Fancy a Ming dynasty mandarin dress to adorn a spare wall in your house? Bargain price of 35,000 Chinese RMB? Er..that equates to around £2500 or $USD4000 but, hey, they are stunningly beautiful! …read more…

www.1001nights.com.cn
As the name would suggest, 1001 Nights restaurant serves up a top range of middle eastern food. Some dishes are more successful that others. …read more…

Ritan Park, Jianguomenwai Area (Call for directions: 8561 7643)

Xiheyaju Restaurant serves some of the best Sichuanese food we’ve ever had! It’s a great courtyard setting with the option of sitting inside, in the conservatory, or outside under the stars. …read more…

5 Gunghua Xili, Jianguomenwai Area (near Silk Street)

Bleu Marine French Restaurant was a terrific surprise. There is a unique menu every day based on whatever ingredients the chefs pick up or the fish that is available. We ate the french onion soup and pumpkin soup and then tucked into …read more…

www.courtyard-gallery.com
Looking out over the Forbidden City’s moat, The Courtyard Restaurant is a very swanky! Part of the Courtyard Gallery, which promotes contempory Chinese art, it serves asian-influenced food however …read more…

www.redcapitalclub.com
Awesome little restaurant/boutique hotel! What a find! And it was really, really tough to find! Down a very dodgy looking little hutong (alleyway in Beijing) with Madame Mao’s limo out the front, this restored Qing dynasty courtyard residence is a magic place to eat. Covered in memorabilia from the days of Mao, including …read more…

Now this is an extreme challenge! Let’s all keep in mind the Great Wall of China is an unimaginable feat of engineering on a massive scale, it was designed to keep out the Mongolian hordes and is 5000 km long… …read more…