Beijing would never disappoint those seeking something special. From top luxury products once the reserve of royals to the most popular international designs and unique folk creations, all can be found in these new stores.
Kunlun Gallery
This is place for men who love luxury. Located 100 meters from the five-star Kunlun Hotel, the store, with its low-key shaded gates, features about 30 high-end brands. Among them are the top French jewelry brand Levi Eichital design center, and Tourneau, the largest luxury watch store in China. There is also Puyi Optical, and Zhaoyi Jade House, plus the Citibank VIP private Finance Management Center.
Products costing tens of thousands of yuan are not a surprise here, as items for sale include diamonds and emeralds, as well as antique watches. Kunlun Gallery is now hosting a sale on luxury watches, jewelry and antiques. Purchases over 288 yuan get a free bottle of wine; over 2,888 yuan, a free lighter; and over 28,888 yuan, free LV products.
Location: 2 Xinyuan Nanlu, Chaoyang District. 6508-6768, 6503-1002.
CAT Lifestyle Mall
Dashanzi's first shopping mall features fashion that is slightly left of center. This mall reinvents the concept as a lifestyle destination, with the complex comprising lounge areas on each floor and lavish lingerie changing areas on the third floor. There is a rooftop garden and an open swimming pool where you can enjoy sunbathing. For male customers, the 10,000-square-meter golf court on the fifth floor is provided to kill the tedium while girlfriends or wives enjoy shopping.
Local artists have been commissioned to create artwork decorating the mall, such as the bejeweled hand in the "bling garden" and the athlete sculptures dotted around the sports area on the fifth floor.
A place for some unique local fashion and international brands, the five-floor mall offers nearly 100 brands, including a nail salon and a hairdresser and a huge supermarket.
Recommendable is the sports zone on the fourth floor, where customers have a lot of choices, such as Levi's, Only, Adidas, Reebok and Nike, but with greater discounts than in other department stores. Fasshionable shoes can be found on the first floor at Angel Infantes, Vancini and Honghe. For exquisite, affordable imported jewelry, check out Anna on the third floor.
A spacious food court is another attraction, located both on the basement level one and the fourth level. It makes a welcome addition to the area.
Location: Star City, A10 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Dashanzi roundabout, between Holiday Lido and 798 art district.
Tel: 010-5838-5555.
Wangjing International Commercial Center
The Wangjing International Commercial Center, approximately 120,000 square meters, recently opened in Wangjing, the largest residential area of Beijing. Claiming to be the largest modern shopping and entertainment center in the area, it has a big cinema, bookstore and Korean bank, located in northern Chaoyang District. The newly opened Wangjing Book Building boasts 140,000 kinds of books and 3,000 various CDs and DVDs, while the Stellar International Cineplex occupying the whole fifth floor features seven five-star projection halls.
Guomei Electric Appliance, Ito Yokado, Haosha Gym and Korean Exchange Bank are some of the names you'll find here. Dozens of restaurants crowd the center , such as Pizza Hut, McDonald's and KFC and Kitakata.
Location: 9 Wangjing Jie, Wangjing Xincheng, Chaoyang District (near airport expressway, exit Dashanzi). （實習編輯：顧萍）