 Bars & Clubs 1. Banana is one of Beijing's oldest and most popular discos. This new, larger location is a classic bit of 1990s Miami Beach postmodernism with fake palm trees and white Doric columns. Add: No.2 of Jianguomenwai Ave. Tel: 6528 3636 2. Beijing CD Jazz Club is a cozy club, modeled on the owner's favorite music venue in Europe. It is the best place to see jazz in Beijing. Add: East 3rd Ring Road, South of the Agriculture Exhibition Center Tel: 6506 8288 Kids Activities While Beijing expatriates typically enjoy great social life and entertainment, children of expatriates often feel socially isolated or simply bored. Fortunately, expatriate parents can make their kids happy by taking them to the Beijing Zoo, the amusement park, or the Splash Recreation Club. Beauty salons 1. Dolce Vita Add: No.5 of Baijiazhuang Beili, Chaoyang District Tel: 6501 7256 2. Eric Paris Add: Floor 1, Jiali Center, No.1 of Guanghua Road, Chaoyang District Tel: 8529 9423 3. Toni & Guy Add: Guiyou Building, No.9 of Guanghua Road Xili, Chaoyang District Tel: 6586 4315 Theaters 1. Lao She Tea House Add: No.3 of West Qianmen Ave., Xuanwu District Tel: 6304 6334 2. Li Yuan Theater Add: Qianmen Hotel, No. 175 of Yong’an Road, Xuanwu District Tel: 6301 6688 ext 8860 3. Chang'an Grand Theater Add: No. 7 of Jianguomennei Ave., Dongcheng District Tel: 6510 1310 4. Ethnic Culture Palace Theater Add: No.49 of Fuxingmennei Ave., Xicheng District Tel: 6605 2404 Museums 1. Beijing Tokyo Art Project Add: No.4 of Jiuxianqiao Road, Dashanzi Art District, Chaoyang District Tel: 8457 3245 Website: www.tokyo-gallery.com 2. 798 Photo Gallery Add: No.4 of Jiuxianqiao Road, Dashanzi Art District, Chaoyang District Tel: 6438 1784 Website: www.798photogallery.cn 3. Beijing Capital Museum Add: Inside the Confucius Temple Tel: 6401 2118 4. Beijing Museum of Natural History Add: No.126 of Tianqiaonan Street Tel: 6702 4431 5. Stone Carving Art Museum Add: No. 24 of Wutasi Village, Haidian District Tel: 6217 3543 |