Beijing Chaoyang (5922 8880) Festive Set Menu Nov 29-Dec 23. Sit down to a festive holiday dinner before Christmas even arrives. Lunch is available, too (11.30am-2pm, RMB 98+15%). RMB 388+15%. Angus Grill, Crowne Plaza Beijing (5911 9965) Free Beer and Wine Daily. For anyone ordering off the menu at their newest location. Free. Ganges, Shimao Department Store (6416 0181) Free Bruschetta Sampler Daily. Buy any bottle of wine and receive a sampling plate of their delicious bruschettas. Bar Veloce (6586 1006) Gifts and Surprises at The Sweet Spot Until Dec 25. Everything from roast turkey and honey-glazed ham to Christmas puddings, cookies and chocolates for a well-appointed Christmas at home. RMB 388-3,888. The Sweet Spot, China World Hotel (6505 0885) Joselita Ham Set Daily. The “best ham in the world” is now available at Taverna, where you can enjoy 20g of Joselita’s Gran Reserva boneless ham with a glass of Torres wine. RMB 228. Taverna (6501 8882) Mole Week Dec 10-16. Four special mole sauces through the week, with all mole dishes discounted. Q Mex (6585 3828) SALTastation Daily. Five courses paired with New and Old World wines. This fall, enjoy restaurateur Gaby’s emphasis on wild game and produce. RMB 568 (food and wine), RMB 368 (food only). SALT (6437 8457)

Crazy Hour Mon-Fri. Tsingtao RMB 10 and mojitos. RMB 25. 6-8pm. The Black Sun (6593 6909) Modernista’s Shots Happy Hour Daily. Try out a range of shots for the price just RMB 10 during the regular happy hour. Midnight-2am. Modernista (136 9142 5744)

dec 24: Christmas eve dinner

The Hilton Beijing Wangfujing won’t break with tradition this year. 30cm-long slab of 70-dayold grainfed beef. Grange Grill, Westin Beijing Chaoyang (5922 8880) Vino & Tostas Mon-Fri. Free special toast tapas with purchase of any bottle of wine. Noon10.30pm. Niajo (5208 6052) Warming Winter Hotpots Until Feb 28. Nobu takes the chill off winter with traditional hotpots. Starts at RMB 150+15%. Nobu (5969 6988) Winter Seafood Hot Pot Dec 1-Jan 31. Enjoy a seafood hot pot with friends. RMB 399 and up for two or more. Choy’s Seafood, Beijing Marriott Northeast (5927 8888) Ya Yuan Roast Duck Daily. An excellent duck spread, with crisp skin, moist, savory flesh and thin but toothsome pancakes. RMB 268+15% (6 servings), RMB 188+15% (single serving). Horizon, Kerry Hotel (8529 2188)

HAPPY HOUR & DRINKS SPECIALS MONDAYS Couples Night Guys and girls coming together, buy-two-get-two-free (classics, house wine, frozen special, local beer and mystery cocktail). 9pm-midnight. Hidden Lounge (8772 1613) Temptation Monday 30% off on bottles of wine from Mosto’s outstanding wine list all day. Mosto (5208 6030)

TUESDAYS Mesh Cocktail Tuesday Two-for-one on both passion fruit and lychee martinis. Mesh (6417 6688)

Sapori Sicilia Dec 12-15. Three or five courses by Angelo Pumilia, head chef of wine estate Planeta in Sicily. RMB 358+15% (3 courses), RMB 498+15% (5 courses). Sureno, The Opposite House (6410 5240)

Temptation Tuesday 30% off on bottles of wine from Modo’s awarded wine list all day. Modo (6415 7207)

Tasting Menu Daily. Taste what their new chef can do. RMB 600+15%, RMB 1,000+15% (with paired wines). All day. Aria, China World Hotel (6505 2266 ext 36)

100 Kuai Pitchers One red bill gets you a pitcher of ale. Why not? 5pm-midnight. Brussels Bar & Restaurant (6591 9525)

Tomahawk Daily. Get your teeth into an enormous,

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WEDNESDAYS

All You Can Drink Take advantage of Hidden Lounge’s night of excess. Guys pay RMB 100, while gals

get in half-price. 9pm-midnight. Hidden Lounge (8772 1613) RMB 35 Wednesdays Selected cocktails are RMB 35. 7pmmidnight. Mao Mao Chong (6405 5718) Martini Night Grey Goose martinis for RMB 70. 6pm-2am. Atmosphere, China World Summit Wing (6505 2299 ext 6433) Student Night Wind back the clock to your school days aided by RMB 20 Stella and mixed drinks. Time TBD. Beer Mania (6500 0559)

THURSDAYS Champagne Night @ Xian Two-for-one on Moët by the glass or bottle all night long. Xian, East (8414 9810) Mesh Cocktail Thursday Passionfruit and lychee martini two-for-one until midnight every Thursday. Mesh (6410 5220) Thrifty Thursdays Regular happy hour from 5-9pm, but from 9pm to midnight mixed drinks and cocktail of the day are just RMB 25. 5pm-minight. Brussels Bar & Restaurant (6591 9525)

FRIDAYS Bubble Night at Mesh Get a bottle of Duvel Leroy Champagne for RMB 500 to celebrate the weekend. 9pm. Mesh (6417 6688) TGIF: Thank God It’s Friday! All standard drinks RMB 30, with a live DJ from 9pm. 7pm. Scarlett (6552 2880)

SATURDAYS Champagne Cocktails Special cocktails made from fruit purees, and 15% discounts on bottles of bubbly. 6pm-2am. Atmosphere, China World Summit Wing (6505 2299 ext 6433) Mojito Hour Hot on the heels of the house happy hour is the 10 kuai mojito deal with “no skimping” on quality. 9-10pm. Brussels Bar & Restaurant (6591 9525)

SUNDAYS Daiquiri Sundays Buy-one-get-one-free on all eight of Más’s signature rum daiquiri cocktails all night. Free. Time TBD. Mas (6405 4337)

Premier League at Black Sun Daily. Watch, cheer, and drink beer throughout the week. Get a free draft beer for wearing your team’s colors. Time TBD. Black Sun (6593 6909) Weekday 241 @ Xian Mon-Fri. Exactly what it says on the tin: Buy one selected drink, get one selected drink free at Xian. 6-8pm. Xian (8414 9810)

LADIES’ NIGHT WEDNESDAYS Ladies’ Night Ladies drink free from a select list of drinks – sip your cocktail and enjoy a modeling show on the club’s runway. Time TBD. Suzie Wong (6500 3377) Margaritas for Senoritas All ladies in the house who buy one margarita will get a second margarita free. Groups of four or more ladies get a plate of tostadas or a guacamole on the house. 8-10pm. Q Mex (6585 3828)

THURSDAYS Girls’ Night Out Two free drinks for every lady. Time TBD. Xiu, Park Hyatt Beijing (8567 1108) Ladies Drink Free Exactly what the name of the event implies. 9pm-midnight. Hidden Lounge (8772 1613) Ladies’ Night Half-price on all drinks between 5pm and midnight.5pm. Brussels (6591 9525) Ladies’ Night Buy two Lindemans Fruit Beers and get a free Belgian ice cream. 7pm. Beer Mania (6500 0559)

FRIDAYS Free Sangria for the Ladies Drop by the Shuangjing joint to enjoy free drink if you’re a lady – or a cross-dressing man. 6pm. Plan B (5821 1353) Ladies’ Night All cocktails and mixed drinks, house specials and martinis are half price for ladies. While on the hour, every hour (after 9pm) all the ladies in the house get a shot drunker. 9pm-midnight. Brussels Bar & Restaurant (6591 9525)

CLUB NIGHTS THURSDAYS Thursday Night Fever Playing music from the ’80s and ’90s and

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events bringing back some memories. Price and time TBD. Suzie Wong (6500 3377)

multimedia body painting performance on the opening day. Art at Home Gallery (150 1101 3622)

Second Hand Sounds Your favorite Beijing-based DJs play music that they love, but don’t normally play out. 10pm. The Bar at Migas (5208 6061)

Tour Modernity: Three Centuries of British Art Until Dec 21. Manchester and neighboring cities display their collections of oil paintings, watercolors and drawings. Part of the UK Now Festival. Beijing World Art Museum (5980 2222)

Rock Music Night DJs playing rock music, and surprise guests from the local rock music community. 9pm. Dada (183 1108 0818)

Wang Mingxian: Then and Now Until Dec 28. Clippings and posters from Wang’s vast collection form this historically intriguing exhibit. G-Dot Art Space (6057 3345)

FRIDAYS Weekly Party Live performance from DJ Cecil Dion. 7pm. Beer Mania (6500 0559)

SEE/SAW: Collective Practice in China Now Until Dec 30. Thirteen artist collectives are paired off to rotate their exhibits in the Long Gallery in a back-and-forth of artistic concepts. UCCA (5780 0200)

QUIZ & GAME NIGHTS MONDAYS The Bookworm Pub Quiz Intellectually dominate all of your peers through six rounds of trivia. Drink prizes up for grabs all night. Free. 8pm. The Bookworm (6503 2050)

TUESDAYS Black Sun Quiz Night Testing times at Chaoyang Park West Gate. 8.30pm. Black Sun (6593 6909) Game Night Play poker and mahjong tournaments for free drink prizes. Whiskeys also half-price from 8pm-midnight. 8pm-late. Modernista (136 9142 5744) Tim’s Texas Quiz Night How many, when and where? 8pm. Tim’s Texas Bar-B-Q (6591 9161) Stumble Inn Quiz Get along to the Village for the weekly quiz. 8.30pm. Stumble Inn (6417 7794)

WEDNESDAYS Lush Pub Quiz How many students does it take to change a light bulb? Come early for a seat. Winners take home a bottle of Jack Daniels. 8pm. Lush (8286 3566)

THURSDAYS Beer Pong Win glory, the respect of the opposite sex, and a bottle of booze – all in one night. 8pm. Pyro Pizza (8286 6240) Green Cap Quiz Night Where did she go? 7.30pm. The Green Cap (186 1174 7939) Kro’s Quiz Night Anthony and Jim rock the trivia. 8pm. Kro’s Nest, Xiaoyun Lu (8391 3131)

saturday Foosball Tournament First Saturday of every month. Limited to a maximum of 16 Teams, with double elimination, the competition is for prizes of Chimay & Hoegaarden. RMB 20. Time TBD. Beer Mania (6500 0559) Quiz Night Second Saturday of every month. Get quizzed about beers, Belgium and... Belgian beers! With prizes and lucky draws. Time TBD. Beer Mania (6500 0559) Pool Tournament Third Saturday of every month. Limited to a maximum 16 players, with double elimination. A different brand of beer is up for grabs each month. RMB 40. Time TBD. Beer Mania (6500 0559)

DEC 16: MIDI AWARDS

The fourth annual celebration saluting all those who rock.

OPEN-MIC NIGHTS MONDAYS Open Jazz Jam Session The Wudaoying Hutong venue welcomes jazz musicians and fans to jam. Time TBD. V.A. Cafe & Bar (5844 3638)

TUESDAYS Gypsy Jazz Jam Session The Hot Club of Beijing hosts the weekly jam. Free beers for musicians playing. 9pm. Salud (6402 5086)

WEDNESDAYS Open Mic Night All types of music welcome: original, covers, jazz, pop, folk ... anything goes! 9pm. V. A. Bar (5844 3638)

THURSDAYS Music Open Mic All comers welcome to take to the mic. 9.30pm. Hot Cat Club (6400 7868)

LIVE MUSIC MONDAYS Alameda Specials Night Live bossa nova and jazz. Buy a bottle of wine and get a free plate of finger foods. Alameda (6417 8084) Monday Jazz Session First part features a performance by Philippe Mège and friends, before the second section opens up the stage to allcomers. 8pm. Zajia (156 0112 2252)

WEDNESDAYS Live Music Session An ever-changing selection of talented musicians, playing everything from jazz to rock, as well as Latin and reggae. 9.30pm. Salud, NLGX (6402 5086) Bianca Gallice Together with jazz guitarist David Chen, Bianca Gallice will be performing every Wednesday night at Ritan. 8pm. Café CD Blues (8561 0560)

ONGOING Bollywood Dance Thu-Sun. Belly-baring performances to enjoy during dinner. Ganges, Shimao

Department Store (6416 0181) and The Place (6587 2999) Gone With the Live Music Thu-Fri. Smooth tunes will play as you relax with signature cocktails and specially made canapés (RMB 168). 5.3010.30pm. Rendez-Vous Bar & Lounge (6465 3388 ext 4225) Live Music at The Bar Tue-Wed. Migas invites an ever-changing cross-section of talented local groups, playing everything from jazz to R&B, blues to reggae, as well as funk and soul. 10pm. The Bar at Migas (5208 6061) Mix into Christmas Tue-Sat until Dec 25. A Christmas jazz treat from the Mix international house band. Complimentary Christmas cocktails or champagne for ladies daily from 6-7pm. Mix, Westin Beijing Chaoyang (5922 8000) Timeless Jazz Thu-Fri. Smooth and silky jazz. Cap it off with tropical cocktails. 8.30-11.30pm. Press Club Bar, St. Regis (6460 6688 ext 2360)

EXHIBITIONS ONGOING Yung Ho Chang: Material-ism Until Dec 2. China’s first international architect turns the Great Hall into a modern hutong, with each subspace reflecting an area of his practice. RMB 10, Free (Thu). UCCA (8459 9269) John Clang: Reflecting Me Until Dec 3. The Singaporean photographer has his first solo show in Beijing, exploring estrangement in urban spaces. Pekin Fine Arts (5127 3220) Martin Parr Solo Exhbition: Luxury and Beaches Until Dec 3. The Magnum photographer brings his insightful lens to China in this solo show. Pekin Fine Arts (5127 3220) WassinkLundgren: Singles Until Dec 3. The Dutch duo, Thijs Wassink and Ruben Lundgren, turn their double vision into single vision. Pekin Fine Arts (5127 3220) Charlote Guibe: Dinners (Wan Can) Until Dec 15. A series of 30 works show abstract plays on still lifes, all centered around the ritual of gathering for dinner. Jiali Gallery (8402 5613) Niko de la Faye: Visages Dec 5-20. A photo series with a live

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Film Series: Cinema from Uruguay Dec 5-30. The Embassy of Uruguay cohosts this ninth edition of a selection of films from Uruguay. Instituto Cervantes (5879 9666) SEE / SAW: Collective Practice in China Now Until Dec 30. Thirteen artist collectives will be invited to take part in this prelude to an upcoming 2013 exhibit that explores art concept and practice in China. RMB 10, free (students, members). UCCA (8459 9269) Loading Until Dec 31. This year’s best works by the most promising fashion students at ESMOD Beijing. Alliance Francaise de Pekin (6553 2678 ext 209) Red Gate Gallery’s 20th + 1 Until Dec 31. Their acclaimed 20 Years: Two Generations of Artists is back for another run after its tour of Australia. Red Gate Gallery (6525 1005) Passion for Porcelain: Masterpieces of Ceramics Until Jan 6. The story of China’s porcelain capturing minds, hearts and pocketbooks in Europe, told through the finest pieces from the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Part of the UK Now Festival. National Museum of China (6512 8910) Shao Fan: Appreciation of Oldness Until Jan 13. More than ten of the celebrated painter’s latest works. Galerie Urs Meile (6433 3393) Xie Nanxing: The Second Round With A Whip Until Jan 13. Two series of recent original paintings, but let’s hope the title’s just a title. Galerie Urs Meile (6433 3393) Simona Pietropaolo: I’m a Beijinger Until Jan 13. An Italian photographer captures life in Beijing. Be warned: she’s of the camp that she’s taking a bit of her subjects’ souls when her camera clicks. 4corners (6401 7797) Inside Out 2012 Until Jan 15. A gathering of 45 international artists, including Bard Breivik and Saint Clair Cemin, as part of Imagine Gallery’s OutWALLS series. Inside-out Art Museum (6272 0300) Irene Kung: Dreams of China Dec 5-Feb 8. You’ve never seen China the way you will in Kung’s gorgeous blackand-white photos. The Temple Hotel (8400 2232) What Does It Mean To Be a Chinese Worker in 2012? Until Feb 20. Part of a series of exhibits organized by Imagine Gallery, featuring

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events Shen Jingdong, Fortunee Noel and Frederique Hervet. Montpelier Group (5879 4899 ext 211)

hike. See Beijinghikers.com for specific trips. Beijing Hikers (6432 2786; see Sports directory)

When East Meets West in the Pop Culture Scene Until Feb 20. Pop art capturing the cultural conundrum that is contemporary China, from burgers to rock music. Catherine de France (84425120)

Dandelion Hiking Join for weekly excursions to the Wall or other locations. RMB 380. See Chinahiking. cn for specific hikes and to make reservations. Dandelion Hiking (131 2478 8581; see Sports directory) Gubeikou Great Wall Hiking Take a midweek break to the Wall. RMB 420. Chihaner (5713 3232)

SPORTS TUESDAYS

Huanghuacheng Great Wall Make your way through six forts, six passes, 12 beacon towers, and 32 guard towers. RMB 400. 8.30am. China Travellers (188 0133 5578)

Aardvarks Rugby Training Get in shape for the rugger season in the CBD. 8pm. Location TBD (134 3670 1915) aardvarksrfc@yahoo.com Beijing Devils Rugby training. Meet from 7pm at The Den (6592 6290) www.beijingdevils.com Mashup Dodgeball League Until early December. Relive high school or Hollywood, depending on your dodgeball experience. Sign up at Mashupsorts.com. Venue TBD.

WEDNESDAYS Mashup Pickup Basketball. Until Dec 12. Need to get your basketball fix midweek? Full details at www.mashupsports.com. RMB 70. 7.30-9.30pm. BCIS (8771 7171)

THURSDAYS Aardvarks Rugby Training Get in shape for the rugger season in the CBD. 8.30pm. Location TBD (134 3670 1915) aardvarksrfc@yahoo.com Angels Basketball Wings not essential. Venue is located near the Temple of Heaven. RMB 80. 7pm. Contact dingrenhai@163.com to play. Beijing Devils See Tuesdays. Expat Squash League Squash with expats in a league format. Court rental costs shared. Email williamfrisby@yahoo.co.uk to sign up. 6.30pm. Asia Pacific Building (near Ritan Park)

SATURDAYS Mashup Basketball League Find out whether you have been hiding your talent like Jeremy Lin. Sign up at Mashupsorts.com. Venue TBD. Mashup Flag Football League Join a team for Mashup’s friendlier form of football. 1-4pm. Ditan Stadium (info@ mashupasia.com) NIKE feat. HeyRunning Saturdays! Running with some of Beijing’s most experienced coaches. Details at Heyrobics. com. Free. 10am-10.30am. Olympic Forest Park The Peloton Beijing Road Bike Cycling Club Road cycling for the serious and enthusiastic alike. Bikes are available for hire. To register, email tomlanhove@gmail.com. Price TBD. 7am. Ride begins and ends at the TREK store near Chaoyang Park South Gate. www.beijingpeloton.com

SUNDAY The Beijing Bunch Rides Beijing Triathlon and Serk join forces; the ride is open to anyone with a bike and a helmet. It also sounds like a cool gang. 6am. Serk (134 2647 4634) www.tribeijing.org

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Joey’s coming to Migas, minus the muse in the bathtub? Beijing Hockey Club Mixed-level field hockey for all. Pitch costs split. 11am-1pm. Sessions take place at Taiyuan Diplomatic Compound or Olympic Training Centre. Info at bjhockeyclub@ hotmail.com

Scheduled classes every Tue, Thu and Sat or private classes at your convenience. This month’s topics include knife skills, backto-basics, Sichuan and Imperial dishes. RMB 300. 10am-1pm for scheduled classes. Black Sesame Kitchen (136 9147 4408)

Expat Squash League Squash with expats in a league format. Court rental costs shared. Email williamfrisby@yahoo.co.uk to sign up. 7pm. Dongzhimen area

The Chinese Kitchen Daily. If you want to cook it, The Hutong will teach you how. Their range of workshops covers the basics (the essentials, knife skills), regional specialties (Beijing, Sichuan, Cantonese, Hunan, dim sum, ethnic minority cuisine), doughbased treats (dumplings, hand-pulled noodles, pancakes, baozi) and other categories (vegetarian, street food, TCM cooking, contemporary Chinese cuisine). Morning, afternoon and evening classes available. For the full schedule, see www. thehutongkitchen.com. RMB 249, RMB 200 (members). The Hutong (6404 3355)

Heyrobics: Jukebox Fitness classes where you are the DJ. Takes place around Beitucheng (north of Gulou). Details at Heyrobics.com. RMB 30.

ONGOING ClubFootball Men’s 5-a-side Leagues All month. Players and teams welcome for all 12 divisions on weeknights. Register by calling 5130 6893/4/5/6, or email play@ wanguoqunxing.com. More info at www. clubfootball.com.cn. Heyrobics All month. Run around with the pink-shorted gang. Details at Heyrobics.com.

CLASSES MONDAYS Life Drawing Club Meet fellow artists and draw some models. Beginners welcome but all attendees must register for the class. RMB 60, RMB 50 (members). 7.30-9.30pm. The Hutong (6404 3355)

THURSDAYS Life-Drawing Evening Class Master proportion, perspective, anatomy, line, gesture, tone and color as you sketch the human form. Full details at www.luma-lu.com. RMB 60. 7pm. Luma Lu Studio (lucie@luma-lu.com)

SUNDAY Survival Chinese Does your current level of Chinese make you fear for your life? This class guarantees survival. RMB 150, RMB 100 (if you bring a friend). 10pm-noon. Culture Yard (8404 4166)

ONGOING Black Sesame Cooking Class

ONGOING Wine Tasting Classes Daily. Learn how to taste wines like the experts, and get your Wine & Spirit Education Trust certification. Class fees for each of the three levels include all study materials, exam fees, and of course, wines. Dragon Phoenix Fine Wine Consulting (5960 4050, info@longfengwines. com)

WALKS, HIKES AND TOURS TUESDAYS Beijing Hutong Bike Tour Explore the hutongs by bike. No bike? No problem. They’ll have one for you there. RMB 210. Chihaner (5713 3232) Great Wall Mutianyu, Summer Palace and Olympic Venues Go from some of Beijing’s oldest architecture to its newest. RMB 450, RMB 300 (children under 12). 9am-6pm. China Culture Center (6432 9341)

WEDNESDAYS Culinary Walking Tour Walk the streets and source the ingredients to make classic dishes. RMB 100, RMB 80 (members). 9-10.30am. The Hutong (6404 3355) Beijing Hikers Midweek treks every week at different locations around Beijing. Prices vary by

Pedicab Hutong Family Visit, Tiananmen Square & Forbidden City Tour Beijing’s alleyways plus visit a traditional courtyard house, an herbal pharmacy and a porcelain museum. RMB 350, RMB 250 (children 5-11). 9.30am-4.30pm. China Culture Center (6432 9341; see Living directory)

THURSDAYS Beijing Hutong Bike Tour See Tuesdays. Qilianguan-Mutianyu Hike Should you hike the wild Wall or a restored section? Why not mix it up with a bit of both? RMB 400. 8.30am. China Travellers (188 0133 5578) Temple of Heaven, Flea Market and Art District Trek across the city, from the Tiantan to Panjiayuan to 798. RMB 350, RMB 250 (children under 12). 9am-6pm. China Culture Center (6432 9341; see Living directory)

SATURDAYS Culinary Walking Tour See Wednesdays. 12.30-2pm. Beijing Hutong Bike Tour Explore the hutongs on two wheels. No bike? No problem. They’ll have one for you there. RMB 210. Chihaner (5713 3232) Great Wall Hiking + Hot Springs Until Sun. Spent Saturday on the Wall before retiring to a hot springs retreat for the evening. RMB 1,100. See Chinahiking. cn for specific hikes and to make reservations. Dandelion Hiking (131 2478 8581; see Sports directory) Gubeikou Winding Wall and Meal Start with a farmhouse lunch before beginning the hike. RMB 400. 8.30am. China Travellers (188 0133 5578)

ONGOING Beijing Hikers Sat-Sun. Choose from two Saturday and two Sunday treks to suit all levels. Prices vary by hike. See Beijinghikers.com for specific trips. Beijing Hikers (6432 2786; see Sports directory) Hutong Exploration by Bicycle Daily. Investigate Beijing on two wheels. Offered daily. Reservations required. RMB 150. 1pm. Cycle China (6402 5653) Metaphysics Walks Sun, Mon, Wed. TCM expert Alex Tan takes you on a physical walk. Then it gets meta. Free. 8-10am (Sun, Mon), 2-4pm (Wed). The Hutong (6404 3355) Weekend Hikes Sat-Sun. RMB 400. 8.30am. China Travellers (188 0133 5578)

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DINING P75 // NIGHTLIFE P80 // STYLE P81 // ARTS & CULTURE P82 // SPORTS P83 // LIVING P83 // EXPLORE P84 DINING Dining Directory Index 360 Casual Dining – Buffets 4corners – Southeast Asian A Chun Jia – Dumplings A Food Affaire – Bakeries, Delis & Candy Agua – Spanish Ahava Bistro + Cafe – American Alameda – Contemporary International Angus Grill – Steakhouse Annie’s – Italian Aria – European Aroma – Buffets Asia Bistro – Buffets The Astor Grill – Steakhouses Bar Uno Hot Dog – American Bar Veloce – see Nightlife directory Barolo – Italian Bei – Japanese Beijing Bistro – Contemporary International Beiluo Bread Bar – Cafes & Teahouses Bene – Italian Black Sesame Kitchen – see Living directory BLD Cafe – Buffet Blue Frog – American The Bookworm – Cafes & Teahouses Brasserie Flo – French Brussels – see Nightlife directory Café 99 – Buffets Cafe Cha – Buffets Cafe de la Poste – French Cafe on the 6 – Buffets Cafe Swiss – European Capital M – European Carmen – Spanish CBD International Cuisine – Buffets CCSweets – Bakeries, Delis & Candy Celestial Court – Cantonese Cepe – Italian Chef Too – American China Bar, Park Hyatt – see Nightlife directory China Grill – Contemporary International Choy’s Seafood – Cantonese Chynna – Contemporary Chinese Citrus Restaurant – Buffets City Wall Bistro – Buffets Colibri Cafe – Bakeries, Delis & Candy Compass Grill - Contemporary International Comptoirs de France – Bakeries, Delis & Candy Crescent Lounge – Cafes & Teahouses CRU Steakhouse – Steakhouses The CUT Steak & Seafood Grill – Steakhouses Daccapo, The Regent Beijing – Italian Daily Treats – Bakeries, Delis And Candy Dali Courtyard – Yunnan Danieli’s – Italian Di – Cantonese Din Tai Fung – Dumplings Domain, EAST Beijing – Cafes & Teahouses Dragon Palace – Cantonese Duck de Chine – Beijing Duck East 33 – Buffets Eatalia – Italian El Nido Bistro – European Element Fresh – American Elements – Cantonese Ellingen Brauhaus – German Enoterra – European Essence – Buffets Exchange – Cafes & Teahouses Face – Nightlife Fatburger – American Feast – Buffets Feast (Food by EAST) - Contemporary International Flamme International Grill – Steakhouses Fook Lam Moon – Cantonese Fratelli Fresh – Italian Fuel – Contemporary International Ganges Indian Restaurant – Indian/Pakistani Garden Court – Buffets Grand Cafe – Buffets Grange Grill – Steakhouses Greenfish – Buffets The Grill – Steakhouses

Grill 79 – Contemporary International Grinders – American Gung Ho! Gourmet Pizza Factory – Pizza Hagaki – Japanese Hatsune – Japanese Hawka – Southeast Asian Hercules – Cafes & Teahouses Home Plate Bar-B-Que – American Honzen – Japanese Horizon – Cantonese Huang Ting – Cantonese Italian Trattoria – Italian Jaan – French Jewel – Cantonese Jing – Buffets Kagen – Japanese Kempi Deli – Bakeries, Delis & Candy Kerry’s Kitchen – Buffets Kerry’s Pantry – Bakeries, Delis & Candy Kranzler’s – Buffets The Kro’s Nest – Pizza La Gondola, Kempinski Beijing – Italian Lau Pa Sak – Southeast Asian Le Cabernet – French Le Fromager de Pekin – Bakeries, Delis & Candy Le Petit Gourmand – French Le Pre Lenotre – French The Library, Hilton Wangfujing – Cafes and Teahouses Lobby Lounge (China World Hotel) – Cafes and Teahouses Lobby Lounge (Grand Millennium Beijing) – Cafes & Teahouses Lobby Lounge (InterContinental Beijing Beichen) – Cafes & Teahouses Lobby Lounge (Ritz-Carlton Beijing Financial Street) – Cafes and Teahouses Lollipop Bakery – Bakeries, Delis and Candy The Loop – Nightlife Lost Heaven – Yunnan Luce – Italian Made in China – Beijing Duck Maison Boulud – French Mala Youhuo (Spice Spirit) – Sichuan Malacca Legend – Southeast Asian Mei Mansion – Shanghai Mei Wei Zhai – Shanghai Migas Restaurant & Lounge – Spanish Ming Court – Cantonese Miyabi - Japanese Modernista – see Nightlife directory Modo – Contemporary International Moment Cafe – Cafes & Teahouses Monsoon – Buffets Morton’s the Steakhouse – Steakhouses Mosto – Contemporary International My China – Beijing Nadaman, China World Summit Wing – Japanese Niajo – Spanish Nishimura – Japanese No Name Restaurant – Yunnan Noble Court – Cantonese Nola – American Noodle Bar (1949–The Hidden City) – Beijing Noodle Bar (pentahotel) – Beijing Nyonya Kitchen – Southeast Asian Olé Spanish Restaurant – Spanish One East – American The Oriental – Cantonese Pantry’s Best – Bakeries, Delis & Candy Park Side Bar & Grill – European Paulaner Brauhaus – German The Pavillion Grill – European Peacocake – Bakeries, Delis & Candy Pekotan – Bakeries, Delis & Candy Pizza by LMPlus – Pizza Pizza Plus – Pizza Prego – Italian Press Club Bar – see Nightlife directory Purple Haze Restaurant & Bar – Thai Q Mex – Central and South American Qi – Cantonese

Rainbow – Yunnan Red Orange – Buffet Remote City – Yunnan Renaissance Cafe – Buffet Rendez-vous Bar & Lounge, Kempinski Beijing – Cafes and Teahouses The Roadhouse at Mutianyu – Beijing RoomBeijing – Contemporary International Rumi – Middle Eastern SALT – Contemporary International Santoor – Indian/Pakistani Saveurs de Corée – Korean Scarlett – Contemporary International Scene a Café – European Schindler’s Anlegestelle (Schindler’s Docking Station) – German Seasonal Tastes – Buffets Seasoning - Buffets Senses (DoubleTree by Hilton Langfang) – Buffets Senses (Westin Beijing) – Buffets Sherpa’s – Deliveries Sizzler – American South German Bakery, Cafe Konstanz and Bodenseestube – German Southern Barbarian – Yunnan S.T.A.Y (Simple Table Alleno Yannick) – French Starfish – Seafood Steak Exchange + Bar – Steakhouses Sui Yuan Restaurant, DoubleTree by Hilton Beijing – Cantonese SunFishHut – Bakeries, Delis & Candy Sun Palace – Cantonese Sureño – Mediterranean The Sweet Spot – Bakeries, Delis & Candy Switch! Café – American Switch! Grill - Steakhouses T- Bazaar – Southeast Asian Tadka – Indian/Pakistani

The Taj Pavilion – Indian/Pakistani The Tandoor – Indian/Pakistani Tang Palace – Cantonese Tantan Dalu – Korean Taverna - European Tavola Italian Dining – Italian Temple Restaurant Beijing – European Terra – Central & South American Texan Bar & Grill, Metropark Lido Hotel – American Thai Express – Thai Tim’s Texas Bar-B-Q – American Tong He Ju – Shandong Trattoria La Gondola – Italian Treescape – Yunnan Unconditional Love Coffee – Cafes & Teahouses Union Bar & Grille – American Utopia Chinese Restaurant – Beijing Duck Vasco’s – Buffets The Veggie Table – Vegetarian VIC – Buffets Villa Castanea – German Village Cafe – Cafes & Teahouses The Vineleaf – European Vineyard Cafe – European Wagas – Cafes & Teahouses Wanli, Renaissance Beijing Chaoyang Hotel – Cantonese Writers Bar – European Wu Li Xiang – Cantonese Yao Chi – Cantonese YellowStone Restaurant & Bar – European Yotsuba – Japanese Yu – Cantonese Yue – Cantonese Yunteng Shifu –Yunnan ZEN – Cantonese Zen5es – Cantonese

American Ahava Bistro + Cafe Daily 10am-11pm. 17 Huixin East Street (Near UIBE West Gate) South Side of Yinghua Hotel, Chaoyang District. (13521055392) www.ahavabistrocafe.com 爱哈瓦西式小厨, 朝阳区惠新东街17号（对外经济贸易大学西门对面樱花宾馆南侧）

Bar Uno Hot Dog On the corner of Jingyang hutong and Nanluoguxiang, Dongcheng District 东城区南锣鼓巷马沙拉之香印度餐厅对面 Blue Frog 1) Daily 10am-late. 167, 1/F, Indigo, 18 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (8426 0017, info@bluefrog.com.cn); 2) Daily 10am-late. 1/F, Bldg 1, U-Town, Sanfeng Beili, Chaoyang District. (8561 2665, info@bluefrog. com.cn); 3) Daily 10am-late. S4-30, 3/F, Bldg 4, Sanlitun Village South, 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (6417 4030, info@bluefrog. com.cn) www.bluefrog.com.cn 蓝蛙, 1) 朝阳区颐堤港店酒仙桥路18号1层167号; 2) 朝阳区三丰北里悠唐生活广场1号楼1层; 3) 朝阳区三里屯北路19号三里屯Village南区4号楼3层S4-30

Element Fresh American salads, smoothies, sandwiches and more. Popular weekend brunch menu. Voted “Best American,” “Best Brunch (Affordable),” “Best Sandwiches,” “Outstanding Family-Friendly Restaurant,“ and “Outstanding Vegetarian“ in our 2011 Reader Restaurant Awards. 1) 10am-11pm. 6 Jiangtai Lu, Chaoyang District. (6433 5058); 2) Mon-Fri 10am-11pm, Sat-Sun 7am-11pm. Shop 833, Bldg 8, The Village at Sanlitun, 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (6417 1318) 新元素, 1) 朝阳区将太路6号; 2) 朝阳区三里屯路19号The Village南区8号楼833单元

Chef Too Tue-Fri 11am-2pm, 5-10pm; Sat-Sun 9.30am-3pm, 5-10pm. Chaoyang Gongyuan Xilu (north of Block 8), Chaoyang District. (6591 8676) 美西西餐厅, 朝阳区朝阳公园西路枣营南里小区东门南侧

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Fatburger American diner serving lean Australian beef burgers, freshly ground daily and

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DIRECTORY cooked to order. Burgers are accompanied by fries or homemade onion rings and hot wings. Voted “Outstanding Burger“ in our 2011 Reader Restaurant Awards. 1) Daily 11am9pm. B1/F, Bldg C, Gemdale Plaza, 91 Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang District. (8571 2797, jwu@ fatburger.com, leelee@fatgburgerlover.com); 2) Daily 10am-10pm. B1/F, China World Mall, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6505 7789, jwu@fatburger.com, leelee@fatgburgerlover.com); 3) Daily 11am-9pm. 1-LB01 The Grand Summit, Liangmaqiao Diplomatic Compound (in the same building as Tavola and Starbucks, across the street and 300 m north of the Kempinski Hotel’s main entrance), 19 East Dongfang Lu, Chaoyang District. (8532 1878, jwu@fatburger.com, leelee@fatgburgerlover.com) www.fatburger.com 1) 朝阳区建国

tional Airport, Chaoyang District. (6458 8888) 朝阳区首都机场3号航站希尔顿酒店

Aroma Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 6-10.30pm. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 83A Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang District. (5908 8161) 香溢, 朝阳区华贸中心建国路甲83号丽思卡尔顿酒店

Asia Bistro Daily 6am-midnight.. Lobby, JW Marriott Hotel, 83 Jianguo Lu, China Central Place, Chaoyang District. (5908 8511) 朝阳区建国路83号JW万豪酒店

Beijing Bistro 2/F, Beijing Marriott Hotel Northeast, 26A Xiaoyun Lu, Chaoyang District. (5927 8888) 朝阳区霄云路甲26号海航大厦万豪酒店2层

BLD Cafe Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel, 61 Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District. (5863 8223) www.renaissancebeijingcapital. com 朝阳区东三环中路61号北京富力万丽酒店

路91号金地中心C座B1楼; 2) 朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸商城B1楼; 3) 朝阳区东方东路19号亮马桥外交公寓1号楼会所1层1号铺

Cafe 99, The Regent Daily 6.30am-10 .30pm. 2/F, The Regent Beijing, 99 Jinbao Jie, Dongcheng District. (8522 1888 ext 3823) 99

Home Plate Bar-B-Que Daily 11am-10pm. 35 Xiaoyun Lu courtyard (from Dongsanhuan Beilu, head 20m north of Xiaoyun Lu intersection and take the first right), Chaoyang District. (5128 5584, seth@homeplatebbq.com) 本垒美国餐, 朝阳区霄云路35号院(东三环北路,过霄云路路口,往北走20米,到第一个路口右转)

Nola Daily 10.30am-11pm. 11A Xiushui Nanjie, Chaoyang District. (8563 6215) 朝阳区秀水

咖啡厅, 东城区金宝街99号北京丽晶酒店2层

Cafe Cha Daily 6-10am, 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-9.30pm. Shangri-La Hotel, 29 Zizhuyuan Lu, Haidian District. (6841 2211 ext 2715) 咖啡

Dec 16: Food, film & friends – Mulled wine & Movies It’s a wonderful life this year at The Hutong.

南街11号

One East Mon-Fri noon-2pm, 6-10.30pm. 2/F, Hilton Beijing, 1 Dongfang Lu, Chaoyang District. (5865 5000 ext 5030) 东方路一号, 朝

A Food Affaire Daily 8am-11pm. 1/F, 5 Xingfuyicunxili, Chaoyang District. (135 0107 1114)

阳区东方路1号希尔顿酒店2层

CCSweets Daily 10am-8pm. Unit 109, Bldg 11, Central Park, 6 Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6533 6973) 喜喜饼,朝阳朝

朝阳区幸福一村西里5号绿叶子食品店

阳门外大街6号新城国际11号楼109

Colibri Cafe Daily 10am-10pm. LG51, Sanlitun Village North, 11 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (6417 0808) 蜂鸟, 朝阳区三里屯路11号三里屯Village北区地下1层

Sizzler Enjoy unlimited trips to the salad bar along with steaks, seafood, ribs and other grilled treats at this American chain. 1) Daily 11am-9pm. 2/F, CapitaMall Wangjing, 33 Guangshun Beidajie, Chaoyang District. (6471 3876); 2) Daily 11am-9pm. B1/F, B1-B10, U-Town, Chaowai Shichang Jie, Chaoyang District. (5975 4478); 3) Daily 11am-9pm. 5/F, BHG WanLiu Mall, 2 Ba Gou Lu, Haidian District. (8258 9406); 4) Daily 10am-10pm. B1-30 Glory Mall, 18 Chongwenmenwai Dajie, Chongwen District. (6714 0399); 5) Daily 11am-9.30pm. FF16, Food Forum, B1/F, The Malls at Oriental Plaza, Dongcheng District. (8518 6315); 6) Daily 11am-10.30pm. International Club, 21 Jianguomenwai Dajie (next to St. Regis Hotel), Chaoyang District. (6532 0475) 时时乐, 1) 朝阳区望京广顺北大街33号凯德Mall望京二层; 2) 朝阳区朝外市场街悠唐生活广场B1-B10; 3) 海淀区巴沟路2号华联万柳购物中心5层; 4) 崇文区崇文门外大街18号国瑞城购物中心 B1-30; 5) 东城区东方新天地1区地铁层食通天大街FF16 商铺; 6) 朝阳区建国门外大街21号(国际俱乐部旁边)

Switch! Cafe 10am-9pm. 1/F, No 1 Bldg, 6 Xiangjiang Lu, Chaoyang District. (137 1878 0944) http://www.switchrestaurants.com 朝阳区香江路6号（观唐广场）1号楼1层

Texan Bar and Grill Daily 11.30am-2pm, 5.30-10.30pm. 1/F, Metropark Lido Hotel, Jichang Lu, Jiangtai Lu, Chaoyang District. (6437 6688 ext 1971/1975) 德克萨斯扒房, 朝阳

Comptoirs de France 1) Daily 8.30am-9pm. Stalls 1 & 2, 1/F, Silk Market (east side), 8 Xiushui Dongjie, Chaoyang District. (5169 9298); 2) Daily 7am-8.30pm. Daily 7am-8.30pm. Beijing United Family Hospital and Clinics Shop Number 1, Chaoyang District. (5927 7597); 3) Daily 7am-8.30pm. (opening soon) Beijing United Family Hospital and Clinics Shop Number 2, 2 Jiangtai Lu, Chaoyang District.; 4) Daily 7am-8.30pm. 1/F, Bldg 5, Hairun International Apartment, 2B Jiangtai Lu, Chaoyang District. (5135 7645); 5) Daily 7am-8.30pm. 55-1, Xingfucun Zhonglu, Chaoyang District. (6416 2853); 6) Daily 7am-8.30pm. 2/F Riviera Plaza, 5 Laiguangying Donglu, Chaoyang District. (8470 2347); 7) Daily 7am-8.30pm. 1/F, East Lake Club, 35 Dongzhimenwai Dajie, Dongcheng District. (6461 1525); 8) Daily 7am8.30pm. 4 Ritan Beilu, Chaoyang District. (8562 3355); 9) Daily 7am-8.30pm. L-111, Europlaza, 99 Yuxiang Lu, Tianzhu Zhen, Shunyi District. (8046 6309); 10) Daily 7am-8.30pm. Rm 102, 1/F, Bldg 15, China Central Place, 89 Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang District. (6530 5480) www.comptoirsdefrance.com 法派, 1) 朝阳区秀水东街8号秀水大厦东区一层1,2号; 2) 朝阳区将台路2号北京和睦家医院店; 3) 朝阳区将台路2号北京和睦家医院2店; 4) 朝阳区将台路乙2号海润国际公寓商业5号楼1层; 5) 朝阳区幸福村中路55-1号; 6) 朝阳区来广营东路5号2楼东侧; 7) 东城区东直门外大街35号东湖俱乐部1层; 8) 朝阳区日坛北路 4号; 9) 顺义区裕翔路99号天竺镇欧陆广场L111 室; 10) 朝阳区建国路89号华贸中心15号楼102

Daily Treats Daily 6.30am-8pm. The Westin Beijing Chaoyang, 7 Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District. (5922 8888 ext 8191) 朝阳区东三环北路7号金茂北京威斯汀大饭店

Kempi Deli Daily 7am-10pm. 1/F, Kempinski Hotel, Chaoyang District. (6465 3388 ext 5741) 凯宾美食廊, 朝阳区凯宾斯基饭店1层

Kerry’s Pantry 1/F, Kerry Hotel, 1 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District. (6561 8833) 朝阳区光

区机场路将台路丽都大酒店1层

华路1号

Tim’s Texas Bar-B-Q Daily 9am-midnight. 14 Dongdaqiao Lu (on the corner of Guanghua Lu), Chaoyang District. (6591 9161) www. timsbarbq.com Tim’s 熏烤房, 朝阳区东大桥路

Lollipop Bakery Reserve 24 hrs in advance. Also available at Crepanini, Fisheye Café, and Secrets From Africa. (135 5277 2683, cupcakes@lollipopbakery.cn) www.lollipopbakery. cn 朝阳区可百尼尼，鱼眼咖啡和亦有售

14号贵友大厦正北200米

Union Bar & Grille Mon-Fri 11am-11pm,SatSun 11am-12pm. S6-31, 3/F, Bldg 6, Sanlitun Village, 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (6415 9117) 优年美式餐厅, 朝阳区三里屯路19号三里屯Village6号楼3层S6-31

Bakeries, Delis & candy

December 2012

Pantry’s Best派悦坊 Formerly Pie House, this delivery-only bakery specializes in pies and other goods that we all miss from home. They guarantee products are as healthy as can be by using imported ingredients. Tasty, natural, simple. Daily 9am-9pm (400 831 4159) www. pantrysbest.com Peacocake Owners Ron and Rachel had

a dream. They’ve made it come true with this bakery. Westerm-style cakes and fancy goods are the order of the day at this dessert specialists. Daily 11am-7pm. Shop 2211, 2/F, North Tower, Soho Shangdu, 8 Dongdaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District (5869 9663) 朝阳区东大

Cha, 海淀区紫竹院路29号香格里拉饭店

Café on the 6 Crowne Plaza Chaoyang UTown, 3 Sanfeng Beilu (opposite Cashbox KTV), Chaoyang District. (5909 6688) 慕尼黑啤酒屋, 北京朝阳悠唐皇冠假日朝阳区三丰北里3号（钱柜KTV对面）

CBD International Cuisine Daily 6.30am-11pm. Grand Millennium Beijing, Fortune Plaza, 7 Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District. (6530 9383) 朝阳区东三环中路7号财富中心北京

桥路8号北塔2楼2211号商铺

千禧大酒店

Pekotan Daily 7am-10pm. Store 21-22, Bldg 12, Central Park, 6 Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6533 6605) 配口堂, 朝阳区

Citrus Restaurant Daily 24hrs (buffet 11.30am-2pm, 5.30-10pm). Novotel Beijing Xinqiao (lobby west side), 1 Chongwenmen Xidajie, Chongwen District. (6513 3366 ext 2001) 春晓西餐厅, 崇文区崇文门西大街1号北京

朝阳门外大街6号新城国际12号楼21-22号

SunFishHut Bakery Unit 125, Section B, The Place, Chaowai Soho, Chaowai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (400 671 7517) 朝阳区朝外大街乙6号朝外SOHO大厦B座0125室(近世贸天阶)

The Sweet Spot Daily 9am-11.30pm. EB118, B1/F, China World Mall, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6505 0885) 朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸商城地1层EB118

The Swiss Deli Daily 7am-10pm. 1/F Swissotel, 2 Chaoyangmen Bei Dajie, Dongcheng District. (6553 2288 ext 2127) 东城区潮阳门北大街2号港澳中心瑞士酒店1层

BEIJING

新侨诺富特饭店大堂西侧

City Wall Bistro Daily 6am-11am,noonmidnight. Beijing Marriott Hotel City Wall, 7 Jianguomen Nandajie, Dongcheng District. (5811 8255) 城墙小馆, 东城区建国门南大街7号北京万豪酒店

East 33 Daily 6.30am-10.30pm. Raffles Beijing Hotel, 33 Dongchangan Jie, Dongcheng District. (6526 3388 ext 5171) 东三十三, 东城区东长安街33号北京饭店莱佛士

Elements Daily 6-10am, noon-2.30pm, 6-10pm. 2/F, Hilton Beijing, 1 Dongfang Lu, Chaoyang District. (5865 5000 ext 5020) 元素阁, 朝阳区东方路1号希尔顿酒店2层

My China Daily 11.30am-10pm. Hilton Beijing Capital Airport, Terminal 3, Capital International Airport, Chaoyang District. (6450 4889, 6458 8888 ext 8901) 腾香居, 朝阳区首都机场3

Essence Daily 24hrs. Lobby level of Crowne Plaza Beijing, 48 Wangfujing Avenue, Dongcheng District. (6513 3388 ext 3) 西餐厅,

号航站希尔顿酒店

体北路4号院 (盈科中心南面)

Feast Great lunch and dinner buffet options with sushi, roast chicken, steak, dim sum and more. Sunday brunch offers lobster and freeflow champagne. Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng, 36 North Third Ring Road East, Dongcheng District. (5798 8888) 东城区东城区北三环路36号

Noodle Bar (pentahotel) 7am-11.30pm. 3-18 Chongwenmenwai Dajie, Dongcheng District. (6708 1188) 东城区崇文门外大街3-18号

Garden Court Daily 6-10am,11.30am-2pm,611pm. St. Regis Hotel, 21 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6460 6688 ext 2340) 景苑咖

The Roadhouse at Mutianyu Sat-Sun and holidays 11am-3pm, or by prior appointment. 12 Mutianyu Village, Huairou District. (6162 6506) www.roadhouseatmutianyu.com大路馆

啡厅, 朝阳区建国门外大街21号国际俱乐部饭店

Noodle Bar (1949 – The Hidden City) Daily 11am-10pm. 1949 – The Hidden City, Courtyard 4, Gongti Beilu (behind Pacific Century Place), Chaoyang District. (6501 1949) 面吧, 朝阳区工

儿, 怀柔区慕田峪村12号

东城区王府井大街48号国际艺苑皇冠假日酒店内

Grand Cafe Daily 24hrs (buffet 6.30-10.30am, 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-10pm). Grand Hyatt, Oriental Plaza, 1 Dongchang’an Jie, Dongcheng District. (8518 1234 ext 3628) 凯菲厅, 东城区东长安街1号东方广场东方君悦大酒店

Beijing Duck Duck De Chine Daily 11am-2.30pm, 5.30-10 .30pm. 1949, Courtyard 4, Gongti Beilu (opposite the south gate of Pacific Century Place Mall), Chaoyang District (6501 8881) 朝阳区工体北路4号院 (太平洋百货南门对面)

Made in China Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-10.30pm. 1/F, Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1 Dongchang’an Jie, Dongcheng District. (6510 9608) 长安一号, 东城区东长安街1号东方广场北京东方君悦大酒店1层

Utopia Chinese Restaurant Daily 11am-2pm, 5.30-9.30pm. 4/F Novotel Beijing Xinqiao, 1 Chongwenmen Xidajie, Dongcheng District. (6513 3366 ext 2401/2402) 蓬莱阁中餐厅, 东城区崇文门西大街1号北京新侨诺富特饭店4层

Buffets 360 Casual Dining Daily 24hrs. Hilton Beijing Capital Airport, Terminal 3, Capital Interna-

Greenfish Daily 6.30am-11pm. The RitzCarlton Financial Street, 1 Jinchengfang Dongjie, Jinrong Jie, Xicheng District. (6601 6666 ext 6255) 四季汇, 西城区金城坊东街1号北京金融街丽思卡顿酒店

Jing Daily 5.30am-11.30pm. Basement of The Peninsula Beijing, 8 Jinyu Hutong, Wangfujing, Dongcheng District. (6559 2888 ext 6714) 京, 东城区王府井金鱼胡同8号王府半岛酒店地下1层

Kranzler’s Daily 6am-midnight. 1/F, Kempinski Hotel, 50 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District (6465 3388 ext 4222) 朝阳区亮马桥路50号凯宾斯基饭店1层

Kerry’s Kitchen 1/F, Kerry Hotel, 1 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District. (6561 8833) 朝阳区光华路1号

Monsoon Daily 6-10.30am, 11.30am-2pm, 5.30-10pm. InterContinental Beijing Financial Street, 11 Jinrong Jie, Xicheng District. (5852 5916) 季候风, 西城区金融街11号洲际酒店

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DIRECTORY Red Orange Daily 24hrs. 1/F, Crowne Plaza Sun Palace Beijing, Yunnan Dasha, Northeast corner of Taiyanggong Qiao and Xibahe, Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District. (6429 8888 ext 6328) 红橙, 新云南皇冠假日酒店1层, 朝阳区东北三环西坝河太阳宫桥东北角

Renaissance Cafe 6am-midnight. Renaissance Beijing Hotel, 36 Xiaoyun Lu, Chaoyang District. (6468 9999 ext.3121) 朝阳区朝阳区霄云路36号北京国航万丽酒店

Senses (Westin Beijing) Daily 6.3010.30am, 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-10pm. 1/F, The Westin Beijing, 9B Jinrong Jie, Xicheng District. (6629 7810) 味, 西城区金融大街乙9号北京金融街威斯汀大酒店1层

Senses (DoubleTree by Hilton Langfang) DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Langfang, Bldg A, Wanda Plaza, 50 Xinhua Lu, Guangyang District, Langfang, Hebei province (+316 555 9999 ext 6001, Langfang.sales@hilton.com) www. langfang.doubletreebyhilton.com 逸咖啡, 河北省廊坊市广阳区新华路50号万达广场A座廊坊万达希尔顿逸林酒店

Seasonal Tastes Daily 6.30-10.30am, 11.30am-3pm, 5.30-11pm. 2/F, Westin Beijing Chaoyang, 7 Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District. (5922 8888 ext 8102) 朝阳区东三环北路 7号金茂北京威斯汀大饭店2层

Seasoning Holiday Inn Beijing Focus Square, Bldg 3, 6 Futong Dongdajie, Chaoyang District. (6473 3333 ext 6310) 朝阳区通东大街6号院3号 Vasco’s Daily 6.30-10am, 11.30am-2.30pm, 6-11pm. 5/F, Hilton Beijing Wangfujing, 8 Wangfujing Dongjie, Dongcheng District. (5812 8888) 东城区王府井东街8号希尔顿北京王府井酒店5层

VIC Mon-Fri noon-2.30pm, 6-10.30pm, Sat-Sun 6-10.30pm. 6/F, Sofitel Hotel, Tower C, Wanda Plaza, 93 Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang District. (8599 6666) VIC国际美食, 朝阳区建国路93号万达广场C座6层

Cafes & teahouses Beiluo Bread Bar Mon-Sun 10am-12am. 70A Beiluogu Xiang, Dongcheng District. (8408 3069) 东城区北锣鼓巷甲70号(近南锣鼓巷) Crescent Lounge 7.30am-1am. The Regent Beijing, 99 Jinbao Jie, Dongcheng District (8522 1789) 东城区金宝街99号北京丽晶酒店2层 Domain Daily 6am-10pm. 2/F, EAST Beijing, 22 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (6417 6688) 朝阳区酒仙桥路22号东隅北京酒店2层

Exchange Daily 8am-midnight. 1/F, The Westin Beijing Chaoyang, 7 Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District. (5922 8888 ext 8191) 朝阳区东三环北路7号金茂北京威斯汀大饭店1层

Hercules Daily 11am-midnight. 1) Bldg 1, Indigo Shopping Mall, 18 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District.; 2) 2/F, Tongli Studio, Sanlitun, Chaoyang District. (6415 0299) 1)朝阳区酒仙桥路18号颐堤港商业中心1楼; 2) 朝阳区三里屯同里2楼

The Library Hilton Beijing Wangfujing, 8 Wangfujing Dongjie, Dongcheng District. (5812 8888) www.pentabeijing.com 书阁, 东城区王府井东街8号希尔顿北京王府井酒店

Lobby Lounge (China World Hotel) 1/F, China World Hotel, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6505 2266) 朝阳区建国门外大街1号中国大饭店1层

Lobby Lounge (Grand Millennium) 7 Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District. (8587 6888 ext 3011) 朝阳区东三环中路7号 Lobby Lounge (InterContinental Beijing Beichen) 9am-1am. InterContinental Beijing Beichen, 8 Beichen Xilu, Chaoyang District. (8437 1381) 朝阳区北辰西路8号院4号楼，北京北辰洲际酒店

子湾路32号苹果社区今日美术馆往东100米

Village Cafe Daily 24hrs. 1/F, The Opposite House, Bldg 1, Sanlitun Village, 11 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (6410 5210) 朝阳区三里屯路 11号三里屯Village1号楼瑜舍1层

Wagas Daily 8am-10.30pm. S833, Bldg 8, 3/F, Sanlitun Village South, 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (6416 5829) 沃歌斯, 朝阳区三里屯路19号三里屯Village南区8号楼S8-33

Cantonese Celestial Court Mon-Fri 11.30am-2.30pm, 6-10pm. 2/F, St Regis Hotel, 21 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6460 6688 ext 2460 or 2462) 天宝阁, 朝阳区建国门外大街21号北京国际俱乐部饭店2层

Choy’s Seafood Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.3010.30pm. 2/F, Marriott Beijing Northeast, 26A Xiaoyun Lu, Chaoyang District. (5927 8888) 采海轩，朝阳区霄云路甲26号海航大厦万豪酒店2层

Di Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-10pm. InterContinental Beijing Beichen, 8 Beichen Xilu, Chaoyang District. (8437 1334) 粤秀轩中餐厅, 朝阳区北辰西路8号

Dragon Palace Daily 11.30am-2pm, 6-10pm. 1/F, Kempinski Hotel, 50 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (6465 3388 ext 4217) 龙苑中餐厅, 朝阳区亮马桥路50号凯宾斯基饭店1层

Fook Lam Moon Mon-Fri 11.30am-3pm, 5.30-10.30pm. 4/F, China World Summit Wing, 1 Jianguomen Waidajie, Chaoyang District. (6505 2299 ext 6411) 福临门,朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸大酒店4楼

Horizon Daily 11am-2.30pm, 5.30-10pm. 1/F, Shangri-La’s Kerry Hotel, 1 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District. (6561 8833 ext 41) 海天阁,

China Grill Daily 6-10.30am, 11.30am-2 .30pm, 5.30-10.30pm. 66/F, Park Hyatt Hotel, 2 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (8567 1234) 北京亮, 朝阳区建国门外大街2号柏悦酒店66层

Yue Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng, 36 North Third Ring Road East, Dongcheng District. (5798 8888) 东城区东城区北三环路36号

Compass Grill Daily 5.30-11pm. Hilton Beiing Capital Airport. (6458 8888 ext 8901) 北京首都

ZEN Daily 11.30am-2pm, 5.30-10pm. InterContinental Beijing Financial Street, 11 Financial Street, Xicheng District. (5852 5918) 西城区金融

Feast (Food by EAST) Daily 6am-3pm, 5.30pm-10.30pm. 2/F, EAST Beijing, 22 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (6417 6688, www. east-beijing.com) 朝阳区酒仙桥路22号东隅北

街11号洲际酒店

Zen5es Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-10.30pm. 4/F, Westin Beijing Chaoyang, 7 Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District. (5922 8888 ext 8121) 朝阳区东三环北路7号金茂北京威斯汀大饭店

机场希尔顿酒店

京酒店2层

Fuel Daily 11am-late. 1/F, Langham Place, 1 Erjing Lu, Beijing Capital International Airport, Chaoyang District. (6457 5555) 朝阳区首都机场二经路1号朗豪酒店

Central & South American Terra Cevicheria and bar by the team behind SALT. Offering contemporary Peruvian cuisine and innovative cocktails. Tue-Sun 11am-1am. 1 Sanlitun Nan Lu, Beijing, Chaoyang District. (6591 9148) 朝阳区三里屯南路1号 Q Mex 5620 3759. Courtyard 4, Gongti Beilu (under Kro’s Nest), Chaoyang District. 朝阳区工体北路4号院 (下乌巢)

Contemporary Chinese Chynna Daily 10.30am-2pm.5.30-11pm. 5/F Hilton Hotel Wangfujing, 8 Wangfujing Dongjie, Dongcheng District. (5812 8888) 东城区王府井希尔顿酒店王府井东街8号

Contemporary International

Grill 79 Mon-Thu & Sun noon-2am; Fri-Sat noon-4am. 79/F, China World Summit Wing, China World Trade Center Phase 3, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6505 2299 ext 6424) 朝阳区朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸大酒店79楼

The Loop Room 1, Unit 2, Bldg 36 (west of Heaven Supermarket), Xingfu Sancun 3 Xiang (behind Yashow), Chaoyang District. (8772 5713) 朝阳区幸福三村三巷36楼2门1号(雅秀后边天堂便利店西边)

Modo Sun-Thu noon-10pm, Fri-Sat noon-10 .30pm. 3/F, Sanlitun Village South, Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (6415 7207) 朝阳区三里屯路 19号三里屯Village南区3楼

Mosto Daily noon-2.30pm, 6-10.30pm. 3/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Beilu, Chaoyang District. (5208 6030) 摸石头, 朝阳区三里屯北路81号那里花园3层

Jewel Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-10.30pm. 1/F, The Westin Beijing, 9B Jinrong Jie, Xicheng District. (6606 8866 ext 7820) 金城阁, 西城区金融大街乙9号北京金融街威斯汀大酒店1层

Ming Court Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.3010.30pm. 1 Er Jing Road, Langham Place, Beijing Capital Airport. Chaoyang District. (6457 5555) 明阁, 朝阳区首都机场二经路1号朗豪酒店 Noble Court Mon-Fri 11.30am-2.30pm, SatSun 10.30am-2.30pm; daily 5.30-10pm. B1/F, Grand Hyatt Beijing Hotel, Oriental Plaza, 1 Dongchang’an Jie, Dongcheng District. (8518 1234 ext 3822) 悦庭, 东城区东长安街1号东方广场北京东方君悦大酒店地下1层

The Oriental 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6505 2277 ext.34) http:// www.shangri-la.com/en/property/beijing/ traders/dining/restaurant/theoriental 东方餐厅, 朝阳区国贸饭店朝阳区建国门外大街1号

Qi Daily 11.30am-2pm, 5.30-10pm. 2/F, The Ritz-Carlton, Financial Street, 1 Jinchengfang Dongjie, Jinrong Jie, Xicheng District. (6601 6666) 金阁, 西城区金城坊东街1号金融街丽思

Alameda Contemporary fine dining with a Brazilian twist. Voted “Outstanding Business Lunch” in our 2011 Reader Restaurant Awards. Daily 11.30am-3pm, 6-10.30pm. Sanlitun Beijie, Chaoyang District. (6417 8084) 朝阳区三里屯北街

Beijing Bistro 2/F, 26A Xiaoyun Lu, Chaoyang District. (5927 8888) http://www.marriott. com/hotels/travel/bjses-beijing-marriott-

SALT Innovative restaurant in a fresh modern minimalist setting has weekly two-course or three-course set meals. Voted “Outstanding Business Lunch” and “Outstanding Steak” in our 2011 Reader Restaurant Awards. Mon-Sat noon-3pm, 6-10.30pm, Sun Brunch noon4pm. 2/F, 9 Jiangtai Xilu (west of Rosedale

卡顿酒店2层

Sui Yuan Daily 11.30am-2.30pm,5.30-10pm. 3/F, Doubletree by Hilton, Beijing, 168 Guang’anmenwai Dajie, Xuanwu District. (6338 1888) www.beijing.doubletreebyhilton.com 宣武区广安门外大街168号

Sun Palace Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.3010pm. 4/F, Crowne Plaza Sun Palace Beijing, Yunnan Dasha, Northeast corner of Taiyanggong Qiao and Xibahe, Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District. (6429 8888 ext 6332) 太阳宫中餐厅, 新云南皇冠假日酒店4层, 朝阳区东北三环西坝河太阳宫桥东北角

Wanli Chinese Restaurant 3/F, Renaissance Beijing Chaoyang Hotel, 36 Xiaoyun Lu, Chaoyang District. (6468 9999 ext 3131) 万

Unconditional Love Coffee Daily 8ammidnight. Today Art Museum, Pingod, 32 Baiziwan Lu, Chaoyang District. (5826 3652, ULCoffeeBeijing@gmail.com) 朝阳区朝阳区百

hotel-northeast/ 朝阳区霄云路甲26号海航大厦万豪酒店

王府半岛酒店地下2层

城区金城坊东街1号.

桥路50号

Yu Daily 11.30am-2pm, 6-10pm. 83A Jianguo Lu (inside the Ritz-Carlton Hotel), Chaoyang District. (5908 8111) 玉, 朝阳区建国路甲83号

Huang Ting Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 6-10pm. B2/F, The Peninsula Beijing, 8 Jinyu Hutong, Wangfujing Jie, Dongcheng District. (8516 2888 ext 6707) 凰庭, 东城区王府井大街金鱼胡同8号

Tang Palace Daily 7.30am-10.30pm. 1/F, Haoyue Jianguo Hotel, 17 Jianguomennei Dajie, Dongcheng District (6513 1288) 东城区东

Rendez-vous Bar & Lounge Kempinski Hotel, 50 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (6465 3388 ext 4200) 朝阳区凯宾斯基饭店亮马

瑶池中餐厅, 朝阳区东三环中路7号

朝阳区光华路1号嘉里中心饭店1层

Lobby Lounge (Ritz-Carlton Financial Street) 1 Jinchengfang Dongjie, Financial Street, Xicheng District. (6601 6666) ww.ritzcarlton.com/hotels/beijing_financial 西 Moment Cafe Daily noon-10pm. B1-525, Sanlitun Soho, Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District. (8590 0724) 朝阳区工体北路三里屯Soho B1-525

Yao Chi Daily 11am-2.30pm,5.30-10pm. Grand Millennium Beijing, Fortune Plaza, 7 Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District. (8587 6888)

城区建国门内大街17号好苑建国商务酒店1楼

丽轩中餐厅, 朝阳区霄云路36号北京国航万丽酒店三层

Wu Li Xiang Mon-Fri 11am-2pm, 5-10pm,SatSun 9am-4pm,5-10pm. Traders Upper East Hotel, Beijing, 2 Dongsihuan Beilu (intersection of Xiaoyun Qiao and Fangyuan Xilu near Upper East Side), Chaoyang District (5907 8406) 朝阳区东四环北路2号(霄云桥和芳园西十字路口)北京上东盛贸饭店 2-3 层

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December 2012

DIRECTORY Hotel), Chaoyang District. (6437 8457) 盐, 朝

District. (6595 5135) 北京福楼餐厅,朝阳区霄

阳区将台西路9号2层（珀丽酒店西边)

云路18号

Scarlett Daily 6pm-3am. Hotel G, 7A Gongti Xilu, Chaoyang District. (6552 2880) 朝阳区工

Cafe de la Poste Daily noon-3pm, 6pm-late. 58 Yonghegong Dajie, Dongcheng District. (6402 7047) 东城区雍和宫大街58号

体西路甲7号北京极栈内

Jaan Daily noon-2pm, 6.30-10pm. Raffles Beijing Hotel, 33 Dongchang’an Jie, Dongcheng District. (8500 4186, 6526 3388 ext 4186) 家安,

DELIVERIES

东城区东长安街33号北京饭店莱佛士

Le Cabernet Daily 9am-midnight. Novotel Peace Beijing, 3 Jinyu Hutong, Wangfujing, Dongcheng District. (6512 8833 ext 7621) 卡本妮法餐厅, 东城区王府井金鱼胡同3号诺富特和平宾馆

Le Petit Gourmand Sun-Thu 9.30am-midnight, Fri-Sat 9.30am-1am. 3/F, Tongli Studios, Sanlitun Houjie, Chaoyang District. (6417 6095, fax 6413 0765) www.lepetitigourmand. com.cn 小美食家, 朝阳区三里屯后街同里3层 Le Pré Lenôtre Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 6.30-11.30pm. 6/F, Sofitel Hotel, Bldg C, Wanda Plaza, 93 Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang District. (8599 6666) 朝阳区建国路93号万达广场C座6层

Sherpa’s Daily 9.30am-10.30pm (40 0600 6209) www.sherpa.com.cn

Dumplings A Chun Jia Daily 7am-10pm. Unit B (inside KFC), New World City, 88 Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang District. (8589 1088) 阿春家蟹黄鲍鱼生煎包, 朝阳区建国路88号SOHO现代城B座 (近KFC)

Dec 9: kaskade

December gets the Southern Hemisphere treatment. 建国门外大街1号中国大饭店二层

Café Swiss Daily 6:30am-10pm. Swissotel, 2 Chaoyangmen Bei Dajie, Dongcheng District. (6553 2288) 东城区潮阳门北大街2号 Capital M Mon-Fri 11am-2.30pm, 6-10.30pm, Sat-Sun 11.30am-5pm, 6-10.30pm. 3/F, 2 Qianmen Pedestrian Street, Chongwen District. (6702 2727) 崇文区前门步行街2号3层 El Nido Bistro 64 Fangjia Hutong, Dongcheng District, Dongcheng District. 东城区东城区方家胡同64号

Enoterra Daily 10am-2am. D405, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (5208 6076) 朝阳区三里屯路81号那里花园D405室

Park Side Bar & Grill Daily 10am-late. 9-6 Jiangtai Xilu (opposite Rosedale Hotel), Chaoyang District. (6444 6555) 园景, 朝阳区将台西路9-6号(珀丽酒店对面)

Din Tai Fung Taste just one dumpling to know why they’re famous around the world. Voted “Best Dim Sum” in our 2011 Reader Restaurant Awards. 1) Mon-Fri 11.30am-9 .30pm, Sat-Sun 11am-10pm. 7/F, Dangdai Shangcheng, 40 Zhongguancun Dajie, Haidian District. (6269 6726); 2) Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 5-10pm. 24 Xinyuan Xili Zhongjie, Chaoyang District. (6462 4502); 3) Daily 11.30am-9.30pm. 6/F, Shin Kong Place, China Central Place, 87 Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang District. (6533 1536); 4) B1-1/F, Grand Pacific Mall, 133 Xidan Beidajie, Xicheng District. (6615 9028) 鼎泰丰, 1) 海淀

European

December 2012

厅, 东城区前门东大街23号

classic drinks and the venue’s own appealing signatures. Mon-Fri 11am-11pm, Sat-Sun 11am-11pm. Gongti Xilu (opposite west gate of Workers’ Stadium), Chaoyang District. (6551 6680) 朝阳区工体西路（工体西门对面） Scene a Cafe Daily 6am-1am. China World Hotel, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6505 2266 ext 35) 咖啡苑, 朝阳区建国门外大街1号中国大饭店

Taverna Daily noon-2.30pm, 6-10.30pm. 1949 – The Hidden City, Courtyard 4, Gongti Beilu (behind Pacific Century Place), Chaoyang District. (6501 8882, oft@elite-concepts.com) www.elite-concepts.com 朝阳区工体北路4号院

格里拉饭店新阁一层

German Ellingen Brauhaus Daily 11am-2am. B114B115, Financial Street Shopping mall, Xicheng District Paulaner Brauhaus Daily 11am-1am. Kempinski Hotel, 50 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (6465 3388 ext 5732) 普拉那啤酒坊餐

(盈科中心南面)

厅, 朝阳区亮马桥路50号凯宾斯基饭店

Schindler’s Anlegestelle (Schindler’s Docking Station) Daily 11am-late. 10 Sanlitun Beixiaojie, Chaoyang District. (6463 1108)

街嵩祝寺23号

South German Bakery, Cafe Konstanz and Bodenseestube Restaurant daily 9am10pm. Bakery daily 7am-10pm. 27 Haoyun Jie (Lucky Street), 29 Zaoying Lu, Chaoyang District. (5867 0201) 德南面包房, 朝阳区枣营路

申德勒码头餐厅, 朝阳区三里屯北小街10号

道营胡同)

29号好运街27号

Vineyard Cafe Tue-Sun 11.30am-10.30pm, closed Mon. 31 Wudaoying Hutong, Dongcheng District. (6402 7961) 葡萄院儿, 东

Villa Castanea Daily 11am-10pm. 266 Wan’an Donglu, Pu‘an Dian, Haidian District. (6272 0130; 6272 0131) 七叶香山, 海淀区万安东

城区五道营胡同31号

路普安店266号

Writers Bar Daily noon-midnight. Raffles Beijing Hotel, Main Lobby, 33 Dongchang’an Jie, Dongcheng District. (6526 3388 ext 4181) 作家酒吧, 东城区东长安街33号, 北京饭店莱佛士一层

The Pavillion Grill Steaks, an abundance of seafood and antipasti-style openers are among the hallmarks of this fine dining restaurant from Chef William Bolton. There’s a good wine selection, and the bar offers a well-considered cocktail list combining

S.T.A.Y (Simple Table Alleno Yannick) Simple, communal-style French food by a Michelin Chef. Tue-Sat 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-10pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Valley Wing 1/F, Shangri-La Hotel, 29 Zizhuyuan Lu, Haidian District. (8882 6727) 海淀区紫竹院路29号北京香

Temple Restaurant Beijing Mon-Sat 11.30am-2.30pm, 6-10pm, Sun 11.30am-2 .30pm. 23 Songzhusi Temple, Shatan Beijie, Dongcheng District (8400 2232)东城区沙滩北 The Vineleaf Daily (closed Tuesdays) 11.30am-2.45pm, 6-10.15pm. 9 Jianchang Hutong (east of Yonghe Villas), Dongcheng District (6407 6308) 东城区箭厂胡同9号(近五

区中关村大街40号当代商城7层; 2) 朝阳区新源西里中街24号; 3) 朝阳区建国路87号华贸中心新光天地6层; 4) 西城区西单北大街133号君太百货地下1层及1层

Aria Mon-Fri 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-10pm; Sat-Sun 5.30-10pm. 2/F, China World Hotel, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6505 2266 ext 38, 6505 3318) 阿郦雅, 朝阳区

Maison Boulud Mon-Fri 11.30am-2pm, 6-10.30pm, Sat-Sun 11am-4pm, 6-10.30pm. Ch’ien Men 23, 23 Qianmen Dongdajie, Dongcheng District. (6559 9200) 布鲁宫法餐

YellowStone Restaurant & Bar Daily 9am-1am. Crowne Plaza Park View Wuzhou, Bldg 28, 8 Beichen Donglu, Chaoyang District. (6481 7000) 黄玉石, 朝阳区北辰东路8

French Brasserie Flo 18 Xiaoyun Lu, Chaoyang

Indian/Pakistani Ganges Indian Restaurant Daily 11am-11pm. 1) Stall 202, 2/F, Bldg 1, Shimao Department Store, 13 Gongti Beilu Chaoyang District (6416 0181); 2) 6/F, Wudaokou U-Center, Chengfu Lu Haidian District (6262 7944); 3) 2/F, Paddy O’Shea’s, 28 Dongzhimenwai Dajie Chaoyang District (6417 0900); 4) 138A, B1/F, The Place, 9 Guanghua Lu Chaoyang District (6587 2999); 5) 5/B, Hairun International Apartment, 2 Jiangtai Lu Chaoyang District. (5135 8353) 恒河印度餐厅, 1)工体北路13号世

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DIRECTORY 贸百货1号楼2层202 朝阳区; 2)成府路五道口 U-Center6层海淀区五道口; 3) 东直门外大街 28号爱尔兰酒吧2层朝阳区东直门外; 4) 光华路9号世贸天阶地下1层138A 朝阳区世贸天街新城国际; 5) 朝阳区将台路2号海润国际公寓底商 5号朝阳区丽都

Santoor 12 Ju'er Hutong, Nanluogu Xiang, Dongcheng District. (6402 0310) 萨都里, 东

(no lunch Sat-Sun). 2/F, The Regent Beijing, 99 Jinbao Jie, Dongcheng District. (8522 1789) 迪卡博意大利餐厅, 东城区金宝街99号北京丽晶酒店2层

Danieli’s Mon-Fri 11.30am-2pm, 6-10pm, Sat-Sun 6-10pm. 2/F, St Regis Hotel, 21 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6460 6688 ext 2441) 丹尼艾丽意大利餐厅, 朝阳区建

城区南锣鼓巷菊儿胡同12号

国门外大街21号国际俱乐部饭店2层

Tadka Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-10.30pm. 2/F, Beijing Marriott Hotel Northeast, 26A Xiaoyun Lu, Chaoyang District. (5927 8888) 朝

Eatalia Daily 11.30am-midnight. 1) 18 Xilou Gang (next door to XP at southwest corner of Di’anmen Xidajie and Di’anmenwai Dajie), Xicheng District. (6401 3263); 2) 10-12 Huaqing Jiayuan, Haidian District. (151 1026 2017) 1) 西

阳区霄云路甲26号海航大厦万豪酒店2层

The Taj Pavilion Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 6-10.30pm. 1) L222, Europlaza, 99 Yuxiang Lu, Tianzhu Zhen, Shunyi District. (8046 3238); 2) China Overseas Plaza, Chaoyang District. (136 9302 8663); 3) 3/F, Holiday Inn Lido, Jiangtai Lu, Shoudu Jichang Lu, Chaoyang District. (6436 7678, 6437 6688 ext 3811) 泰姬楼印度餐厅, 1) 顺义区天竺镇裕翔路99号欧陆时尚购物中心L222室; 2) 朝阳区国贸往西北中海广场; 3) 朝阳区首都机场路将台路丽都假日酒店广场缤纷廊3层

The Tandoor Daily 11.30am-2pm, 5.3010.30pm. 1/F, Zhaolong Hotel, 2 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District. (6597 2211, 6597 2299 ext 2112) 天都里印度餐厅, 朝阳区工体北路2号兆龙饭店1层

Italian

城区西楼巷18号(近秋栗香); 2) 海淀区华清嘉园10-12号

Fratelli Fresh Daily 10.30am-2.30pm, 5-10.30pm. 1/F, Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel, 61 Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District. (5863 8203) 朝阳区朝阳区东三环中路61

Miyabi Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng, 36 North Third Ring Road East, Dongcheng District. (5798 8888) 东城区东城区北三环路36号 Nadaman Daily 11.30am-2pm, 2.30-10pm. 4/F, China World Summit Wing, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6505 2299 ext 6407) 滩万日餐厅, 朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸大酒店4楼

Nishimura Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 6-10pm. Shangri-La Hotel, 29 Zizhuyuan Lu, Haidian District. (6841 2211 ext 2719) 西村餐厅, 海淀区

8号院4号楼，北京北辰洲际酒店

La Gondola Daily 11.30am-2.30pm and 5.30-11pm. Lufthansa Center, 50 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (6465 3388 ext 5707) 意大利威尼斯餐厅, 朝阳区凯宾斯基饭店亮马桥路50号

Luce Sun-Thu noon-2am; Fri-Sat noon-4am. 138 Jiugulou Dajie, Dongcheng District. (8402 4417) www.luceluna.com 路溪, 东城区旧鼓楼大街138号

Prego Daily 11am-11.30pm. 1/F, The Westin Beijing, 9B Jinrong Jie, Xicheng District. (6606 8866 ext 7815) 意大利餐厅, 西城区金融大街乙9

庭底商 112/115 室

SEAFOOD Starfish Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 6-10pm. 22-1 Dongzhimenwai Dajie (opposite Canadian embassy), Chaoyang District (6416 9838)朝阳区东直门外大街22-1号(加拿大使馆对面)

紫竹院路29号香格里拉饭店2层

Yotsuba 1) Tue-Sun 5-11pm. Next to Bldg 2, Xinyuan Xili Zhongjie (near Xindong Lu), Chaoyang District. (6467 1837); 2) Daily 11.30am-2pm, 5-10pm. 2/F, Bldg 8, Lakeview Place, Dragon Bay Villa, Shayu Huanlu, Houshayu, Shunyi District. (8042 2284) 四叶, 1) 朝阳区新源西里中街2号楼旁(近新东路); 2) 顺义区后沙峪镇沙峪环路8号楼2层

号北京富力万丽酒店1层

Italian Trattoria 5:30-10pm. InterContinental Beijing Beichen, 8 Beichen Xilu, Bldg 4, Chaoyang District. (8437 1360) 朝阳区北辰西路

Italian “Pizza Al Taglio” (pizza sold by the slice) in Beijing. Daily 11am-10pm. 112/115 Bojinghaoting, No.8 Shizipo Street , Dongcheng District. (no tel) 东城区十字坡街 8 号铂晶豪

korean Saveurs de Corée 128-1 Xiang’er Hutong, Dongcheng District. (5741 5753) www. saveursdecoree.com.cn 韩香馆, 东城区香饵

Southeast Asian 4corners Daily 11am-midnight. 27 Dashibei Hutong (near west end of Yandai Xiejie), Xicheng District (6401 7797) 西城区大石碑胡同 27号（烟袋斜街西口附近)

Hawka Beijing Marriott Hotel City Wall, 7 Jianguomen Nandajie, Dongcheng District (5811 8888 ext 8266) 东城区建国门南大街7号北京万豪酒店

Lau Pa Sak Daily 11am-11pm. Xindong Lu (opposite Canadian Embassy), Chaoyang District (6417 0952) 朝阳区新东路加拿大使馆对面

胡同128-1号

Mediterranean Sureño Daily noon-3.30pm, 6-10.30pm. B1/F, The Opposite House, Sanlitun Village, 11 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (6410 5240) 朝阳区三里屯路11号三里屯Village瑜舍地下1层

Middle Eastern

号北京金融街威斯汀大酒店1层

Annie’s Voted “Best Family-Friendly Restaurant” and “Best Italian (Affordable)” in our 2012 Reader Restaurant Awards. 1) 1/F Ruisai Business Building (opposite Ascott Beijing), Chaoyang District. (6568 5890); 2) Daily 11am-11pm. 2/F Daimler Tower, 8 Wangjing Jie, Chaoyang District. (8476 0398); 3) Daily 11am-11pm. 1/F, Tower AB, The Office Park (Yuanyang Guanghua International), 10 Jintong Xilu (near Central Park/The Place), Chaoyang District.; 4) 105, Bldg 3, China View, 2C Gongti Donglu, Chaoyang District. (8587 1469); 5) Daily 11am-11pm. West Gate of Soho New Town, 88 Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang District. (8589 8366); 6) Daily 11am-11pm. Chaoyang Gongyuan Xilu (next to Chaoyang Park West Gate), Chaoyang District. (6591 1931); 7) Daily 11am-11pm. Across from Western Academy Beijing, 5 Laiguangying Donglu, Chaoyang District. (8470 4768); 8) 11am-11pm. Unit 2-3-93, Ritan Highlife, (opposite north gate of Ritan Park), 39 Shenlu Jie, Chaoyang District. (8569 3031); 9) Daily 11am-11pm. Jiuxianqiao, Jiangtai Lu, Shangye Jie, Chaoyang District. (6436 3735) www.annies.com.cn/en/ 安妮意大利餐厅, 1) 朝阳区瑞赛大厦商务楼一层(北京雅诗阁服务公寓对面); 2) 朝阳区望京街8号利星行广场奔驰展厅2层; 3) 朝阳区金桐西路10号远洋光华国际AB座1楼(近新城国际/世贸天阶); 4) 朝阳区工体东路丙2号中国红街大厦3号楼105室; 5) 朝阳区建国路88号Soho现代城西门; 6) 朝阳区朝阳公园西路（朝阳公园西门）; 7) 朝阳区来广营东路5号京西学校对面; 8) 朝阳区神路街39 号日坛公园北门对面日坛上街2-3-93号; 9) 朝阳区酒仙桥将台路商业街

Barolo Daily 11.30am-2pm, 6-10pm. 2/F, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, China Central Place, 83A Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang District. (5908 8151, dining@ritz-carlton.com) www.ritz-carlton.com 巴罗洛, 朝阳区建国路甲83

Bene Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng, 36 North Third Ring Road East, Dongcheng District. (5798 8888) 东城区东城区北三环路36号 Cepe Daily 11am-2.30pm, 6-10.30pm. The Ritz-Carlton Financial Street, 1 Jinchengfang Dongjie, Jinrong Jie, Xicheng District. (6629 6996) 意味轩, 西城区金城坊东街1号北京金融街丽思卡顿酒店大堂

Daccapo Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 6-10.30pm.

Malacca Legend Elaborate Malaysian restaurant boasts serene water views (Luoma Lake location) and zesty Southeast Asian cuisine. Daily 11am-10pm. 1) 1/F Building B, Ocean International Center, 58 East 4th Ring Road, Chaoyang District. (5908 0075); 2) On the banks of Luoma lake, Houshayu, Shunyi District. (8049 8902) 马六甲传奇, 1) 朝阳区朝阳区东四环路58号远洋国际中心B座1层; 2) 顺义区后沙峪镇罗马湖畔

Rumi Daily 11.30am-midnight. 1A Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District. (8454 3838) 入迷, 朝阳区工体北路甲1号

Tavola Excellent Neapolitan-style Italian cuisine in a setting that works equally well for intimate dinners or group events. Voted “Outstanding Italian (High-End)“ in our 2011 Reader Restaurant Awards. Daily 11.30am-2 .30pm, 6pm-10.30pm. 2/F, The Grand Summit, Section B, Liangmaqiao Diplomatic Mansion, 19 Dongfang Donglu, Chaoyang District. (8532 5068) 塔沃拉意大利餐厅, 朝阳区东方东路19号亮马桥外交公寓会所2层

Trattoria La Gondola Daily 11.30am-2.30pm and 5.30-11pm. Lufthansa Center, 50 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (6465 3388 ext 5707) 意大利威尼斯餐厅，朝阳区凯宾斯基饭店亮马桥路50号

Japanese Bei Daily 5.30-10.30pm. B1/F, The Opposite House, Bldg 1, Sanlitun Village, 11 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (6410 5230) 北, 朝阳区三里屯路11号三里屯Village1号楼瑜舍地下1层

Hagaki 22 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (6417 6688, www.east-beijing.com) 朝阳区

Pizza Gung Ho! Gourmet Pizza Factory 1) Daily 11am-11pm. Bldg. 3, China View, Gongti Donglu, Chaoyang District. (8587 1404/1370); 2) Daily 11am-11pm.Shop 2, Hairun International Apartments, corner Jiangtai Lu and Fangyuan Xilu, Chaoyang District (5135 8557) 叫板!比萨 1) 朝阳区工体东路中国红街3号楼; 2) 朝阳区将台路2号海润国际公寓(将台路和方园西路的十字路口)

The Kro’s Nest 1) Daily 10-2am (kitchen closes 11pm). Courtyard 4, Gongti Beilu (across from Salsa Caribe), Chaoyang District. (8523 6655); 2) Mon-Thu 10am-midnight, Fri-Sun 101am. 35 Xiaoyun Lu, Chaoyang District. (8391 3131) 乌巢, 1) 朝阳区工体北路4号院 (卡利宾拉丁舞俱乐部对面); 2) 朝阳区霄云路35号

Pizza by LMPlus Daily 11am-11pm. Unit 111, Tower 11, Central Park, Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6597 0108) 朝阳区朝阳门外大街6号新城国际11号楼111号

国贸商城B1楼

Spanish Agua 4/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (5208 6188) 朝阳区三里屯路81号那里花园4层

Carmen Daily 11am-2am. Beside Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Beijie, Chaoyang District. (6417 8038) 朝阳区三里屯北街81号（哪里花园边）

Ole Spanish Restaurant Sun-Wed 11ammidnight, Thu 11am-2am, Fri- Sat 11am-4am. Courtyard 4, Gongti Beilu (next to Salsa Caribe), Chaoyang District. (6595 9677) 朝阳区工体北路4号院(卡利宾旁边)

Migas Restaurant & Lounge 6/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (5208 6061) Niajo Daily 11am-3pm, 6-11pm. 3/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (5208 6052) www.niajo.com 朝阳区三里屯路81号那

Hatsune Daily 11.30am-2pm, 5.30-10pm. 1) 2/F, Heqiao Bldg C, 8A Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District. (6581 3939); 2) S8-30 (Opposite Element Fresh), Bldg 8, Sanlitun Village, 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (6415 3939)

里花园3层

Steakhouses Angus Grill Daily 11.30am-2pm, 6pm-10pm. 1/F, Crowne Plaza Beijing, 48 Wangfujing Dajie, Dongcheng District. (5911 9965) 东城区

隐泉日本料理, 1) 朝阳区光华路甲8号和乔大厦 C座2层; 2) 朝阳区三里屯路19号The Village南区8号楼S8-30

王府井大街48号,国际艺苑皇冠假日酒店1层

Honzen Mon-Sat 11.30am-2pm, 5.30-10pm. Kempinski Hotel, 50 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (6465 3388 ext 4200) 朝阳

The Astor Grill Mon-Fri 11.30am-2pm; daily 6-10pm. 3/F, St. Regis Hotel Apartments, 21 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6460 6688 ext 2637) 艾斯特扒房, 朝阳区建国

区亮马桥路50号凯宾斯基饭店

朝阳区光华东路8号和乔大厦C座地下1层

江咖啡厅, 朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸饭店内

Nyonya Kitchen B1/F (near the Line 10 Subway entrance), China World Mall, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6505 0376) 娘惹厨房, 朝阳区建国门外大街1号

米家思, 朝阳区三里屯路81号那里花园6层

酒仙桥路22号

Kagen Daily 10.30am-2pm, 5.30-9.30pm. B1/F, Bldg C, Heqiao Dasha, 8 Guanghua Donglu, Chaoyang District. (6583 6830) 火源,

T-Bazaar Traders Hotel, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6505 2277 ext 35) http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/beijing/traders/dining/restaurant/traderscafe 三

门外大街21号国际俱乐部饭店公寓3层

Pizza Plus World Championship-winning handmade pizza from Italy. The traditional

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CRU Steakhouse Daily 11.30am-2pm, 6-10pm. 2/F, JW Marriott Hotel, China Central

December 2012

DIRECTORY Place, 83 Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang District. (5908 8530) 朝阳区建国路83号华贸中心JW万豪酒店2层

District. (5852 5921) 西城区金融街11号洲际酒店 Switch! Grill Daily 11am-10pm. 1/F, Regent Land, 66 Gongti Beilu (east of the Swissotel), Chaoyang District. (6553 5691) 朝阳区工体北路 66号瑞士公寓西侧1层

Thai

Men 23, 23 Qianmen Dongdajie, Dongcheng District. 花马天堂, 东城区前门东大街23号 No Name Restaurant Daily 10.30am-2am. 1 Dajinsi Hutong, Xicheng District. (8328 3061) 无名云南餐吧, 西城区大金丝胡同1号

Rainbow Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 5.30-10pm. 5/F, Crowne Plaza Sun Palace Beijing, Yunnan Dasha, Northeast corner of Taiyanggong Qiao and Xibahe, Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District. (6429 8888 ext 6425) 彩云天, 新云南皇冠假日酒店5层, 朝阳区东北三环西坝河太阳宫桥东北角

Southern Barbarian Daily 11am-11pm. 107 Baochao Hutong, Dongcheng District. (6401 3318) 南蛮子, 东城区鼓楼东大街宝钞胡同107号 Treescape 1) 11am-10pm. 213, 2/F, Europlaza, 99 Yuxiang Lu, Tianzhu Town, Shunyi District. (8046 7133); 2) 2/F, Fortune Mall, 7 Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District. (6533 0480, 6533 0481) 千景树云南菜馆, 1) 顺义区天竺镇裕 The CUT Steak & Seafood Grill The main menu features a wide selection of prime imported beef, market-fresh seafood and poultry roasted to perfection. Tue-Sat 6-11pm. Fairmont Beijing Hotel, 8 Yong’an Dongli, Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (8507 3630) 刃, 朝阳区建国门外大街永安东里8 号华彬费尔蒙酒店

Flamme International Grill This stylish two-floor bar and grill features American steaks. Voted “Outstanding New Restaurant (Non-Chinese)“ and “Outstanding Steak“ in our 2011 Reader Restaurant Awards. Daily 11am-midnight. S4-33, Sanlitun Village, 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (6417 8608) 朝

翔路99号欧陆时尚购物中心2层213号; 2) 朝阳区东三环中路7号财富购物中心2层

Purple Haze Restaurant & Bar Thai cuisine served amongst purple hues. Books, coffee and Wi-Fi create the perfect atmosphere for a lazy afternoon. Voted “Best Thai” in our 2011 Reader Restaurant Awards. Daily 11am-11 .30pm. Opposite the north gate of the Workers’ Stadium (behind ICBC Bank), Chaoyang District. (6413 0899) 紫苏庭, 朝阳区工体北门对面胡同工商银行后

Yunteng Shifu Daily 11am-10pm (Hall 2), 11.30am-1.30pm, 5.30-10pm (Hall 1). Yunnan Provincial Government Office, 7 Donghuashi Beili Dongqu, Chongwen District. (6711 3322 ext 7105) 云腾宾馆食府, 崇文区东花市北里东区7号

NIGHTLIFE bars & clubs 2 Kolegas 21 Liangmaqiao Lu (inside the drive-in movie theater park), Chaoyang District. (6436 8998, 2kolegas@163.com) www.2kolegas.com 两个好朋友, 朝阳区亮马桥

阳区三里屯路19号三里屯Village3楼S4-33室

Grange Grill Mon-Fri 11.30-3pm (lunch), daily 5.30-11pm (dinner). 2/F, Westin Beijing Chaoyang, 7 Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District. (5922 8888) 朝阳区东三环北路7号金茂

路21号（燕莎桥往东1500米路北汽车电影院内）

2F Sun-Thu 6pm-2am, Fri-Sat 6pm-4am. Sanlitun Houjie (south of 3.3 Shopping Center), Chaoyang District. (6416 4549) 贰楼, 朝阳区三

北京威斯汀大饭店

里屯北街3.3服装大厦南侧

Atmosphere Bar Daily noon-2am. 80/F, China World Summit Wing, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6505 2299 ext 6433) 朝阳区光华路国贸3期80层(中国大饭店北侧)

The Bar (InterContinental Beichen) Thai Express Convenience and speed are the essence here, with efficient service and a chilli-coded menu. Strengths lie in their simpler curries and a commendable Pad Thai. Daily 11am-10.30pm. 21 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District (next to the International Club) (8532-1073) 朝阳区建国门外大街21号(国际俱乐部旁边)

Vegetarian The Veggie Table Award-winning, fresh, safe, and sustainable vegan cuisine using high-quality ingredients. New seasonal organic menu to go along with old favorites. Try the organic mixed salad, organic pakora, and organic vegan chocolate cake. 25% off on all cake and drinks after 10pm (Sun-Thu). Wed-Mon 11am-11pm. 19 Wudaoying Hutong, Dongcheng District. (6446 2073) 吃素的, 东城区五道营胡同19号

Yunnan Dali Courtyard Daily 10am-9.30pm. 67 Xiaojingchang Hutong, Gulou Dongdajie, Dongcheng District. (8404 1430) 大理, 东城区鼓楼东大街小经厂胡同67号

The Grill Steaks and seafood grilled on an open flame with a Scandinavian twist, with Chinese dishes also available. Daily 3-11pm. Radisson Blu Hotel Beijing, 6A East Beisanhuan Road, Chaoyang District. (5922 3440) 朝

81号那里花园6层

Bar Veloce Courtyard 4 (opposite west entrance of 1949 - The Hidden City), Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District. (6586 1006) www. barvelocechina.com 朝阳区工体北路4号院（1949西门对面）

Beer Mania Daily 2pm-late. 1/F, Taiyue Fang, Nansanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (6500 0559) 欧月啤酒吧, 朝阳区南三里屯路泰乐坊1层 Black Sun Bar Daily 5.30pm-3am. West gate of Chaoyang Park, Chaoyang District. (6593 6909) 黑太阳, 朝阳区朝阳公园西门 Brussels Bar & Restaurant Daily 6pm-2am. Courtyard 4 (opposite west entrance of 1949 - The Hidden City), Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District. (6591 9525) 朝阳区工体北路4号院（1949西门对面）

Buzz Mon-Sat 6pm-1.30am. 1/F, The Westin Beijing, 9B Financial Street, Xicheng District. (6606 8866 ext 7825) 西城区金融大街乙9号北

号楼1-28/29

Centro Daily 24hrs. 1/F, Kerry Hotel, 1 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District. (6561 8833 ext 42) 炫酷, 朝阳区光华路1号嘉里中心饭店1层

Champagne Bar Daily 6pm-midnight. 2/F, Fairmont Beijing, 8 Yong’an Dongli, Chaoyang District. (8511 7777) 朝阳区建国门外大街永安东

宝街99号丽晶酒店2楼

December 2012

The Bar at Migas Sun-Wed 6pm-2am, ThuFri 6pm-late. 6/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (5208 6061) 朝阳区三里屯路

Cafe CD Blues Daily 4pm-late. Unit 1-28/29, Bldg 2, 39 Shenlu Jie, Chaoyang District. (6506 8288) 熙地布鲁斯餐厅, 朝阳区神路街39号院2

Morton’s Steak House The internationallyrenowned steak experience has arrived in Beijing. Gorge on world-class meats and cocktails to match. Check out their opening specials. 2/F, Regent Hotel, 99 Jinbao Jie, Dongcheng District. (6523 7777) 莫尔顿牛排坊, 东城区金

北辰洲际酒店1层

京金融街威斯汀大酒店1层

阳区北三环东路甲6号,北京皇家大饭店

Steak Exchange Restaurant + Bar With an open kitchen and live entertainment, this restaurant serves 250-day, grain-fed Australian Angus steaks, charcoal grilled to perfection. There’s also a fantastic wine selection, and some incredible desserts. Daily 11.30am-2pm, 5.30-10.30pm. InterContinental Beijing Financial Street, 11 Financial Street, Xicheng

Tue-Sun 2pm-1am. 1/F, InterContinental Beijing Beichen, 8 Beichen Xilu, Chaoyang District. (8437 1386) 朝阳区北辰西路8号北京

里8号北京华彬费尔蒙酒店2层

Lost Heaven A hip new Yunnan restaurant and bar with crowd-pleasing ethnic minority cuisine and great drinks. Daily, noon-2pm, 5pm-1am (kitchen closes at 10.30pm). Ch’ien

Chill Café Bar Daily 2pm-2am. 2 Andingmennei Xidajie (50m west from southwest corner of Andingmen Qiao), Dongcheng District. 东城区安定门内西大街2号（安定门桥西南边往西走50米）

China Bar Daily 5pm-1am. 65/F, Park Hyatt, 2 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District.

(8567 1234) 朝阳区建国门外大街2号 Chocolate Daily 7pm-6am. 19 Ritan Beilu, Chaoyang District. (8561 3988) 朝阳区日坛北路19号

Cigar Lounge, St. Regis Beijing Daily 4.30pm-1am. 21 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District (6460 6688 ext 2709) 建国门外大街21号, 朝阳区

Cu Ju Beijing 6pm till late. 28 Xiguan Hutong, Dongcheng District. (186 0114 3837) 蹴鞠北京, 东城区细管胡同28号

Dada Sun-Fri 9pm-2am, Sat 9pm-5am Unit 101, Bldg B, 206 Gulou Dongdajie (near Temple Bar), Dongcheng District. (183 1108 0818) 东城区鼓楼东大街206号B栋 101室(近Temple酒吧)

Destination Sun-Thu 8pm-2am; Fri-Sat 8pm-late. 7 Gongti Xilu, Chaoyang District. (6552 8180) http://www.bjdestination.com/ index_en.htm 目的地, 朝阳区工体西路7号 Drum and Bell Daily 1pm-2am. 41 Zhonglouwan Hutong, Dongcheng District. (8403 3600) 鼓钟咖啡馆, 东城区钟楼湾胡同 41号

East Shore Live Jazz Cafe Daily 2.30pm-2am. 2/F, 2 Qianhai Nanyanlu (just to the west of the post office on Di’anmenwai Dajie), Xicheng District. (8403 2131) 东岸咖啡, 西城区地安门外大街前海南沿2号楼2层

El Nido/Bar No. 59 Daily 4pm-late. 59 Fangjia Hutong (enter from Andingmennei Dajie), Dongcheng District. (8402 9495) 东城区方家胡同59号（丛安定门内大街往东走20米）

Elements, e-Club Wed-Sun 9pm-late. Gongti Xilu (east side, 100m north of Workers' Stadium West Gate, next to Lantern), Chaoyang District. (135 6552 6223) 朝阳区工体西路(工体西门往北走100米)

Enoterra Daily 10am-2am. 4/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Beilu, Chaoyang District. (5208 6076) 朝阳区三里屯北路81号那里花园4层

Eudora Station Bar and Restaurant Daily 9am-2am. 6 Fangyuan Xilu (opposite Lido Plaza), Chaoyang District. (6437 8331/8813) 朝阳区芳园西路6号(丽都广场对面)

Exchange Daily 8am-midnight. 1/F, The Westin Beijing Chaoyang, 7 Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District. (5922 8888 ext 8191) 朝阳区东三环北路7号金茂北京威斯汀大饭店1层

Face 26 Dongcaoyuan, Gongti Nanlu, Chaoyang District. (6551 6738) www.facebars. com 妃思, 朝阳区工体南路东草园26号 First Floor Sun-Thu 11am-2am, Fri-Sat 11am-4am. 1/F, Tongli Studio (southwest of 3.3 Shopping Mall), Sanlitun Houjie, Chaoyang District. (6413 0587) 朝阳区三里屯后街同里1层

Flames Daily 11am-1am. Hilton Beijing Wangfujing, 8 Wangfujing Dongjie, Dongcheng District. (5812 8888) 东城区王府井东街8号北京王府井西尔顿

Flamme International Grill Mon-Sat 11am11pm. S4-33, Sanlitun Village, 19 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (6417 8608) 朝阳区三里屯路 19号三里屯Village3楼S4室

Flensburger Brauhaus Unit 105, World Financial Center, 1 Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District. (85878488) 朝阳区东三环中路1号环球金融中心105

Four Points by Sheraton Sun 11am-4pm. 25 Yuanda Lu, Haidian District. (8889 8888) 海淀区福朋喜来登永泰酒店, 海淀区远大路25号

Frost Coffee, Nails and Cocktails Mon-Fri 7.30am-2am, Sat-Sun 11am-2am. 55 Xingfucun Zhonglu (in the alleyway 20m west of Argana), Chaoyang District. (6417 5430, buzzculinaryconcepts@gmail.com) 朝阳区幸福村中路55 Great Leap Brewing Thu-Fri 7pm-midnight. 6 Doujiao Hutong (from Di’anmenwai Dajie, walk east down Fangzhuanchang Hutong until you hit Doujiao Hutong. Turn right then follow the road round to the left), Dongcheng District. (5717 1399) 大跃, 东城区豆角胡同6号 The Green Cap Bar Tue-Sun noon-late. Beside Western Academy of Beijing, Laiguangying Donglu (off the Airport Expressway), Chaoyang District. 爱尔兰老人酒吧, 朝阳区来广营东路(北京京西学校旁边)

Havana Bar Daily 5pm-1.30am. Grand Millennium Beijing, Fortune Plaza, 7 Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District. (6530 9383) 朝阳区东三环中路7号财富中心

Haze Thu-Sat 9pm-late. B1/F, On the Corner

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DIRECTORY Cafe, Guanghualu Soho, Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District. 朝阳区光华路光华路Soho

3/F, Sanlitun Village South, 19 Sanlitun Lu,

地下1层

Chaoyang District. (6417 7794) 朝阳区三里屯路 19号三里屯Village南区3号楼3层S3-31

Hidden Lounge Daily 6pm-1am. Rm 101, Bldg 8, CBD2 Apartments (400m west of Third Ring Road), Shuanghuayuan Nanli Erqu, Shuangjing, Chaoyang District. (8772 1613) 朝

The Swan With Two Necks Daily 11amlate. Pinnacle Plaza (adjacent to Jenny Lou's), Tianzhu Real Estate Development Zone, Shunyi District. (8046 7057) 顺义区天竺开发

阳区双花园南里二区CBD2总部公寓8号楼101室

区荣祥广场

Hot Cat Club Daily 10am-late. 46 Fangjia Hutong (just south of Guozijian Jie), Dongcheng District. (6400 7868) 东城区方家胡

Tango Daily 24hrs. South Gate of Ditan Park (next to Jin Ding Xuan restaurant), Dongcheng District. (6425 5677/6428 2288) 糖果,东城区

同46号艺术园区(国子监南临)

地坛公园南门

Temple Daily 7pm-late. B202, 206 Gulou Dongdajie, Dongcheng District. (131 6107 0713) 东城区鼓楼东大街206号B202 Tim’s Texas Bar-B-Q Daily 9am-midnight. 14 Dongdaqiao Lu (on the corner of Guanghua Lu), Chaoyang District. (6591 9161) Tim’s 熏烤房, 朝阳区东大桥路14号贵友大厦正北200米

The Tree Daily noon-2am. 100m west of Sanlitun Bar Street, Youyi Youth Hostel, behind Poachers Inn), Chaoyang District. (6415 1954) www.treebeijing.com.cn 隐蔽的树, 朝阳区三里屯酒吧街往西100米友谊旅馆后面三里屯医院东面

dec 9: Beijing ducks vs. qingdao double star eagles The champ welcomes Tracy McGrady to the big city. Huxley’s Shut Up and Drink: Not much more need be said. Daily 6pm-late. Yandai Xiejie (the street running diagonally between the Drum Tower and Yinding Bridge), Xicheng District. (6402 7825) 德彼酒吧, 西城区烟袋斜街16号

The Irish Volunteer Daily 9am-2am. Jiangtai Lu (opposite the east gate of the Lido Hotel), Chaoyang District. 朝阳区高家园小区平房311号 (丽都饭店东门对面)

Just Salad Daily 1pm-2am. 100 meters west into Dashibei Hutong North entrance, Gulou, Xicheng District, Xicheng District. (134 8871 3633) 洒沙拉吧, 西城区西城区鼓楼往西100米大石碑胡同北口

Kokomo Sun-Thu 6pm-2am, Fri-Sat 6pm4am. 4/F, Tongli Studios, Sanlitun Houjie, Chaoyang District. (6413 1019, kokomobeijing@gmail.com) www.kokomobeijing.com 朝阳区三里屯后街同里4层

LAN Club Daily 11am-10.45pm. 4/F, LG Twin Towers, 12B Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (5109 6012/13) www.lan-global.com 兰会所, 朝阳区建国门外大街乙12号LG双子座4层

Lantern Daily 9pm-late. 100m north of Workers’ Stadium West Gate, (in the basement behind Xuxian Lou restaurant), Gongti Xilu, Chaoyang District. (135 0134 8785) 灯笼, 朝阳区工体西路工体西门往北走100米(许仙楼后面地下1层)

Le Petit Gourmand Sun-Thu 9.30am-midnight, Fri-Sat 9.30am-1am. 3/F, Tongli Studios, Sanlitun Houjie, Chaoyang District. (6417 6095, fax 6413 0765) www.lepetitigourmand. com.cn 小美食家, 朝阳区三里屯后街同里3层 Lobby Lounge (Grand Millennium) 1/F, Grand Millennium Beijing, Fortune Plaza, 7 Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District. (6530 9383) 朝阳区东三环中路7号财富中心

号建外Soho5号0102单元3层号楼2层（五道口城铁站对面）

Malty Dog Bar & Brewery 51 Beiluogu Xiang, Dongcheng District. 东城区北锣鼓巷 MAO Livehouse Daily 4pm-late. 111 Gulou Dongdajie, Dongcheng District. (6402 5080) 光芒, 东城区鼓楼东大街111号

Mao Mao Chong Wed-Thu 7pm-midnight, Fri-Sat 7.30pm-1am. 12 Banchang Hutong (east off Nanluogu Xiang), Dongcheng District. (159 9264 6024) 毛毛虫, 东城区板厂胡同 12号(南锣鼓巷往东走)

Más Tue-Wed 6pm-midnight, Thu-Sat 6pm-2am, Sun 6pm-midnight. 25 Beixinqiao Toutiao (behind Guijie, near Beixinqiao subway exit B), Dongcheng District. (6405 4337) 东城区北京市东城区北新桥头条25号 Mesh Daily 5pm-2am. 1/F, The Opposite House, Bldg 1, Sanlitun Village, 11 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (6417 6688) 朝阳区三里屯路 11号三里屯Village1号楼瑜舍1层

Migas Daily 10am-3pm, 5-11pm. 6/F, Nali Patio, 81 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (5208 6061) 米家思, 朝阳区三里屯路81号那里花园6层 Mix (Westin Chaoyang) Live jazz in the evenings and an extensive selection of champagnes, wines and whiskey. Daily 5pm-1am. 1/F, Westin Beijing Chaoyang, 7 Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District. (5922 8000) 朝阳区东三环北路7号金茂北京威斯汀大饭店

Modernista Tues-Sun 3pm-3am. 44 Baochao Hutong, Gulou Dongdajie, Dongcheng District. (136 7127 4747) 东城区鼓楼东大街宝钞胡同44号

Mokihi Daily 6pm-3am. 3/F, C12 Haoyun Jie, Chaoyang District. (5867 0244) 朝阳区好运街 C12商铺3层

Loong Bar Daily 5.30pm-2am. 2/F, JW Marriott Hotel, 83 Jianguo Lu, China Central Place, Chaoyang District. (5908 8906) 龙吧, 朝阳区华

pentalounge Unique for its open floor plan, pentalounge is as chill as it gets. Share drinks with friends or tuck into the comforting bar food. 6am-midnight (a la carte hours 11.30am11.30pm). pentahotel, 3-18 Chongwenmenwai Dajie, Dongcheng District. (6708 1188) 东城区崇文门外大街3-18号 pentahotel

Plan B Daily 5pm-late. 2-012, 22 International Art Plaza, Pingod, 32 Baiziwan Lu, (east of the Today Art Museum) (5821 1353) 百子湾路 32号苹果社区22院街艺术区2-012（今日美术馆东侧）

Q Mex Courtyard 4, Gongti Beilu (nearby The Bookworm and d lounge, under Kro’s Nest; see map on their website for more detailed directions), Chaoyang District. www.qmex.co (6585 3828) 朝阳区工体北路4号院 (近老书虫与

体北路4号院蕉叶对面

东城区五道营胡同13号

The World of Suzie Wong Club Daily 8.30pm-late. 1A Nongzhanguan Lu (west gate of Chaoyang Park), Chaoyang District. (6500 3377, clubsuziewong@163.com) www. suziewong.com.cn 苏西黄, 朝阳区农展馆路甲 1号朝阳公园西门

Writers Bar Daily noon-midnight. Raffles Beijing Hotel, Main Lobby, 33 Dongchang’an Jie, Dongcheng District. (6526 3388 ext 4181) 作家酒吧, 东城区东长安街33号, 北京饭店莱佛士一层

Xian Mon-Fri 5pm-late, Sat-Sun 2pm-late. 1/F, EAST Beijing, 22 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District (8414 9810), Chaoyang District. 朝阳区朝阳区酒仙桥路22号东隅北京酒店1层

Xiu Mon-Fri 11.30am-2.30pm, 6pm-late, Sat-Sun 6pm-late. Park Hyatt (entrance across from the hotel lobby), 2 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (5867 1108) 秀, 朝阳区朝阳区建国门外大街2号

XP Daily 1pm - 2am. At the intersection between Di'anmen Wai, Nei, Dong and Xidajie, Xicheng District. (6404 9947) 地安门口秋栗香

滚石，下乌巢;如需更详细解释请看Q Mex网站)

后边西城区

Yugong Yishan Daily 7pm-late. 3-2 Zhangzizhong Lu (100m west of Zhangzizhong Lu subway station), Dongcheng District. (6404 2711) 愚公移山, 东城区平安大道张自忠路3-2号

酒店4层

Riverbank Café & Bar 1/F, FX Hotel, 39 Maizidian Xijie, Chaoyang District. (6506 8277) 朝阳区麦子店西街39号富驿时尚酒店1层 Salsa Caribe Daily 6pm-2am. Courtyard 4, Gongti Beilu (across from The Loft), Chaoyang District. (6507 7821) 卡利宾拉丁舞俱乐部, 朝阳

区北新桥三条 40-2号

Nanjie Two floors packed with exchange students. Low prices. Daily 5pm-5am. Courtyard 4, Gongti Beilu (opposite to Banana Leaf), Chaoyang District. (6413 0963) 南街, 朝阳区工

V.A. Cafe & Bar Daily 2pm-late. 13 Wudaoying Hutong, Dongcheng District. (5844 3638)

R Lounge 4/F, Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel, 61 Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District. 朝阳区东三环中路61号北京富力万丽

Serk Mon-Wed 11am-1pm, Thu-Sat 11amlate. 40-2 Beixinqiao Santiao, Dongcheng District. (134 2647 4634) www.serk.cc 东城

贸中心建国路83号JW万豪酒店2层

Lush Daily 24hrs. 2/F, Bldg 1, Huaqing Jiayuan, Chengfu Lu (across from the Wudaokou light-rail station), Haidian District. (8286 3566) www.lushbeijing.com 海淀区成府路华清嘉园1

厅, 朝阳区亮马桥路50号凯宾斯基饭店

Scarlett Daily 6pm-3am. Hotel G, 7A Gongti Xilu (in the alley leading to Julong Garden), Chaoyang District. (6552 2880) www.hotel-g. com 朝阳区工体西路甲7号北京极栈内

首都机场3号航站希尔顿酒店

街7号2层(离3.3购物中心西北角10米)

Paulaner Brauhaus Daily 11am-1am. Kempinski Hotel, 50 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (6465 3388 ext 5732) 普拉那啤酒坊餐

阳区三里屯后街同里对面; 2) 东城区南锣鼓巷66号

Long Bar Daily 4pm-1am. Hilton Beijing Capital Airport, Terminal 3, Capital International Airport, Chaoyang District. (6458 8888) 朝阳区

Luga’s Villa Daily 11am-2am. 2/F, 7 Sanlitun Houjie (10m from northwest corner of 3.3 Shopping Center), Chaoyang District. (6416 2575) www.lugas-beijing.com 朝阳区三里屯后

对面）

Salud Mon-Fri 3pm-late, Sat-Sun noon-late. 1) Opposite Tongli Studio, Sanlitun Houjie, Chaoyang District.; 2) 66 Nanluogu Xiang, Dongcheng District. (6402 5086) 老伍, 1) 朝

北辰洲际酒店

朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸大酒店80层

9-6 Jiangtai Xilu (opposite Rosedale Hotel), Chaoyang District. (6444 6555, info@ parksidebeijing.com) www.parksidebeijing. com 园景, 朝阳区将台西路9-6号（珀丽酒店

区工体北路4号院（藏酷斜对面）

Lobby Lounge (InterContinental Beijing Beichen) 9am-1am. InterContinental Beijing Beichen, 8 Beichen Xilu, Chaoyang District. (8437 1381) 朝阳区北辰西路8号院4号楼，北京

The Lounge (China World Summit Wing) Daily 6.30am-1am. 80/F, China World Summit Wing Hotel, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6505 2299 ext 6431) 酒廊,

Twilight Mon-Sat 11.30am-2.30pm, 6pm-2am. (Behind Starbucks) 3/F, 0102, Bldg 5, Jianwai Soho, 39 Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District. (5900 5376) 暮光, 朝阳区东三环中路39

Siif Daily 1pm-2am. 67 Beiluogu Xiang, Dongcheng District. (6406 9496) 如果, 东城区鼓楼东大街北锣鼓巷67号

Soul n’ Pepper Afternoon-late. 4 Xinyuan Xili Zhongjie, Chaoyang District. (6468 8016, Soul-n-Pepper@hotmail.com) 朝阳区新源西

Paddy O’Shea’s Daily 10am-late. 28 Dongzhimenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6415 6389) www.paddyosheas.com 朝阳区东

里中街4号

直门外大街28号

阶B108

Park Side Bar & Grill Daily 10am-late.

The Stumble Inn Daily 10am-2am. S3-31,

Spark B108, The Place, 9 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District. 朝阳区光华路9号世贸天

Find full venue descriptions at TheBeijinger.com/directory

(地铁五号线张自忠路站往西100米)

Zeta Bar Mon-Thu 6pm-2am, Fri-Sun 6pm-3am, Sun close. 2/F, Hilton Beijing, 1 Dongfang Lu, Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District. (5865 5050) 颐达吧, 朝阳区东三环北路东方路1 号希尔顿饭店2层

STYLE BEAUTY PARLORS & SPAS Bodhi Sense Daily 11am-12.30am. 2/F, Somerset Grand Fortune Garden, 46 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (8440 1495) 朝阳区亮马桥路46号盛捷副景苑公寓2层

Bodhi Therapeutic Retreat Daily 11am12.30am. 17 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District. (6417 9595) www.bodhi.com.cn 菩提会所, 朝阳区工体北路17号

Catherine de France Hair & Beauty Salon Tue-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun-Mon 11am-6pm. B1/F, East Avenue Apartments, 10 Xindong Lu, Chaoyang District. (139 1097 1473, 8470 4639, catherine@catherinedefrance.com) www. catherinedefrance.com 法式美容美发沙龙, 朝阳区新东路10号逸盛阁地下1层

Iridium Spa 10am-7pm. St. Regis Hotel, 21 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6460 6688 ext 2745/2746) 朝阳区朝阳区建国门外大街21号国际俱乐部酒店

Oriental Taipan Massage and Spa 1) Daily 11am-12.30am. 2/F, Block 9, Lido Place, 2A Fangyuan Xilu, Chaoyang District. (6437 6299); 2) Daily 11am-12.30am. B1/F, 1 Xindong

December 2012

DIRECTORY Lu (next to Shenji Best Soup), Chaoyang District. (8532 2177); 3) Daily 11am-3am. Sunjoy Mansion, 6 Ritan Lu, Chaoyang District. (6502 5722); 4) Daily 10am-12.30am. B/1-3F, Shuncheng Hotel, 26A Financial Street, Xicheng District. (6621 8622); 5) Daily 10am-12.30am. Bldg 25, Central Park Phase 3, 6 Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6597 0015); 6) Daily 11am-1am. Rm 101, Bldg B, Winterless Center, 1 Xidawang Lu, Chaoyang District. (6538 8086) www.taipan. com.cn 东方大班保健休闲会所, 1) 朝阳区芳

Chambers Fine Art Tue-Sun 10am-6pm. Red No.1-D, Caochangdi, Chaoyang District. (5127 3298, bj@chambersfineart.com) www. chambersfineart.com 前波画廊, 朝阳区草场地红一号D座

Dialogue Space Tue-Sun 10.30 am-6.30pm. 6-99,22 International Art Plaza,32 Baiziwan Lu, Chaoyang District. (5876 9392, contact@ dialoguespace.com) www.dialoguespace.com 对画空间, 朝阳区百子湾路32号二十二院街艺术区6-99（今日美术馆南侧）

EGG Gallery 327 Caochangdi, Cuigezhuang, Chaoyang District. (6432 8089, eggartgallery@ sina.com) www.eggartgallery.cn 朝阳区朝阳

园西路甲2号丽都广场9号公寓2层; 2) 朝阳区新东路1号沈记靓汤旁; 3) 朝阳区日坛路6号新族大厦院内; 4) 西城区西城区金融街甲26号顺成饭店地下一层; 5) 朝阳区朝外大街6号新城国际公寓三期25号楼; 6) 朝阳区西大望路1号温特莱中心B座101

区草场地327号

Origin Spa Daily 11am-12.30am. 2/F, Bldg AB, Lan Chou Ming Zuo, Jiqingli, Chaowai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6552 9599) www. benyuan2011.com 本源, 朝阳区朝外大街吉庆

大山子艺术区

Faurschou Gallery Beijing Tue-Sun 10am6pm. Dashanzi art district, 4, Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (8459 9316/14) www. faurschou.com 林冠画廊, 朝阳区酒仙桥路4号 G-Dot Art Space Central Gallery Street, Songzhuang Art District, Tongzhou District. (6057 3345, g_dotartspace@sina.com) www.g-dotartspace.com 贵点艺术空间, 通州

里蓝筹名座AB座2层

Peninsula Spa by ESPA 3/F, The Peninsula, 8 Jinyuhutong, Wangfujing, Dongcheng District. (8516 2888 ext 6090) 东城区东城区王府井金鱼胡同8号2王府半岛酒店三层

Toni & Guy 1) Daily 10am-10pm. 3 Units, 3/F, Tower 8, South Area, Sanlitun Village, Chaoyang District. (6417 4188); 2) Daily 10am-9pm. 1/F, Hilton Beijing, 1 Dongfang Lu, Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District. (6461 8368); 3) Unit 303, Tower C Office Bldg, Yintai Center, 2 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (8517 1292); 4) Daily 10am-9pm. 4/F Seasons Place Shopping Centre, 2 Jinchengfang Jie, Xicheng District. (6622 0316); 5) Daily 10am-9pm. Rm105-106, Block F, Sunshine 100, 2 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District. (6585 9288); 6) Daily 10am-9pm. 1/F, Oriental Plaza, 1 Dongchang’an Jie, Dongcheng District. (8518 2646); 7) Daily 10am-10pm. Units F4-04 & 05, ECMall, 1A Danling Jie, Haidian District (8248 3435, fax 8248 3301) 托尼英盖, 1) 朝阳区三里屯Village南区8号楼3层3单元; 2) 朝阳区朝阳区东三环北路东方路1号希尔顿酒店大堂1层; 3) 朝阳区建国门外大街2号银泰中心写字楼C座3 层303商铺; 4) 西城区金城纺街2号金融街购物中心四层L404; 5) 朝阳区光华路2号阳光100国际公寓F座105-106号; 6) 东城区东长安街1号东方广场汇贤豪庭1层; 7) 海淀区丹棱街甲1号欧美汇购物中心4层04-05

Boutiques & specialty shops NLGX Design Store 1) Daily 6.30am-8 .30pm. Terminal 3 (next to Gate E29), Beijing Capital International Airport, Shunyi District. (info@nlgx.com); 2) Sun-Thu 9.30am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-midnight. 33 Nanluogu Xiang, Dongcheng District. (6404 8088, info@nlgx. com) www.nlgx.com 1) 顺义区首都机场3号航站; 2) 东城区南锣鼓巷33号

Home Decor

区通州区宋庄画家村艺术东区中心画廊街

dec 1: paul van dyk

Paul’s still dressed like a top ten DJ even if he’s now only ranked 16th. District. (8447 5800, info@iqair-china.com); 6) Daily 10am-9pm. 4/F, 417 Seasons Place, 2 Jinchengfang Jie, Xicheng District. (6622 0179, info@iqair-china.com); 7) Mon-Thu 10am-9pm, Fri-Sun 10am-10pm. B1/F, Golden Resources New Yansha Mall, 1 Yuanda Lu, Haidian District. (157 1286 9044, info@iqairchina.com); 8) 10am-10pm. B2/F, Scitech Plaza, 22 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Beijing, Chaoyang District. (188 1020 5987, info@iqair-china.com); 9) 4/F, Europlaza, 99 Yuxiang Lu, Tianzhu, Shunyi District. (6457 1922, info@iqair-china. com) www.iqair-china.com 1) 朝阳区亮马桥路 52号燕莎友谊商城5层; 2) 西城区复兴门内大街 101号6层百盛复兴门店家电部; 3) 朝阳区七圣中街12号院1号楼B1百盛太阳宫店生活家电区; 4) 朝阳区建国路87号新光天地5层生活家电区; 5) 朝阳区霄云路36号国航大厦1801-03室; 6) 西城区金城坊街金融街417号四层; 7) 海淀区远大路1 号金源新燕莎商城地下1层; 8) 朝阳区建国门外大街22号赛特购物中心地下二层; 9) 顺义区天竺镇裕翔路99号欧陆广场4层

Linfeng Tibetan Artistic Firm 1) Daily 8.30am-8.30 pm. Stall 1, Row B, Panjiayuan Market, Chaoyang District. (139 1173 9981, lf@ lftibetanart.cn); 2) 158 Gaobeidian Furniture Street, Chaoyang District. (139 1173 9981, lf@ lftibetanart.cn) www.lftibetanart.cn 北京灵峰藏艺古典家具店, 1) 朝阳区潘家园市场乙排1号; 2) 朝阳区高碑店家具街158号

Torana Tibetan Rugs Daily 10am-8.30pm. Unit L1-110, 1/F, Europlaza Mall, Shunyi District. (8459 0785) 顺义区天竺镇裕翔路99号欧陆广场L1-110

画廊, 朝阳区草场地村104号

仙桥路18

Arts & Culture Bookstores The Bookworm 1) Mon-Sat 8am-8pm, Sun 8am-5pm. First courtyard, Hegezhuang Village, Shunyi District. (6431 2108, books@ beijingbookworm.com); 2) Daily 9am-2am. Courtyard 4, Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District. (6586 9507) 书虫书吧, 1) 顺义区崔各庄乡，何各庄村一号院; 2) 朝阳区工体北路4号院

Page One Daily 10am-9.30pm. B2/F, China World Summit Wing, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (8535 1055, page1_cwtc@ pageonegroup.com) www.pageonegroup. com 朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸商城三期地下2层

Cinemas Broadway Cinematheque MOMA (BC MOMA) North area of Dongzhimen MOMA, 1 Xiangheyuan Lu, Dongzhimen, Chaoyang District. (8438 8258) www.sagacinema.com 当代MOMA百老汇电影中心, 朝阳区东直门香河园路1号, 万国城北区（二环路东北角）

Galleries 798 Photo Gallery Daily 10am-6pm. Dashanzi art district, 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (6438 1784, 6437 5284) www.798photogallery.cn 百年印象摄影画廊, 朝阳区酒仙桥路4号798大山子艺术区

Alexander Ochs Gallery Tues-Sun 10am-6pm. 255 Caochangdi, Jichang Fulu, Chaoyang District. (8456 2054, info@alexanderochs-galleries.de) www.alexanderochs-galleries.com Alliance Française de Pekin 1) 103 Deshengmennei Dajie, Xihai, Xicheng District. (6404 2643); 2) Rm 421, Block 2, Beijing Language and Culture University, 15 Xueyuan Lu, Haidian District. (8230 3619); 3) 18 Gongti Xilu, Guangcai International Mansion, Chaoyang District. (6553 2678) 北京法语培训中心, 1) 西城区德胜门内大街103号; 2) 海淀区学院路15号北京语言文化大学教学2号楼421室; 3) 朝阳区工体西路18号光彩国际公寓

IQ Air Swiss precision and technology have been bringing air-cleaning solutions inside our homes since 1963. 1) Daily 10am10pm. 5/F, Household Appliance Area, Youyi Shopping City, 52 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (158 0136 1601, info@iqair-china. com); 2) 10am-8pm. 6/F, Parkson Plaza, 101 Fuxingmennei Dajie, Xicheng District. (157 1286 8485, info@iqair-china.com); 3) Daily 10am-10pm. B1/F, Parkson Plaza Taiyanggong, Bldg 1, 12 Qi Sheng Zhongjie, Chaoyang District, Beijing, Chaoyang District. (157 1286 8454, info@iqair-china.com); 4) Daily 10am10pm. 5/F, Shin Kong Place, 87 Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang District. (5738 2401, info@iqairchina.com); 5) Daily 9am-6pm. Rm 1801-03, Air China Plaza, 36 Xiaoyun Lu, Chaoyang

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Villa Lifestyles Villa Lifestyles has been serving the Beijing community for more than five years. Providing you with quality name brand products backed by great service, they have the widest selection of BBQs and accessories, the Mosquito Magnet, trampolines, IQAir air purifiers, Bissell Vacuums and more. Stop by their Shunyi showroom or visit their website to have a look at what’s new. Daily 10am-9pm. B1/F, 03A Europlaza, 99 Yuxiang Lu, Tianzhu Town, Shunyi District. (6457 1922, info@villalifestyles.cn) www.villalifestyles.cn 顺义区天竺镇裕翔路99号欧陆广场地下1层03A

malls & markets Indigo 18 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. www.indigobeijing.com 颐堤港, 朝阳区酒

Galerie Urs Meile Lucerne-Beijing TueSun 11am-6.30pm. 104 Caochangdi Village, Cuigezhuang, Chaoyang District. (6433 3393, fax 6433 0203) www.galerieursmeile.com 麦勒

Arrow Factory 38 Jianchang Hutong (Off Guozijian Jie), Dongcheng District. www.arrowfactory.org.cn 箭厂空间, 东城区箭厂胡同38 号（国子监街内）

Art at Home Gallery Apt 1702D, East Lake Villas, 35 Dongzhimenwai Dajie, Dongcheng District. (clrannou@hotmail.com) http://art-athome.tumblr.com/ 东城区东直门外大街35号东湖别墅1702D室

Artist Village Gallery Daily 9am-midnight. North of Rencun, Song Village, Tong County, Tongzhou District. (6959 8343, 139 0124 4283) www.artistvillagegallery.com 宋庄画家村画廊, 通州区宋庄任村北一号

Beijing Center for the Arts Daily 10am10pm. 23, Qianmen Dongdajie, Dongcheng District. (6559 8008) 天安时间当代艺术中心, 东城区前门东大街23号

Imagine Gallery Tue-Sun, 10.30am-5.30pm. 8 Feijiacun Yishu Gongzuoshi, Feijiacun, Laiguangying Donglu, Chaoyang District. (6438 5747, 139 1091 7965, laetitia. gauden@imagine-gallery.com) www.imaginegallery.com 想象画廊, 朝阳区来广营东路同达生态园对面费家村东路8号艺术工作室

Inside-out Art Museum Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. 65 Xingshikou Lu, Haidian District. (6272 0300, info@ioam.org.cn) www.ioam.org.cn 海淀区杏石口路65号

Instituto Cervantes 1A Gongti Nanlu, Chaoyang District. (5879 9666) www.pekin. cervantes.es 北京塞万提斯学院, 朝阳区工体南路甲1号

Jiali Gallery Thu-Sat 2-7pm, and by appointment. 4 Beijixiang Hutong, Dongcheng District. (8402 5613) www.jialigallery.com, www. facebook.com/JialiGallery 家里画廊, 东城区北吉祥胡同4号

MOUart Gallery 2/F, Zone B, 798 Art District, 2 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Dazhanzi, Chaoyang District. (5762 6056) 妙有艺术, 朝阳区酒仙桥路2号798艺术区B区2层

Red Gate Gallery Daily 9am-5pm. 1/F & 4/F, Dongbianmen Watchtower, Chongwenmen Dongdajie, Chongwen District. (6525 1005) www.redgategallery.com 红门画廊, 崇文区崇文门东大街东便门角楼楼上

Three Shadows Photography Art Centre Tue-Sun 10am-6pm. 155 East End Art, Caochangdi Village (Next to Platform China), Chaoyang District. (6432 2663) www. threeshadows.cn 三影堂摄影艺术中心, 朝阳区草场地艺术东区155号(站台中国旁)

Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) Tue-Sun 10am-7pm. Dashanzi Art District, 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (8459 9269) www.ucca.org.cn 尤伦斯当代艺术中心, 朝阳区酒仙桥路4号大山子艺术区

White Space Beijing Tue-Sun noon-6pm. Airport Service Road, No. 255 Caochangdi, Chaoyang District. (8456 2054) www.alexanderochs-galleries.de 空白空间, 朝阳区机场辅路草场地255号

XYZ Gallery Daily 10.30am-6.30pm. Dashanzi art district, 2 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (8459 9299) 朝阳区酒仙桥路2号大山子艺术区

Yan Club Arts Center Mon-Sun 10.30am6pm. 4 Jiuxianqiao, Dashanzi Art District, Chaoyang District. (5978 9172, gallery@ yanclub.com) www.yanclub.com 仁艺术中心, 朝阳区酒仙桥路4号大山子艺术区

miscellaneous Caffe O’Henry’s Tue-Fri 4pm-midnight, SatSun 10am-midnight. Rm 201, Bldg 2, China View, 1 Gongti East Road, Chaoyang District. (138 1169 1305, projectohenry@gmail. com) 朝阳区工人体育场东路1号中国红街大厦 2号楼201室

Montpelier Group A1501, LG Twin Towers, 12 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (5879 4899 ext 211) www.montpeliergroup.

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DIRECTORY com 朝阳区朝阳区建国门外大街乙12号LG双子座大厦西塔1501A

Parkview Green Daily 10am-10pm. 9 Dongdaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (6500 5511) 芳草地, 朝阳区东大桥路9号 The Temple Hotel 23 Songzhusi Temple, Shatan Beijie, Dongcheng District. (8400 2232) 东城区沙滩北街嵩祝寺23号

Zajia 1pm- late. Hong En Daoist Temple (behind Bell Tower, beside Dia market and Contempio bar) Doufuchi Hutong, Xicheng District. ((English) 15601122252, zajialab@126. com) http://site.douban.com/124288/, http:// www.facebook.com/Zajia.Beijing.Project. Space 杂家, 西城区旧鼓楼大街豆腐池胡同宏恩

Shengshuitou Village, Henanzhai Town, Miyun County. (8909 1909 ski resort, 138 1045 9745 park) 南山公园, 密云县河南寨圣水头村 Qiaobo Ice and Snow World Daily 9am10pm. 6 Shunan Lu, Shunyi District. (6941 1991) www.qbski.com 乔波冰雪世界, 顺义区顺安路6号

YOGA & PILATES

区三里屯北小街7号; 2) 顺义区安华路9号南院; 3) 朝阳区三里屯西六街5号

Canadian International School of Beijing 1) Main Campus (Preschool to Grade 12): 38 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (6465 7788, admissions@cis-beijing.com, admissions_shunyi@cis-beijing.com); 2) Shunyi Campus (Preschool): 7 Yuyang Lu (across River Garden Villas), Houshayu, Shunyi District. (8046 6191, admissions@cis-beijing.com, admissions_shunyi@cis-beijing.com) www. cisb.com.cn 北京加拿大国际学校, 1) 朝阳区

观前殿 (钟楼菜市场旁) 地铁鼓楼大街站B口出向南200米路东胡同内100米

Museums Beijing World Art Museum Daily 9am- 6pm. 9A Fuxing Lu, Haidian District. (5980 2222) www.worldartmuseum.cn 中华世纪坛世界艺术

亮马桥路38号; 2) 顺义区后沙峪榆阳路7号（裕京花园对面）

馆, 海淀区复兴路甲9号

National Museum of China Free to the public. Daily 8.30am-4.30pm. East side of Tian’anmen Square, Dongcheng District. (6512 8910, fax 6525 6774) www.nmch.gov.cn 中国国家博物馆, 东城区天安门广场东侧

Theaters Beijing Concert Hall 1 Beixinhuajie, Xicheng District. (6605 7006/5812) 北京音乐厅, 西城区北新华街1号

Beijing Olympic Center Stadium 1 Anli Lu, Haidian District. (6491 2233) 国家奥林匹克中心体育场, 海淀区安立路1号

Forbidden City Concert Hall Inside Zhongshan Park, Xichang’an Jie, Xicheng District. (6559 8285) www.fcchbj.com 中山公园音乐堂, 西城区西长安街中山公园内

National Centre For The Performing Arts (NCPA) 2 Chang’an Jie, Xicheng District. (6655 0000) www.chncpa.org 国家大剧院, 西城区西长安街2号

Penghao Theater 35 Dongmianhua Hutong (south gate of the Central Academy of Drama, between Nanluogu Xiang and Jiaodaokou Nandajie), Dongcheng District. (6400 6452/72) 蓬蒿剧场, 东城区东棉花胡同35号(中央戏剧学院南门, 南锣鼓巷和交道口南大街之间)

SPORTS

酒仙桥驼房营路将府家园107号楼1907

Dandelion Hiking (131 2478 8581) www. chinahiking.cn 蒲公英远足

ski & snowboard Nanshan Ski Village Admission RMB 20. Rental RMB 100/2hr, RMB 150/2hr (weekend) or RMB 160/2hr (holidays). Lodging available. Take the shuttle bus (RMB 40 round trip) from Dongzhimen, 8.30am every Sat and Sun. 8.30am-5.30pm. Shengshuitou Cun, Henanzhai Town, Miyun County. (8909 1909) 密云县河南寨镇圣水头村

Nike Nanshan Park Nanshan Ski Village,

Beijing International SOS Dental, Orthodontics Clinic Mon-Sat 9am-5pm. Suite 105, Wing 1, Kunsha Building, 16 Xinyuanli, Chaoyang District. (6462 0333) www.clinicsinchina.com 北京国际SOS齿科,畸齿矫正诊所, 朝阳区新源里16号琨莎中心一座105室

Beijing 21st Century Hospital Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat-Sun 9am-6pm; 24-hr house call service. 1-2/F, 21st Century Plaza, A40 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (8444 6168 (English/Chinese), 8444 6169 (Japanese/ Korean)) http://www.21-hospital.com 朝阳区亮马桥路甲40号21世纪大厦1-2楼

Beijing United Family Shunyi Clinic Mon -Thu 9:30am - 7:30pm, Fri-Sun 9.30am-4 .30pm. Unit 818, Pinnacle Plaza, Tianzhu Real Estate Development Zone, Shunyi District. (8046 5432, fax 8046 4383) www.unitedfamilyhospitals.com 北京和睦家医院诊所, 顺义区天竺开发区荣祥广场818号

10 Anhua Jie, Shunyi District. (8149 2345, admissions@isb.bj.edu.cn) www.isb.bj.edu.cn 北 Fine Yoga Offers traditional ashtanga yoga for all levels, with experienced instructors. They also offer vinyasa flow, anusara, hot yoga, kids’ yoga, yin and hatha yoga and prenatal yoga. Classes offered throughout the day and evening. 1) Mon-Fri 7am-8.30pm, Sun-Sat 8am-6pm. 16/F, Tower 2, Blue Castle International Center, 3 Xi Dawang Lu, Chaoyang District. (8599 9566, 139 1120 9563); 2) 2/F, East Tower, Van Palace Apartment, 1 Jinghua Nanjie, Chaoyang District. (139 1120 9563) www.fine-yoga.com 梵音瑜珈, 1) 朝阳

京顺义国际学校, 顺义区安华街10号

Medical Services

区西大望路蓝堡国际中心会所2号楼16层; 2) 朝阳区景华南街1号旺座中心东塔2层

Yoga Yard Mon-Thu 7.15am-9.30pm, Fri-Sun 7.15am-8pm. 6/F, Bldg 17 Gongti Beilu (across from the north gate of Workers’ Stadium), Chaoyang District. (6413 0774, info@yogayard. com) www.yogayard.com 瑜珈苑, 朝阳区工体北路17号楼6层工人体育场北门对面

VENUES Beijing Shougang Basketball Center 159 Fushi Lu, Shijingshan District. (8829 6158) 北京首钢篮球中心, 石景山区阜石路159号

Workers’ Stadium Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District. (6501 6655 ext 5033) 工人体育场, 朝阳区工体北路

Wukesong MasterCard Center Hosts sport events and concerts. 69 Fuxing Lu, Haidian District. (6828 6386) 海淀区复兴路69号

LIVING

HIKING & camping Beijing Hikers Suite 1907, Bldg 107, Jiangfu Jiayuan, Tuofangying Lu, Jiuxianqiao, Chaoyang District. (6432 2786, info@beijinghikers.com) www.beijinghikers.com 朝阳区

www.clinicsinchina.com, www.international-

sos.com 北京国际救援中心, 朝阳区新源里16号琨莎中心一座105室

The International School of Beijing (ISB)

Capital Museum Tue-Sun 9am-5pm. 16 Fuxingmenwai Dajie, Xicheng District. (6337 0491/2) www.capitalmuseum.org.cn 首都博物馆, 西城区复兴门外大街 16号

Education The British School of Beijing 1) 7 Sanlitun Beixiaojie, Chaoyang District. (8532 5320, admissions@britishschool.org.cn); 2) South Side, 9 Anhua Lu, Shunyi District. (8047 3588, admissions@britishschool.org.cn); 3) 5 Sanlitun Xiliujie, Chaoyang District. (8532 3088, admissions@britishschool.org.cn) www. britishschool.org.cn 北京英国学校, 1) 朝阳

Community Groups

Beijing HarMoniCare Women and Children’s Hospital (HMC) Beijing HarMoniCare Women and Children’s Hospital (HMC) offers medical services both Chinese and western families with JCI (Joint Commission International) standard. HMC is strategic partner of PHMI and cooperates with Teaching Hospital of Harvard Medical School—Boston Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital. Located next to Olympic Forest Park, HMC covers an area of 13,000 square meters. HMC is a medical center in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Pediatrics. A2 Xiaoguan Beili, Beiyuan Lu, Chaoyang District. (6499 0000, contact@hmcare.org) www.hmcare.net 朝阳区北苑路小关北里甲2号

The Capital Club 50/F, Capital Mansion, 6 Xinyuan Nanlu, Chaoyang District. (8486 2225 ext 260, member@thecapitalclub.com) www. thecapitalclub.com China Culture Center (CCC) Kent Center, 29 Anjialou, Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (6432 9341/1041, info@chinaculturecenter.org) www.chinaculturecenter.org 朝阳区亮马桥路 29号安家楼肯特中心院内

Culture Yard Daily 9am-late. 10 Shique Hutong, Dongcheng District. (8404 4166, contact@cultureyard.net) www.cultureyard.net 东城区石雀胡同10号

FC Group (139 1109 8002 [Colin], colin@ fcgroup.org) International Newcomers’ Network Function Room, 3/F, Athletic Center, Capital Mansion, 6 Xinyuan Nanlu, Chaoyang District. (8486 2225 ext 110, innbeijing@hotmail.com) www.innbeijing.org 朝阳区新源南路6号京城大厦康乐中心3层

COOKING SCHOOLS Black Sesame Kitchen 3 Heizhima Hutong, Dongcheng District. (136 9147 4408, blacksesamekitchen@gmail.com) www.blacksesamekitchen.com 东城区黑芝麻胡同3号 The Hutong 1 Jiudaowan Zhongxiang Hutong (southeast of Beixinqiao subway station), Dongcheng District. (6404 3355, info@ the-hutong.com) www.thehutong.com 东城区九道湾中巷胡同1号(北新桥地铁站东南边)

Beijing International SOS Clinic One of the world’s leading international healthcare, medical and security assistance company with 66% of the world’s Fortune 500 companies choosing International SOS. Since 1989, International SOS has led international-standard medical care in China, with a 24/7 alarm center hotline, a dedicated air ambulance, four international quality clinics staffed with expat and foreign doctors and 200+ network of medical service partners. Offers 24/7 Emergency Services, GP, Pediatrics, Gynecology, specialists, Pharmacy, Psychology, Physiotherapy, Dentistry and Orthodontics, Optometry. Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat-Sun 9am-6pm. Suite 105, Wing 1, Kunsha Building, 16 Xinyuanli, Chaoyang District. (Clinic: 6462 9112, 24hr hotline 6462 9100, china.inquiries@internationalsos.com)

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Beijing United Family Hospital Beijing’s only private, international-standard hospital offering the full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient services. BJU has a team of over 60 certified expatriate and internationally trained physicians and surgeons. Clinics include pediatrics, OB/GYN, dental, ophthalmology, counseling, ENT, physiotherapy, TCM chiropractics and dermatology. The ICU and emergency room are open 24hrs. 1) Mon-Fri9.30-7.30pm, Sat-Sun 9.30am-4.30pm. 818, Pinnacle Plaza, Tianzhu Real Estate Development Zone, Shunyi District. (8046 5432); 2) Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm. DRC, Liangma Qiao, Chaoyang District. (5927 7005); 3) Mon-Sun8.30am-3 .30pm. St Regis Wellness Center. B1/F, 21 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (8532 1678); 4) Mon-Sat 8.30am-5.30pm. 24-hour emergency care. 2 Jiangtai Lu (in the Lido area), Chaoyang District. (5927 7000, 5927 7120 (ER ), fax 5927 7200) www.ufh.com.cn 北京和睦家医院, 1) 顺义区顺义区天竺房地产开发区日荣祥广场818号; 2) 朝阳区亮马桥外交公寓; 3) 朝阳区朝阳区建国门外大街21号国际俱乐部饭店地下1层; 4) 朝阳区将台路2号

CMS Clinic Beijing Tower (Chang’an Club Bldg) 7/F, Suite 701, 10 Dongchang’an Jie, Dongcheng District. (6559 6769) www.cmsclinic.com 北京西美斯医疗美容诊所, 东城区东城区长安街10号长安俱乐部7层

Hong Kong International Medical Clinic, Beijing Daily 9am-9pm (after 9pm minimal staff on duty). 9/F, office tower of the Swissotel, 2 Chaoyangmen Beidajie, Dongcheng District. (6501 4260, 6553 2288 ext 2345/6/7) www.hkclinic.com 北京港澳国际医务诊所, 东城区朝阳门北大街2号港澳中心瑞士酒店办公楼9层

December 2012

DIRECTORY 9532, info@huiling-bj.org) www.huiling.org.cn 东城区演乐胡同100号演乐商务楼307

Bethel China Foundation Doudianzhen Jiaodao, Liugu Daocun, Fangshan District. (8031 0383, 8031 0683 (guest house), 8031 0483 (medical house), info@bethelchina.org) www.bethelchina.org 房山区房山区窦店镇交道六股道村

Bread of Life Bakery (137 2262 2865, 031 6608 3407, bread.of.life.bakery@gmail.com) www.breadoflifebakery.org Compassion for Migrant Children Mon-Fri 8.30am-5.30pm. Rm 1107, Haocheng Building, 6 Zuojiazhuang Zhongjie, Chaoyang District. (6465 6100, 6465 6101, volunteer@cmc-china. org) www.cmc china.org 打工子弟爱心会, 朝

International Medical Center (IMC) Foreign doctors on-site offering a wide range of medical services, including family medicine, psychological services, dental, Ob/Gyn, pediatrics and TCM. Drop-in services for travelers; x-rays and ultrasounds available on-site. English, Chinese, Arabic and Russian spoken. Daily 24hrs. S106, S111 Lufthansa Center, 50 Liangmahe Lu, Chaoyang District. (6465 1561/2/3, 6465 1384/28, marketing@imcclinics.com) 北

阳区左家庄中街6号豪成大厦1107室

Dongjen Center for Human Rights Education and Action 19 Dashiqiao Hutong, Jiu Gulou Dajie, Xicheng District. (8403 4803) 西城区旧鼓楼大街大石桥胡同18号

Gift of Hope (service@giftofhope-ysy.com) http://www.giftofhope-ysy.com

京国际医疗中心,朝阳区亮马桥路50号燕莎中心写字楼1层S106

OASIS Dental Clinic With internationally trained dentists and state-of-the-art equipment, OASIS Dental provides complete dental care for the whole family. Dr. Lee, an American dentist and ADA member, and his team adhere to the highest dental standards and offer exceptional service that is never rushed and always gentle. Treatments include routine cleanings, fillings, root canals, crowns and bridges, veneers, whitening, orthodontics, prevention orthodontics, periodontics, and implants. Our practice emphasizes lasting solutions and the prevention and control of tooth and gum disease to avoid serious and costly dental problems. For dental emergencies, call our 24-hour hospital line at 400 876 2747. Open Mon-Sat 9am-6pm. For appointments call 5985 0305. 9 Jiuxianqiao Beilu, Chaoyang District. (5985 0305) 朝阳区酒仙桥北路9号

Dec 9: The COGS CHILDREN’s CHRISTMAS pageant There’s always a few hams among child actors. com) www.internationalsos.com, www.clinicsinchina.com 北京国际救援中心, 朝阳区新源里16号琨莎中心一座105室

Beijing United Psychological Health Center (5927 7067) 1) Inside Beijing United Family Shunyi Clinic, Unit 818, Pinnacle Plaza, Tianzhu Real Estate Development Zone, Shunyi District. (fcreception@ufh.com.cn); 2) Inside Beijing United Family Jianguomen Health & Wellness Center, B1/F, The St. Regis Residence, St. Regis Hotel, 21 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (fcreception@ ufh.com.cn); 3) Inside Beijing United Family Hospital, 2 Jiangtai Lu (in the Lido area), Chaoyang District. (fcreception@ufh.com.cn) www.unitedfamilyhospitals.com 北京和睦家医院诊所, 1) 顺义区天竺开发区荣祥广场818单元北京和睦家医院诊所内; 2) 朝阳区建国门外大街21号北京国际俱乐部饭店公寓楼地下1层北京和睦家健康中心内; 3) 朝阳区将台路2号北京和睦家医院内

10am-9.30pm. Unit 3097, Bldg A, Chaowai Soho, 6 Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (5900 5499); 2) Rm 4119, 4/F, Golden Resources Shopping Mall, 1 Yuanda Lu, Haidian District. (8887 0706); 3) B118, B1/F, Longde Square Shopping Mall, 186 Litang Lu, Changping District. (8484 1916); 4) Bldg 4, Landgent Chateau, 33 Guangqu Lu, Chaoyang District. (8776 9602) www.leepet.com 乐宠, 1)朝阳区朝阳门外大街6号朝外SOHO A座3层3097; 2)海淀区远大路1号金源新燕莎4层4119; 3)昌平区立汤路186号龙德广场地下1层B118; 4)朝阳区广渠路33号石韵浩庭4号楼4底商

Lee Pet Animal Hospital Daily 24hrs. Unit 5-6, 9 Lincui Lu, Chaoyang District. (5821 3503) 乐宠丽派特动物医院, 朝阳区林萃路9号 5-6底商. 电话

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Vista Medical Center Daily 24hrs. 3/F, Kerry Centre, 1 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District. (8529 6618, fax 8529 6615, vista@vista-china. net) www.vista-china.net 维世达诊所, 朝阳区光华路1号嘉里中心3层

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Mental Health Services Beijing International SOS Clinic Family Counseling Center Suite 105, Bldg 1, Kunsha Building, 16 Xinyuanli, Chaoyang District. (6462 0333, china.inquiries@internationalsos.

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Pet Care/Animal Welfare

公司, 1) 朝阳区百子湾路后现代城3栋B座104 底商; 2) 朝阳区朝阳门外大街6号朝外SohoB号楼0153; 3) 朝阳区芳园南里9号院7号楼104; 4) 顺义区顺义区天竺镇裕祥路99号欧陆广场LB05

International Center for Veterinary Services (ICVS) Mon-Sat 8am-8pm; Sun 10am-7pm (by appointment). 13-16 Rongke Ganlan Chengshang Jie, Futongxi Dajie, Wangjing, Chaoyang District. (8456 1939/40/41, ICVS_ CHINA@yahoo.com) www.ICVSASIA.com 北京新天地国际动物医院, 朝阳区望京阜通西大街, 融科橄榄城商街13-16号

Lee Pet 1) Mon-Fri 10am-9pm, Sat-Sun

Operation Blessing Beijing Rm 106, Golden Land Bldg, 32 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (6466 9296, fax 6466 9256, info@obchina.org) www.obchina.org 视博恩, 朝阳区亮马桥路32号高斓大厦106室

The River of Grace Church Sunday Services begin at 10am and 2pm and are open to all foreign passport holders. 2/F, Bldg 112, Yuan Art Museum, Lize Xiyuan, Wangjing Guangshunbei Dajie, Chaoyang District. (6466 1680, info@theriverofgrace.com) www.theriverofgrace.com 朝阳区望京广顺北大街丽泽西园典艺术馆112号楼2层元

Rotary Club of Beijing Meets 12.30 every Tue at the Kempinski Hotel. (139 1072 9087, chrisverrill@yahoo.com) www.beijingrotary. org 北京扶轮社 Roundabout Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm. 10 Anhua Jie (Opposite the East Gate of the International School of Beijing), Shunyi District. (137 1801 1124 (English), 137 1805 3814 (Chinese only), roundaboutchina@gmail. com) www.roundaboutchina.com 顺义区安华 The Starfish Project Founded in 2006, this socially responsible jewelry business developed in order to provide exploited women in Asia with alternate employment. Besides helping them to build sustainable livelihoods, the Starfish Project also offers them counseling, vocational training, language acquisition, family education, healthcare access as well as housing. Support the cause by buying their jewelry or donating on their website. (volunteer@starfish-project. com) www.starfish-project.com

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Doctors Beck & Stone Pet Health Care Center 1) Unit 104, Tower B, Bldg 3, Hou Xiandai Cheng, BaiziwanLu, Chaoyang District, Chaoyang District. (8774 8653, 135 0103 0572 (emergencies), info@drbns.com); 2) Daily 9am-7pm. Shop 0153, Tower B, Chaowai Soho, 6 Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. (5869 6401, 400 103 8686 (for appointments, pet pick-up and emergencies), info@drbns.com); 3) Daily 9am-9pm. Unit 104, Bldg 7, Compound 9,Fangyuan Nanli, Chaoyang District. (8457 8233, 400 103 8686 (for appointments, pet pick-up and emergencies), info@drbns.com); 4) Shop LB05, Euro Plaza,99 Yu Xiang Lu, Shunyi District, Shunyi District. (8046 2886, 135 0103 0572 (emergencies), info@drbns.com) www.doctorsbeckandstone.com 思威（北京）国际动物医院有限

希望, 顺义区顺义区郭家务村中心街97号

街10号(北京顺义国际学校东门的对面)

IMC Psychological and Family Counseling Services Daily 24hrs. S106, 1/F, Lufthansa Center, 50 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. (158 0131 9796, 6465 1561/2/3) www.imcclinics.com 朝阳区亮马桥路50号燕莎中心写字楼

OASIS Healthcare OASIS is a full-service private hospital with international standard medical care.Our international medical team provides patient-centered care in a comforting and stress free atmosphere. OASIS offers a full array of inpatient and outpatient services under one roof. Departments include dental, dermatology, emergency care, ENT, mental health, OB/GYN, orthopedics, opthalmology, pediatrics, surgery, traditional Chinese medicine, urology, and more. The state-of-the-art hospital features surgical theaters, ER, ICU, NICU, and a medical imaging center with MRI and CT. Homelike private rooms and delivery suites offer comfort, safety, and privacy for patients and their guests. Direct billing is available for most insurance providers. Daily 24hrs (emergency care), Mon-Fri 9am- 6pm, Sun 8.30-12.30am. 9 Jiuxianqiao Beilu, Chaoyang District, Chaoyang District. (400 UR OASIS (876 2747)) www.oasishealth.cn 明德医院, 朝阳区

Hope Foster Home/New Hope Foundation 97 Zhongxin Jie, Guojiawu Cun, Shunyi District. (6142 4156 ext. 76, joyce@hopefosterhome.com) www.hopefosterhome.com

EXPLORE Congregation of the Good Shepherd COGS holds the following events this Christmas: Children’s Christmas Pageant rehearsals (Dec 2, 10am), Children’s Christmas Pageant (Dec 9, 10am) and the Christmas Eve service (Dec 24, 7pm). COGS is an active faith community of expatriate Christians.. 3/F, Athletic Club, Capital Mansion, 6 Xinyuan Nanlu, Chaoyang District. (cogs@fastmail. fm) www.cogs-bj.org 朝阳区新源南路京城俱乐部3层

Beijing International Christian Fellowship (BICF) BICF (Beijing International Christian Fellowship) is an international nondenominational church in Beijing China with people from over 70 nations. It is Multicultural, Bible-centered gathering for foreign passport holders. Services are conducted in 9 different languages including Korean, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, English, Chinese, Frech, etc. Visitors can attend Sunday services and classes in multiple locations. (8454 3468, information@ bicf.org) www.bicf.org 北京国际基督教联合会

Volunteer and NGOs

Airlines Korean Air 901-3, Hyundai Motor Towers, 38 Xiaoyun Lu, Chaoyang District. (8453 8137, 40065 88888) www.koreanair.com.cn 朝阳区霄云路38号现代汽车大厦901-3号

Travel Agencies SnapAdventures (150 1036 4340, info@ snapadventures.com) www.snapadventures. com Sunflower Travel 22D, Bldg B, Ginza Mall, 48 Dongzhimenwai Dajie (8447 6361) www. sunflowertravel-cn.com, Dongcheng District. (8447 6361) 东城区东直门外大街48号东方银座B座22D)

Wan Lin Tours (186 0112 6254, wanlin@ xs4all.nl) www.wanlinbicycletours.com TUI China Travel Co. Ltd. Unit 921-926, Bright China Chang An Bldg, Tower 2, 7 Jianguomennei Dajie, Dongcheng District. (8519 8800, private-tours@tui.cn) www.tui. cn 途易, 东城区建国门内大街7号光华长安大厦 2座921-926

Beijing Huiling Community Services (BJHL) Unit 307, Yanle Business Bldg, 100 Yanle Hutong, Dongcheng District. (8402

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Beijing Ayi Service Company Experienced, reliable, well-trained and English-speaking with references Ayi available, 24-hours translation service, Ayi cooking lessons are also available (60409096, 13641137690) Service@ beijingayiservice.com.www.beijingayiservice.com Beijing Sunnyhome Housekeeping Service Company: Professional team provides reliable experienced Ayi service, full time, part time, babysitting. Driver, Car rental, Tourist info, House rental info. Theatre Tickets Booking.etc. Tel: 010-52884727 13611016921 www.bjayiservice.com; bjayiservice@163.com Easy Life-Maid service Professional & reliable English speaking maid (Ayi) available. Customers’ satisfaction guaranteed. Full time & part time. Housecleaning, Babysitting, Ironing, Chinese-western cooking, Call 13811227395 www.maidservicebj.com Email: info@maidservicebj.com Service - Agents: Real Estate see more at www.thebeijinger.com Real Estate Law Service Our experienced real estate attorneys provide quality legal services to help foreign citizens to purchase and sell real properties in China. We also do related litigations. 10th Floor, China World Tower, No.1 Jianguo Menwai Avenue,Beijing 100004. Tel: (8610) 5706 8302. Email: realestate@jtnfa.com. Website: www.jtnfa.com JRE Corporate has rapidly expanded since its foundation into one of the largest real estate companies focusing on residential services. We boast the widest range of properties, the lowest prices and the value-added complete after-sales services throughout the whole lease term. Tel:5108 8028, 5108 8048, 13701080877 Fax: 5108 8039 Email: Joanna@ joannarealestate. com.cn Services - car rental see more at www.thebeijinger.com Beijing Executive Services Car service - Van and car rental with English speaking drivers; Fair price with long term contract and short term sightseeing. Buick Honda Audi etc. Many choices. Email: jinke@beijing-es.com Cell: 138 0122 7668 Web: www.beijing-ES.com

Beijing TOP-A Vehicle Service Co., Ltd Beijing TOP-A Vehicle Service provides: ﹡English-speaking driver ﹡Long-short term leasing ﹡Airport-Pick up/Drop off ﹡Sedan, Van and Bus We, EX-PATS Life Group, also serves with Mandarin, housemaid, Visa, driver, driving license, vehicle registration service. Tel: 64381634, 13501237292, service@ expatslife.com www.expatslife.com Beijing Top Rated Car Rental Service Co. Ltd. We will provide you with: * Long/Short term leasing * Daily car service * Sight-seeing car service, Tailor-made car service * Airport-Pick up / Drop off * Sedan (AudiA6, AudiA6L, Passat, Accord, Lacross2.4 ,BenzMB100,Benz Vito, Hyundai) and Buses * Native drivers with good English More information please: Tel.: 86-10-65047266 / 65047256 Tel. For free: 400-004-1910, 13031160727(Eng) Web: www.sxsdcar.com E-mail: Car-rentl@live.com Address: Room 1012 Huaye Center Building B Mid East 4th Ring Road 39 Chaoyang District Beijing AAA expatcar . New car sales . Used car sales . Leasing options . Driver license . 24 hour road side assistance T: 81523060 13031171334 service@expatcar.com www.expatcar.com

1. Golden Resources Shopping Mall 4th floor; Suite: 4119 乐宠金源新燕莎MALL店: 北京市海淀区远大路1号金源燕莎购物中心 4层西侧4119 (停车楼4层E28口) 电话: 01088870706 2. Longde Square Shopping Mall  Suite: B118,tangli road, Changpin district 龙德广场店: 北京市昌平区立汤路186号龙德广场地下一层B118铺位, 电话: 010-84841916 3. Land gent chateau store #4 building, guangqu road, Chaoyang district.  石韵浩庭店: 北京市朝阳区广渠路33号石韵浩庭04号楼 04底商, 电话: 010-87769602 4. Leepet animal hospital ( 24 hours)  #9 Lincui Street, Chaoyang District 乐宠丽派特动物医院: 北京市朝阳区林萃路9号院5-6底商, 电话: 010-58213503 Hotline:  English: 138 1029 5757 International Center for Veterinary Services (ICVS) ICVS is a professionally managed and affordable full service international standard animal hospital and pet care facility. All doctors are legally licensed in the PRC. Services include internal medicine, hospitalization, spay/ neuter, soft tissue and orthopedic surgeries, dentistry, dermatology, blood tests, laboratory diagnostics, X-rays, ultrasound, legal vaccinations, prescription pet foods, behavior counseling and obedience training, import/ export advice, pet adoption counseling and more. Boarding kennel, grooming salon, SAFE pet foods and pet shop available. All services in Mandarin and English. Licensed rabies vaccinations for export. Kent Center, 29 Liangmaqiao Lu, Anjialou (shares a courtyard with China Culture Center), Chaoyang District. Mon-Sat 8am-8pm; Sun 10am-7pm (by appointment) 010-8456 1939/1940/1941 SERVICE - Health see more at www.thebeijinger.com

Beijing Top Level Car Rental Service Co,.Ltd Long term and Short term Car Leasing for business or family travel Airport pick up/ drop off Sight-seeing / Business Buick /Honda /Toyota/Faw volkswagen/Hyundai More information please call 13911206276(24 hours) Email:wmtxcars@163.com Address:Room 3005,Guangchen Building,No.16 Zuojiazhuang Road,Chaoyang District,Beijing. Services - Translation/Writing see more at www.thebeijinger.com  PrimeTrans offers comprehensive translation services that help you overcome your business barriers. Quality, prompt and worry-free! Call George: 010 81732035, 13501089053, primetrans2000@gmail.com Micromice Translation: Free for First 100 Words! Staffs from China Daily offer you most reliable and qualified translation. 100 language,5000 linguistic experts, all types of files and meetings. 13801130910, steven.zhang@micromice.com.cn SERVICE - PET CARE see more at www.thebeijinger.com Doctors Beck and Stone Pet Health Care Center Get full, international standard, pet care with open Western and highly trained Chinese veterinarians, nurses and medical technicians. Hospitals are also emergency crisis centers. Ambulances available for collection and drop off of pets. Daily, 24 hours. Shop 0153, Tower B, Chaowai Soho, 6 Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. Daily 9am-7pm 5869 6401, 400 103 8686 (for appointments, pet pick-up and emergencies) Lee Pet PetSmart, America’s largest retailer of pet products and services, operates on this side of the globe under the name Lee Pet. Its Chaowai Soho branch is now Beijing’s largest pet store, offering not only a diverse range of imported products, but also in-house grooming,photography and kennel services. Mon-Fri 10am-9pm, Sat-Sun 10am-9.30pm. Unit 3097, Bldg A, Chaowai Soho, 6 Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District (5900 5499) 朝阳区朝阳门外大街6号朝外SOHO A座3层3097 Leepet chain stores’ location:

The Luxury Massage Center Health provides Chinese massage,Thai massage, Aromatic oil massage. 30% off for first visit. Tel: 136 7110 8225 Address: Room 2121,East tower of Van Palace Center, Guandongdian Nanjie, Chaoyang district.(朝阳区关东店南街旺座中心东塔2121室） Angel Hands Enjoy vigorous deep-tissue massage, soothing and gentle massage, or a combination of both. Daily 24 hours. Rm 1801, Bldg 2, Jianwai Soho, 39 Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District. (8631 0801) 朝阳区东三环中路39号建外Soho2号楼1801室 lily massage center out call massage, body massage 100 0il massage 200 Tel: 84472099 / 15001366588 YZT Massage Center out call massage, body massage 100 0il massage 220 for 1 hour Tel: 65330988 13501385561, Address: CBD Apartaments Centric wealth wing 8S Services - Air Purifiers see more at www.thebeijinger.com  IQAir: Air pollution is a major environmental concern for everyone. The air we breath effects our health and well-being. IQAir has been providing clean air solutions for more than 45 years. With a certified actual efficiency of at least 99.97%, our Health Pro 250 model has received more #1 ratings than any other product on the market. Call today for a free air quality assessment of your home or office. The IQAir Store: Room 2201-02, Air China Plaza, 36 Xiao Yun Lu, Chao Yang District, Beijing 北京市朝阳区霄云路36号国航大厦2201-02室 Tel: 010-8447 5800 / 5488 Service Hotline: 400-6501266 www.theiqairstore.com E-mail: info@theiqairstore.com

Classifieds Services - IT / Computer see more at www.thebeijinger.com  IT is so easy – CenturyTang provide IT Outsourcing Service from ￥300/ month for enterprise, IT Outsourcing include: Server maintenance & troubleshooting; PC maintenance & troubleshooting; Software troubleshooting & update; Printer & Network equipment maintenance; Enterprise level Anti-virus; Weekly/Monthly backup/restore. Contact Eric Wu at 1350 120 8862 or 010-5979 5301. Website: www.100tang.cn

Your preferred IT partner in China: CANDIS Group is a one stop shop for all your IT needs at affordable rates, making us the IT Gateway with China for many international companies. Our services include top tier Hosting environments in China and abroad, Office network design and construction, Proactive Network IT Management, Office network support, Security audits, IT needs assessment, broadband connectivity, and much more. All our staff is bilingual and we provide a 24/7 support hotline to all our clients. Contact us for more details: 400 680 5025 www.candisgroup.com Services - Language Training see more at www.thebeijinger.com Beijing Mandarin School Convenient location in Guomao location and Lufthansa district, from great teachers come great students; come to find out how we make sure you find great teachers. During the last 15 years, over 50 corporate companies and embassies also choose us because our effective teaching methods make learning easier. New 3~8 people group classes (Beginner to Advanced) will start on December 3rd and December 10th. Intensive group class will start on December 10th (Monday to Friday). VIP private classes start anytime. It’s free to become a member of “Mandarin Rewards”, the more classes you take, the more rewards you can earn! Contact us for more information or a free trial lesson! E-tower: Tel: 6508 1026 Fax: 6508 1126 Room 904-905, 9/F Guangming Hotel: Room 0709, 7/F Tel: 8441 8391 /186 1052 0622 beijingmandarinschool@yahoo.com.cn www.beijingmandarinschool.com Skype ID: beijingmandarinschool1998 Joy mandarin Center Joy Mandarin center is a professional Chinese language school. We are helping students everyday learn Chinese in China as well as learn Chinese online. Our number one priority is to provide our students with the confidence and skills to apply the Chinese they learn in the classroom in their daily lives, so all our Mandarin courses are tailored to suit your individual goals and requirements. Email: joymandarincenter@gmail.com Tel: 010-8446 7251 Website: http://www.joymandarincenter.com Miracle Mandarin School-Learn Chinese Faster! MM enjoys the best word of mouth among expatriates in Beijing & Shanghai. Over 90% of students sign up for additional classes! Here at Miracle Mandarin we care about the quality of education and about making your stay in China as pleasant and meaningful as possible. Tel:010-5207 8191 Address:room 1820, St. Van Palace East tower No.2 Guandongdian.www. miraclemandarin.com

Berlitz is for people who are serious about speaking a new language. Join us for a free demonstration ad experience the Berlitz Method of over 131 years. Sign Up now! Add: Suit 801, Sunjoy Mansion, No.6 Ritan Road Contact person: Helen.li@em.berlitz.com  Tel:6593 0478. Website: www.berlitz.com.cn Business & life Chinese one on one class in CBD 15 years teaching experience,unique teaching style,efficient and enjoyable learning in strategic speaking & writing,Fluent English.Experience of teaching abroad,Provide invoice. Contact: lj_school@hotmail.com

The Bridge School Come to get 10 more free hours with 100 hours private courses registration! The new beginner group class starts on Oct10 The official HSK test date is on Oct21 and Dec2. The Bridge School has a history of 20 years and 6 locations in Beijing, has been voted the Best Chinese Language School in the City Weekend reader’s choice survey. There are about 150 committed teachers and over 60 contracted companies/ embassies. Our own textbooks including memory cards and CDs are published by Beijing Language and Culture University, and we are the official test centre for HSK and BCT exam. There are over 5000 worldwide students studying at The Bridge School annually. Guangming Hotel: Room503, 5/F. Tel: 84517605 Fax: 64680287. E-tower: Room903, 9/F. Tel: 65064409 Fax: 65046389. Capital Paradise Club: Tel: 80466114 Fax: 80461707. Riviera Resident Service Center: Tel: 84308068Fax: 84703587 Sanlitun Tongguang Tower: Room 8013, Tel: 65389422 fax: 65389455 Dongzhimen Yufei Building Room 901 Tel: 15712845017, 64163990 E-mail:info@bridgeschoolchina.com www.bridgeschoolchina.com The Frontiers School- Makes Chinese Easy Intensive classes on National Holiday, 6hours/day, 2nd-6th Oct. Beginner to advanced groups, rmb1350/person New beginner group classes are starting 10th Oct. Morning class: Mon/Wed/Fri 9am-12 Evening class: Mon/Wed 7pm-9pm. Learn to play Chinese traditional instruments! Acupuncture classes are available, fun and easy! www.frontiers.com.cn Dongzhimen Location: 10-64131548/1547 (next to Dongzhimen subway station) Haidian Location: @ Arabic Mood Café, No. 109 building 2, Hanlanting, Jingshuyuan Road. SERVICE - Photography studio see more at www.thebeijinger.com

Imagine Photography Studio is a children-oriented photography studio, and we have gained a lot of popularity among the foreign families in Shunyi Villa areas over the 4 years since our establishment. Beside the family photos, we also have business relations with many international school.10am-6pm, Unit 503, Pinnacle Plaza, Shunyi District. 84727478 info@imaginestudio imaginephotographystudio@yahoo.com www.imaginestudio.cn SERVICE - Service apartment see more at www.thebeijinger.com

Embassy House 32-story apartments boast no more than six units per floor, with spacious bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms and kitchens. Facilities include fitness center, pool, bar, cafe, business center, playroom, library and more. Concierge service available. 18 Donzhimenwai Xiaojie, Dongcheng District 010-8449 9000 (leasing hotline), 010-6415 4724 China World Apartment China World is situated in the CBD area just off the Chang’an Avenue; it is part of the China World development which consists of a shopping mall, hotels, office towers, an exhibition center and a conference hall. China World Serviced apartments are two 30 storey buildings with around 410 apartments ranging from a 70sqm 1 bedroom apartment to a 543sqm 5 Bedroom Penthouse. The apartments are modern and spacious and offer hotel level

services. There is a kindergarten on site and many international schools nearby making it perfect for families. Tel: 8610-65052288/65053891 Email: apartments@cwtc.com

Lanson Place Central Park Serviced Residences, Beijing Lanson Place Central Park serviced residences, located in the Central Business District of Chaoyang in Beijing, offers spacious luxury serviced apartments in two, three and four bedroom configurations as well as penthouses overlooking a charming landscaped garden. Loft apartments are outstanding. The interiors are contemporary and restful while marble-clad bathrooms and kitchens are fully equipped. Tel: (86)10 8588 9588 Fax: (86)10 8588 9599 Email: enquiry.lpcp@lansonplace.com Oakwood Residence Beijing Experience the comfort of a contemporary home at Oakwood Residence Beijing. Oakwood Residence Beijing offers 406 fully equipped luxury apartments ranging from studios to four bedroom penthouse and terrace apartments, all exquisitely furnished in elegant and stylish decor. Enjoy a modern lifestyle with our fitness center, health and beauty day spa, business center and beautifully landscaped private gardens. Choose to dine in your own apartment or in our Mediterranean or Chinese restaurants or enjoy our inroom private dining service. Each apartment is fitted with a state-of-the-art air purification and air conditioning system which ensures 99.9% pure, triple filtered air, so you can trust in Oakwood and breathe easy. 8 Dongzhimenwai Xiejie, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100027, China. 010-5995 2888. www.oakwoodasia. com/oakwood-residence-beijing

Ascott Beijing “Ascott Beijing offers luxurious serviced accommodation with comprehensive personalized services and facilities. It is centrally located to make your business travel, weekend retreat or extended stay convenient and enjoyable. Designed for discerning executives and their families, the residences are spacious and private with elegant and refined decor. Ascott Beijing serviced apartments imbues a sense of refinement and style. Neo-Asian lines inspire the elegant interior with exquisite Asian artwork adorning the hallways. Each of the residences from one to threebedroom layouts as well as the three and four-bedroom penthouses are designed for distinguishing tastes and needs of the international traveler. Fully-equipped kitchens, home entertainment system and elegant furnishings are provided to make your stay convenient and comfortable. The twelve penthouses offer panoramic views of this majestic city.” 108B Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang District, 010-6567 8100 Fraser Residence CBD “With a home at Fraser Residence CBD East, Beijing, you’ll get beauty and luxury both inside and out. The view of the modern cityscape and beautiful landscaped gardens provide a perfect backdrop for the contemporary concepts of your stylish apartment in Beijing. From the exclusive elevator access to the separate living room, dining and kitchen areas, from the tasteful furnishing to beautiful finishes, each detail is meticulously considered to create a comfortable and cosy haven for your family. Your accommodation in Beijing in this Beijing Apartment Hotel provides total comfort better than any other Beijng hotels. For recreation, you can enjoy in-house facilities such as the gymnasium with jet pool, steam and sauna, DVD movie library, all-day dining, members’ lounge and snooker lounge. The Business Centre offers a range of secretarial services and meeting spaces while round-the-clock reception, concierge and security services mean help is always at hand.” Block B, Ocean International Centre, 58 Dongsihuanzhonglu, Chaoyang District Tel: 010-5870 9188 http://www.frasershospitality.com/

starts from CNY2,070 +15% service charge for a two-bedroom residence (maximum 4 guests), or CNY2,270 +15% service charge for a three-bedroom residence (maximum 6 guests). 21 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District. 6460 6688 The Beijing CBD has emerged as one of the most dynamic and vibrant districts in Asia and The Millennium Residences @ Beijng Fortune Plaza are placed at its very core. With stunning views of the CCTV Building to the East, World Financial Center to the north, Fortune Plaza to the South and Ritan Parkand surrounds to the West. The Millennium Residence@Beijing Fortune Plaza will have direct underground access to subway Line 10 and Line 14 as well as being a 25 minutes drive to Beijing Capital International Airport. Restaurants, shopping, recreational facilities,embassies,corporate offices and international school are all within easy reach. Opened in mid-January 2009, the Millennium Residences @ Beijing Fortune Plaza are 329 luxuriously furnished and equipped apartments on the 3rd to 31st floor of the Fortune Heights building. Spacious one to three bedroom apartments from 75-180 sqm with views to Beijing’s bustling CBD skyline located adjacent to the Grand Millennium Hotel Beijing where Residents enjoy complimentary membership to the Resident’s Gym and special privileges at all restaurants & bars. The Imperial Mansion-Beijing Marriott Executive Apartments Ideally located in the center of Wangfujing district, the prestigious business, commercial, entertainment, and shopping area of Beijing. The Imperial Mansion-Beijing Marriott Executive Apartments reflects an exceptional level of luxury, you can choose among 220 fully furnished suites from elegant Studio, One, Two to Three-beds ranging from 64 to 228 square meters, every suite comes with a fully equipped kitchen, balcony, dedicated office area, safe, large LCD TV, DVD Player, and wire & wireless internet connection. Whether travelling alone or with the family, the hotel provides incredible services for business, relaxation or rejuvenation: 180 square meters multifunctional meeting space, resident lounge, 24-hour access fitness center, rooftop ozone depletion swimming pool and kids’ play area. Stay at the Imperial Mansion Beijing Marriott Executive Apartments and relish luxurious home-style living for short or extended stays. The Imperial Mansion, Beijing Marriott Executive Apartments, Tel: 86 10 65649999

The Sandalwood - Beijing Marriott Executive Apartments Distinctively situated within Beijing’s Central Business District, The Sandalwood - Beijing Marriott Executive Apartments, beckons individuals and families to its affordable luxury apartments with an exceptional level of unmatched services and facilities. Marriott’s newest MEA is neighbored to the world-famous China Red Sandalwood Museum, the first and largest private museum in China. 20 minutes to Beijing Capital International Airport, only moments from China Central Place, the largest office and shopping complex in the Chaoyang area and steps away from the ever-expanding Beijing Subway. Adjacent to one of the largest golf driving ranges in Beijing and within walking distance to the first grade green of Xinglong Park - making it an ideal haven for executives and their families seeking a balanced and rewarding lifestyle in Beijing. 168 spacious one, two and three bedroom apartments offer both wired and wireless internet connections in all apartments and common areas and 70% of all apartments have a balcony. Tel: 010-85578810

The St. Regis Residence Built in 2001 the Residences at The St. Regis Beijing consist of 64 fully furnished units (1-4 bedrooms) boasting natural hot spring water, comfortable beds, tastefully furnished living rooms, carefully fitted bathrooms or fully equipped kitchens. Short term rate

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