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Location | Sanlitun, Beijing |
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Coordinates | 39°56′01″N 116°26′53″E / 39.933536°N 116.448053°E |
Address | 19 Sanlitun Road, Chaoyang District |
Opening date | 2008 |
Developer | Swire Properties |
Architect | Kengo Kuma |
No. of stores and services | 300 |
Total retail floor area | 1,720,000 sq ft (160,000 m2) |
Website |
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Taikoo Li Sanlitun ( Chinese: 三里屯太古里; pinyin: Sānlǐtún Tàigǔlǐ), formerly Sanlitun Village, is a shopping center in the Sanlitun area of the Chaoyang District in Beijing, China. It comprises 19 buildings on two sites that are a few minutes walk from each other. Besides retail space, the project includes a 99-room boutique hotel, The Opposite House (瑜舍).
Taikoo Li Sanlitun is adjacent to Beijing Subway Line 2 Dongsi Shitiao Station and Line 10 Tuanjiehu Station. Dongdaqiao Station on Line 6 is also close by. It is a ten-minute walk from Tuanjiehu, a twenty-minute walk from Dongsi Shitiao and a twenty-minute walk from Dongdaqiao. It is recommended to take Exit A or D from Tuanjiehu.
The center opened in July 2008, and is developed and managed by Hong Kong-based Swire Properties (Taikoo Properties). It comprise two sites: [1]
The center opened in July 2008, and contains 260+ stores, dining outlets and services including a multi-screen theatre.
The area includes a large number of stores, especially fashion brands. It also includes art galleries focusing on avant-garde and contemporary Chinese and foreign artists. [2] [3] [4]
It was designed by a group led by the Oval partnership from Hong Kong, and Japanese architect Kengo Kuma (隈 研吾). [5] [6]
The design of Taikoo Li South is inspired by Beijing's hutongs, while Taikoo Li North draws its courtyard form from China's siheyuan. [5] The space also includes modern pieces such as an open fountain and little touches from contemporary artists. [7] [8]