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Shops and Venues

Mao’s Mausoleum
Oriental Plaza
1 6
MAP N5 • 1 Dong Chang’an Jie
MAP L5 • Tian’an Men Square
Several floors of high-end, big-name • Subway: Qian Men • Open 8:30–
international retailers, from Apple 11:30am Mon–Sat, 2–4pm Mon,
and Sony to designers such as Wed & Fri
Armani and Paul Smith. Don’t The mausoleum gift shop is the best
expect to find any bargains. source of Mao badges, posters, and
shoulder bags.
Foreign Languages
2 Forbidden City Concert
Bookstore
Hall
MAP N4 • 235 Wangfujing Dajie 7
Most of the first floor here is devoted MAP L4 • West Chang’an Avenue,
to English-language fiction and non- Zhong Shan Park • 6559 8285
fiction works and the staff are This venue draws the best musicians
reliably surly. in town. In summer, the Gateway to
Music Festival sees big names and
Ten Fu’s Tea
3 traditional music concerts (see p53).
MAP N4 • 88 Wangfujing Dajie
Capital Theater
• www.tenfu.com 8
Tea from all over China is sold loose MAP N4 • 22 Wangfujing Dajie
or in beautiful presentation boxes at • 6553 3969
this lovely shop. Staff will even brew The city’s smartest theater plays
small cups for sampling. classic Chinese dramas, plus the
occasional foreign Shakespeare
APM
4 show, to captivated audiences.
MAP N4
Hao Yuan Market
• 138 Wangfujing Dajie 9
This shopping mall full of mid- MAP N4 • Off Wangfujing Dajie
range clothes shops also has a A small street market just off
multiscreen cinema as well as plenty Wangfujing, Hao Yuan is crammed
of restaurants on the top floor. with stalls selling knick-knacks,
local handicrafts, and curios.
Beijing Arts & Crafts
5 Intime Lotte
Central Store
MAP N4 • 200 Wangfujing Dajie 0
MAP N4 • 88 Wangfujing Dajie
A vast, multistory emporium of This high-end mall is jointly owned by
all kinds of handicrafts, from the Korean depart ment giant Lotte
cloisonné vases and jade to and the Chinese Intime group. It
wood carvings, lacquer also hosts cultural events
ware, and silks. and exhibitions.
Intime Lotte

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