Zhongguancun-中关村

Located in the Zhongguancun Silicon Valley, Park Plaza Beijing Science Park (a Radisson Hotels brand) offers stylish, modern accommodations within easy reach of the city’s top attractions for both business and leisure travelers.

A skip away from Wudaokou, Pioneering is the closest thing to authentic Mexican food that Haidian students can find. The food and drinks aim for traditional Mexican tast, and the service is generous and friendly.

Shelves and shelves of boardgames are stored at this gaming cafe, some of which are patrons are free to take off the shelves at will, while other more precious boxes require permission to use.

Zhongshuge is a popular bookshop chain with close to 20 stores across China. The bookstore offers a wide selection of Chinese books and features an entire room dedicated to children's novels, but is perhaps best known for its unique interior design, drawing bookworms and selfie devotees alike.

This gym in the Zhongguancun area offers memberships for RMB 1351.

Innoway is a busines incubator, established by the Beijing and Haidian government to foster entrepreneurship and to offer a platform for an open exchange between global players in the innovation ecosytem, providing logistical and advisory support for businesses aiming to enter the Chinese market. It has so far incubated over 2,900 startups. 

Zhongguancun Software Park is home to a number of tech-related companies as well as a spacious multi-purpose events space suitable for large outdoor events.

Museum dedicated to prominent texts from throughout Chinese history, spanning works of famous Chinese scholars like Lu Xun as well as housing original letters by Karl Marx.

This Zhongguancun food market is not only perfect for a quick bite to eat, but also boasts decor with a dash of artistic flair that is ideal for those who like to post photos of their meals on WeChat or Instagram. Highlights include the Aganguokui Hubei handmade flatbread shop, Xianglixiang Teppanyaki and the Leshanerjingtiao chuan'r stand. 

Jeff’s Cuisine’s Chinese name is 姐夫的小菜, literally means brother-in-law’s small dishes, because the traditional customs are that brother-in-laws are in charge of mastering family meals in Hunan province, and normally brother-in-laws are the ones that cook best. Offering Hunan home-style cuisines, such as stinky tofu (RMB 15), Mao's braised pork, head of steamed fish in chili sauce (RMB 89), and steamed yam with ribs (RMB 39).