Our top picks from Beijing
Pretty in Pink: Where To See Cherry Blossoms in Beijing
Beijing in the springtime will have you whistling from the tree-tops in all manner of cherry blossom views, mountain...
Beijing
Maomaoland is now more like wowwowland.
Latest LUXE Stories
LUXE Loves in Beijing
Our fave picks – buy the guide for the rest
EXPLORE
Ullens Center for Contemporary Art
International, not-for-profit art centre inside a renovated factory space, and quite simply one of the best curated spaces in China. Exhibitions, performances, workshops and forums aplenty, plus specially commissioned apparel, accessories, prints and decor in UCCA’s funky shop.
798 Art District, 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang
+86 10 5780 0200
ucca.org.cn
EAT & DRINK
Jing Yaa Tang
Temple House’s dramatic dining hall continues to set pace with its low-key glamour and best-in-town Peking duck. Like a stage set, choose from elevated eating/viewing platforms, intimate corner tables or statement-making central bar. You’re here for the duck, but the fresh, elevated takes on Chinese classics (esp the veg dishes) are as pretty as they are flavoursome. Quacking good – book well ahead.
Lower Ground Level, The Opposite House, Taikoo Li Sanlitun North, No. 11 Sanlitun Road, Chaoyang
+86 10 6410 5230
thehousecollective.com
SHOPPING
Shang Xia
Exquisite, Hermès-backed heritage furniture, fashion and accessories brand, founded by contempo East-West fusing design maven Jiang Qiong Er. The mod, star-chitectural space is somehow secondary to the gorgeous porcelain, wood and cashmere merch.
1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, SB107B, B1/F, China World Mall, Chaoyang
+86 10 6505 7358
shang-xia.com