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with the subject "Xianzai Beijing Funny Pics!".
We'll post the best pics here each week!
Each
week we highlight a new and interesting piece of antique
Chinese furniture!
Inspired by the chairs made for the emperors court, ours
are
thoughtfully designed for comfort and generations of wear.
This piece has clean, unembellished designs that are executed
of a substantial wood known for its unique markings and
distinctive grain. This chair is made of solid elm wood
boldly scaled and molded.
Enjoy
More Privileges on Imperial Club of Wangfujing
Grand Hotel Wangfujing Grand hotel creates an exclusive
environment called "Imperial Club" for
both business and leisure travellers, all guests
can enjoy the enhanced privileges on Imperial
Club,including free use of in-room LCD computer
with high-speed internet access, choice of health
pillows for your stay, complimentary Buffet Breakfas,
Express Check-in, late check out till 16:00 and
many more. For further information or reservation,
please visit www.wangfujinghotel.com,
or email to marketing@wangfujinghotel.com
Upgrade Your Trip at Crowne Plaza Beijing With its contemporary designed rooms,
the new renovated Crowne Plaza Beijing directly
located on Wangfujing Avenue, offering easy access
to International business centers, vibrant shopping
venues and an array of historical landmarks. Add
only RMB 400 to upgrade to Executive Floor, enjoy
the benefits of complimentary buffet breakfast,
free Broadband Internet access & local calls,
happy cocktail hour, late check out and many others.
For reservation, dial China Toll Free Number 800
830 4088 or e-mail: reservation@crowneplazabj.com
Colorful
Labour Day Wonderful Holiday Inn Would you like to spend a wonderful
Labour Day? Please Coming to Holiday Inn Resort
Yalong Bay, Sanya! Here you can embracing the
sea, enjoying the best genial sunshine, Breathing
the best fresh air. Rambling over the soft beach,
enjoy the most comfortable best Ocean View Room
and taste the delicious big meals. Deluxe Ocean
View only RMB1,780. Valid Date: From May.1st to
May.7th. Tel: 86-898-8856 5666-7103.
Spring
Promotion, 60% Discount for All Suites at The
Landmark Hotel, Shenzhen The Landmark Hotel, Shenzhen only 5
star luxury all suites business hotel will offer
a spring promotion - 60% discount for all suits
from 15 April to 15 May 2006. All suites are 48sq
meters and above, complete with extra large bath
and rainforest showers, 42 inch plasma television,
complimentary broadband internet, "intelligent"
air conditioning and double - glazed windows for
perfcet peace and quite amid the bustling city
are just some of the features to compliment your
stay. For room bookings, please visit our website
www.szlandmark.com
or call reservations department at (0755) 8219
0033.
"May
Blossom" - A holiday Special at the Kempinski
Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center from RMB828 Per
Room Per Night This special rate includes 2 daily buffet
breakfasts; Child under 12 years stays free of
charge with parents and breakfast at kid's price;
Free use of our roof top swimming pool overlooking
the city; Access to both our Pulse Health Club;
Within walking distance to shopping malls, eateries
and tourist sites. Valid from: 28th April to 7th
May 2006. Rate is subject to availability and
15% surcharge. For reservations: Tel: (8610) 6465
3388; Fax: (8610) 6462 2204; Email: reservations.khblc@kempinski.com;
Web site: www.kempinski-beijing.com
Select
Rate and Weekend Package
This spring enjoy fabulous room rates at Pudong
Shangri-La, Shanghai. Available from 1 February
to 30 April 2006, the value-added rate starts
from RMB1550 only. The rate is subject to 15%
service charge. Select Rate and Weekend Package:
Deluxe River View - From RMB2250 / RMB1550 (weekends);
Executive Room - From RMBB2300 / RMB1750 (weekends).
Weekend package is available on Fridays and Saturdays.
For reservations, simply call (8621) 6882 6888,
fax (8621) 6882 0160 or email: reservations.slpu@shangri-la.com
A
Taste of Finest Dim sum in a Traditional Noble Courtyard Visit the award-winning Huang Ting, which
is renowned for its sophisticated yet stylish setting
in a traditional noble courtyard house, for an authentic
Cantonese dim sum lunch prepared by veteran dim
sum chef, Ieong Kin Meng. Chef Ieong shares his
secret recipe with his team on both authentic Cantonese
dim sum selections and his own creations to come
up with a new dim sum a la carte menu. Along with
it, a ten-course dim sum set lunch is also available
daily from 11:30pm to 2:30pm at RMB180 plus 15%
surcharge per person. For more details or reservation,
please contact The Peninsula Palce's Huang Ting
on (8610) 8516 2888 extension 6707.
Mother's
Day Brunch at Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa
Center, Sunday, May 14, 2006. Join us this Mother's Day from 11:30am
to 3:00pm for fun and excitement. Indulge your appetite
with all your favorites with our Biggest Jazz Brunch
in town. Complimentary free flowing German Sparkling
Wine for all mothers on "Mother's Day".
The Brunch including soft drinks, fresh fruit juices,
coffee or tea, Rmb235.00 per person + 15% surcharge.
Including German Sparkling Wine, Freshly Brewed
Paulaner Beer, Exclusive Wine Buffet Rmb285.00 per
person + 15% surcharge. For reservations please
call Seasons Cafe (8610) 6465 3388 ext 4105. On
May 14, 2006, Mother's Day candlelight set dinner
available in our La Gondola. For more information
please call (8610) 6465 3388 ext 5707.
American
Food & Wine Festival Jointly organized with the Agricultural
Trade Office of the United States Embassy, the Radisson
SAS Hotel will specially feature an American Food
& Wine Festival all through April. Venture across
the vast lands of the United States accompanied
by a wide variety of regional dishes and select
California wines in The Grill & Huang Du Restaurant.
April 1st to April 30th. For reservations, please
call (8610) 5922 3388.
Crowne
Plaza Beijing F&B Promotion *Essence Restaurant - Asian Inspired Buffet:
Daily 18:00 - 22:30. Enjoy a sumptuous array of
the freshest seafood, delicious regional dishes,
a fabulous salad, appetizer & dessert display
all complimented with specialties cooked 'live'
by our team of experienced Chefs! RMB 158+15%. *Huang
Yue Chinese Restaurant - Weekend Dim Sum Lunch Special.
Every weekend, RMB 9 per portion for 12 selected
delicious Cantonese Dim Sum, items include Barbecued
Pork Buns, Ginger & Diced Chicken Buns, Crispy
Spring Rolls and many others. *Champagne Bar - 'Watch
the World Go By' & receive 30% discount on selected
beverages: Happy Hours every evening 17:00 - 21:00.
Discount applies to Signature Champagne Cocktail,
House Wines, Pouring Spirits, and Carlsberg Draught
Beer. Booking Tel: (8610) 6513 3388.
Japanese
Influenced Pumpkin Dishes From 1-30 April, be enchanted by Chef
Kong's intriguing creations of Japanese Influenced
Pumpkin Dishes. Indulge in delicious and healthy
pumpkin dishes for an unbeatable price! For reservations
and inquiries, please dial 8498 2288 ext 6181. "Australian
Steaks & Country Delights Dinner Buffet"
- Every Saturday evening, come and enjoy our rich
sumptuous dinner buffet with amazing variety of
Australian steaks and country delights. CNY178 per
person. All prices are subject to 15% service charge.
For reservations and inquiries, please dial (8610)
8498 2288 ext 7160
Presidential
Plaza Beijing April Promotion Our three talented Chefs have combined
their creative skills to new heights. During the
month of April, Garden Cafe, Manhattan Grill &
Dynasty Jade Garden will host a feast of different
Asparagus dishes. Manhattan Grill(2nd Floor): Dinner
Hours: 05:30pm - 10:00pm; Tel: (8610) 6800 5588-8695.
Dynasty Jade Garden(1st Floor): Dinner Hours:05:30pm
- 10:00pm; Tel: (8610) 6800 5588-8620. Garden Cafe(1st
Floor): Dinner Hours: 05:30pm - 10:00pm; Tel: (8610)
6800 5588-8690.
HOT!
Assorted Buffet Special At The Loft Tasty food and reasonable price in a nice
cozy atmosphere with musical entertainment; Order
for above 5 persons get a bottle of complimentary
fine wine. Lunch (11.30-14.00): RMB98 per person;
Afternoon tea (14.00-17.00): RMB 48 per person;
Dinner (18.00-22.00): RMB138 per person. Get RMB20
coupon for every RMB100 consumption during lunch;
Get RMB30 coupon for every RMB150 order for dinner.
TEL (8610) 6501 7501
Kingdom
Travel Various May Holidays Packages! Exclusive Maldives 6D4N Package only RMB7,960
p.p! 8Days7Nights Vietnam Package at Furama Resort
Danang only RMB7,680 p.p! 7D/6N Kota Kinabalu Package
at Shangri-la's Tanjung Aru Resort only RMB8,160
p.p. Club Med Cherating Malaysia All Inclusive Package
only RMB10,880 p.p. Royal Orchid Holidays Thailand
Packages, daily departure from 28Apr through 03May,
8D/7N Phuket only from RMB6,600 p.p,. Just tell
us when and where you want to Go and leave all the
works to us! Whatever you're looking for, we promise
you'll find it right here with Kingdom Travel So
what are you waiting for? Contact us at (8610) 5870
3388, Fax (8610) 5870 0383 or fit@kingdomtravel.com.cn
Beijing
Shijie Botu Travel Service As a subsidiary of China National Drama
Troupe, we are committed to combining cultural undertakings
with tourism and promoting cultural development
through tourism activities when carrying on our
businesses. By virtue of the large number of performing
artists of our parent company, we are able to provide
you featured trips that highlights culture and arts.
If you are interested in our service, please drop
us a line at (8610) 8760 9600 or visit us at 71
Beijige, Dongdan, Beijing.
Hot
Spring VS Ice Dance At Tianlongyuan Tianlongyuan's hotspring water has been
renowned as "Beauty's Soup" for the beauty
efficacy that its rich content does on human body.
On the second floor of the venue there is a fast
food restaurant for you to cater your stomach after
a relaxed bathing and a performance hall where sexy
girls from Russian will present chilly dances. Price:
RMB120 per person incl door ticket, insurance and
tour guide service. For more info call (8610) 5165
0066 ext. 201
Go
To Luoyang For The Peony Festival The world famous Luoyang Peony Festival
will begin on April 10 this year and will last till
May 10. During the one-month period, apart from
appreciating the rich array of peony flowers you
can expect large scale parties, temple fair, cultural
exhibitions, boxing matches and a big variety of
wonderful activities. Door ticket to these venues
range from RMB10 to RMB30. Please contact your preferred
travel agency for details or reservation.
The
Frontiers School - Make Mandarin Studying Easier Intensive Class during May holiday,
6 hours/day start on 1st May. 2006! We have small
group class 3-5 people; Courses for all levels;
Flexible schedules; Experienced teachers; Pleasing
environment; Convenient location; Competitive
prices. For more information please call (8610)
6413 1547 or (8610) 6413 1548, or mail to frontiers@frontiers.com.cn
Learn
Chinese Language and Culture! Beijing FESCO International Teaching
Center, as the earliest government designated
training organization, has acquired ISO9001 Certification,
and offers customized group or individual Mandarin
classes of different levels. We are an authorized
HSK Testing Center with over 400 qualified teachers,
training you on Business Chinese, offering Seminars
and courses on traditional Chinese cultural subjects:
Taiji, Calligraphy, Fengshui, and etc. Teacher
positions for Native speakers are available! Please
mail to mandarin@fesco.com.cn
The British School of Beijing The British School of Beijing offers
the English National Curriculum from the age of
3. IGCSEs are offered in Year 10. It is situated
in the Embassy District of Beijing and yields
very high academic results as supported by last
year's UK SATs results. A broad child centred
education is offered with small class numbers
(15 - 20). A state of the art campus will be opened
in Shunyi in September 2006, offering parents
the choice of two locations. Further information
or visit to the school can be arranged etc. Mailto:
info@britishschool.org.cn
or Tel: (8610) 8532-3088.
Swimming
Pool Temptation... Why going to a crowded public swimming
pool when at The Presidential Plaza Hotel - Beijing,
you can enjoy the peace of swimming in crystal
clear water interrupted. Come, rediscover and
enjoy the serenity of a heaven swim with us. Our
new "Swimming Pool Temptation" is only
500 RMB for single or 750RMB per couple, per month
from 6.00am to 11.00pm each day. No need to bring
your towel and slippers, we provide it for you.
Relax in a steam or sauna room and our relaxation
room. A complimentary herbal tea will be offered
to you. At the Presidential Plaza Hotel - Beijing,
we really want to make your life.. A Joy Please
contact our Wellness team for bookings and inquiries,
dial (8610) 5858 5588 - 8505.
Xinjing
Antai Women's Hospital Xinjing Antai Women's Hospital is the
first specialized hospital in China that has been
set up in accordance with the WHO standard in
curing sterility. The hospital boasts a group
of famous experts and provides 25 kinds of pregnancy-assisting
technology. Inpatient deposit starts at RMB3000,
physical checkup RMB50 up/item. Address: 200 meters
north of Shuangjing Bridge, East Third Ring, Chaoyang
District, Beijing. Service hotline: (8610) 6773
5551
Haonianhua
International Medical And Beauty Clinic Conveniently located at the northwest
corner of Sanyuan Bridge on the East Third Ring
Road, we are characterized with elegant environment
and avant-garde medical instrument. Our services
include plastic, dentistry, laser beauty and so
on. Our featuring service are eyelid repairing
and eye bags removal. Address: A307 Si San Zhi
Ye Da Sha, No. 1 (A) Shuguang Xi Li, Chaoyang
District, Beijing. TEL (8610) 5822 1068
Yogi
Yoga Yogi Yoga is the pioneer in China to
provide the most authentic Indian Yoga. Yogi Yoga
works with postures, the breath and meditation
to make the body and mind more subtle and healthy.
What you can expect from us is a pure and proper
knowledge of Yoga, a program with an easier and
more accurate access to the Yoga system, a course
designed specially focusing on your needs. Our
classes are based on Hatha Yoga and are structured
in such a way that everyone from beginners to
the more advanced looking to deepen their practice
can work together. YogiYoga Center offer also
Ashtangar Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Hot Yoga, Children
Yoga, Pregnancy Yoga etc. Address: Mini golf garden,
Solar Temple Park, Beijing. TEL (8610) 8561 5506
Find
Health and Recreational Activities in Beijing!
CIM
Continental International Moving Located at 50 meters away from Chaoyang customs
office, CIM Continental International Moving provide
a fully range of moving, storage, record management
and expatriates documentation services. Wherever you
move, whenever you move - call CIM. Tel: (8610) 8762
5110 /8762 5109. Fax: (8610) 8762 5281; Email: info@cimmover.com;
Web: www.cimmover.com
Yi
Lu Tong Relocation Service We are a large relocation company based in
Beijing. We provide such comprehensive services as furniture
moving, piano moving, furniture dismantling and installing,
packaging and freight and house-keeping etc. As our
company name Yi Lu Tong (a smooth journey) tells, we
ensure you a trouble-free experience from you old home
to the new one. Starting price: RMB160. Call us at time
in a day when you are in need of our service. TEL (8610)
6737 0739
Beijing
Yilianda Home Moving Company We've been specialized in providing professional
and quality home moving service for businesses and individuals
alike since 1996. We have branches across town to offer
you timely and the most convenience service. Starting
price: RMB150 for individual citizen; RMB170 for business.
Headquarters: 18 Huagong Road, Xizhihe, Chaoyang District,
Beijing. TEL (8610) 6738 1325
Gold
Land Special Offers Special offer of Luxury Apartments, Villas,
Courtyards, Offices for Rent and Second-hand Sale,
best offer and best service for expatriates in Beijing.
Hotline: (8610) 5169 2529/6/7; 1360 123 2836; Email:
lily-chen@gl-broker.com;
Website: www.gl-broker.com
A
New Two-bedroom Apartment for Rent!
Location: Located east to the Chaoyang Park, 15
minutes to China World. Size: 87.58s.m in total.
Main bedroom is15sq, with a huge balcony facing
south. Small bedroom is 10sq. facing west. Sitting
room is 18.9sq with a small balcony facing west.
Decoration: New apartment with complete decoration
(wood floor). Equipped: with furniture, home electronics
and air-con in each room. 24-hour hot water. Internet
Access: Broad band access available. Health Club:
Nirvana gym downstairs. Rental: RMB3500/month. Interested?
Drop a line to Kristine at krissy_huo@yahoo.com
or call 1384 316 8188. For photos please click
here.
Canadian
Publisher Seeks EFL Textbook Writer Lingo Media, a Canadian publishing house
co-publishing EFL textbooks with People's Education
Press, the leading Chinese K-12 educational publisher,
seeks a motivated educator to join a cross-cultural
team writing EFL textbooks for Chinese primary schools.
The successful candidate will be a personable, tolerant
and self-confident team player and MUST have primary
classroom experience and EFL background. Curriculum
development experience helpful. Native speakers
only. This position is based in Beijing. Please
apply with CV and cover letter to careers@lingomedia.com,
indicating where you saw the position advertised.
Job
Openings at ISB The International School of Beijing (ISB)
has the following 2 support staff positions for
our 2006-2007 school year: (a) Marketing and Publications
Manager, and (b) Assistant to Information &
Communications Technology (ICT) Manager. Please
visit our website www.isb.bj.edu.cn/employment.html#4
for more details. If you are interested, we look
forward to receiving your application on or before
April 21, 2006.
Native
English Teachers Wanted at Berlitz We are looking for full-time and part-time
experienced native English teachers to be part of
our continually expanding business. We teach at