Again, The Place 世贸天街 Mall - Farewell dinner at Golden Jaguar 金钱豹 Buffet (3) # Beijing - China

The study semester is over and some of us will go back for good. So we decided to have a farewell dinner at Golden Jaguar 金钱豹 Buffet in The Place 世贸天街 Mall. It's a all you can eat restaurant, with price 180 Yuan/person.

Defining itself as an “international cuisine collection,” Golden Jaguar is a paradise for buffet lovers - a mecca to gluttony - lose yourself in the enormous selection of dishes from both the Western and Chinese cookery traditions displayed in a seemingly endless succession of cooking stations armed by a veritable army of a waitstaff. The concept may seem dubious, but Golden Jaguar stands out for the sheer variety of dishes and cuisines is reason enough to indulge on everything from sushi, steak, oysters, salads, swallow's nest soup, abalone, dim sum, steaks, Southeast Asian food, Italian pastas, French cuisine, sushi, sashimi, all-you-can ice cream and more. (credit)

*The restaurant is closed already


Address: The Place and Central Park世贸天街新城国际4/F, North Bldg, The Place, 9 Guanghua Lu Chaoyang District 朝阳区光华路9号世贸天阶大厦北楼4层

Watch the big Projection Screen in The Place Mall 世贸天阶 (2) #Beijing - China

The 1st semester in Beijing is finished and we are on school summer holiday. We go shopping to The Place 世贸天阶 Mall and wants to see their famous big projection screen. And it's really beautiful.

Dinner at Din Tai Fung 鼎泰丰 # Beijing - China

Din Tai Fung 鼎泰丰, A Taiwanese chain that has earned its international renown – taste just one delicate, hand-rolled xiaolongbao 小笼包 and you’ll join the fan club. The soups, fried rice with pork and noodles are also guaranteed to please. (The Beijinger)


Address: 北京渔阳店 朝阳区新源西里中街24号 Chaoyang District（渔阳饭店西北角）

There's some Dintaifung Branch in Beijing. (Official Website).

Xiao Long Bao 小笼包 , is the famous food in this restaurant (Wikipedia). It is a type of Chinese steamed bun (baozi) from Jiangsu province, especially associated with Wuxi and Shanghai (Shanghai was formerly a part of Jiangsu province). In Shanghainese, they are known as siaulon moedeu or xiaolong-style mantous as Wu Chinese-speaking peoples use the traditional definition of "mantou", which refers to both filled and unfilled buns. It is traditionally prepared in xiaolong, which is a kind of small bamboo steaming basket, which give them their name. Xiaolongbao is often referred to as a kind of "dumpling", but should not be confused with British or American-style dumplings, nor with Chinese jiaozi.

They are also called a soup dumpling in English-speaking countries because they are filled with hot soup (and therefore must be eaten carefully).

Watch Beijing Acrobatic Show with UIBE # Beijing - China

This month, UIBE take us to watch Acrobatic Show and the seat is limited.

Yunnan Food near UIBE # Beijing - China

My friend found this restaurant near UIBE west gate and turn left, we only need to walk around 5-10 minutes, and cross the road. And he said, the pork ribs is very delicious. So today, he took us to try it.

The server will help us to cut it before show it to us. And it's spicy, but very delicious. I'm not a fond of spicy foods but this is delicious :D

Hutong Pizza 胡同比萨 Houhai # Beijing - China

This place located at Houhai Hutong.

Address: Houhai / Yandai Xiejie / Di'anmen 后海烟袋斜街地安门 9 Yindingqiao Hutong Xicheng District西城区银锭桥胡同9号

Open daily 11am-11pm (but now it's permanently closed already)
Phone: 8322 8916


The pizza is Italian ones, and it's thins and crispy. I went there with my classmates and one of my teacher. The class is close to the end of semester so we decided to go outing together.

Tteokbokki 떡볶이 by My Korean Friend # Beijing - China

I have so many classmates from many country when studying Chinese Language in Beijing. And most of us become best friends.

One of my Korean friend invite me and my Japanese friend to eat lunch at her apartment. And when we arrive at her apartment (her apartment located in Wang Jing area), she has already cooked Tteokbokki 떡볶이 for us. And this is the most delicious Tteokbokki 떡볶이 that I have ever ate.

Tteokbokki 떡볶이 is one of famous street food in South Korea and also called stir-fried rice cakes.

Trip to Beidaihe Seaside Scenic Area 北戴河风景区, Qinhuang City 秦皇市 D2 # Hebei - China

Good Morning.. Some of my friends back already. Now it's time to roaming another place.

Still the weather is bad, cloudy and no sunshine. But because we are together, then everything is fun. The wind is strong, and it's a little cold.


In the afternoon, we go to train station to go back to Beijing.

Trip to Beidaihe Seaside Scenic Area 北戴河风景区, Qinhuang City 秦皇市 D1 # Hebei - China

It's another weekend. We decided to go to the beach and one of my friends suggest to go to Beidaihe Scenic Area 北戴河风景区 beidaihe fengjing qu.

Beidaihe Scenic Area 北戴河风景区 (travel china guide) is a famous summer resort. It is located in the southwest of Qinhuangdao 秦皇岛 City. Its coastline, seaside attractions and convenient transportation all make it a popular destination for travelers. The region around Qinhuangdao 秦皇岛has a temperate climate, with a monsoon cycle and four distinct seasons. It is neither too hot in the summer nor too cold in winter. On average, there are only about 8 days a year when temperatures reach 86F or higher. The lowest average temperatures rarely reach below 50F, even in the winter, thanks to the Bohai Sea currents. This makes Beidaihe 北戴河 convenient to visit year-round, although the best times to visit are from May to October.

We go there by train, I'm sorry I forgot the train timetable in that time. I just remember we need 4-5 hours to go there. We buy the ticket go show. We are 11 people.

We plan to go back on 3rd June morning, but it's full. Only there's about 5 seat. So some of my friends go back first, then the rest will go back at 3rd June night.


Arrive at Beidaihe, we eat lunch first, and of course we plan to eat seafood. Beach means seafood time.

Then we go to the beach. Too bad, it has a bad weather so no sunshine and cloudy. We can't go to the beach too because the weather is bad, and the wave is big.

At night, we go around the city and it's beautiful. Then back to hotel to rest. Some of us have to sleep early because have to go to train station in early morning.

But, one of my friend get drunk and disturb all of us. She has some problem so withour our notice, she drink a lot of beer.


So some of girl team who need to go back early, sleep in other room. And I have to sleep in the same room with the drunk girl, to control her. Hais... But that's the friend are for, hope she will get better in the next morning. Even tough I can't sleep enough.

The Place Shopping Mall 世贸天阶 (1) # Beijing - China

It's weekend, and some of our friends (boys team) go to Wangba. So we, girls team will go shopping. This time, we will visit The Palace Shopping Mall 世贸天阶 Shi mao tian jie. (credit)

Beijing’s funkiest new mall is easy to spot thanks to the digital canopy that sweeps over its central outdoor plaza - the biggest LED screen in Asia would you believe. However if you find the butterflies and seascapes that flash up on it all a bit too much, head straight indoors to the tri-level mall which houses Spanish fashion chain Zara and Canadian shoe retailer Aldo’s flagship store.
Other outlets include Potato and Co., Folli Follie, French Connection, i.t, Miss Sixty, Adidas, MAC cosmetics, Promod, Patricia, Puma, Rolex, and the English-language Chapterhouse bookshop. The Place is mainly composed of the huge screen in the middle and two luxury buildings on its two sides. People walk around under the screen enjoying the space art, high technique, and lighting.

The Place is also a place for luxury shopping and a gourmet experience. There are several open-air bars for you to relax. The Place is a blend of shopping mall, office building, space art and fashion. The Place is designed by Jeremy Railton. He is also the designer for the world’s largest digital screen in Las Vegas. Two four-story malls house Tourneau, China’s largest watch boutique, D&G, Ferrari and English-language bookstore Chaterhouse.

Address: 9 Guanghua Lu, Beijing 朝阳区光华路甲9号
Opening time: 10am - 10pm.
Website: www.theplace.cn.


How to go there? Take subway line 1 and get off at the station of Yonganli (永安里), exit from exit B, then walk to the north along Dongdaqiao Road (东大桥路). After the first crossroad, you will see the Place on your right.

School Trip to Beijing World Park 北京世界公园 # Beijing - China

As usual, at the last week of the month, the school will arrange trip to an attraction place in Beijing. And this month (May 2007), they take us to go to Beijing World Park 北京世界公园 beijing shijie gongyuan. (wikipedia)

Beijing World Park 北京世界公园 is a theme park that attempts to give visitors the chance to see the world without having to leave Beijing. The park covers 46.7 hectares and is located in the southwestern Fengtai District of Beijing. It is about 17 km from Tiananmen, the City center, and 40 km from the Capital International Airport. The park opened in 1993 and is estimated to receive 1.5 million visitors annually.

Scenic area

The scenic area of the park models itself after the naturalistic layout of the globe, representing the four major oceans, and focusing on five continents: Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, and South America. The park contains about a hundred (109) scaled-down replicas of famous landmarks from nearly 40 countries and regions around the world, including the Tower Bridge in London, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and the Great Pyramids in Egypt. There is even a miniature Manhattan, complete with twin towers of the World Trade Center. Each landmark represents its country or region of origin and is situated in the park according to its location on the map.


Close attention to detail was paid in modeling these landmarks after their originals. For example, detailed carvings and ornamentations are included. Even the materials used are modeled after their originals to create the most authentic look possible. For example, the replica of the Great Pyramids was constructed of 200,000 white marble bricks, each as large as a bar of soap. Red Square in Russia, is replicated by paving the smaller model in World Park with over 5 million red bricks smaller than mahjong tiles.

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There's an incident in this park. When we first coming, we take picture in one of scenic area. And my friends falls from upstairs and broken her arms. It's really terrifying. The teacher ask the park staff to call the ambulance, and he take her to the nearest hospital. So, while you are taking picture, please always becareful.


Website: http://www.beijingworldpark.com.cn/