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China World Trade Center

In the 1990s, the China World Trade Center on Beijing's main drag Jianguomenwai Dajie (east of Chang'an Jie), added to Beijing's already magnificent architectural heritage. Modelled on corporate sites from abroad, the China World in "Downtown" Guomao is now a focal point of international business and trade in the capital.

The Towers at China World house the Beijing offices of multinationals such as Shell Oil and Walt Disney and attract jetsetters who shop for expensive luxury accessories and fashions. The Shopping Malls at China World are stuffed full of extravagant purveyors of the retail needs of the rich and famous and the fashion houses of Paris, New York and Milan are all represented. While Beijing abounds with shopping malls, none are quite like this one.

From Gucci to Ermenegildo Zegna to Dior, the marble floors of the China World click with the well-heeled. The likes of Starbucks and Haagan Daz provide necessary sustenance for skilful shopping and make appropriate places for exciting encounters of corporate counterparts and busy upmarket Beijingers.

In the China World complex, just above the Shopping Malls, the China World Hotel houses sumptuous five-star accommodation with restaurants, bars and health facilities to match. Superb service and elaborate interior design make the pampered patron feel right at home. Take afternoon tea in the hotel’s foyer with orchestral music accompaniment and very comfy sofas.

Also within in the China World complex, the Traders Hotel provides busy executives and corporate professionals on the go with all the support needed to make a stay in Beijing as easy and efficient as possible. The Garden Terrace of the Traders Hotel gives hotel guests and non-hotel patrons an opportunity to dine al fresco in a relaxing and fun environment at the heart of one of the world's busiest cities.

China World is the corporate heart of this internationally dynamic city. Easy to get to by taxi or conveniently located subway, take an afternoon off from sightseeing and drop into the welcoming, air-conditioned cool of the China World experience.