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Beijing’s New Power Lunch Spot

By Simon Elegant | November 25, 2008 | +

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Used to be that Aria in the China World Hotel was the favored spot for expense account types to have their power lunches. Move over Aria: the China Grill on the 66th floor of the newly opened Park Hyatt is taking over. The views alone are (almost) worth the very hefty price of entry. Above is a view of the CCTV Tower and the unfinished World Trade Center Tower, which be the city’s tallest when completed, a position now held by the Park Hyatt’s Yin Tai Center. Below is the view looking west down Changan Avenue towards Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. For a story on China’s hotel boom, I actually visited the building while it was still being built. The perspective was a little different, to put it mildly, as I noted at the time in this blog post.

 

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  • eecavazos

    I’d say “sweet Jesus” would be an adequate response to the view in the picture.

  • john2008obama

    No seaview, no water front, no skyline, no promenade, but commie-backed and connected upstart showing off the economic success. What can I say? there are always Some commie wannabes of NY or Tokyo skylines,blue inside, red outside,daydreaming about taking over financial clout from Shanghai,and s*cking H*’s *ss.
    Under the great leadership of politburo, it’s totally a castle in the air accomodates corrupt officials with money from nowhere. A Ryugyong Hotel with Chinese characteristics.

  • johnsmith9876

    Many Chinese posters here recommends visiting China to really understand it. Is this what they have in mind ?
    http://silkroadintl.net/blog/2008/11/25/another-trip-to-the-healthy-department/

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  • freemindit

    It is precisely the view I had from a 4 star hotel in a far-west capital of China.
    Luckily I could open the window, at the 16th floor, I had too as the room was infested by smoke smell.
    The morning after a pinnacle of grey smoke targeting my bed woke me up for the daily oxigen dose.

  • sing666

    If I ever have a chance to visit Beijing, that is the place I would like to my wife to for our candle light dinner for two. It is very nice.

  • sing666

    There is a silk road train recommended by my sister. Moonlight dinner in a desert oasis served by uniform staff, must be an experience of a life-time. Does anybody have any information on this. Please, post.

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